A Seattle man killed himself after a police officer falsely accused him of seriously injuring a woman in a hit-and-run crash, newly released records show. According to the Seattle Times, an internal police investigation found that the officer’s lie “shocked the conscience” and played a role in the man’s death. The story of the case …
Over a year later, a Mississippi man is behind bars, accused of negligent homicide after a mother and three young children died in a fiery car accident in Texas. 12News reports that Timothy Thomas Poppen, of Mississippi, was allegedly driving an 18-wheeler work truck when he smashed into Chelsea Stanbury of Georgia, killing her and …
UPDATE: 8:25 a.m. WFTS reports that the lockdown has been lifted and that officials say there is no active shooter at the base. A possible armed suspect near the Tanker Way gate area of the base prompted the alerts about an active shooter. While there are no reports of gunfire, authorities are searching for the …
A Boeing 737 jet carrying 180 passengers reportedly crashed in Tehran, the Iranian capital, either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Citing the state-run media the Iranian Students News Agency, the New York Times reports that the plane crashed due to unspecific technical problems. There was no word about the condition of the passengers of the …
An 18-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly attacked a random stranger in a parking lot in Westport, Connecticut. ABC 7 reports that Ellis Tibere, 18, Guilford, confessed to attacking a 33-year-old Greenwich woman in the parking lot of a spa on Post Road East in the upscale Connecticut town. According to the report, …
A New Jersey woman admitted on Monday to killing her son shortly after giving birth to him in March. Despite her admission, the baby’s remains were never found. Jada McClain, 18, said she gave birth to her son alone in her parents’ bathroom and pressed on his chest until he stopped breathing. The baby’s father …
A 2-year-old child is dead and his mother is facing premeditated murder charges as she recovers from self-inflicted injuries. WDIV reports that Chunhui Shi’s husband returned to their home in Novi, Michigan, after work on Friday to find his son’s body and his wife in a bedroom in the home. The toddler was pronounced dead, …
Relatives believe that the gun was real, and claimed the man pointing it was wearing a disguise
Officials announced Friday that a body found in a shallow grave behind a Hueytown residence is that of Paighton Houston. Trussville police confirmed the identity, although the cause and manner of death are still pending. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Houston family as they begin the grieving process,” Trussville Det. Ben Short said, …
A 16-year-old girl is feared dead after she was pulled into Lake Michigan this week by a sudden wave. ABC News reports that Eliza Trainer was with a friend at the Holland State Park pier near Grand Rapids late Wednesday morning when both teens were knocked into the water by a wave. According to WJRT, …
UPDATE: Body exhumed from ‘small hole,’ possible connection to missing Alabama woman, Paighton Houston Original Story Multiple police agencies surrounded a residential area in Hueytown, Alabama, on Thursday. On Friday, officials returned with a search warrant. CBS 42 reports that the Metro Area Crime Center, Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies, and the Birmingham, Trussville, and Hueytown …
A motorist in Tennessee was the first to discover a dead body on the side of the road, that he initially believed was a sleeping woman. WVLT reports that a man was driving along Cedar Springs Valley Road in Sevierville on December 22 when he saw a woman lying on a couch on the side …
