Court documents reveal years of family squabbles over the custody of an 12-year-old Connecticut girl who was found dead on an abandoned property last week. Jacqueline Torres’s mother, Karla Garcia, and her boyfriend, Jonatan Nanita, have been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and Garcia’s sister, Jackelyn Garcia, is charged with tampering with …
A South Carolina couple was denied bond on Thursday after they were charged in the death of their 4-year-old son. According to WHNS, medics were called to the home of Destiny Dionne and Joshua Latimer on September 19 when they called 911 to report their son, Isaiah Dionne, was unresponsive. Medical personnel said the boy …
A Georgia father who reported that his 6-month-old son was kidnapped during an armed robbery has now been charged with the boy’s murder. In addition to murder, Antonio Pearce has been charged with cruelty to children, aggravated assault and battery, tampering with evidence, concealment of death, unlawful disposal of a body, false statements, and false …
A 6-month-old Georgia boy has been found dead after his father reported he was taken during an armed robbery on Sunday. The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office said the body of Nnakai Pratt was found Tuesday in a dumpster near the Riverdale apartment complex where his father reported him missing on Sunday, WANF reported. Pratt’s …
Police in Connecticut say they have arrested the mother, her boyfriend, and the aunt of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed into a container behind an abandoned home last week. Karla Garcia, 29, and her 30-year-old boyfriend, Jonatan Nanita, have been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to WFSB. The …
A Alabama daycare owner has been charged with 27 counts connected with the death of a 4-month-old baby at the center in 2022. Angelene Chamblee was initially charged with six counts of child care act violation and two counts of forgery after the child, Autumn Wells, died at Tiny Tigers Daycare in Red Bay in …
A trial date has been scheduled for a former beauty queen titleholder in Georgia, accused of killing her ex-boyfriend’s son. According to Court TV, Trinity Madison Poague appeared in court Thursday in Sumter County, on charges that include malice murder, felony murder (two counts), cruelty to children (first degree), and aggravated battery (two counts). As …
An Alaska couple has been charged in the August death of a 4-year-old girl in their custody. Alaska State Troopers put out an appeal to help them find Sergie Krukoff III, 46, and Jackie Caswell, 47, following their indictment last month, and they were ultimately taken into custody on Saturday. Caswell is charged with second …
A Minnesota couple has been charged with manslaughter after their 10-year-old daughter, who has autism, died wile she was “zipped up” in a broken safety bed for 10 to 12 hours without supervision. Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Ronald Cross, 57, were also charged with contributing to the need for child protective services after …
An Ohio mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her 3-year-old son shot and killed himself with her boyfriend’s loaded unsecured, handgun earlier this week. A criminal complaint says that Carley Dials, 29, and Sean Perrin, 31, were asleep in their Columbus apartment when the boy, identified as Cartier Smith, came into the bedroom, …
A New Jersey couple was indicted last week on murder charges for the death of their 3-month-old daughter earlier this year. An Ocean County grand jury handed down the indictment on Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin Gibson, 28, on Wednesday, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. The office said that police officers responded to …
A Florida couple was charged with first degree murder and child abuse in the death of their 12-year-old son earlier this year. Lee County sheriff’s deputies say that Louis and Quentosha Massaquoi failed to get medical treatment for the boy because of their religious beliefs, WBBH reported. The boy reportedly weighed just 58 pounds and …
