An Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to beating his Spanish teacher to death over a bad grade was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with a 35 year minimum. Judge Shawn Showers told now-18-year-old Willard Miller during the sentencing hearing that he is “fortunate” that state law doesn’t permit juveniles to be sentenced to life …
A 5-year-old boy and his grandmother were killed last week when a driver crossed the center line and hit their car. Investigators said the driver, who was identified only as a man in his 30s, was allegedly driving under the influence. Aura de la Cruz Calderon de Tobar, 74, and Yeshua Elijah Cordova Tobar were …
A 4-year-old Indiana girl was shot and killed by a 5-year-old sibling Wednesday. Cumberland Police Chief Suzanne Crooke-Woodland told WTHR that Deor Neita was playing with her other siblings in the apartment, but investigators have not determined how the child got hold of the gun and whether any charges will be filed. “She was upstairs …
A New York man is in jail on charges connected with the deaths of his mother and brother, Police said they have surveillance video showing 40-year-old Roscoe Danielson removing his 31-year-old brother’s body from the Queens house the brothers shared with their mother, WNBC said. Kyle Danielson’s body was found in a garbage bag down …
A 37-year-old Arizona man has been arrested for the murder of a Nebraska teen whose body was found last month in a desert bonfire pile near Apache Junction. The body of 18-year-old Parker League, who was on a graduation trip to Arizona from his Nebraska home, was found on June 12 in a remote area …
A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 35-year-old woman crossing the street in North Philadelphia early Thursday morning. Investigators said the incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. at North Broad and Somerset Streets, WPVI reported. According to a witness, the woman was crossing North Broad when she was hit by a white sedan traveling in …
A Texas mother whose son was found alive last week after she reported him missing eight years ago said Wednesday that she expects to be arrested after neighbors alleged that Rudy Farias has been living at her house the entire time. Janie Santana reported her son, then 17, missing in 2015, saying he had gone …
A 2-year-old Michigan girl, reportedly abducted by her mother’s ex-boyfriend over the weekend, has been found dead. Lansing Police announced Wednesday night that a search team had found the body of Wynter Cole Smith near Detroit’s Coleman A. Young International Airport. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Rashad Maleek Trice was believed to have kidnapped the toddler …
A 22-year-old Florida man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman found floating in a canal west of Delray Beach last month. Christopher Diego Soto was also charged with destruction of evidence and providing a false statement. He was denied bond at a court appearance on Tuesday and is due back …
A missing South Carolina teenager was found dead in North Carolina, where deputies have arrested two people in connection with her murder. Kierstyn Williamson, 18, was last seen on June 30, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, which said it learned Sunday morning that Williamson was believed to be at a home in Monroe, …
A 7-year-old Florida boy was shot and killed when two groups of people got into an argument over jet skis and resorted to gun violence. Tampa Police said they were called to a boat ramp near the Courtney Campbell Causeway shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after one group got angry because they felt the other …
Philadelphia school teacher Ellen Greenberg came home early from on January 26, 2011, because of a blizzard. She called the parents of all her students to make sure they got home safely. Her fiancé, Sam Goldberg, left her in the kitchen making lunch, but when he returned 45 minutes later, he said, the door was …
