A suicidal mother is in custody after her twin daughters were found dead in a parked car in Long Island, New York. According to the New York Post, the mother of Tenia Campbell, 24, of Medford, called police on Thursday to report that her daughter was threatening to kill herself and her 2-year-old twins Jasmine …
A former NFL running back and his girlfriend were indicted in a Nevada court on murder and child abuse charges in connection with April 9 death of the woman’s 5-year-old daughter, officials announced Tuesday. Cierre Wood, 28, and Amy Taylor, 26, are facing criminal charges for the death of La’Rayah Davis, who the Associated Press …
A New Mexico couple has been arrested following allegations of horrific abuse in their Aztec home — but one of their adult children is insisting that they are innocent. KOB4 reports that Martha and Timothy Crouch were arrested on Monday following an investigation by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), tipped off …
A daycare worker in North Carolina was criminally charged Wednesday for allegedly dropping an 11-month-old boy on his head weeks earlier in an act that authorities ultimately determined was intentional. Citing Onslow County police, The Daily News reports that Bethan Pringle, 23, was charged with felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury for a June …
The bodies of two infants, a toddler, and a young woman were discovered on Sunday evening in Texas near the Rio Grande River. CNN reports that Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra announced the grisly discovery in a tweet, adding that the bodies were found by border patrol agents. Authorities have not yet publicly identified the …
A Massachusetts woman who stored the rotting corpses of three newborns in her filthy home was acquitted of murder, as her defense argued that she was fearful of an abusive boyfriend, MassLive.com reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker found 35-year-old Erika Murray not guilty of second-degree murder and child endangerment, but …
A Michigan mother has pleaded guilty to child abuse charges following accusations that she and her then-husband kept their children locked in a room a police officer described as a “dungeon.” The Lansing State Journal reports that Sarah Conde, 29, entered into a plea deal on Tuesday, admitting to having refused dental care for her …
Newly released court documents offer some troubling details surrounding allegations that a sheriff’s deputy engaged in a sexual relationship with a juvenile male victim. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Shauna Bishop, a 45-year-old Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputy, was arrested on suspicion that she molested the 16-year-old boy. Investigators noted in initial statements that the suspect …
The death of a baby who survived for several weeks after he was cut from his murdered mother’s womb has been ruled a homicide. CBS Chicago reports that Yovanny Jadiel Lopez’s death last week has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. According to the report, the coroner concluded that the …
A Wisconsin boy has died at a hospital from a gunshot wound and police are trying to determine what happened and why two adults abandoned him at the hospital. ABC News reports two adult males dropped a 5-year-old boy off at the Froedtert South Hospital in Kenosha at around 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The …
Authorities in Pennsylvania are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl who ran away from home. According to Fox 43, Shaleya Smalls is believed to have left home at about 10:30 on June 8, and has been spotted in the Chambersburg area a few times since then. Shaleya, 16, was reportedly …
Authorities believe they found the body of a 14-year-old North Carolina boy who disappeared while swimming with a friend on Monday. FOX Carolina reports that Ethan Britt’s body was found at around noon on Friday, below the Spencer Mountain Dam in Gaston County, downstream from the area the boy was last seen, according to police. …
