Man suffocates 7-week-old son, leaves body in crib to rot
Court
The mother, who was an accomplice, committed suicide
Weird Crime
May 1, 2017
Lovin it? Florida woman traded sex for Chicken McNuggets, say police
A Florida woman is facing prostitution charges after she allegedly charged $25 and Chicken McNuggets for oral sex. According to the Bradenton Herald, Alex DiReeno, 22, of Bredenton, allegedly solicited her services to an undercover officer at a Marathon gas station on Tuesday night. While in the car, the man said he wanted oral sex and was …
Consumer
April 30, 2017
VIDEO: Delta pilot suspended after hitting female passenger
A Delta Airlines pilot who struck a female passenger as she fought another woman was hit with a week-long suspension. Video captured the April 21 incident at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport where a disagreement between two passengers got violent. In the footage obtained by TMZ, one woman can be seen knocking another woman over as passengers …
Famous Murder Cases
April 30, 2017
Baby-killing nurse Genene Jones, aka ‘Angel of Death,’ may be set free
Genene Jones, a Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of murdering a baby and trying to kill another, may be a free woman next year. The New York Daily News reports that Jones, 66, could be released on May 1, 2018, because of Texas’ “good time” law. To combat prison overcrowding, the law allows inmates convicted of …
Missing
April 29, 2017
Police: Missing officer faked his own death, ran to Mexico
Authorities believe an Austin police officer constructed an intricate suicide setup and fled to Mexico. According to KXAN, Coleman Miller’s wife called police on April 25 to report that her husband was suicidal. She claimed that Miller, 29, left around 10 am and had been depressed about family issues for the past two days. Texting throughout the …
Scams
April 29, 2017
Colorado woman lied about having cancer to get off work
On Friday, a postal service employee admitted to faking a non-Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosis so she could work from home and claim 112 sick days. KUSA reported that Caroline Zarate Boyle, 60, lied because she was passed up for a promotion and wanted to take time off of work. She originally provided her supervisor with a total …
Heroes
April 29, 2017
Boy stabs home invader attacking his mom, police say
Authorities said an 11-year-old boy took matters into his own hands when he stabbed and chased off a violent home intruder who was attacking his mother. The NYPD told ABC 7 News that the suspect, identified as Brian Febus, 22, knocked on the door of the Bronx family’s home Tuesday afternoon and requested to use the bathroom. …
Murder
April 28, 2017
Woman accused of coaxing boyfriend to smother his 3-month-old son
A St. Louis, Missouri, woman was charged with first-degree murder on Friday for allegedly persuading her boyfriend to suffocate his own infant son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police recovered texts indicating that Emily Paul, 27, “aided and encouraged the suffocation death” of Ayden Baker by his father, Jibri, 23. Jibri allegedly pushed his son’s …
Sex Offenders
April 28, 2017
Prosecutor: Bus driver sexually assaulted several women with developmental disabilites
A California bus driver sexually abused three disabled women he was hired to transport, Orange County prosecutors alleged. Jon Francis Farris, 57, was arraigned on multiple sexual assault charges on Friday. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Tustin Police Department arrested the 57-year-old at his home early Wednesday. Police Lieutenant Jon Strain claimed that Farris’ arrest came about two …
Weird Crime
April 28, 2017
New Jersey florist accused of stealing flowers off graves
A Riverdale, New Jersey, flower shop owner was arrested Monday night after a video allegedly captured her taking plants and flowers from a cemetery. For the past several months, the Riverdale Police Department supposedly received multiple reports involving missing plants and items at the First Reformed Church Cemetery. Police replaced two of the plants on April …
Police
April 27, 2017
GRAPHIC VIDEO: South Carolina deputy uses cruiser to fatally ram motorcyclist amid high-speed chase
A South Carolina officer’s dash cam reportedly caught him using his SUV to ram into a motorcycle during a deadly Wednesday night chase. The video, which the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office posted to YouTube on Thursday, showed Deputy James Vansant striking the motorcycle twice. After Deputy Vansant collided a second time, the video captures the motorcycle …
Sex Offenders
April 27, 2017
Perv man busted trying to meet up with 13-year-old girl for sex in Craigslist post
A Fort Worth, Texas, man who responded to an online post of an undercover officer masquerading as a 13-year-old girl was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported on its website that Scott Brandon Tosch, 49, replied to a Craigslist ad in August 2016 with the …