A Long Island grandmother helps capture a suspected scammer. 73-year-old former 911 dispatcher Jean Ebbert receives a call from a man claiming to be her grandson, who’s been jailed for DUI. He needs $8,000 for bail. The problem with the scammer is, Ebbert’s grandchildren aren’t old enough to drive. Ebbert decides to play along and …
A juror in Scott Peterson’s murder trial will be granted immunity when she testifies in a San Mateo County courtroom later this month. Richelle Nice is accused of lying on her juror questionnaire for Peterson’s 2004 trial. Nice has been accused of not disclosing that she had filed for a protective order against her boyfriend’s …
Christina Harris is found dead by a neighbor. Harris’ cause of death was initially ruled accidental by the medical examiner’s office after a blood sample tested positive for opiates, but her family is adamant Christina did not use drugs. The family even insisted officers test her frozen breast milk to prove it. Harris was still …
Boston police officer John O’Keefe dies after being hit by a car and left outside during a snowstorm. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office says it is believed that Karen Read, 41, backed into her boyfriend, 46-year-old O’Keefe, after dropping him off at a party. Earlier in the evening, the couple was at the Waterfall Bar …
An armed gunman rams the gate at former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch and kidnaps a housekeeper. 48-year-old Joseph Beecher facing kidnapping, felony menacing, and other charges in both Colorado and Wyoming. After abducting 46-year-old Amanda Edinger, Beecher forced her to drive to several stops in the Denver area before driving to Wyoming. …
Melissa Molinari is last seen at her home on November 21. A friend reports the 38-year-old missing December 2nd. Her car is left at home. Neighbors say that is unusual as the mom of four is seen going in and out of the house multiple times in the day. According to the husband, Marcello, the …
Summer Chester died in January this year, in a hit-and-run car accident. The other driver, Jonathan Vera, ran a traffic signal. He is now charged with manslaughter in this case, but Vera is also facing other charges. Vera was arrested on capital murder charges after a deadly home invasion. He spent two years in jail, …
The bodies of five women are now linked to a serial killer dubbed the “shopping cart killer.” Anthony Robinson, 35, is charged with two of the murders, but more counts are expected. Investigators believe Robinson met his victims through dating websites, then in at least four cases, lured them to a motel he is known …
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Chaffee County Judge Ramsey Lama orders the release of several pieces of evidence from Barry Morphew’s preliminary hearing. Included in this material are various texts, sent by missing mom Suzanne Morphew to her husband, her lover, her sister, and her best friend, that put their marriage into context. In the texts, Suzanne confides that she …
A rancher finds Gabriel Quintanilla beaten, in a field outside McAllen, Texas. The 42-year-old dies of blunt force trauma to the head. An investigation uncovers a warrant for Quintanilla on charges of continuous sexual assault of a child and assault, family violence. This is after Quintanilla’s 9-year-old daughter accuses him of inappropriately touching her. Police …
The body of 13-year-old Minnie Soriano is found by a homeless man in a dumpster. The girl has been sex abused and strangled. Now after 22 years, 49-year-old Joseph Martinez has been arrested. Officials allege that Martinez, who teaches astronomy on the street, knew Soriano because he lived in her building. The teen also had …
A new investigation has launched in the death of a popular social media influencer after allegations of botched police work. Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, died of what has been ruled as an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, prescription medication, and alcohol. A 911 was called by a man Smith-Fields met through a dating app. Matthew LaFountain told …
