Savannah Leckie, autistic teen found dead on mother’s property, suffered horrific abuse before presumed murder
Child Abuse
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
Family Crime
August 23, 2017
‘I don’t feel like he’s innocent’: Teen dad in jail after baby suffers ‘abusive head trauma’ while in his care
Police arrested a Florida man on Monday after one of his twin babies sustained head trauma while in his care. News4Jax reports that Brendan Rehmer, 19, of Neptune Beach, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after a physician confirmed his infant daughter sustained head trauma from either excessive shaking or slamming the the baby’s …
Family Crime
August 21, 2017
Couple wins over $3M after adopted baby gets returned to birth parents and MURDERED by birth father
An Iowa couple won big in court on Tuesday after they sued their former attorney for malpractice when the baby they adopted was returned to his birth parents, then murdered by his own father. PEOPLE reports that Rachel and Heidi McFarland won the lawsuit against lawyer Jason Rieper, who “acted negligently” and failed to successfully get the …
Family Crime
August 19, 2017
Man jailed for trying to frame his wife with Craigslist ad for hitman
On Wednesday, a Washington Township, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced for posing as his estranged wife and taking out a fake Craigslist ad for a hitman against himself. Public Opinion reports that Christian Koelsch, 30, will spend anywhere from one day to two years in jail for the fake ad conviction. The sentence will run concurrent …
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August 18, 2017
BREAKING: Three little girls found brutally murdered in Maryland home
UPDATE: A Maryland man was arrested on Saturday for the brutal killings of three children, all under the age of 1o, in what local police are calling “one of the most difficult scenes” they’ve worked. ORIGINAL STORY: Three girls under the age of 10 were found dead Friday morning in a Prince George, Maryland, home. …
Child Abuse
August 18, 2017
Stone Cold: Mom dumps ant-baby, doesn’t ‘want to be a mother’
A young woman who allegedly left her newborn baby girl naked in a pile of dirt and ants made her first court appearance Wednesday, where she reportedly told a judge she did want to see her daughter and did not want to be a mother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sidney Woytasczyk, 21, gave birth late last …
Family Crime
August 17, 2017
Georgia police find body of missing grandmother whose grandson is charged with murder
Authorities have confirmed that a body found along a Georgia highway is that of a missing woman whose grandson has been charged with her slaying, as previously reported by Crime Online. Dental records show that a body discovered Wednesday in an embankment is 78-year-old Millicent Williams, who lived just five miles from where her decomposed …
Family Crime
August 17, 2017
Fight erupts at funeral after dead man’s wife, girlfriend confront each other
An Ohio widow got into a heated argument at her husband’s funeral with a woman who claimed to be the man’s girlfriend, leading to a brawl that required pepper spray to break up, the New York Daily News reports. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, police in Dayton — between Cincinnati and Columbus — were dispatched to …
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August 16, 2017
Police seek suspect in chilling murder of 12-year-old girl on crutches, helpless to run: ‘I’ve never seen anything this brutal’
A 12-year-old Tennessee girl was found murdered in her home shortly after texting her mother to say that someone was knocking on the door. Fox 17 reports that Yhoana Arteaga, 12, was found dead in her Goodletsville mobile home Thursday evening. Police believe she was murdered by someone she knew, likely the person who she texted …
Family Crime
August 15, 2017
Police: Husband, 75, starves bedridden elderly wife to death, refuses to get her medical care
A 75-year-old Florida man is behind bars after police say he purposely let his wife die by depriving her of food and water, and failing to obtain medical care for her. NBC reports that Harold Earl Allen, of Tampa, was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, connection with his wife’s death. Karen Allen, 74, …
Family Crime
August 14, 2017
Children shocked with stun-gun, forced to eat dog feces as punishment: Police
A Florida couple is facing criminal charges after they allegedly imposed cruel and unusual punishments on one or more of their four children. The Associated Press reports that 33-year-old Dannie Lee Bullock and 31-year-old Amber Nicole Waldrop, from Parker, Florida, were arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated child abuse, child neglect and drug possession. They are …
Child Abuse
August 13, 2017
Child believed killed in ‘trampoline accident’ was tossed in the air, suffered horrific abuse: Police
His stepmother is said to have mistreated the boy because he was a product of her husband’s affair. She allegedly submerged him in bathwater with her hands around his neck
