HIDE YOUR JEWELS! Burglar pretends to live in lux NYC apartment building for years, allegedly steals $400,000 worth of jewelry while victims go on vacation
September 8, 2019
Body found in search for missing California mom Heather Gumina
A California man has been arrested after authorities discovered the suspected remains of his wife, who has been missing since July. According to the Sacramento Bee, police on Friday arrested Anthony Gumina, 44, in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Heather Gumina, 33. Deputies served him a “no bail warrant for domestic violence,” according …
September 6, 2019
Owners of California diving boat where raging fire killed 34 passengers say they should not be held liable: Report
The owners of the Conception diving boat, which was carrying 34 passengers when a deadly fire erupted early Monday morning, have argued in a court petition that they should not be held financially liable for the deaths. All but one of the 34 bodies have been recovered from the disaster site off the coast of …
September 5, 2019
Crew who survived dive ship fire given drug, alcohol tests; grilled by investigators
The crew members who survived a fire on the dive boat Conception have submitted to intensive questioning as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the cause of the deadly blaze, which killed all 34 passengers. In an effort to determine what caused the blaze that engulfed the vessel early Monday morning — and why none …
September 2, 2019
BREAKING: Bodies recovered from doomed diving boat that burned before sinking; crew members who survived were awake as flames erupted and jumped to safety: Report
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that four bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a charter boat that became engulfed in flames on Monday morning before sinking, the BBC reports. More than two dozen people remain unaccounted for. Authorities confirmed earlier Monday that five surviving crew members were awake when the fire …
September 2, 2019
BREAKING: Boat carrying dozens of passengers sinks after catching fire near Santa Cruz Island; dozens below deck feared dead
The commercial diving boat that caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning has since sunk in waters off the southern California coast, CBS Los Angeles reports. The Coast Guard said in a statement obtained by the news station that the 75-foot-long charter boat sank in about 64 feet of water where it was …
September 1, 2019
2-year-old girl screams in agony as mother’s boyfriend tortures, rapes, and murders her: Report
A New Jersey toddler screamed in agony as she was tortured, raped and eventually murdered by her mother’s boyfriend, The Trentonian reports. Authorities have reportedly accused Maison Andres Torres, 25, of killing 2-year-old Lia Victoria Merino-Rodriguez in August. Torres had moved into his girlfriend’s Trenton, New Jersey, home two weeks after the couple met, according …
August 31, 2019
‘That will teach you next time’: Newspaper driver dies in flood water after 911 operator scolds her, implies she should have known better
An Arkansas woman who died last weekend during a flood pleaded for help from a 911 operator, who told the terrified caller to “shut up” and made other disturbing comments, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. Last Saturday, Debra Stevens (pictured left), 47, was delivering newspapers when floodwaters swept her vehicle away in Forth Smith, Arkansas. Newly …
August 27, 2019
‘There are a lot of ways to die’: Jeffrey Epstein accuser says Ghislaine Maxwell threatened her after she spoke about sexual abuse
One of the first women to publicly accuse Jeffrey Epstein of sexual misconduct has detailed her experiences with the sex offender and her failed efforts to bring Epstein to justice. Maria Farmer, a once-promising artist, told the New York Times about her attempts to alert law enforcement to the alleged sexual abuses she and her …
August 24, 2019
Horrific video shows man crushed by elevator in Manhattan high-rise
Disturbing new video shows the moment a man was horrifically crushed to death by an elevator this week, the New York Post reports. Sam Waisbren, 30, had attempted to exit the elevator in the lobby of his Manhattan high-rise around 8:15 a.m. Thursday when the elevator suddenly lost control and plummeted downward. Waisbren was pinned …
August 20, 2019
After serving years in prison, rape survivor convicted of homicide after having stillborn baby has been acquitted: Reports
A 21-year-old rape victim suspected of having an abortion has been acquitted of homicide during a retrial case in El Salvador. The Guardian reports that 21-year-old Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was raped by a suspected gang member in 2016 when she was 18 and at the time, had no idea she had become pregnant. She testified …