Family members found dead in backyard pool accidentally drowned, says medical examiner
Juveniles
‘Electricity did not play a part in the death of these three victims,’ investigators say
Celebrity Justice
June 24, 2020
Joe Exotic out of isolation and into a medical unit, his reps say
Netflix star Joe Exotic has been moved out of isolation and into a medical unit at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a post on his Instagram account. According to the post, the Tiger King — real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage — had been in isolation because of the COVID outbreak for …
Assault
June 22, 2020
New Hampshire man left naked, tied to a tree behind Walmart over $500 debt: Cops
A New Hampshire man allegedly kidnapped and left naked and tied to a tree Friday night reportedly owned his assailant $500, Manchester police said in court documents, the Union Leader reported Monday. Ronny “Spanish Jay” Betances, 37, has been charged with kidnapping, robbery, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, and two counts of simple assault …
child endangerment
June 22, 2020
Deputies investigating child sex crimes turn up pipe bombs: Cops
Deputies investigating child sexual assault charges against a Wisconsin man last week found pipe bombs in the basement of his home, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The sheriff’s office launched its investigation into Kyle Gustin of Burlington on June 14 and executed a search warrant the next day. The pipe bombs were stored …
Unsolved
June 21, 2020
SEE IT: TikToking teens find suitcase stuffed with human remains
An exploration app led some Washington teenagers Friday to Seattle’s waterfront, where they found a suitcase containing a black plastic bag and a very bad smell. The smell, they learned later from a Seattle police announcement, came from decomposing human remains. The teens were using an app called Randonautica, which generates random coordinates for a …
Kidnapping
June 21, 2020
Police seek woman who kidnapped man, left him tied naked to a tree
Police in New Hampshire have arrested a man and are looking for a woman they believe kidnapped a man and left him tied naked to a tree. The incident began at the unnamed victim’s Manchester home Friday night, police said, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. The alleged kidnappers, identified as Ronald Betances, 37, …
Child Abuse
June 21, 2020
North Carolina dad charged with 2-year-old son’s death; boy had injuries to face, neck and torso [Cops]
Deputies in North Carolina have charged a Lincoln County man with murder in the death of his two-year-old son earlier this month, WCNC reports. Baron Gerod Charles Sr. 54, is being held without bond at the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center, the station said. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said paramedics were called to the …
Child Abuse
June 21, 2020
‘I don’t like this, mommy’: Abandoned 12-year-old with cerebral palsy begs for help after parents move to a new home without him
A Missouri couple abandoned a 12-year-old boy with cerebral palsy when they moved and monitored him from their new home with an in-home video system, the Kansas City Star reports. Janine Allen, 30, and Brendon Luke, 29, have been charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child after they allegedly left the boy, identified …
Missing
June 21, 2020
Remains of missing Fort Hood soldier found, foul play suspected
Tipster leads investigators to skeletal remains of soldier missing since August
Police
June 21, 2020
SEE IT: Just released body cam footage shows Seattle police try to enter CHAZ autonomous zone after fatal shooting
Seattle police have released edited video, mostly from officers’ body cameras, showing their attempt to gain access to the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) Saturday night in response to a fatal shooting. After the shooting, police “were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers’ safe access to the victims,” the Seattle Police Department said …
Child Abuse
June 20, 2020
Ex-Girl Scout leader charged with sexually abusing children in 2 New York counties
A former New York Girl Scout troop leader, already accused of sexually abusing children in Niagara County, was arraigned on new charges Friday in Erie County, the Buffalo News reported. Marty Walton, 31, was arraigned in Amherst Town Court on one count of first degree criminal sex act, one count of first degree sexual abuse, …
Missing
June 20, 2020
Missing Arizona woman, stepfather found dead in BURIED SUV; boyfriend and his father believed responsible
An Arizona woman and her stepfather, missing since mid-April, were found dead last month inside her SUV, which had been buried on an undeveloped lot down a dead-end road in central Iowa. And now police believe Elissa Landry’s boyfriend, Mitchell Mincks, and his father, Thomas “Tommy” Tucker, buried the vehicle, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports. …