Mom of three who tragically lost toddler daughter to illness fatally shot by husband cleaning his gun
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The death appears to have been a tragic accident
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November 17, 2018
92-year-old man fatally shoots adult son after enduring months of ‘extreme psychological abuse’: Defense
Authorities in California say a nonagenarian was arrested this week on suspicion of fatally shooting his son. According to Fox News, Richard Landis Peck, 92, walked out of the San Diego home he shared with Robert Landis Peck on Wednesday evening and contacted police to confess killing the 51-year-old man. Upon their arrival, officers reportedly …
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November 17, 2018
Grandmother accused of leaving toddler, 4-year-old to die in house fire without any attempt to help them escape
A Texas woman allegedly left two of her grandchildren to die in a duplex fire earlier this month and made no meaningful effort to help them escape, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. Now, 44-year-old Andrea Aleman is facing jail time. Police on Thursday arrested Aleman, who has been charged with two counts of second-degree felony reckless …
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November 16, 2018
‘Dad’ took hefty life insurance policy on two autistic children before allegedly driving them to their drowning deaths: Prosecutors
A California father is behind bars, expected to face multiple charges in the deaths of his two autistic sons who drowned after he drove his family over a wharf in Los Angeles. The New York Daily News reports that a judge has ordered Ali F. Elmezayen, 44, to remain in jail as authorities continue an …
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November 15, 2018
Dee Dee Blanchard’s murder: Couple’s twisted sexts revealed at trial
A jury at the murder trial for the man accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s mother Dee Dee Blanchard to death heard text message exchanges between the defendant and Gypsy, Dee Dee’s daughter, revealing that the couple was titillated by the planned murder and appeared to have woven it into a twisted sex fantasy. As CrimeOnline …
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November 14, 2018
‘She’s more capable’: Parents of Chris Watts say he was in abusive marriage; did not kill daughters Bella and Celeste
The parents of Chris Watts, who pleaded guilty last week to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters, have said they believe the late Shannan Watts was “more capable” of killing her daughters Bella and Celeste than their son was. Doubling down on claims she made in an earlier interview with local Denver news station, …
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November 13, 2018
Man beats aunt to death with dumbbell in ‘out-of-the-blue attack’ during argument: Cops
Authorities in Michigan say a man beat his aunt to death with a dumbbell as the two engaged in a heated altercation earlier this week. According to the New York Post, the 20-year-old male suspect was apprehended following a short police search Monday afternoon. The man allegedly jumped out of the second story window at …
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November 13, 2018
Chris Watts mother says he didn’t kill daughters Bella and Celeste; claims he was coerced into taking a plea deal
The mother of the Colorado man who pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing his pregnant wife and two daughters says she believes he was coerced into taking a plea deal and did not commit all three murders. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chris Watts pleaded guilty last Tuesday to murdering his pregnant wife Shannan Watts …
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November 12, 2018
Mom charged in death of 5-month-old baby found under plastic bag
A North Carolina mother is facing multiple charges after her 5-month-old baby died while she was purportedly taking a nap. ABC 13 reports that police responded to the home of Myechia Avery, 30, in Cary on September 18 to find her 5-month-old boy unresponsive. Avery reportedly told emergency responders that she had placed the baby …
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November 8, 2018
Teen girl dies days after mom allegedly shoots her, older brother in head
Police said the youngest sibling, age 14, was also wounded but managed to convince her mother to turn over the gun
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November 7, 2018
‘He did this to save his own skin’: Nancy Grace weighs on in Chris Watts stunning guilty plea to murdering his family [VIDEO]
The day after Colorado father Chris Watts pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant wife Shannan Watts and daughters Bella and Celeste, Nancy Grace appeared on Daily Mail TV to talk about the plea deal that stunned those who have been following the murder case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts, 33, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to …
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November 7, 2018
‘His story didn’t work’: How Chris Watts defense lawyers convinced him to plead guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters
The confessed killer wore a bullet-proof vest as he delivered his guilty pleas