A Minnesota woman was found guilty last week of killing stabbing two of her young children and setting fire to her home’s exits so that they couldn’t escape. Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, had been charged with five counts of first degree murder and one count of arson, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of …
A 44-year-old Long Island man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for torturing and killing his long-time friend, 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. Jeremy Allen was convicted of murder and tampering with physical evidence in January, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. “Christopher Hahn deserved better than to have his life violently taken …
A 30-year-old Washington state man is accused of “curb-stomping” his mother then listening to her make noises for a half an hour before she died. Antony Ton Le was arrested on Tuesday and charged with criminal homicide in the death of 61-year-old Thuy Nu Thu Ton, KOMO reported. The King County Sheriff’s Office said its …
Two men face multiple charges — with hate crimes enhancements — after they harassed a woman on a New York street and then tried to set her boots on fire. The incident took place on February 19 and was livestreamed by the two men, identified as Michael Santiago, 31, and Michael James, 33, The New …
Texas authorities are searching for a missing 53-year-old woman they say “may be in danger of death or serious bodily injury.” The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office said that Nicole “Nikki” Winder was last seen at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and her white 2025 Chevy truck was found on fire about an hour later. “Investigators …
A 24-year-old West Virginia man has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend. Richard Grad was booked into the Central Regional Jail on Thursday. West Virginia State Police Captain L.T. Goldie told WSAV that a 911 call brought them to the home in Maysel, where they found 31-year-old Savanah …
The parents of a 5-year-old Baltimore girl who weighed just 18 pounds when she was found dead pleaded guilty this week to child abuse charges. Gerald Byrd, 36, and Bernice Byrd, 33, were scheduled to go on trial next week for the October 2024 death of little Zona Byrd, WBAL reports. Zona’s 6-year-old brother was …
Police in Pennsylvania have arrested three members of a family after a two-year investigation into allegations of child abuse and neglect that doctor said met the definition of child torture. Newberry Township Police said that Ashley Cardona, the children’s 29-year-old mother; Lori Cardona, their 51-year-old grandmother; and Michael Cardona, Ashley Cardona’s 27-year-old brother; were charged …
A 45-year-old upstate New York man has been charged with the murders of his elderly parents last week. Fort Plain police said they were called to the home just after 4 p.m. last Friday “for a reported homicide.” They did not say who called them, but when they arrived, officers found a suspect in the …
Unable to arrest Michele Hundley Smith for skipping out on her family 24 years ago, North Carolina authorities opted to arrest her on a failure to appear warrant from a DWI charge the same year she disappeared. Unlike the DWI itself, there’s no statue of limitations on a warrant, so Smith will have to appear …
A speeding and drinking Texas man ran a red light earlier this month, causing a four-car pileup that flipped one car into a ditch, sending its pregnant driver into early labor. The woman was rushed to a hospital for surgery, but she miscarried, KENS reports. Alexander Mendoza, 30, has been charged with aggravated assault with …
