UPDATE A Florida teen has been found safe and unharmed, according to Marion County Sheriff’s deputies. Claims of him being shot and abducted were unfounded, WCBJ reports. Initial Coverage Police in Florida are searching for a 17-year-old Florida boy who may have been shot after leaving work on Thursday afternoon. According to the Florida Department …
An investigation is underway following the death of a 2-year-old Georgia girl who drowned at a Decatur pool earlier this month, the family’s attorney said. The incident happened at the Oakhurst pool on September 19, as the victim, Poppy Pepper, attended her 8-year-old brother’s swim meet. According to the family’s attorney, Poppy had been attending …
Police in Indianapolis are searching for a missing woman who hasn’t been seen since Wednesday. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 23-year-old Keiyania Patterson was last seen on foot in the 5100 block of West Washington Street. Police said Patterson may have been also been seen in the 800 block of South Norfolk Street …
The body of Celeste Rivas has been returned to her family as the investigation into her death continues. According to the TMZ, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed that the 15-year-old’s remains were released earlier this week. The L.A. County medical examiner’s office has not yet released her cause of death. The teen’s funeral has …
A Georgia family is pushing for answers after their 14-year-old DeKalb County girl disappeared after reportedly meeting someone online. The DeKalb County Police Department said that North Druid Hills High School student Amy Reidling was last seen at around 2 p.m. on September 21, in the 1900 block of Janet Lane, in Decatur. Her stepmother, …
A California man is behind bars after police say he killed a Fremont pedophile, then claimed that sex offenders “deserve to die.” According to the Fremont Police Department, 29-year-old Varun Suresh is facing a capital murder charge for the death of David Brimmer, 71. Shortly before noon on Thursday, police were called to the 600 …
The final day of Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing ended with a California judge ordering him to stand trial for the murder of his wife, Nikki McCain. According to the Record Searchlight, Judge Thomas L. Bender said on Tuesday that the prosecution presented enough evidence during the preliminary hearing at the Shasta County Superior Court, to …
A New York judge ruled that accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will face a single trial for all seven murders he is accused of. Judge Timothy Mazzei made the ruling Tuesday, according to ABC 7 New York. The decision comes after Heuermann’s attorneys pushed to have the murders broken up into multiple cases, …
Police in Louisiana are investigating after a 10-year-old boy said he escaped two men who locked him in a vacant home last week. According to People Magazine, the incident happened in New Orleans’ Algiers neighborhood on September 19, after the alleged suspects snatched the victim as he walked home from the school bus stop with …
A Georgia teen accused of killing her mother and stepfather has pleaded not guilty. According to the Times New Georgian, 17-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick has pleaded not guilty of the February murders of 41-year-old Kristen Brock and James Brock, 45. Patrick’s attorney, Latoya Williams, waived the arraignment September 9, ahead of a scheduled court hearing Monday. …
Police in North Carolina are searching for a 56-year-old woman missing since Monday. According to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Betty Wheeler, 56, was last seen at 1170 Dillingham Road at about 2:30 a.m. on September 22, in Barnardsville. She was last seen in a cap, flannel shirt, blue jeans, and boots. ABC 13 reports …
A Florida man is facing charges after police say he drove “approximately eight blocks” Saturday night with a victim on his windshield. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Xavier Rigby is facing charges that include vehicular homicide leaving the scene, DUI manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death. While traveling …
