Mom Left Her Children Alone in Texas FOR MONTHS While She Went to Alabama. Now She’s Behind Bars.
child endangerment
Raven Yates reportedly wanted to apply lipstick before her photo was taken when she was arrested.
Lawsuit
March 11, 2023
Ex-Husband’s Lawsuit Seeks $1 Million From Former Wife’s Friends for Helping Her With Abortion
A Texas man has filed suit against three women — friends of his ex-wife — who he says helped her get abortion medication. In the wrongful death lawsuit filed on Thursday, Marcus Silva says helping a woman get an abortion is no different from aiding a murder, and he’s asked for $1 million in damages, …
Court
March 10, 2023
SEE IT: Murder Suspect Makes Brazen Escape From Oregon Courtroom
An Oregon murder suspect escaped a courtroom last month after deputies had unshackled him for his court appearance — as required by state law. Edi Villalobos, 28, was accused of stabbing two man in April 2021, killing one of them, and appeared in court last month for jury selection ahead of his trial, KGW reported. …
Court
March 10, 2023
Paul Flores Gets 25 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Cal Poly Student Kristin Smart
A California judge on Friday denied defense motions to throw out Paul Flores’ conviction for the murder of Kristin Smart in 1996 and sentenced him to 25 years to life in prison. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe called Flores “a cancer on society” and ordered him to register as a sex offender, the …
Death investigation
March 10, 2023
Cops Name Man They’d Like to Talk With About Nathan Millard’s Disappearance
Baton Rouge Police on Friday identified a man they’d like to talk to about the disappearance and death of Georgia businessman Nathan Millard, whose body was found wrapped in plastic and carpet in an empty lot nearly two weeks after he vanished. Police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely told WAFB that Derrick Perkins is not a person …
Court
March 10, 2023
Thomas Valva: Ex-Cop’s Former Fiancée GUILTY in Death of His 8-Year-Old Son
Michael Valva was convicted on the same charges in December.
Murder
March 10, 2023
2 Women Charged After 5-Year-Old Girl Found Dead With ‘Significant’ Marks on Wrists, Ankles, Neck
Two Missouri women have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old child found dead in their home after a younger brother told a school resource officer about seeing the girl unconscious and unresponsive. The officer contacted the Waynesville Police Department, and officers found the child dead, according to the Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Office. Angela …
Murder
March 10, 2023
Arkansas Teen Found Dead in Mississippi National Forest
A missing teen from Arkansas was found dead Wednesday in a national forest in Mississippi. City of West Memphis police said that Fredarrious Wilson was last seen on March 5, according to WREG. His mother reported seeing him between 4:30 and 5 p.m. that day when he left to see a movie with a classmate. …
Kidnapping
March 10, 2023
Texas Woman Rescued After Allegedly Being Held Captive for 4 Years
Firefighters used power tools to cut through bars on a mobile home Wednesday night to rescue a woman who said she’d been held prisoner there for nearly four years. Harris County officials said Abraham Bravo Segura, 42, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, KTRK reported. At a court hearing on Thursday, a prosecutor said that …
Kidnapping
March 10, 2023
Kidnapped Children Dropped Off With Family 30 Minutes After Amber Alert Issued; Suspect Still at Large
Oklahoma authorities are searching for an “armed and violent” suspect who allegedly kidnapped two young children this week. The two children, an 11-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy, were found safe shortly after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for them and 39-year-old Gary Underwood, KXII reported. Underwood is the children’s biological, non-custodial …
Murder
March 9, 2023
Ohio Man Charged With Strangling Girlfriend, Disposing of Her Body in Dumpster
An Ohio man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, whose body was in a landfill in the southern part of the state on Wednesday. Columbus Police said that Gene Scott, 46, has been charged with killing 40-year-old Renee Benedetti, WBNS reported. Commander Mark Denner told reporters that police in Cleveland had contacted …
Kidnapping
March 9, 2023
Mexican Cartel Apologizes for Kidnapping, Killing Americans
A letter purportedly from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for kidnapping four Americans last week, killing two of them, apologizes for the deadly incident and says the group has turned over its members who were involved. “We have decided to turn over those who were directly involved and responsible in the events, who at all …