A Florida woman was convicted Thursday of stabbing her boyfriend to death after their breakup in November 2016. Melanie Eam, 22, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of her on-again, off-again boyfriend, James Barry. Prosecutors said Eam stabbed Barry seven times with a butcher knife at his Palm Beach County home before fleeing to Maryland, …
A Washington man who admitted to killing two women and lighting the home he murdered them in on fire learned his fate in court this week. Matthew Ryan Leupold was sentenced to nearly 61 years on Thursday for the January 2017 slayings of Theresa Greenhalgh, 31, and Mary Buras, 22. The News Tribune reported that Leupold …
Police in Phoenix have released the 911 call made by staff at an Arizona health care facility after a woman who had been in a vegetative state for more than a decade — perhaps most of her life — went into labor and gave birth, before anyone at the facility noticed the 29-year-old woman was …
A 12-year-old Oregon boy was taken into custody early Thursday, days after an elderly woman reportedly was found dead in her home. The Oregonian reported that the tween, who wasn’t publicly identified due to his age, is being held at the Serbu Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of murder and first-degree burglary in connection with …
Barron County authorities shared additional details on Friday afternoon in connection with the disappearance of 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, Jayme Closs, who was found alive in Gordon on Thursday. According to Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, the man accused of abducting Jayme and killing her parents was identified earlier today as 21-year-old Jake Patterson, of Gordon. Fitzgerald …
Prosecutors reportedly said that charges could be reduced against the Illinois man accused of killing and dismembering his 2-year-old son in 2015 after he cried while having an allergic reaction to milk. The family of Kyrian Knox told WBBM Wednesday that the state’s attorney’s office informed them that they may reduce murder charges against Kamel Harris, …
The Pennsylvania man standing trial for murdering a Temple University student has admitted to moving the woman’s body to his grandmother’s home but still denies killing her. WPVI reported that Joshua Hupperterz, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday to abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with the August 2017 slaying of Jenna Burleigh, 22. Burleigh’s body …
A new development in the disturbing case of a patient becoming pregnant and giving birth while in a vegetative state sheds some light on why staff at the Arizona nursing facility did not realize the 29-year-old woman was pregnant. Fox 10 has obtained court documents showing that the patient, who had been in a vegetative …
A couple in Idaho who called the FBI regarding the disappearance of Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth have revealed more about their impressions of Patrick Frazee and the Twin Falls nurse who is reportedly being investigated for a possible role in Berreth’s presumed murder. Patty and Joe Rockstahl have given a lengthy interview to CBS, which …
A suspect has turned himself in Thursday, days after he allegedly fatally punched a dog walker who got into an argument with him about leashing his dog. According to WCAU, Matthew Oropeza, 24, is currently jailed for Saturday night’s incident at Gold Park in Philadelphia that left Drew Justice, 38, dead. Justice and his fiancée were reportedly …
A couple in Twin Falls, Idaho, contacted the FBI about allegations involving Krystal Lee, the woman believed to be under investigation for a possible role in the disappearance and presumed murder of Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth. Patrick Frazee, the father of Berreth’s 1-year-old daughter, is in custody facing multiple murder charges, including solicitation of first-degree …
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has announced that remains found in May 2018 near the site of the Hart family murder-suicide crash belong to missing Hannah Hart, age 16. Hannah and her adopted brother Devonte Hart have been missing since their adoptive mother, Jennifer Hart, drove the family’s SUV over a cliff along the Pacific …
