Kingston Frazier Update: Youngest suspect in trio accused of killing 6-year-old names the shooter
Murder
Dwan Wakefield tells police who the shooter is, while Wakefield Sr. insists his son isn’t involved.
Murder
May 19, 2017
Missing Ohio woman’s remains found in container, ex-husband arrested for murder
The ex-husband of a woman whose remains were discovered this week was indicted on on murder charges. Roaa Al-Dhannoon, 24, was reported missing last October. WKYC reported that the mother’s body was found in a buried container along Big Creek in Brooklyn, Ohio, on Monday. Fahad Mohammed Saeed, 26, her former husband, reportedly told authorities that he believed Al-Dhannoon …
Family Crime
May 19, 2017
‘You’re going to die tonight’: Video released shows final moments before adoptive dad allegedly killed son
-Kentae Williams, 10, was laid to rest on Thursday.
-The child’s adoptive father, Leon Williams Sr., is accused of beating him and drowning him in the bathtub.
-Witnesses heard the child’s father threaten him on the day he was killed.
-A shocking video captured Kentae’s last moments before his death.
-Kentae died in an apartment in Decatur, Georgia.
-Godmother: “I want justice for Kentae.”
-The father is behind bars, charged with Kentae’s murder.
-Three child protection services workers were fired after the boy’s death.
-Kentae was taken away from his mother at age 3 by Family and Children Services (DFACS).
-His mother unsuccessfully for years to bring him back home and get him out of “the system.”
Murder
May 17, 2017
8-month-old baby killed by day care owner in fit of rage
The infant died after the day care owner slammed his head against a changing table
Murder
May 17, 2017
Doctor fights prosecutor’s demand for DNA in wife April Kauffman murder probe
April Kauffman’s husband has never been named a suspect in the New Jersey talk show host’s 2012 murder, but a prosecutor is now asking a judge to order Dr. James Kauffman to give a DNA sample. The husband’s lawyer is fighting the demand, but a judge will soon decide if he’ll have to give DNA. …
Murder
May 17, 2017
Teen murder caught on Snapchat! Blames ‘Fast & Furious’
A 19-year-old former high school wrestler who allegedly murdered his close friend before boasting about the killing in an Snapchat post will face trial on charges of first-degree murder as prosecutors argue that the chokehold killing was premeditated. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez of Escondido, California, is accused of killing his friend 20-year-old Maithem Alfuraiji during a “fight to …
Juveniles
May 16, 2017
Iyana Lowery, South Carolina girl missing since mother’s murder, found dead
The search for a missing eight-year-old girl whose mother was murdered this month has ended with the discovery of her body in a remote area in South Carolina. According to WSPA, Iyana Lowery, 8, was found dead near McColl, South Carolina on Sunday, and investigators positively identified her body on Tuesday. “The body was recovered in …
Child Abuse
May 15, 2017
Mom watched daughter’s rape and murder before having sex and making dinner with her killer: Police
Monster mom told police that watching her daughter’s assault gave her ‘sexual gratification’
Family Crime
May 13, 2017
Woman kills father, blames it on ‘intruder’ in ritzy South Carolina neighborhood: Police
A South Carolina woman allegedly shot her father to death but told police he was killed by an intruder. According to The Post and Courier, Robert Simpson, who lived in a wealthy section of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, was shot to death early Tuesday morning in his bedroom, while his wife and other family members were …
Murder
May 12, 2017
Teen girl tortured, forced to stand half-naked in snow before stabbing death: Police
The murder suspect, also a teen girl, said she would see her in hell
Murder
May 11, 2017
Ex-boyfriend allegedly drove Volvo around with dead woman who was nearly drained of blood
With chilling testimony from a medical examiner, the prosecution has rested its case in the retrial of a Connecticut man previously convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend. According to the Hartford Courant, Maurice Francis was convicted in 2012 of murdering Tashima Reddick, but the Supreme Court ordered a retrial three years later after finding the the judge …
Murder
May 10, 2017
GUILTY! Babysitter who fractured 4-month-old’s skull during fatal beating convicted
A babysitter was convicted for the beating death of a 4-month-old left in her care last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The District Attorney’s statement obtained by KTLA said a jury found Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 21, guilty of second-degree murder, assault on a child becoming comatose, child abuse, and assault on a …