Missing army vet found dead in shallow grave next to her dog
Family Crime
Her ex-husband has been arrested
Murder
December 3, 2017
Police hunt suspect in brutal murder of young model found with throat slashed near her family’s Caribbean guesthouse
Investigators trying to solve the brutal murder of a Queens woman in Jamaica say they have identified a person of interest and are searching for him, the New York Daily News reports. Desiree Gibbon, 26, was found last week on the Caribbean Island along the side of a road with her throat cut and numerous …
Murder
December 2, 2017
Cops nab ‘former cult leader’ suspected of torturing and killing kids over several decades
Authorities identified a woman living in Georgia as the suspect in a decades-old string of child abuse cases related to an alleged cult based in Florida. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Anna Elizabeth Young, 75, married after moving to Georgia and had been using the last name “Anderson.” Police were able to identify her …
Juveniles
December 2, 2017
Florida man intended to have sex with teenage girls before killing their mother: Police
The suspect asked police not to charge him with the sex offenses because it could hurt his chances of joining a motorcycle gang
Family Crime
December 1, 2017
Little girl, 7, finds murdered mother’s body in basement, tells police she ‘didn’t want to be next’
The girl’s father has been charged with stabbing his wife to death
Murder
December 1, 2017
Woman seriously injured in Las Vegas shooting denied any portion of $11 million victim support fund because she didn’t stay in the hospital long enough
Two sisters who were caught in the deadly Las Vegas shooting massacre will be denied access to the multimillion-dollar victim recovery fund because they don’t meet the criteria for receiving a donation. ABC 7 Chicago reports that Jasara Requejo and her sister Kendra Hobbs were in the audience at the Route 91 Harvest Festival concert on …
Murder
December 1, 2017
Neighbor describes ‘terrifying’ screams on night of college student’s barbaric murder
A judge has reportedly upheld all charges against a man accused of slaying Temple University student Jenna Burleigh. Neighbor Noelle Sterling was one of 10 witnesses who testified during Wednesday’s preliminary hearing. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sterling, who lived above the suspect, recalled hearing banging at around 2:15 a.m. on August 31 and called Temple Police. …
Murder
December 1, 2017
Model working to pay for film school in Jamaica found dead with throat cut
A Queens model was murdered while visiting Jamaica; her body was found Saturday morning on a rural road, covered in blood. NBC New York reports that Desiree Gibbon, 26, was living and working in Jamaica on a 3-month visa when her body was found with a slit throat in some bushes on the side of …
Juveniles
December 1, 2017
Teen girl stabbed 80 times, set on fire by man she met online: Police
A Philadelphia man was arrested Tuesday after police say he stabbed a teenage girl 80 times then tried to cover up the murder by setting her body on fire. Cole Swaringer-Herring, 23, is facing charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, and arson, among other charges. He had met 15-year-old Sabriya McLean on Facebook, and the …
Murder
November 29, 2017
Reno gunman takes hostage, opens fire from apartment building where Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock recently sold a condo
A gunman in Reno, Nevada, fired shots into a pedestrian area in a shootout that eerily echoes that Las Vegas gun massacre last month. Fortunately, only the gunman was killed. The Reno Gazette Journal reports that a gunman opened fire from inside The Montage condominium complex in downtown Reno Tuesday night, as he held an unidentified …
Celebrity Justice
November 28, 2017
Aaron Hernandez may have secretly hidden money away for young daughter before his suicide
Aaron Hernandez may have set up a secret trust fund for his young daughter before he took his own life in his prison cell this year. The Boston Herald reportedly obtained documents that indicate Hernandez may have established an irrevocable trusts for his five-year-old daughter, Avielle Janelle Hernandez. This type of protected trusts is established …
Murder
November 28, 2017
Grandmother dies after neighbor stabs her in the face multiple times, then cradles her body until police arrive
A Staten Island grandmother was viciously stabbed to death after leaving a bank Monday afternoon. According to CBS New York, Geetha Howie, 63, was allegedly confronted by her killer near her home, police say. Witness Mark Long told the news station that he heard a struggle and came out to see what was going on. “At …