Juveniles

Family of slain 12-year-old boy says he went to play football with friends before he was found shot to death in the woods
Juveniles

Police in Atlanta are continuing to investigate the shocking murder of a 12-year-old boy as his family has revealed more about his activities the day he vanished. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members searching for 12-year-old David Mack found him dead with multiple gunshots wounds Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area behind residential Shirley Street, …

Juveniles
February 11, 2021

BREAKING: Missing 12-year-old boy found dead near golf course with multiple gunshot wounds

A 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing Tuesday night was found dead the next day in a wooded area behind his family’s Atlanta home. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, the unidentified boy’s family reported him missing late Tuesday when he did not return home after going to a friend’s house earlier that day. According …

Family Crime
February 9, 2021

Tammy Daybell’s daughter has a different story about mother’s sudden death than husband Chad Daybell, friend says

Just after authorities in Utah turned over the results of Tammy Daybell’s autopsy to investigators in Idaho, a family friend has shared new information about the circumstances of Tammy’s death — and conflicting accounts between family members. Julie Rowe, once a close friend of Chad Daybell’s, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy …

Quawan Charles and Janet Irvin
Juveniles
February 9, 2021

Quawan Charles: Arrest made in connection with death of Louisiana boy found naked and facedown in ankle-deep water [BREAKING]

Lousiana authorities have made an arrest in connection with the 2020 death of 15-year-old Quawan Charles. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that authorities arrested Janet Irvin, 37, on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and failure to report a missing child. Police arrested Irvin on Tuesday, following the release of Quawan’s …

THomas Valva
Family Crime
February 8, 2021

‘We need to do better:’ Death of Thomas Valva, who died after NYPD cop dad forced him to spend night in freezing garage, sparks CPS reform

After the death of an 8-year-old boy whose mother had repeatedly expressed concerns about her son’s well-being in his father’s care, Child Protective Services in Suffolk County, New York, will undergo systemic changes with the aim of preventing further tragedies like the death of Thomas Valva. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Thomas Valva died of hypothermia …

Juveniles
February 7, 2021

PERV! Texas teacher sentenced to 10 years after stalking teen girl

A former Texas teacher was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison for stalking a 16-year-old student and possessing child pornography, the Dallas Morning News reports. Court documents say that Ricky Lynn Badley, 45, began sending the teen girl text messages in 2019, referring to her as a “little girl” and his “new …

Major Turner
Juveniles
February 6, 2021

‘Joyful’ Alabama boy fatally shot while lying on the couch with his mother

A young Alabama boy was fatally shot this week while lying on the couch with his mother, prompting outrage in the community as a family grieves the senseless loss of a child, the Birmingham News reports. Shortly after 2-year-old Major Turner and his mother finished dinner on Thursday night, someone fired nearly a dozen bullets toward the family’s …