NEW: Jeffrey Epstein accuser says ‘red-haired’ woman participated in sexual assault with pedo billionaire when she was 15
Sex Crimes
Jane Doe 15 wears ‘EPSTEIN DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF’ bracelet during press conference
Murder
November 18, 2019
Killer fiance Patrick Frazee gets ‘absolute max punishment’ in ‘vicious, senseless’ murder of mom Kelsey Berreth
Judge Scott Sells sentenced Patrick Frazee to life in prison without parole plus an additional 156 years after a jury took less than four hours to find the Colorado rancher guilty of killing his fiance and burning her body to hide the crime a year ago. Kelsey Berreth spent her last night “caring for you, …
Cold Cases
November 17, 2019
COLD CASE: Fingerprints solve 41-year-old rape case
Police arrested a 77-year-old man in north Georgia after Kentucky detectives linked his fingerprints to a 41-year-old rape case, WCPO reported. Michael Dean Tate is in jail in Union County, Georgia, awaiting extradition to Kentucky, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. According to a release from the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Kentucky, a woman in her 20s reported …
Murder
November 17, 2019
Teen thought girl was pregnant and he was the father, so he killed her. She wasn’t pregnant: Court
A 14-year-old Ohio boy pleaded true — the juvenile court equivalent of guilty — to killing a 14-year-old girl earlier this year because he believed she was pregnant and thought he might be the father. Sylvia McGee was not pregnant when Isaiah Lynch shot her in the head on March 30, prosecutors said in court …
Drug Crime
November 17, 2019
Real life ‘Breaking Bad’? 2 university chemistry profs arrested for cooking meth in college lab
Two chemistry professors at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were arrested Friday and charged with making methamphetamine in their college lab. Research Chemistry Director Terry David Bateman, 45, and Assistant Professor Bradley Allen Rowland, 40 — both PhDs — were placed on administrative leave pending the investigation on October 11, three days after the …
Family Crime
November 16, 2019
UPDATE: Mother, father, 3 children dead in apparent murder-suicide stemming from bitter divorce
Five members of a San Diego family are dead — including three young children — after an apparent murder-suicide sparked by a rancorous divorce. San Diego police said an estranged husband shot and killed his wife and three of their children Saturday morning and wounded a fourth child, who is listed in critical condition after …
Trials
November 16, 2019
California heiress not guilty of killing former boyfriend, dumping body on a dirt road
A California jury deliberated for 12 days before finding an heiress not guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend and father of her children in 2016, while her co-conspirator’s trial ended with a hung jury. Tiffany Li, 34-year-old daughter of a wealthy Chinese family, was charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the …
Murder
November 16, 2019
FAMILY SHOOTING: 5 dead, including 3 children; 11-year-old in surgery
An 11-year-old boy is in surgery and five members of his family — including three other children — are dead after a shooting in San Diego Saturday morning, police said. San Diego Police Lt. Matt Dobbs said that the suspect is believed to be among the dead, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Dobbs said …
Kidnapping
November 16, 2019
Boyfriend says he lured girlfriend into Nevada desert for photo shoot, tied her up and suffocated her: Police
Pennsylvania police have charged a Bethel Park man who allegedly confessed to driving his girlfriend to Nevada two months ago under false pretenses, suffocating her, and leaving her nude body by the side of a desert road. John Chapman, 39, was arraigned Friday on charges of kidnapping, criminal use of communication facility and obstructing administration …
Prison
November 15, 2019
SEE IT: Moment Jayme Closs kidnapper attacks inmate behind bars for mentioning teen girl
Video released this week shows Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping teenager Jayme Closs and killing her parents, fighting with an inmate who asked him about the case, WBAY in Green Bay, Wisconsin, reported. Patterson is serving a life sentence for the murders of James and Denise Closs in Barron, Wisconsin, and kidnapping their …
Mass shooting
November 15, 2019
BREAKING: Santa Clarita school shooter dies of his injuries; Still no motive
A 16-year-old California high school student who opened fire on classmates and then shot himself has died of his injuries, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Sgt Jennifer Roth said that Nathaniel Berhow was pronounced dead just after 3:30 p.m, KTLA reported. In the campus quad, Berhow, a junior at Saugus …
Manslaughter
November 15, 2019
Killer posted photo to Snapchat of woman’s body when she died after ‘rough sex’: Report
A New Jersey man charged with manslaughter in the death of a woman he was having rough sex with took a photograph of the woman’s body after she fell unconscious and posted it to social media, NJ.com reported. Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti revealed the existence of the photo, allegedly posted to Snapchat, in court …