Indiana parents accused of leaving toddler home alone to get pizza
Child Abuse
A little girl tells authorities she only gets to eat when she’s at school, while “mom and dad” go out for pizza
Child Abuse
May 1, 2017
Little Maliyha Hope Garcia: Death by starvation
Maliyha Hope Garcia was 5 years old, but weighed only 24 pounds when paramedics found her dead on the living room floor of her adoptive parents home just before Christmas 2016. The little girl was so emaciated that every rib was poking through her thin skin, according to court documents. “Arms and legs looked like …
Juveniles
May 1, 2017
New Maddie McCann suspect: Police reportedly closing in on ‘hugely significant’ person of interest — a woman
On the eve of the 10-year-anniversary of Maddie McCann’s disappearance, Scotland Yard is on the hunt for a female suspect they believe could be the key to finding out what happened to the three-year-old girl while on vacation with her family three years ago. According to the Sunday Express, a woman who no longer lives in …
Child Abuse
May 1, 2017
Rot in Hell: Couple ‘withheld food from daughter before she died’ at 24 pounds
“Her arms and legs looked like bones with skin hanging on them.”
Juveniles
April 29, 2017
48 questions Maddie McCann’s mother wouldn’t answer reveal investigators’ suspicions
Portuguese police have reportedly released 49 questions they asked while grilling Maddie McCann’s mother four months after the three-year-old girl vanished from the family’s vacation apartment at a resort in Portugal. The Mirror has obtained what the newspaper claims is a list of 49 questions investigators asked Kate McCann in September 2007, during an 11-hour …
Family Crime
April 29, 2017
Family murder horror: Missing baby found dead in woods after mother’s body discovered in creek; brother still missing
A chilling story in Arkansas took another tragic turn as 2-year-old Acelynn Carrie Wester was found dead three days after her mother’s body was discovered in a creek. According to KFSM, the toddler was found in a wooded area outside of Cove, Arkansas. Acelynn’s mother, Bethany Jo Wester, 43, was found dead on April 25 in a creek …
Child Abuse
April 27, 2017
Drunk-driving mom leads police on wild car chase with kids in SUV; swears at officers [VIDEO]
A New Mexico mom is facing child abuse charges after she allegedly led police on an alcohol-fueled car chase — with her two young children in the vehicle. According to KRQE News, Shirlena Charley, 23, was arrested after leading police on a pursuit while her two young children were in the car. Albuquerque police released …
Juveniles
April 27, 2017
Decomposed child remains found in Las Vegas may be missing boy, Aaron Jones
Las Vegas authorities confirmed human remains were found on Tuesday, and they’re investigating whether the body is a missing 13-year-old boy. Las Vegas Now reports that on Tuesday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m., Aaron’s cousins discovered a body behind the Siegel Suites off of Boulder Highway, in an isolated area. The family said that the remains …
Child Abuse
April 27, 2017
Toddler dies after vicious alcohol-fueled beating by mom’s boyfriend while mother slept: Court documents
An 18-month-old Idaho boy died after his mother’s boyfriend allegedly beat him so violently that investigators compared his injuries to a car accident at 70 mph. According to court documents obtained by KTLA 5, Jesus Adan Castillo, 22, eventually admitted to police that he beat Zachary Tendoy, 1, after a night of drinking. Initially, Castillo, who …
Juveniles
April 26, 2017
‘Cash me ousside’ girl Danielle Bregoli appears in court for felony charges
Danielle Bregoli, otherwise known as the “cash me ousside” girl, appeared in a Delray Beach, Florida, courthouse on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to five juvenile felony charges. The charges, which include battery, grand theft auto, and filing a false police report, stem from acts reportedly committed against her own mother, Barbara Ann Bregoli. The hearing …
Bullies
April 24, 2017
School bullying caught on tape sparks police investigation
Police are investigating a video of an Aurora, Colorado, high school girl being bullied that went viral last Thursday after a concerned mom uploaded the footage to social media. KDVR reported that Lainey, 15, claimed that Gateway High School students have persecuted her for the past four months. The videos, uploaded to Facebook by Amanda Brown, the …
College Crimes
April 24, 2017
Days after girlfriend’s suicide death, teen boy posts Facebook video and kills himself: Report
Two teenagers are reportedly dead of suicide after the girl took her own life and her boyfriend followed just days later, announcing his intentions in a video on Facebook. According to the pop culture site GOT, Mercedes Shaday Smith killed herself in her dorm room at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky, on Thursday. Just …