Murder

A year later, ‘caretakers’ are connected to death of beautiful little boy, found stuffed inside trash bag & discarded behind vacant house: Report

 A year later, ‘caretakers’ are connected to death of beautiful little boy, found stuffed inside trash bag & discarded behind vacant house: Report
Murder

A godmother and her husband have been charged in connection with the death of a young Ohio boy, a little over a year after his remains were found buried behind a vacant residence in Cleveland. ABC reports that 31-year-old Joanne Vega and 36-year-old Romaine Tolbert are charged with numerous felonies in connection with the death of 4-year-old Eliazar …

Boyfriend AND pregnant mom sexually abuse beautiful toddler boy before he dies from ‘extreme blunt force trauma’: Cops
Murder
January 18, 2019

Boyfriend AND pregnant mom sexually abuse beautiful toddler boy before he dies from ‘extreme blunt force trauma’: Cops

Authorities in Virginia shared the disturbing details of what they say was a 2-year-old boy’s murder at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. According to People, 25-year-old McKenzie Kyle Hellman contacted emergency personnel on Friday to advise that Stephen Meek II had fallen and lost consciousness. When Christiansburg police officer arrived, however, they …

Wife burns husband alive after he refuses to give her his phone password: Reports
Murder
January 18, 2019

Wife burns husband alive after he refuses to give her his phone password: Reports

A woman in Indonesia reportedly burned her husband alive during an argument over his phone password. The Mirror reported that the dispute occurred after Cahyani Purnama, 25 asked her husband, Dedi, 26, for his phone’s passcode as he repaired roof tiles on their home. Amid the verbal row, police said Dedi came down from the …

Mother who waded into ocean with baby in her arms charged with attempted murder
Family Crime
January 17, 2019

Mother who waded into ocean with baby in her arms charged with attempted murder

Police in California charged a woman with attempted murder after they say she was discovered wading into the Pacific Ocean with her infant, in an alleged attempt to kill herself and the baby on Tuesday afternoon. The San Mateo Sheriff’s Office arrested 36-year-old Chisato Chiyoda, of Cupertino, after they responded to a report just after …

‘Violent chaos’: Children found dead, buried in backyard endured horrific abuse that worsened after family moved in with step grandmother [Report]
Murder
January 17, 2019

‘Violent chaos’: Children found dead, buried in backyard endured horrific abuse that worsened after family moved in with step grandmother [Report]

Two Georgia children found last month deceased and buried in their own backyard, lived with abuse for years before their deaths, according to interviews and documents that span back for years. AJC reports that Elwyn Crocker Sr. and every adult living in a home in Guyton, Georgia, are behind bars after after Mary Crocker, 14, …

New development in missing Kelsey Berreth murder investigation: Authorities to search landfill near Colorado Springs
Family Crime
January 17, 2019

New development in missing Kelsey Berreth murder investigation: Authorities to search landfill near Colorado Springs

The investigation into the disappearance and presumed murder of Kelsey Berreth is reportedly focused on a landfill in Fountain, Colorado, about 40 miles from Berreth’s home in Woodland Park. ABC News reports that a spokesperson for Midway Landfill said that investigators had been in contact about a search of the landfill, believed to be related …

Teen who drowned infant paroled after serving 4 YEARS in juvenile lockup
Juveniles
January 15, 2019

Teen who drowned infant paroled after serving 4 YEARS in juvenile lockup

A Texas woman who was 14 when she intentionally drowned a 2-month-old baby girl was paroled less than four years after she was sentenced to juvenile detention for the 2015 murder. The Dallas Morning News reported that the unnamed 19-year-old had been in juvenile lockup since drowning Justice Hull in January 2015. In May 2015, District Judge Cheryl …