Violent Crime

‘Mom’ shoots two daughters, leaving one dead and another in life-threatening condition ahead of planned move to be near the girls’ father: Report

 ‘Mom’ shoots two daughters, leaving one dead and another in life-threatening condition ahead of planned move to be near the girls’ father: Report
Juveniles

A Virginia woman is accused of shooting two little girls believed to be her daughters, killing one and seriously injuring another. NBC Washington reports that Veronica Youngblood, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder after police officers responded to a call to a Fairfax County home and found two little girls shot. One girl, who had …

‘Just f****g kill me’: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz confession released; suspect says he attempted suicide before deadly gun massacre
Murder
August 6, 2018

‘Just f****g kill me’: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz confession released; suspect says he attempted suicide before deadly gun massacre

Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz confessed to the deadly gun massacre just minutes after he was interrogated by police on February 14, a new transcript shows. Cruz, then 19, was able to blend in with evacuating students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after he allegedly opened fire on that Wednesday, but …

Baby pulled from East River near Brooklyn Bridge pronounced dead: Tourists who spotted infant floating in the water thought it was a doll
Juveniles
August 6, 2018

Baby pulled from East River near Brooklyn Bridge pronounced dead: Tourists who spotted infant floating in the water thought it was a doll

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a baby who was found floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday. A family visiting from Stillwater, Oklahoma, spotted the approximately 8-month-old boy wearing only diapers in the shallow water near the Manhattan shoreline at about 4 p.m. Chiropractor Monte Campbell said …

CAPTURED! Convicted child rapist escapes from Kansas prison just 3 days after arrival [UPDATE]
Juveniles
August 5, 2018

CAPTURED! Convicted child rapist escapes from Kansas prison just 3 days after arrival [UPDATE]

UPDATE, Monday, August 6: Cowley County Emergency Communications has announced in a Facebook post that Robert Terrell is now in police custody. Further details were not immediately available. Original story: A convicted child rapist has escaped from prison just three days after arriving to the correctional facility, Fox News reports. Cowley County Emergency Communications department …

‘House of Horrors’ victims want their birth certificates, IDs back after years of starvation, torture, confinement
Family Crime
August 4, 2018

‘House of Horrors’ victims want their birth certificates, IDs back after years of starvation, torture, confinement

The children of accused “House of Horrors” defendants David and Louise Turpin have asked for their birth certificates and IDs, another indication that the abuse victims are seeking to reclaim their lives. KABC-TV reports the judge presiding over the case approved the request during an arraignment on Friday. Attorneys on both sides stipulated that they …

Teen throws young boy off 30-foot waterslide because he was tired of waiting in line: Police
Juveniles
August 3, 2018

Teen throws young boy off 30-foot waterslide because he was tired of waiting in line: Police

An 18-year-old in Minnesota was arrested after he allegedly tossed a young boy from a waterslide platform, causing the boy to plunge 31 feet into concrete. Local news station KMSP reports that the 18-year-old man, identified by the New York Post as Roman Adams, approached the young boy standing on the waterslide platform at Apple Valley Aquatic …

Suspect in murder of former President Bush personal doctor dead of suicide
Murder
August 3, 2018

Suspect in murder of former President Bush personal doctor dead of suicide

The man suspected of killing a Houston-based cardiologist who used to be former President George W. Bush’s personal physician has taken his own life. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police identified Joseph Pappas as the suspect in the fatal July 20 shooting of Mark Hausknecht, who was killed while riding his bike in Houston. The suspect was also …

Las Vegas Shooting: New report says gunman Stephen Paddock showed ‘diminished mental capacity;’ authorities never found missing hard drive
Murder
August 3, 2018

Las Vegas Shooting: New report says gunman Stephen Paddock showed ‘diminished mental capacity;’ authorities never found missing hard drive

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Joseph Lombardo announced in a press conference on Friday that police have completed their criminal investigation into the deadly Las Vegas shooting on October 1, which killed 58 people and injured hundreds more. Lombardo highlighted the conclusions in the report; noting that while the criminal investigation had been completed, the …