High School Junior Kills Ex-Girlfriend, Himself in Virginia Parking Garage
Murder-Suicide
Serenity Hawley’s family said the school had issued a no-contact order for the pair after an incident about a month ago.
Child Abuse
November 8, 2023
1-Year-Old Child Survives Drug Overdose, Man Arrested
A Wisconsin man has been arrested after a 1-year-old child appeared to suffer from fentanyl ingested and needed Narcan before she was taken to the hospital over the weekend. Sauk Prairie Police officers responded to a call late Saturday afternoon that a child had either gotten into drugs or poison, WMTV reported. Arriving officers thought …
Trials
November 8, 2023
Kaitlin Armstrong Told Friends She Would Kill Pro-Cyclist Mo Wilson Over Affair With Her Boyfriend
Two witnesses testified in Kaitlin Armstrong’s murder trial on Wednesday that the yoga teacher was so angry at the thought of her boyfriend, Colin Strickland, dating pro cyclist Mo Wilson that she told them she would kill her. Nicole Mertz, who said she was Armstrong’s close friend in 2021 and 2022, was with Armstrong at …
Murder
November 8, 2023
Kentucky Mom Charged With Shooting Deaths of 9- and 6-Year-Old Children
A Kentucky mother has been charged with the shooting deaths of her two young children on Wednesday. According to WLKY, a neighbor found the children at about 11 a.m. in a bedroom of their home, covered in blood and called police. A gun was found on the bed. The children were taken by ambulance to …
Child Abuse
November 8, 2023
‘I Hope You Die,’ 10-Year-Old Victim Tells ‘Evil Stepmother’ Sentenced for Horrific Abuse
A California stepmother was sentenced to 7 years to life and 7 years, 10 months for torturing her 10-year-old stepdaughter as the judge overseeing the case said he hoped she “spends the rest of her life in prison.” “She is evil incarnate,” Orange County Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner said of 35-year-old Mayra Chavez. “I …
Child sex crimes
November 8, 2023
PARTY MOM PLEADS NOT GUILTY to Charges She Hosted Sex, Booze Parties for Teens
The California “party mom” accused of throwing wild sex and alcohol parties for underaged teens, including her own sons, pleaded not guilty on Monday to 63 new charges brought by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. A grand jury last week indicted Shannon O’Connor on 20 felony and 43 misdemeanor counts, including endangering the …
Shooting
November 7, 2023
12-Year-Old Boy Found Shot Dead on Side of California Canyon Country Road
A 12-year-old boy was found shot dead in the Canyon Country area of Los Angeles County on Monday. Deputies were sent to the area around Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon Roads at about 6:30 a.m., the LA County Sheriff’s Department said. The Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner said that William Lemus Ayala …
Murder
November 7, 2023
Arizona Woman Found Dead in Trunk of Her Car in California
A 54-year-old Arizona woman was found dead in the trunk of a car in California, and a man she may have been dating has been charged with her death. The family of Christi Romero reported her and her car, a 1995 Plymouth Neon, missing to police in Holbrook, Arizona on Monday, according to Huntington Beach, …
Missing
November 7, 2023
California Woman Was Swimming When She Disappeared During Guatemalan Yoga Retreat
The Guatemalan Public Ministry provided an update on the investigation after family members complained that witnesses left the country without giving statements.
Child Abuse
November 7, 2023
Texas Couple Injects Baby With Meth for Pain After the Little Girl Is Severely Burned
5 other children were found in the ‘filthy’ home, officials said. One of those 5 tested positive for meth.
Death investigation
November 7, 2023
Jewish Man Dies From Injuries Sustained During Confrontation with Pro-Palestinian Protesters
A 69-year-old California Jewish man has died from injuries he received when two competing rallies clashed in Thousand Oaks on Sunday. Paul Kessler died on Monday, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said it was still investigating the altercation that led to Kessler’s death. They said he fell during the altercation and …
Hate Crimes
November 7, 2023
Indianapolis Woman Rams Black Israelite School With Car, Mistakenly Believing It a Jewish School
An Indiana woman deliberately crashed her car into a Black Hebrew school on Friday, believing it was a Jewish school. Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, told Indianapolis police officers she was angry about the Israel-Hamas war and “couldn’t breathe anymore” after watching news coverage, WXIN reported. She said she was enraged by the symbol on the front …