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 …
“After the photo event, they go back to looking lifeless,” a friend who reported Jennifer and Sarah Hart to human services said
A Canadian man was allegedly lynched to death by a mob who accused him of killing an elder shaman in Peru. The CBC reports that Canadian citizen Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, has been identified as the person found dead Saturday in a shallow grave in Ucayali. Accoridng to the Guardian, Woodroffe was targeted because some villagers believed …
A manhunt is underway after a gunman shot and killed four people and wounded four others at a Waffle House outside of Nashville early Sunday morning, the Tennessean reports. The suspect is believed to have started shooting just before 3:30 a.m. at the restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee before a customer fought with him and took …
A transient California man is behind bars after he reportedly stabbed a man in the neck inside a California restaurant on Wednesday. A day later, the victim died. CBS reports that the incident happened at the Aloha Steakhouse off of California St. in Ventura. According to responding Ventura officers, 35-year-old Anthony Mele was dining inside the restaurant …
