Young mom smothered her three children to death before trying to kill herself, family says
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Grieving family members have expressed compassion and forgiveness, saying that Sandra Chico suffered from depression
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June 30, 2021
Summer Wells’ mother refutes police scanner details; denies going for a walk the day 5-year-old Summer disappeared [VIDEO]
Summer’s father Don Wells reacts to criticism of his using the past tense to talk about his daughter — while her mother continues to speak of Summer in the past tense
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June 30, 2021
Nebraska mom sex assaults daughter’s young friends during sleepover, feeds them marijuana gummy bears
A Nebraska woman has been sentenced to over 60 years in prison after she was convicted of sexually assaulting children at her daughter’s sleepover — and her daughter testified against her. As Yahoo reports, 38-year-old Christina Greer was convicted in March on three counts sexual abuse of a child, six counts of felony child abuse, …
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June 28, 2021
‘He tried to poison Shanann’: Chris Watts slipped pregnant wife oxycodone weeks before he murdered her, prison pen pal says
An author who sparked a friendship with convicted murderer Chris Watts claims in an upcoming episode of “Cellmate Secrets” that Watts admitted to dosing his wife with oxycodone — in an attempt to end her pregnancy. Shanann Watts was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple’s third child when Chris Watts murdered his family in August …
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June 28, 2021
Three-hour SWAT standoff ends with discovery of elderly mom’s rotting body in daughter’s home: Prosecutor
A New Jersey woman was arrested on Saturday after investigators responding to a welfare check request at her home discovered her mother’s remains. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said that Jersey City police were completing a welfare check on Saturday when Cheryl Gatling, 53, barricaded herself in the home for three hours. When Gatling finally …
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June 28, 2021
Missing 6-year-old girl found in barricaded outbuilding with no ventilation, bathroom; barely any food [VIDEO]
A missing girl in Tennessee has been found in an outbuilding with her father, who had recently been charged with neglect and abuse. According to WKRN, family members reported 6-year-old Kinzleigh Reeder missing on June 21, reportedly telling the police the girl had not been seen since May 26. It is unclear why the relatives …
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June 28, 2021
Search for missing Summer Wells scaled back
Investigators searching for a missing girl in Tennessee are scaling back their efforts as the disappearance of Summer Wells approaches the two-week mark. Summer, 5, has been missing since June 15 from her Hawkins County home. Summer’s parents reported her missing that Tuesday evening, and her grandmother has since said the family looked for the …
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June 26, 2021
Mom, grandma of missing Summer Wells break silence
The mother and grandmother of a Tennessee girl who has been missing for more than a week issued public statements Friday, WJHL-TV reports. Summer Wells, 5, vanished June 15 after she was last seen at her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Authorities have been conducting large-scale searches throughout the rural Tennessee region for the girl since …
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June 25, 2021
HEAR IT: Emergency scanner audio from night Summer Wells was reported missing
A Tennessee news outlet has obtained emergency scanner audio from the day Summer Wells was reported missing. The parents of 5-year-old Summer Wells reported her missing from her Hawkins County home on the evening of June 15. There have been conflicting reports regarding what Summer’s parents told police about the circumstances of her disappearance — …
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June 25, 2021
FBI Child Abduction team deployed in search for missing Summer Wells
The FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team is part of the search for Summer Wells, who was reported missing from her east Tennessee home on June 15. Multiple local, state and federal agencies have joined the extensive search for the missing 5-year-old girl from Hawkins County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said at a press …
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June 25, 2021
URGENT MISSING: Two brother may have been taken by non-custodial mother facing felony charges
Police in North Carolina are asking for the public’s help in the search for two boys who have been missing for a week. As the Charlotte Observer reports, toddler Elijah Inman and his brother Waylon Inman, 3, were last seen in Henderson County a week ago Friday. Elijah will turn two years old next month. …
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June 24, 2021
Summer Wells: Mom shared TikTok video of child, who appears to to be missing daughter, on day girl disappeared
The mother of a missing Tennessee girl appears to have posted a video of Summer Wells the day she vanished, and has since posted another video about her daughter’s disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Summer Wells’ parents reported missing on June 15. On the same day, a TikTok account with her mother’s name, Candus Wells …