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Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview

 Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview
Child Abuse

The boyfriend of the mother of a 10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances last week has been arrested. NBC News reports that Kareem Leiva, 32, was taken into custody on Wednesday following an interview with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives, “at an unmarked law enforcement office on Sierra Highway,” the report states. “Homicide detectives interviewed …

Chewing gum helps detectives crack cold case of beloved young teacher’s murder: Report
Murder
June 27, 2018

Chewing gum helps detectives crack cold case of beloved young teacher’s murder: Report

After over 60 suspects were excluded for the 1992 murder and rape of a beloved Pennsylvania teacher, detectives may have finally found the person responsible for her death. Washington Post reports that 25-year-old Christy Mirack, of Lancaster was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. The school teacher had just finished wrapping …

Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz: Video apparently catches employees kicking bloodied teen out store moments after machete stabbing
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June 26, 2018

Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz: Video apparently catches employees kicking bloodied teen out store moments after machete stabbing

Emerging surveillance footage reportedly shows slain Bronx teen Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz hiding in a bodega while another video catches store employees showing the wounded 15-year-old the door moments after he’s stabbed. The New York Post reported that the first video shows Guzman-Feliz entering Zesarina Grocery Store and attempting to hide behind the counter. After a brief struggle with …

Teen ‘mom’ strangles newborn baby minutes after birth & hides the infant’s body inside vanity
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June 25, 2018

Teen ‘mom’ strangles newborn baby minutes after birth & hides the infant’s body inside vanity

A New Jersey mother who admitted to strangling her newborn daughter and hiding her tiny body was sentenced on Friday to serve seven years in prison. People reports that according to Bernie Weisenfeld, spokesperson for the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, 21-year-old Jade Fanz had already pleaded guilty two years prior to second-degree manslaughter after authorities found her …

Father shot dead on Malibu camping trip in front of two young daughters: Report
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June 24, 2018

Father shot dead on Malibu camping trip in front of two young daughters: Report

A California father of two was shot dead while on a weekend camping trip at Malibu Creek State Park. KTLA reports that Tristan Beaudette, 35, was shot dead in his tent before sunrise on Friday. His two daughters, ages 2 and 4, were also in the tent at the time but were found unharmed. Beaudette was …

Woman kills boyfriend, stages elaborate kidnapping to cover her crime: Cops
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June 23, 2018

Woman kills boyfriend, stages elaborate kidnapping to cover her crime: Cops

Authorities in Arizona say a Prescott woman killed her boyfriend and then staged her own kidnapping to cover up the crime. According to Fox News, 57-year-old Sharalyn Stura was arrested this week on suspicion of first-degree murder. Investigators say she killed 66-year-old Jay Michael Freeman before concocting a false story that involved an intruder forcing …