A young au pair allegedly shot and killed a man in a home near Washington, D.C., earlier this year, where a woman was also stabbed to death, Fox 5 reports. On Thursday, the Fairfax County Police Department issued an update on the case, announcing that 23-year-old Juliana Peres Magalhaes has been charged with second-degree murder …
A grand jury authorities indicted a Tennessee couple on murder and abuse charges for allegedly killing a 4-year-old girl, then reported her missing, allegedly weeks after her death. According to court records, a Shelby County grand jury 25-year-old Brittney Jackson and 21-year-old boyfriend Jaylon Hobson on first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, abuse of a corpse, …
A Georgia man was indicted on malice murder and other charges this week, following the disappearance and presumed death of Tiffany Foster. According to 11Alive News, Reginald Robertson was formally indicted by a Coweta County grand jury this week on charges that include murder, burglary, kidnapping, concealing the death of another, rape, theft by taking, …
A 6-year-old Georgia boy is dead after he was found stabbed multiple times inside a burning apartment. Gwinnett County police and firefighters were called to an apartment fire in Peachtree Corners shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, police said. Firefighters made entry into the first floor unit, where the fire was centered, and found the …
A Maryland judge was fatally shot in the driveway of his Hagerstown home Thursday night. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which responded calls at about 8 p.m., identified the victim as Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52. He was taken to Meritus Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. WRC reported that Maryland State …
An audio confession has been released after Dutch national Joran van der Sloot admitted to killing 18-year-old Natalee Holloway in 2005. As CrimeOnline previously reported, van der Sloot, 36, received a 20-year sentence on exortion and wire fraud charges Wednesday at the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. The 20-year sentence was offered …
A California woman is behind bars after police say she killed her 5-year-old daughter Saturday. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law & Crime, police arrested 34-year-old Mina Nazari for the “willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with malice aforethought” murder of her daughter, Sana Akram. Nazari was arrested Saturday and faces felony charges of …
Police in east Alabama are looking for a 10-year-old boy they believe could be in danger. Curtis Francis was last seen in Eufaula on Wednesday and was wearing a black and grey Reebok jacket, blue jeans, and grey and white Rebokk high-top shoes, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. He has black hair and brown …
An Missouri woman was arrested this week on charges of murder and plotting with her mother to kill her stepfather. Ashley Nicole Jones, 29, reportedly admitted to police that she had bought ethylene glycol — a substance found in such products as antifreeze, hydraulic break fluid, solvents, paints, films, and cosmetics — from the internet, according to The …
The Kansas Department for Children and Families confirmed on Tuesday that they investigated a 5-year-old girl’s family five times in the weeks leading up to her rape and murder this month. DCF reportedly visited Zoey Felix’s home multiple times in September, with investigators unsuccessfully attempting to make contact on seven instances. The agency also got …
A North Carolina man who allegedly murdered his 3-week-old son this month allegedly did so while the baby was in the NICU. Noah Bliss’ 3-week-old son reportedly suffered fatal brain swelling and a brain bleed at WakeMe in Raliegh on October 6. Bliss’ wife told WRAL that their twin son and daughter were born prematurely …
Eighteen years after her daughter’s disappearance, Natalee Holloway’s mother received news Wednesday that the tragic case has been resolved, following Dutch national Joran van der Sloot’s confession to murder. According to reports, van der Sloot told police he and Natalee kissed at the beach after meeting at a bar in Aruba in May 2005. When …
