A convicted rapist who is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal was acquitted on Monday in an unrelated rape and child sexual abuse trial in Germany. Christian Brückner, 47, is currently serving a seven-year sentence in Germany for raping an elderly American woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2005. The …
Tupac’s family has reportedly hired a lawyer to investigate claims that Sean “Diddy” Combs — who was arrested last month on federal sex trafficking charges — was involved in Tupac’s 1996 slaying. Us Weekly reported that Tupac’s family has hired Alex Spiro, who represented Alex Baldwin in the “Rust” case that was ultimately dismissed. This …
A body found in a suitcase in Washington late last month has been identified as a woman who vanished last year. On September 27, outreach workers reportedly discovered Shannon Reeder’s body in a large suitcase at a homeless encampment in Seattle. KOMO reported that Reeder, 37, was found deceased days after a shooting at the …
A man allegedly admitted to murdering a man he met on a gay dating website after the victim’s mutilated body parts were found late last month. Justie Stilwell’s severed foot was discovered at the Edward Golson Boat Launch on September 18, shortly before his arms and legs were found floating in the Saginaw River. Suspect …
On Thursday, a new federal judge was assigned to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking case in New York. Business Insider reported that the new judge is Arun Subramanian, who is also presiding over the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Ticketmaster. Combs, who remains jailed in Brooklyn, could present another argument for bail to the …
A California prosecutor said on Thursday that he will review sexual abuse allegations involving the Menendez brothers, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 The Los Angeles Times reported that evidence of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s father molesting them was presented at their first trial — which ended with a hung …
A Utah woman was arrested on Wednesday for killing her husband who vanished in September and remains unaccounted for. Jennifer Gledhill, 41, allegedly told a confident informant that she killed her husband, Matthew Johnson, 51, and buried his body in a shallow grave. KSL reported that Cottonwood Hill police found evidence suggesting Gledhill fatally shot …
Texas authorities have asked for the public’s help in identifying a woman who was found dead in January. Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said the unidentified woman was discovered in downtown San Antonio on January 2. Details regarding her death, including how she was found, were not disclosed. Officials said the woman is between 25 …
A 14-year-old girl in Florida learned on Wednesday that she will stand trial as an adult for killing her grandmother in May. Sofia Koval, who is from Ukraine, was accused of fatally beating Yevheniia Koval, 80, with her walker and belt. The teen told her father that Yevheniia Koval had scratched her, leading her to …
No arrests have been made more than three years after a missing 11-year-old Iowa boy was found dead. Xavior Harrelson was found dead in a farm field outside of Montezuma in September 2021, four months after he vanished from the mobile home park where he lived with his mother. While no charges have been filed …
An investigation is underway in Indiana after bones were discovered on Monday after someone allegedly confessed to killing two children. According to WFLD, cadaver dogs discovered bone fragments at three spots on a Wheatfield property. The discovery comes nearly two weeks after Jasper County police learned that someone told acquaintances about killing their two undocumented …
A California woman was arrested on Friday, a day a dead baby’s body was found in a parking lot. LodiNews.com reported that a Commissary Azteca employee discovered the deceased baby in Lodi. Police said an investigation determined Kathryn Copeland, 29, had abandoned the newborn. Copeland’s relationship to the baby has not been disclosed. It is …
