A Texas father has turned himself in weeks after his three-year-old daughter reportedly drowned in a pool at a Motel 6 in Lufkin. KTRE reports that police have accused Rondarius Smith, 26, of “staying up all night using drugs and alcohol” before he dozed off, leaving Arianna Smith to her own devices on March 20. Arianna reportedly …
The woman accused of killing her husband before murdering a look-a-like grandmother in Florida is being held without bail in a Florida jail as prosecutors continue to pursue a case against her for her husband’s presumed murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lois Riess is accusing of killing her husband David Riess at the couple’s Blooming Prairie, …
A New Mexico father was arrested this week for allegedly prostituting his 7-year-old daughter for drugs. Over the past year, staff at Lew Wallace Elementary School noticed odd behavior involving the little girl and reported it to police. According to KRQE, it was last May when the girl made alarming comments to a teacher, including “Mom …
A South Carolina doctor whose wife was found dead on Tuesday is facing criminal charges in connection with the death of a man last year, Fox News reports. Prosecutors on Thursday charged 46-year-old Adam Lazzarini, a surgeon, with manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the death of William Holland. Holland, 30, died after being shot …
The California man accused of torturing his 13 children is facing additional charges related to the purported homeschooling he and his wife provided to the kids. The Press-Enterprise reports that prosecutors on Friday filed eight counts of perjury against David Turpin in connection to documents he filed with the state to register the school. Authorities …
A North Dakota mother believed to have killed her three children and herself had reportedly set up a GoFundMe a week before carrying out the grisly murder-suicide. Mother Astra Volk, 35, and her children, Arianna Talmage, 6, Aidan Talmage, 10, and Tyler Talmage, 14, were found dead Thursday in their Grand Forks home. Police found …
A North Carolina woman was arrested on Tuesday after police say she starved her mentally disabled daughter to death in February. WRAL reports that Bertha Brewington Melvin, 68, of Fayetteville, is accused of first-degree murder and two counts of exploitation, neglect, and abuse after her adopted daughter, Tial Melvin, 22, passed away from hypothermia and starvation. Melvin …
A manhunt is underway in California for a paroled sex offender who fled in a motorhome with his two young children. ABC 7 reports that Stephen Houk, 46, fled the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles in motorhome on Tuesday after an argument with his wife. The suspect took a three-year-old and an 11-month-old child with …
A North Carolina man reported absent without leave from the military has now been accused of murdering his grandmother. According to WTVD, 18-year-old Isaiah Kahleal Evans Caesar was a U.S. Marine who had been AWOL since April 2. His grandmother, 74-year-old Sallie Copeland Evans, was trying to talk him into surrendering to face desertion charges …
Louise Turpin’s sister recently recounted her bizarre relationship with Louise in the years leading up to her arrest for allegedly abusing her 13 children. Teresa Robinette decided to speak with the Oxygen network for “The Turpin 13: Family Secrets Exposed,” a documentary focusing on the child abuse case that grabbed international headlines. In it, Robinette explained …
Hannah Hart and Devonte Hart are still missing, more than a month after their family members were found dead at the bottom of a cliff
A 12-year-old girl missing from Grand Junction, Colorado, has been found safe. KKTV 11 reports that Raeanna Rosencrans was found Thursday night at a Walmart in Rifle, Colorado. She appeared to have been physically unharmed and was taken to a hospital for a precautionary medical evaluation. Her stepfather and suspected abductor Jody Haskin was also located …
