Emmett Till murder case may be re-opened, more than 60 years later
Cold Cases
Two white men were acquitted of murdering the boy after an all-white jury deliberated for less than an hour
Court
April 8, 2017
Group home workers accused of choking, striking disabled teen patient
Two Connecticut group home workers were arrested this week for allegedly choking and striking a disabled 19-year-old with a mop and broom. The victim’s mother reported the January 12 incident to the state Department of Developmental Services after noticing bruising on her daughter. Video footage from the Hamden group home showed Victoria Dancy, 50, and Melissa Smith, 41, …
Celebrity Justice
April 6, 2017
Does his first wife know? Just out of dead-beat dad court hearing, Tori Spelling’s husband splurges on new motorcycle and spa treatments
Owing thousands to an ex-wife and debtors didn’t stop Dean McDermott from supposedly splurging on a motorcyle—and cryotherapy. The Daily Mail reported that McDermott, 50, showed off his ride, valued at $15,000, on April 1. Shortly thereafter he was seen heading to a cosmetic dentist then into cryotherapy spa for a one-hour appointment. McDermott and wife Tori …
Child Abuse
April 6, 2017
Police: Toddler cried ‘I want my mommy’ as man carried out, taped sexual assault
A Burtonsville, Maryland, man is accused of routinely befriending women so he could rape their young children. During one video, Kyle S. Thompson, 31, reportedly responded “Your mommy can’t save you,” as the toddler screamed “I want my mommy.” Police, who recovered 15 registered weapons from Thompson’s apartment, believed he bound and held his victims at gunpoint, …
Court
March 30, 2017
Parents say Big Brothers mentor baptized disabled son, 11, without consent
A mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters took a developmentally disabled 11-year-old to a church and threatened to stop taking him to baseball games unless he’d get baptized, according to a lawsuit filed by the boy’s parents. The suit filed by April and Gregg DeFibaugh Monday in US District Court in Cleveland accused the Big Brother, …
Court
March 23, 2017
Ethan Couch: ‘Affluenza teen’ is trying to get out of jail again
Attorneys for “affluenza teen,” Ethan Couch, are going to the Texas Supreme Court in an attempt to get him released from jail. NBC DFW reports that the lawyers filed the request on Friday, arguing that the judge was wrong for sentencing the 19-year-old to two years behind bars, after his case was previously handled in juvenile court. …
Court
February 9, 2017
Video: Woman tries to escape abusive boyfriend at McDonald’s drive-thru window
Terrified mom tries to hand her 2-year-old to an employee through a drive-thru window