On Thursday, an Indiana woman was arrested in connection with Saturday’s death of her 9-year-old son, who authorities believe was abused. According to WANE, Jenna Mae Miller, 36, was charged with neglecting Elijah Ross, who was pronounced dead at a Fort Wayne hospital with bruises all over his body. On Tuesday, the woman’s wife and …
An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to murder under a plea agreement that would spare him life in prison if approved. Justin Miller appeared in court Monday and admitted to killing his family member’s 11-month-old daughter, Mercedes Lain, while he was supposed to be babysitting her in August. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found Mercedes …
A Florida woman was arrested last week after her four children were found living in deplorable conditions — which also entailed her young daughter being kept in a closet for nearly a month, police said. Jacksonville police responded to Alexandra Ebey’s home on December 14, after a neighbor reported that she had not seen Ebey’s …
Now Hector Solis is in jail, charged with first degree murder.
A Texas couple could face additional charges after their 18-month-old son was found dead in their home on Tuesday. Henderson County police said in a statement that Erin and Daniel Dennis, 23 and 25, their deceased son, David, and their two other children, ages 2 and 4, lived together at a residence in Murchison. The …
The husband of an Alabama nurse practitioner jailed for the attempted murder of her adopted daughter has now been arrested on the same charge. A grand jury indicted Bartley Blakely, 42, this week, and he was arrested on Friday and released after paying a $150,000 bond, WIAT reported. His wife, Trussville nurse practitioner Kala Blakely, …
A south Georgia couple was arrested last month cruelty to children charges after the mother allegedly tried to smother her daughter with a blanket, and the girl’s stepfather threatened to stab her “in the heart with a butcher knife.” The Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office released information about the case this week but withheld the suspects’ …
A mother and father charged with hiding the body of year-old baby boy in the walls of their Pennsylvania home have now been charged with the child’s death, after a forensic examination found significant trauma on the boy’s body. Kylie Wilt, the 5-month-old’s mother, was previously charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy, concealing the death of …
A Georgia couple has been charged with child cruelty for allegedly leaving their 6-year-old daughter in a filthy bedroom for hours on end. Tiphanie Lanier, 29, and Joseph Lipscomb, 35, were charged with one count each of first degree cruelty to children, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. Arrest warrants for the pair described the room as …
The family of a Texas toddler who was allegedly beaten by her father on Sunday — resulting in her death days later — has accused Child Protective Services of not intervening despite receiving several reports about ongoing abuse at the home. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Billy Joiner Jr., beat Elena Joiner, 3, causing …
A New Mexico mother is accused of abusing her young son so severely that one doctor described it as “torture,” the Farmington Daily Times reports. The woman, 23-year-old Marissa Gutierrez, allegedly locked the 4-year-old boy in closets, starved him, and caused serious injuries such as spinal fractures, a brain bleed and a broken arm, according …
When two of the 13 Turpin children — rescued from their abusive California home in 2018 — spoke with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for her 20/20 special “Escape from a House of Horror,” they indicated that their lives might not be what they would have hoped. “I don’t really have a way to get food right …
