SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators hunting down the so-called Golden State Killer used information from genetic websites last year that led to the wrong man, court records obtained Friday by The Associated Press showed. An Oregon police officer working at the request of California investigators persuaded a judge in March 2017 to order a 73-year-old …
Prosecutors have criminally charged a Canadian woman in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter, the National Post reports. Audrey Gagnon, of Quebec City, faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly stabbing the girl, Rosalie, to death. The mother also faces a charge of committing an indignity to a body after disposing her daughter’s …
A Mexican rapper and YouTube personality allegedly admitted to dissolving three missing film students’ bodies in acid after their brutal murders in Jalisco last month. Agence France Presse reported that Christian Omar Palma Gutierrez, 20, also known as “QBA,” claimed the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel paid him 3,000 pesos ($159) a week to work for them after …
A California mother and her boyfriend are in custody on murder charges after a boy’s body was reportedly found in a remote area Thursday afternoon. Per KBAK, a body, possibly belonging to missing 2-year-old Ramon Angel Reyes-Chavez, was found off a trail near the Democrat Hot Springs in the Kern River Canyon. The circumstances surrounding Reyes-Chavez’s presumed death …
An Arlington, Texas, man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for beating his girlfriend’s 18-month old daughter to death and burying her body in a small grave. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Joshua Beard, 24, called Tylea Moore a “little demon” as he beat her to death in July 2014. The slain child’s mother, Alexis Botello, …
Lawyers defending an ex-cop charged with murder in the death of a woman who had called 911 for help filed court papers Wednesday stating their client’s intention to plead not guilty in an upcoming May 8 court appearance. According to MPR News, Mohamed Noor, 32, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the …
Authorities have arrested a 72-year-old man in California who is suspected to be the elusive Golden State Killer. The Daily Beast reports that Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested Tuesday night. Billy Jensen, who helped complete Michelle McNamara’s posthumously published book on the case, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, reportedly told the Daily Beast the …
Investigators may have made a break in the Golden State Killer case, with sources reporting a possible arrest. According to Fox40, sources with knowledge of the investigation have confirmed a major break in the cold case, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department may have made an arrest. The Golden State Killer, also known as the …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen was found guilty Wednesday of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall before dismembering her body during a private submarine trip. He was sentenced to life in prison. Copenhagen City Court Judge Anette Burkoe said she and two jurors unanimously decided Wall’s death was a murder, …
Authorities in Florida have arrested a man on suspicion of killing his wife inside their residence earlier this month. According to WPLG, 63-year-old Sherry Palmer was found dead at the Pompano Beach home, wrapped in multiple tarps in the back yard. The victim had two gunshot wounds to her head, according to police. Her 51-year-old …
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An Alabama father is facing multiple charges, including murder, for allegedly striking his 2-year-old daughter in the head with an exercise weight, killing her. Ira Reid, 38, is accused of throwing the weight Saturday morning during an argument with the child’s mother. The child was sitting in the car. As the mother got into her …
