Police in Georgia have revealed the cause of death in connection with a 6-month-old baby found deceased Tuesday in Clayton County. According to Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News, investigators announced at a Friday news conference that NnAkai Pratt died from blunt force trauma. Investigators believe that NnAkai’s father, Antonio Pearce, fatally injured the child before …
A Nevada man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2023 shooting death of his estranged wife. According to 8 News now, Roidan Mendoza, 40, was sentenced Wednesday for the murder of Marillorky Tamayo Cruz. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Corey Hallquist said during sentencing in Las Vegas that Mendoza wanted …
Police in Illinois are searching for a 19-year-old who has not been seen in over three weeks. According to the Chicago Police Department, Desiree Price was last seen September 23 in the 00 block of West 81st Place in Chatham. WGN 9 reports that police said Desiree has mental health issues and is under the …
An Alabama judge sent a murder case to a Lee County grand jury Wednesday, following the September killing of a beloved retired Auburn University professor. AL.com reports that Harold Rashad Dabney III, 28, is facing capital murder during a kidnapping and capital murder during a theft charges, in connection with the death of Dr. Julie …
Three children in Ohio are facing charges after prosecutors say they sexually assaulted and tried to kill a 5-year-old child last month. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, the incident happened near East 148th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, in a field on September 13. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found the …
The final pre-trial hearing has wrapped up for a Wisconsin man accused of killing his newborn when he was 16. Logan Kruckenberg Anderson, 21, is accused of tossing his newborn daughter, Harper, into the woods in January 2021. The incident reportedly happened days after the newborn’s mother gave birth at a residence in the Village …
A federal judge is reviewing the overturned conviction of a New York man convicted of the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz. According to ABC 6, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Pedro Hernandez should be “retried or released” after his conviction was overturned in July, due to unsound jury instruction. …
A 17-year-old Florida teen who sparked an AMBER Alert by allegedly faking his own kidnapping has been charged. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, MCSO Major Crimes detectives secure an arrest warrant for Caden Speight on Thursday. He is facing charges that include making a false report, presenting false evidence, shooting into a conveyor, …
A Kentucky teacher is facing charges after police say he sexually abused a 10-year-old child. According to an arrest warrant obtained by LEX 10, Charles Hamilton is facing a first-degree sexual abuse charge, in connection with the alleged abuse of a student at Boonesborough Elementary School in Richmond. The incident came to light after the …
Florida matriarch Donna Adelson has been sentenced to life in prison for the death of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. According to AP News, Adelson has continued to claim her innocence despite a Tallahassee jury finding her guilty of first-degree murder and related charges last month. “What happened to Danny is unforgivable. But I am …
UPDATE According to the Wichita Police Department, a woman seen screaming on security footage October 12 has been safely located. “We have identified the female as a 35-year-old female who lives in the area where the video was captured,” the department stated on Facebook. “At this stage of the investigation, we believe this incident is …
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office has finished reviewing the 2011 death of Pennsylvania teacher Ellen Greenberg, and concluded again that she died by suicide. According to People Magazine, the decision came before a court hearing scheduled at the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court on October 14. Philadelphia Chief Medical Examiner Lindsay Simon, according to the Philadelphia …
