A Colorado judge ripped a defendant this week as “an insignificant little man with a big gun” as he sentenced him to life without parole for killing three members of his ex-girlfriend’s family and another man in 2022. “I’ve had many people stand before me as defendants and say, ‘I’m not a bad person, I …
A newlywed Michigan couple has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed a groomsman in their wedding. The Flint Police Department said they were called to a “pedestrian injury crash” in the city on Friday at about 8 p.m. and found Terry Lewis Taylor Jr., 29, severely injured. He was taken …
Maine State Police are investigating the death of a woman found Monday inside a parked car in Dayton. Police received a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. about a body in a vehicle near Goodwins Mills Road, according to Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The woman matched the description of Autumn …
Police in Louisiana are searching for a mother whose 4-year-old child reported escaped from their apartment last week and was hit by a car. The boy suffered a skull fracture, a broken femur, and several lacerations to his head and body, an warrant says, according to WAFB. Baton Rouge Police said they spoke with the …
A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has been charged with serving as an agent for the Chinese government, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announced Tuesday. The New York Times reports that Linda Sun, who once served as Hochul’s deputy chief of staff, faces charges including violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents …
A 4-year-old North Carolina boy abducted at gunpoint by his mother was recovered Saturday morning, and his mother and her boyfriend were arrested. The incident began Friday afternoon when Deneshia Williams, Jontae Purdie, and another man accosted the boy’s father, WTVD reported. Williams reportedly held a gun on the father while Purdie and the other, …
The Maryland Supreme Court reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction on Friday, ruling that the 2022 hearing leading to his release violated the rights of the alleged victim’s family. According to Fox News Digital, the 4-3 decision happened after the court reviewed the case in October, which gained fame through the 2014 “Serial” podcast. As CrimeOnline …
Police are searching for a Sacramento woman who was last seen Monday morning at a mining camp near Nevada City. According to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Esmeralda Marie Pineda is missing and considered at risk. She was last spotted between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. at a mining claim camp near the middle …
A 28-year-old Kansas mother has been charged with murder after she led a deputy on a high speed chase late Sunday afternoon and crashed, killing her 17-month-old child. Maria Papalas crashed into a wall at about 5:30 p.m. but fled when an Atchison County deputy pulled up behind behind her and got out to speak …
The daughter of a former MLB pitcher was reported missing in Texas on Monday, following an alleged fight with her boyfriend. Brenna Swindell, the mother of three and daughter of longtime MLB pitcher Greg Swindell, has been missing from the Austin area since August 22, according to a Facebook post by her mother, Sarah Swindell. …
A Florida man was arrested Saturday after his children called 911 and said he’d shot their mother. Jose Manuel Otero-Fontanez, 48, opened fire on police when they responded to the call in the Hanover Lakes community in St. Cloud, WESH reported. Officers sent a drone into the house, and Otero-Fontanez reported fired at the drone …
