A California woman facing a murder charge after delivering a stillborn baby could be released if a judge agrees with her defense team. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chelsea Becker, 26, was arrested in 2019 for the death of her son, Zachariah Joseph Campos. According to the Hanford Police Department, Becker was using meth …
An Alabama woman who allegedly shot and killed her ex-husband says that she acted in self-defense. News 5 reports that Andrea Smith shot and killed her ex-husband, Kaleb Hamilton, at the Plantation Apartments in Mobile last month. The pair divorced but had recently gotten back together, family members said. According to prosecutors, Smith and Hamilton …
For two years, medical evidence in connection with a California toddler’s death has been kept under wraps. Last week, those disturbing details were made public during a preliminary hearing at the Tuolumne Superior Court. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nicole Sparks, 23, the mother of 2-year-old Koltyn Sparks-Blackwood, turned herself in to the Waterford authorities in January, …
A grand jury has returned a third indictment in connection with a Texas woman accused of cutting an infant out of her friend’s womb, who was eight months pregnant at the time. Law & Crime reports that Taylor Rene Parker (pictured right), 28, also known as Taylor Waycasey and Taylor Morton, was indicted by a Bowie County, …
A Florida man appeared before a judge Saturday after taunting police about his wife, who was found deceased on Friday in his backyard. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Roberto Colon, 66, reportedly told police he married Mary Stella Gomez-Mullett — an immigrant who lived with and took care of his mother, who suffered from dementia — …
A New York man is behind bars after police say he fatally beat a boy to death over the weekend. My Plainview reports that the incident happened in Harlem, at an apartment at the St. Nicholas Houses. Responding officers arrived at the residence on Saturday and found Ayden Wolfe, 10, unresponsive, with cuts, bruises, and …
An Arkansas woman is facing charges after allegedly carrying on a sexual relationship with a minor. She’s now pregnant, according to reports. ABC 8 reports that on September 29, 2020, a tipster contacted the Paragould police and said they saw 23-year-old Brittni Gray having sex with a 14-year-old child. Months earlier, in February 2020, the …
A Nebraska woman is facing charges after her 5-year-old non-verbal, autistic son was found in the middle of the road during rush-hour traffic. Lincoln Journal-Star reports that the incident happened Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m. when the boy walked onto the Capitol Parkway near the 27th Street intersection, according to an arrest affidavit. The boy’s …
A Colorado judge ordered on Friday morning that Letecia Stauch, who’s currently charged with murdering her stepson, will have access to thousands of pages of discovery after witness information is redacted. Stauch, who remains behind bars at the El Paso County jail in Colorado, announced last month that she planned to represent herself during her …
A Wyoming man suspected of killing a toddler boy apparently strangled the child’s mother previously but was still living with her despite a judge ordering him not to. Laramie Live reports that Laramie County District Court Judge Catherine Rogers ordered 27-year-old Wyatt Lamb to remain behind bars without bail for breaking his bond conditions from …
According to police, Daphne’s father and IT expert, John Oliver Westbrook, is accused of kidnapping his daughter
Officials are still unsure how a Wyoming boy died after an autopsy couldn’t determine the cause of death. “We did receive autopsy results, but there wasn’t a conclusive cause of death or anything like that,” Public Information Officer Alex Farkas told KGAB Radio. According to the Cheyenne Police Department, 27-year-old Wyatt Lamb was initially taken into …
