Texas appeals court stopped the execution of a man who slaughtered his pregnant wife, father-in-law, and young daughter. CBS 10 reports that 44-year-old John William Hummel was scheduled for execution on Wednesday. but with the outbreak of coronavirus, his death date was pushed back 60 days, “in light of the current health crisis and the …
An Oklahoma woman will spend the next 30 years in prison after she brutally abused her infant son. News12 reports that when Kelly Stowe took her 3-month-old to the hospital in October 2019, she claimed he couldn’t move his leg. Physicians determined he had a broken femur. They also determined the baby had numerous other …
It’s been over 10 years since Susan Cox Powell disappeared. No one has been held responsible for her presumed death or the deaths of her sons, who lost their lives around two years after their mother vanished. As the family battles for justice in an ongoing civil battle, Susan’s father opened up on what it …
The parents and grandmother of an Arizona boy who died earlier this month have been indicted on murder charges, AP reports. On Thursday, a grand jury indicted Elizabeth Archibeque, 26, Anthony Martinez, 23, and the boy’s grandmother, 50-year-old Ann Marie Martinez, on charges of first-degree murder, child abuse and kidnapping. Anthony Martinez is also facing …
A South Dakota woman accused of leaving her newborn in the trash to die nearly 40 years ago says authorities illegally obtained her DNA. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities used genealogy sites and DNA testing and determined the mother’s infant was Theresa Rose Bentaas. The infant, nicknamed Baby Andrew, was found deceased in a ditch in …
A New Jersey man is behind bars after a 6-month-old baby died from injuries while in his care. Newark Advocate reports that Newark authorities confirmed Thursday morning that Adrien Decker passed away from spine damage, neck damage, rib fractures and “retinal hemorrhaging in his brain.” The infant died early Thursday morning at the Nationwide Children’s …
A 16-year-old Georgia teen is behind bars after police say he attacked a pregnant woman and shot at her several times. AJC reports that the unnamed teen knew the victim and apparently got into a heated argument with her, according to police, before dragging her into a Statesboro apartment and firing several shots at her. …
Police are searching for the body of a toddler who disappeared after her father drove into a river to avoid police, according to authorities. NBC News reports that a Kansas man was found intoxicated inside his vehicle with the child on his lap when police approached him. The man’s girlfriend reportedly contacted the Leon Police …
A criminal complaint filed against the stepmother of missing but presumed dead Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch, sheds some insight on the charges against her. According to court documents, Letecia “Tecia” Stauch is facing numerous felony charges, including murder, child abuse, tampering with evidence, and tampering with a deceased body. Gannon, 11, disappeared from the Colorado …
The grandfather of a Tennessee toddler issued a statement Wednesday, following confirmation that remains found on his property were of his granddaughter, Evelyn Boswell. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found 1-year-old Evelyn’s remains last week in a shed off of Muddy Creek Road in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The property belongs to her grandfather, Tommy Boswell …
Leticia Stauch, the stepmother of missing but presumed dead Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch, is facing charges of: Murder in the First-Degree (Child Under Twelve-Position of Trust §18-3-102(1)(f)) Child Abuse Resulting in Death §18-6-401(1)(a), (7)(A)(I) Tampering with a Deceased Human Body, §18-8-610.5 Tampering with Physical Evidence, §18-8-610(1)(a) As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch said she last saw …
The neighbor of Colorado boy Gannon Stauch, who recorded footage of the child leaving home with his stepmother the day he disappeared, says that he gave the correct dates of the videos, despite the stepmother’s insistence that he may not have. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Gannon’s stepmother, Letecia “Tecia” Stauch, said last saw the boy …
