A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old granddaughter in Pittsburgh. Denise Johnson, 56, was arrested Sunday and charged with homicide, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, and corruption of a minor, WTAE reported. The complaint says that Ayla Miller’s injuries did not appear to come from “everyday accidents.” …
A Kenyan man wanted for the murder of his girlfriend in Massachusetts has been extradited to the United States. Kenya Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga said that Kevin Kangethe left Nairobi on Sunday on his return to Boston, The Associated Press reported. “I wish to reiterate my commitment and support, whenever needed, to the …
A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a top college gymnast at her off-campus apartment on Friday. Kara Welsh, 21, was killed just before midnight at her apartment less than amile from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, WISN reported. A 23-year-old man was arrested at the the apartment, Whitewater Police said, saying …
A 63-year-old Alabama man was arrested last week for the murder of Georgia pharmacist Julie Ann McDonald, who was found dead in her home on June 11, 2000. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that Clerence George was arrested at this home in Birmingham and was being held in the Jefferson County jail pending extradition …
A South Carolina man was arrested this week and charged with the death of a woman last seen in 2022 after her remains were found outside her home in June. Sheridan Dirk Fogle, 54, has been charged with murder of Penni Whiteside and ordered held without bond on Friday, WPDE reported. Whiteside and Fogle had …
A 4-year-old Louisiana boy found a loaded, unsecured handgun in the glove box of a car and shot himself to death with it. According to WAFB, the incident took place just after 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Brusly. The Brusly Police Department said the gun was in a holster in the glove box. The boy shot …
A Missouri man is in jail after he used an 11-year-old girl as a “human shield” and then pummeled a police officer who tried to arrest him. Jeffrey Price has been charged with kidnapping, assault, and other charges after the late Thursday night incident that involved two police calls, KSDK reports. “We were able to …
A man charged with killing a Colorado dog breeder and stealing his puppies told authorities multiple different stories within the same interview with detectives. Sergio Ferrer, 36, was arrested for an unrelated warrant on the same day a volunteer group found 57-year-old Paul Peavey’s body just a few yards from the camper on his property …
A 10-year-old Louisiana boy reportedly confessed to police that he shot to death and 82-year-old man and his 31-year-old daugther Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Joe Cornelius Sr., a long time Minden city council member who was appointed mayor after the death of a previous mayor in 2013, and his daughter, Keisha Miles, …
A Pennsylvania husband and wife have been charged in the death of a 26-year-old woman found dead in their apartment. The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office identified the victim on Sunday as Allie McFadden, WGAL reported. She was found dead in the Harrisburg apartment of Kyle and Chanise Burton late Thursday night. An autopsy is scheduled …
New York police on Thursday arrested a Massachusetts man wanted in the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her mother at Worcester senior living apartment. Sergia Acosta, 76, and Ana Maria Martinez, 58, were found dead last Saturday afternoon in Acosta’s apartment on Main Street. Both have been stabbed to death and were pronounced dead …
Officials are investigating after finding “several” people dead following an early morning house fire in a Rochester, New York, suburb early Saturday. Irondequoit Police said a 911 call came in just before 5:30 a.m. Police and fire personnel from several jurisdictions responded to the call and “quickly” brought the blaze under control. But once the …
