Five-year-old boy brutally beaten because he opened a Christmas present early: Police
Child Abuse
“Wesley hurt me bad mama,’ is all he kept saying,” the boy’s mother wrote on Facebook
Murder
December 21, 2017
Mom finds young son and girlfriend dead in shocking murder-suicide: Report
Early reports offer a conflicting picture of the couple’s relationship and the events immediately leading to the discovery of their bodies
Violent Crime
December 21, 2017
Domestic abuse suspect shoots random woman walking dog to show girlfriend how ‘crazy’ he is: Police
‘I will shoot anybody that plays with me’
Murder
December 20, 2017
‘Someone just hated him’: Billionaire philanthropist found hanging next to wife by indoor pool in mansion was caught up in family legal dispute
Friends and family of the couple insist there is no way Barry and Honey Sherman died in a murder-suicide
Juveniles
December 20, 2017
‘Crime Stories’ Podcast: Guilty plea in Snapchat murder plot after 14-year-old girl shot in head, left freezing in a ditch over ‘annoying’ social media messages
A second teen boy has pleaded guilty to plotting to murder a 14-year-old girl because he and the triggerman didn’t like her Snapchat posts. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jayzon Decker, 17, pleaded guilty to to first-degree felony attempted aggravated murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice. Colter Danny Peterson, also 17, had previously admitted to …
Violent Crime
December 19, 2017
SEE IT: Women pull hair, trade blows in Chuck E. Cheese’s as stunned parents and kids look on
A video posted on social media reportedly depicted two women trading blows in an Indiana Chuck E. Cheese’s–as families watched the whole thing unfold. Facebook user Cujo Bailey uploaded the footage Saturday, which showed the two women grappling before striking one another and pulling each other’s hair. At one point, a woman can be seen …
Family Crime
December 19, 2017
Canadian billionaire couple found hanged side-by-side with belts next to mansion indoor pool; security cameras were disabled
Despite the suspicious circumstances, Toronto police say they are not looking for suspects
Animal Crimes
December 19, 2017
Police reveal pitbulls seen chewing owner’s ribcage during gruesome attack; dispel rumors of foul play
“Once a dog tastes human flesh it is not safe to have that dog around humans.”
Murder
December 18, 2017
Ex-wife of wealthy American cryptocurrency trader in ‘swinger’ couple with teen model before she fell naked from luxury building says their marriage was ‘apple pie … very vanilla’
The family of a young model whose naked body was found on a landing in a high-rise building in Malaysia continues to push for a deeper probe into the sudden death, as the ex-wife of a man who may be connected to her said in an interview that he was a completely different person when …
Family Crime
December 18, 2017
Billionaire couple found hanging by mansion indoor pool had enemies and were both murder victims, friends insist
“There is absolutely zero debate in my mind, this was a double homicide,” said a Canadian senator and friend in response to murder-suicide theory
Violent Crime
December 18, 2017
Teen boy delivering newspapers to buy sister’s birthday gift gets shot in the head randomly
A 15-year-old Chicago boy is dead after being shot in the head by a bullet while out delivering newspapers with his stepdad on Sunday. Police are now trying to figure out if it was a case of mistaken identity. WGN9 reports that on Sunday morning at around 6:40 a.m., Brian Jasso was delivering papers with …
Murder
December 18, 2017
Young diplomat raped, murdered and tossed on the side of the highway; Uber driver in custody
A British diplomat who worked in Beirut was found dead and tossed on the side of the road after she took an Uber ride after a night out with friends. The driver is in custody on suspicion of murder. The BBC reports that Rebecca Dykes, believed to be 30 years old, was found dead on …