A Tennessee man found with a severed human torso in his car is out of jail, but prosecutors are hoping to revoke his bond after learning he had a previous DUI conviction. Knox News reports that 29-year-old Dorrae Johnson was arrested earlier this week and charged with vehicular homicide, felony evading arrest and driving with …
A family from Virginia reportedly became violently ill while on a vacation to the Dominican Republic, after eating at the same hotel where members of a graduation trip were also sickened. Amy Burbach Jensen of Fairfax told the New York Post that her family of eight traveled to the Dominican Republic for a vacation on …
The family of a Staten Island woman who died mysteriously while vacationing in the Dominican Republic earlier this month says that officials there claimed the woman had a history of heart attacks, when in fact she did not. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Leyla Cox, 53, died on June 10 while on vacation in Punta Cana …
Washington police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked the same victim he previously raped. Authorities believe he is still in the same area, hiding out. KIRO 7 reports that 35-year-old Francisco Carranza-Ramirez was released from jail last Thursday and on Sunday, returned to the victim’s home in White Center and beat her, according …
Several members of a group on a graduation trip to the Dominican Republic reportedly became violently ill shortly after their arrival to the Caribbean tourist spot. Liz McLaughlin and her daughter were reportedly among a group of graduating seniors from Deer Creek High School and their parents who traveled together to the Dominican Republic earlier …
A police chase on Sunday morning ended with a man behind bars after police reportedly found a severed human torso inside his car. Knox News reports that Dorrae Debrice Johnson, 29, was swerving in and out of lanes on Interstate 40 early Sunday morning at around 3:30 a.m. in Knoxville, prompting police to pull him …
Amanda Knox returned to Italy for the first since she was acquitted of murder there four years ago and revealed she had considered suicide in jail, Reuters reports. Knox, 31, reportedly spoke Saturday at a criminal justice conference in the city of Modena. In her remarks, she blasted authorities for how she was treated and …
Authorities in Indiana say a man was arrested on suspicion of burglary, but not before the elderly occupants leaped to action in defense of their 6-year-old granddaughter sleeping under the same roof. According to the New York Post, 37-year-old Benjamin Dillon is accused of intruding into the home of Martin and Patricia Roth. “I wouldn’t …
The FBI is reportedly examining blood samples of American tourists who died while on vacation in the Dominican Republic in recent months. Authorities in the U.S. are reportedly looking to track down the suppliers of alcoholic beverages that some tourists may have consumed before they became ill or died. Law enforcement officials told the New …
A Staten Island woman is the latest in a spate of mysterious deaths among American tourists visiting the Dominican Republic. William Cox told SILive.com that his mother Leyla Cox traveled to the Dominican Republic on June 5 to celebrate her birthday and was found dead in her hotel room in June 10. Cox said that …
A yoga instructor from Pennsylvania was found dead in the water at a Dominican Republic beach. Citing local newspapers in the Dominican Republic, the Morning Call reports that Surely Miller, 40, was found dead in the water Wednesday after going missing at a beach in Cabarete the day before. Miller was reportedly swept away in …
The brother of a real estate mogul and reality TV star is among the American tourists who died suddenly and unexpectedly in the Dominican Republic in recent months. TMZ reports that the brother of “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran, John Corcoran, was found dead in his hotel room during a visit to the Caribbean tourist …
