Woman Charged In Connection With Death of Boy in Las Vegas Suitcase Seeks Change of Venue
Murder
Five-year-old Cairo Jordan’s mother, DeJaune Ludie Anderson, remains at large.
Murder
May 20, 2023
Texas Woman Missing for 10 Days Found Dead, Arrest Made
Police in Midland, Texas, have made an arrest in the disappearance of 20-year-old Madeline Pantoja, who returned home after a night out 10 days ago and vanished. The Midland Police Department said it was charging Mario Juan Chacon Jr with murder, the Midland Reporter-Telegram said. KOSA reported that remains, identified as Pantoja, had been found …
Drowning
May 20, 2023
Medical Examiner Says Missing Boy Found Dead in Harlem River Died From Accidental Drowning
Alfa Barrie, 11, and Garrett Warren, 13, had been missing for a week. Warren’s body was found Thursday; Barrie’s on Saturday.
Child Abuse
May 20, 2023
Georgia Cops Find and Arrest Mother of ‘Baby India,’ Abandoned in the Woods 4 Years Ago
A Georgia woman has been charged with abandoning her newborn in a plastic bag and leaving her for dead in the woods four years ago. The infant, dubbed “Baby India” by hospital staff, survived the ordeal and is now “happy, healthy and in a safe place,” Forsyth County Sheriff Ron H. Freeman said at a …
Murder
May 20, 2023
Florida Man Calls Housekeeper to Clean Up ‘Real Mess’ After Killing Grandmother With a Hammer
Florida sheriff’s deputies arrested a blood-soaked man Wednesday after he allegedly beat his grandmother to death with a hammer and severely injured his grandfather. Anthony Michael Corrado, 34, was charged with second degree murder and aggravated battery on a person over age 65, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said only …
Death investigation
May 20, 2023
Body of 2nd Missing New York Boy Found in Hudson River
Two days after finding the body of a 13-year-old boy in the Harlem River, authorities retrieved the body of his 11-year-old friend from the Hudson River on the other side of Manhattan. A New York Police Harbor Unit team pulled the body of Alfa Barrie from the water near 102nd Street and Riverside Drive at …
Shooting
May 20, 2023
Indiana Toddler With a Gun Shoots Mom and Illinois Murder Suspect
An Indiana toddler got his hands on a loaded handgun Thursday night and pulled the trigger, shooting his mother and a friend. Neither received life-threatening injuries, but police, called when 21-year-old Jalynn Artis and 23-year-old Trayshaun Smith showed up at Franciscan Health Lafayette East with gunshot wounds, soon learned that Smith had a warrant out …
Murder
May 19, 2023
Ex-Boyfriend Who Served Time in Prison For Manslaughter Charged With New Jersey’s Mom’s Murder
The former boyfriend of a New Jersey woman found dead just off a busy highway on Wednesday has been arrested for her murder. Gregory Mallard, 35, previously served 10 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter and was the father of 32-year-old Norelis Mendoza’s two children, NJ.com reported. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Mallard was …
Murder
May 19, 2023
Husband Calls 911 to Report He’s Just Killed Wife, In-Laws
A Utah man has been charged with murder after he called 911 and reported he had killed his wife and her parents. Jeremy Bailey, 34, stayed on the phone with dispatchers until officers arrived, when he was told to come outside and was taken into custody. The Layton Police Department said officers found Bailey’s wife, …
Drugs
May 19, 2023
Grandmother Wants Someone Held Accountable for Grandaughter’s Fentanyl Death
Debbie Peeden doesn’t believe that 23-year-old Ashley Whaby willingly took fentanyl.
Murder
May 19, 2023
REVEALED: Utah Mom Accused of Poisoning Husband Owed More Than $2 Million in Taxes, Loans Before His Death
Kourin Richins’s hearing, scheduled for Friday, postponed as shocking financial details come to light
Child death
May 19, 2023
DA: County Attorney Declined 3 Requests to Remove Children From Home Before Toddler’s Fentanyl Death
Michael McGuire had previously been removed as a family court judge for abuse of power and misconduct.