Georgia deputies have searched the home of the daughter of an Athens mother found dead earlier this week in a ravine 60 miles from her home — the same daughter who reported her mother missing, saying that she allegedly sent her more than $2,000 by Venmo along with a cryptic message. “They are not going …
A second-grader at a Florida Christian academy was “administratively withdrawn” from the school after her parents questioned a homework assignment that requested “a picture of you doing reading homework in the bathtub.” The student’s mother, Misty Dunham, promptly sent a message to her daughter’s teacher at Victory Christian Academy in Jacksonville. “I emailed the teacher …
A 21-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found in two suitcases in her Brooklyn apartment was working with an organization that helps women in abusive situations, and yet she hid her boyfriend from police when they were inevitably called during their frequent arguments, according to neighbors who said they tried to help the young woman. …
The woman suing Memphis Police for not properly investigating her September 2021 rape case — and leaving Cleotha Henderson on the street to allegedly kidnap and kill Eliza Fletcher — says she gave investigators everything she knew about the suspect, including his name and phone number. But a rape kit from Alicia Franklin wasn’t touched …
An Arizona man has been charged with kidnapping a man he said owned him money then killing and dismembering him. John Anthony Cole, of Tucson, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on Interstate 10 heading to toward California, KOLD reported. Officials said they found portions of Antoine Smith’s body in his vehicle. …
Baton Rouge police said Thursday that the spread of “misinformation” and “hideous” rumors is harming their investigation into the murder of Louisiana State University student Allie Rice — and hurting the 21-year-old’s family. Rice was shot to death early Friday morning while waiting for a train to pass as she was heading home from a …
A rookie Florida police officer was fired Wednesday after his arrest for having on-duty sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl he met online. Sheridon Edward Archer, 23, told investigators he thought the girl was older, Florida Today reports. The investigation began on September 18. “When we discovered what happened, it was determined that the Florida …
Pennsylvania prosecutors this week filed sexual assault charges against two Middletown Area High School football players and multiple other charges against eight more players over a videotaped hazing incident at the school in early August. Dauphin County detectives investigated for more than a month after the videos surfaced, showing older players restraining younger players on …
The suspect charged with murder in the deaths of Michael and Micah Essien is expected in court on Thursday.
A South Carolina woman reported missing with her boyfriend last week was found dead from a single gunshot wound at the couple’s home in Laurens County. Greenville Police told WYFF that Terry Chermak, 49, and Todd Cagle, 48, were reported missing on Saturday by someone who said they’d last seen Chermak in April but had …
Police conducting a wellness check at a Brooklyn apartment Wednesday afternoon found a dismembered body stuffed into two suitcases. Investigators believe the body belongs to the 22-year-old woman who lived at the apartment but are awaiting the medical examiner’s confirmation of identity and cause of death, WABC reported. Other residents of the apartment building told …
Ohio deputies investigating an alleged sexual assault on Sunday found a toddler locked in a cage and another holding a meth pipe. The Hocking County Sheriff’s Office arrested the children’s parents, 38-year-old Franklin “TJ” Varney and 25-year-old Megan Smith, and the toddlers’ grandmother, 61-year-old Ella Webb, and charged with child endangering, WFMJ reported. All three …
