A New York woman in her 30s died while on vacation to the Dominican Republic, the latest report of now more than a dozen American tourists who died under questionable circumstances in the last year. The family of Donette Edge Cannon, 38, of Queens, told the New York Post that the “vibrant” owner of a …
The body of a woman wearing only her underwear was found early Friday in Long Beach, New York. According to Newsday, a jogger found the body on the Long Island beach Friday morning at about 5:30 a.m. The woman was reportedly found face-down in shallow water along the Long Beach shoreline. The woman has not …
A health official in the Dominican Republic has downplayed the significance of nine recent deaths of American tourists, and insisted that reports questioning the safety of vacationing there are “fake news” targeting the popular tourist destination. Ministry of Public Health spokesman Carlos Suero spoke indignantly in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, insisting that …
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 …
