A Florida man is facing multiple counts of child abuse after he allegedly used a lighter to burn the shape of smiley faces onto the skin of three young children. ABC Action News reports that Joshua Mize, 21, was arrested on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg after he allegedly burned the children with a lighter. According …
Multiple people, including infants, have been injured in a stabbing at a private day care in Queens, New York. The New York Post reports that three infants under the age of a year and two adults were wounded when an unidentified 52-year-old woman attacked a female, a male and three babies with a kitchen knife. …
A 13-year-old United Kingdom boy who suffered from an extreme dairy allergy died after he was reportedly “chased” by a bully at school who threw cheese down his shirt, a London court heard Wednesday. On June 28, 2017, Karanbir “Karan” Cheema died after experiencing an allergic reaction at William Perkin Church of England High School …
Police in Texas believe a group of children—ranging in age from 11 to 14—are behind a rash of violent crimes which have left one Houston neighborhood on edge. KTRK reported that police think the boys have been victimizing residents in and around one Houston neighborhood for the past four months. So far, law enforcement has identified six …
Prosecutors in the Chris Watts murder case are seeking the suspect’s footprints, reportedly for comparison to evidence found at the crime scene. Watts was arrested last month and charged with the murder his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. The bodies of all three victims were found on the …
A Pennsylvania woman is facing murder charges after her 2-year-old son was found mysteriously dead, and an investigation revealed he had ingested the powerful narcotic painkiller vicodin. Lehigh Valley Live reports that Jennifer Clarey of Bucks County has been charged with criminal homicide following the late August death of her 2-year-old son Mazikeen Curtis. According to court …
Prosecutors in the Chris Watts family murder case have asked a judge to seal the autopsy reports for his pregnant wife and two young daughters who were found dead last month in a sensational case that has captured national and international media attention. KUSA reports that prosecutors filed a motion in the 19th Judicial District …
New Hampshire police say a man used a toddler in order to steal prizes from a mall’s Keymaster game Friday night—actually having the little girl climb into the vending machine contraption in order to retrieve the goods. In the shocking video released by Salem Police Department and reported by the Dayton Daily News, the unidentified …
Reality is sinking in for family murder suspect Chris Watts as he remains on suicide watch in a Colorado jail. Watts was arrested last month and charged with the murder of his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their young daughters Bella and Celeste. According to an arrest affidavit, Chris Watts admitted to killing his wife …
A days-long search that began last week in anticipation of finding clues into the disappearance of a missing Australian woman, who is the subject of a true-crime podcast listened to by millions, has turned up nothing, police say. Lynette Dawson vanished without a trace at the age of 33 in 1982, leaving behind two young …
The body of a 10-year-old Alaska girl who disappeared on September 6 while playing at park was found on Friday, authorities confirmed. Anchorage Daily News reports that authorities found Ashley Johnson-Barr’s remains in a remote area in her home town of Kotzebue, a week after the FBI launched a search-and-rescue mission for the young girl. According to FBI …
Prosecutors in the Chris Watts murder case have requested DNA and fingerprints from the triple homicide suspect, in what appears to be an effort to determine his involvement in the alleged strangulation of his wife and daughters. Watts is charged with nine felony counts, including three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his …
