Following a plea by “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie for her mother’s return, someone reportedly demanded $6 million in Bitcoin. According to Tucson’s ABC affiliate KGUN9, the ransom note demanded the amount to be paid before 5 p.m. Monday. The note reportedly “threatened to kill Nancy Guthrie” if the payment isn’t received. “Multiple ransom notes …
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has released a video message confirming that her family received new communication from those possibly involved in the disappearance of her mother, 84-year-old Savannah Guthrie. Addressing the situation via Instagram, Savannah signaled a willingness to negotiate for the safe return of her 84-year-old mother. “We received your message, and we …
The fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Georgia boy, staying at a Gwinnett County motel, may have been a gun-cleaning accident. While investigating the shooting death of Sheldon Lewis, police focus turned to the room next door, where Shermarcus Cockran, 31, had been staying. According to FOX 5, Cockran’s gun accidentally went off while he cleaned it. …
Law enforcement officials removed a vehicle and potential new evidence Friday, at the Arizona residence of missing 84-year-old grandmother, Nancy Guthrie. Authorities removed a blue Subaru SUV—believed to belong to Guthrie—from her Catalina Foothills residence on Friday afternoon, FOX News Digital reports. A tow truck had been seen hauling the vehicle from the property, with …
The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, a Florida teen discovered deceased aboard a Carnival cruise vessel last year, has reportedly been arrested and charged in connection with her death. According to ABC News, the victim’s father and the defendant’s stepfather, Chris Kepner, confirmed the arrest. Kepner said the suspect has since been released into the custody …
The man accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is seeking to vacate his conviction, citing procedural errors and challenged evidence. On Friday, Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard heard an argument supporting the dismissal of Jose Ibarra’s, 28, conviction. The hearing featured testimony from a DNA expert whose analysis sits at …
A Michigan father called 911 to report a home invasion after allegedly killing his fiancée and her two teen sons on January 27. Local 12 reports that Charles Broomfield, 44, stands accused of first-degree murder for the deaths of Jacqueline Neill and her sons, Cameron Kilpatrick, 15, and Michael Kilpatrick, 13. While Broomfield allegedly attempted …
A Georgia couple’s celebration of a new marriage ended in a fatal confrontation, leading to a complex legal battle over the boundaries of self-defense. Aaron Derek White, 33, now faces felony murder and aggravated assault charges following a January 2026 grand jury indictment, Local 12 reports. The charges stem from the July 2024 death of …
A Florida man convicted of murdering a 5-year-old girl by abandoning her in the Florida Everglades will not get the death penalty, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled Friday. Harrel Braddy’s resentencing trial began January 20 and ended Friday afternoon in connection with the 1998 death of Quatisha Maycock. The jury’s decision allowed Braddy, now 76, …
A Florida woman accused of posing as a teen to sexually abuse middle school boys says she’s the victim, according to her father, who claims she has longstanding mental disabilities. Alyssa Ann Zinger’s father, Josh Zinger, described her as coming from a “good Christian home.” The 25-year-old reportedly grew up in the suburbs of Tampa, …
UPDATE Rebecca Rauber: 2nd Grade Kansas Teacher Found Deceased in Snow Initial Coverage The Emporia Police Department in Kansas has launched an investigation into the disappearance of Rebecca Rauber, a 28-year-old teacher who vanished Friday. Rauber was last seen Friday night, as she left the Town Royal tavern, at 405 Commercial Street. Emporia Police Sgt. …
A 19-year-old South Carolina man is facing charges for the deaths of his grandparents, found deceased in their Westminster home earlier this month. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announced that authorities arrested Levi Kevin Jones shortly before midnight Friday. Jones has been charged with murder (two counts) and possession of a weapon during the commission …
