Texas officials have ruled the recent deaths of four people found in a city’s bayous as undetermined. The five people, including University of Houston student Jade McKissic, 20, were all discovered deceased in Houston bayous in September. Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences classified the deaths of Mikissic, Rodney Chatman, Seth Hansen, and Michael Rice …
A 2-year-old Missouri boy who died Monday had reportedly been strangled and sexually assaulted. Nicco Cotton, 21, turned himself in on Thursday, days after Bre’Yon Wells was hospitalized in St. Louis for asphyxial and abdominal injuries, in addition to injuries consistent with sexual assault. KSDK reported that Cotton confessed to biting, sexually assaulting, and strangling …
Florida prosecutors upgraded charges on Monday against a woman who they said intentionally crashed her car in February — leading to her boyfriend’s death earlier this month. On February 9, Leigha Mumby, 24, and Daniel Waterman, 22, were arguing when Mumby allegedly veered her vehicle into a tree on Interstate 95 in Flagler County. Waterman, …
New Jersey prosecutors have released audio from multiple 911 calls which were placed last month after a 17-year-old boy allegedly ran over two girls. NJ.com reported that seven emergency calls were made after the teen struck and killed Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17, as they rode e-bikes in Cranford on September 29. A …
Florida authorities are looking for a 10-year-old girl who reportedly vanished on Tuesday. WSVN reported that Gabrielle Terrelonge was last seen in Margate, though specifics regarding her disappearance were not provided. However, police believe she is still in the area. Investigators also classified Terrelonge as endangered, but it is unclear why. She has no known …
A registered sex offender was arrested on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where he allegedly attacked a woman during a burglary. Louis Sophie, 45, reportedly entered a Bensalem home through an unlocked door before grabbing a female resident. Sophie began to take off his clothes before telling the woman she “looks tasty,” according to WCAU. Sophie allegedly …
An investigation is underway in California after a newborn baby was discovered at a college apartment building on Monday. KABC reported that a full-term infant girl was found at the Cardinal Gardens Apartments — located near the University of Southern California campus. An hour earlier, firefighters responded to the apartments for a 20-year-old woman who …
An independent autopsy is pending in the case of a Mississippi man who was found hanging from a tree at his college in September. On September 15, Delta State University student Demartravion Reed, 21, was discovered hanging from a tree in the middle of campus. Though Cleveland police announced days later that Reed’s death was a …
An HIV-positive man who allegedly fled the country after sexually assaulting multiple men was extradited to California on Friday. KGO reported that Franklin Enrique Sarceño Orla, 35, victimized between 19 and 60 men in Santa Clara County, starting in 2018. Sarceño Orla allegedly fled to Guatemala last year after he was charged with raping a …
Authorities are still searching for an 11-year-old New York boy who has been missing since September. Police sources told WPIX that Jacob Prichett’s mother is being held at Rikers Island while they continue to search for him. The 50-year-old mother has a warrant in Brooklyn family court for failing to produce Prichett, the sources said. …
Kentucky police arrested a famous internet personality last week for allegedly sharing sexually explicit photos of children online. Authorities were reportedly tipped off about Michael Booth, 39, known on YouTube as Mr. Crafty Pants, who allegedly sent the illicit images via his Kik accounts between August 5 and 7. An investigation determined Booth sent photos …
A fraternity at a New Jersey college was suddenly shuttered last week, following an alleged hazing incident that left a student seriously injured. Alpha Sigma Phi at Rutgers University was closed on October 22, a week after a 19-year-old student was found unresponsive at the fraternity’s off-campus house in New Brunswick. The Daily Targum reported …
