A 95-year-old skeleton, coined the “Sandy Point Skeleton,” has been identified, thanks to the advances in forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG). According to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), the skeletal remains were discovered in 2017 by a snorkeler, on the ocean floor at the Shallow Inlet, Sandy Point, Victoria, Australia, without any tissue, …
Newly disclosed court documents reveal that missing Washington girl Oakley Carlson, 5, had been confined in a secure “cell” beneath the staircase before she vanished in 2021. According to Fox 13, investigators interviewed Oakley’s 6-year-old sister in 2021, after reports that she hadn’t been seen since earlier that year. The sister told investigators that after …
Gilgo Beach victim Maureen Brainard-Barnes had her body secured with a belt marked with either “WH” or “HM,” and the county prosecutor says those initials are the same as accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann’s grandfather. In an interview in Newsday, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said that the belt, which was considered …
Police arrested a California judge this week in connection with the fatal shooting of his 65-year-old wife. According to NBC 4, police arrived at an Orange County home off East Canyon Vista Drive at around 8 p.m. on Thursday and found a deceased female inside with a gunshot wound. Police identified her as Sheryl Ferguson, …
A New Jersey school district has been ordered to pay a $9.1 million settlement to the family of Mallory Grossman, a 12-year-old student who died by suicide in 2017 after facing nearly a year of bullying at a Rockaway Township school. According to Fox News Digital, Dianne and Seth Grossman filed a wrongful death lawsuit …
Newly-obtained court documents reveal that the boyfriend of missing North Carolina woman Allisha Watts had a restraining order placed against him a few months before she disappeared. According to ABC 11, a woman who listed herself as the spouse of James Dunmore filed for the protective order in Charlotte in May, listing “prior acts of …
A Florida man is behind bars after police say he murdered his wife, then dismembered her before disposing of the remains. During a Thursday morning press conference, Delray Beach Police Chief Russ Major announced the arrest of 78-year-old William Lowe, in connection with the death of his wife, Aydil Barbosa Fontes. Police said the victim’s …
Prosecutors are seeking to obtain DNA from accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, who stands accused of murdering three women and dumping their bodies at New York’s Gilgo Beach. According to CNN, the Suffolk County DA’s office submitted a request to swab Heuermann’s cheek for DNA, a spokesperson told the outlet Thursday. An attorney for …
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona initiated the process Wednesday of extraditing “cult mom” Lori Vallow from Idaho to Arizona to face conspiracy charges in the death of her fourth husband. “Now that Ms. Vallow has been sentenced in Idaho, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will begin extradition of Ms. Vallow to Arizona for …
A British woman convicted of stabbing her newborn to death was found dead in a Chesire prison on Monday. According to BBC, 32-year-old Rachel Tunstill was found deceased at the HM Prison Styal, a spokesperson for the facility confirmed, adding that her death was not “self inflicted.” “HMP Styal prisoner Rachel Tunstill died in custody …
“Preppy Killer” Robert Chambers, who was released from prison last week after serving a 15-year sentence, was seen in public this week, in New York. According to the New York Post, 56-year-old Chambers was seen walking while wearing a denim jacket and sunglasses on Wednesday, wearing what appeared to be a wedding ring on his …
Convicted child killer Johnny Johnson was put to death Tuesday evening, following the 2002 abduction and murder of a 6-year-old Missouri girl. AP News reports that 45-year-old Johnson received a lethal injection dose of pentobarbital at a Bonne Terre state prison for the July 2002 murder of Casey Williamson. He was pronounced dead at 6:33 …
