Multiple shoppers stabbed at Mall of America; children waiting for Santa saw victims lying on the ground
Burglary
“My daughter could see people lying on the ground who had been stabbed”
Violent Crime
November 12, 2017
Angry boyfriend throws gasoline on girlfriend, burns her alive and dumps her on highway: Police
A woman was seriously injured this week when her live-in boyfriend set her on fire and left her alongside a Mississippi highway, KARK-TV reports. Police on Friday arrested Jerry Glenn Willis, 43, in Arkansas on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and felony taking of a motor vehicle. Agents from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and …
Missing
November 12, 2017
‘Every day is like a year’: Family of Chinese scholar presumed murdered still desperate for answers as they return home without her body
The family of a Chinese scholar who police believe was murdered is leaving the United States without her body, the Associated Press reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Yingying Zhang vanished in June in Urbana, Illinois, where she was to begin her doctoral studies at the University of Illinois. Although Zhang’s body has not been located, …
Family Crime
November 11, 2017
3-year-old tot girl body found in Crestview woods
A Florida man allegedly dumped the body of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in the woods after he kicked her in the head as punishment for getting out of a car seat, WPMI-TV reports. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Adelynn Merrell was found in a wooded area near a highway in …
Family Crime
November 11, 2017
Millionaire ‘dad’ strangles 7-year-old daughter to death
A British antiques dealer has been charged with murder after he allegedly strangled his 7-year-old daughter to death, the Guardian reports. Authorities say Robert Peters, 55, used a dressing gown cord to kill his daughter Sophia in the family’s million-dollar residence in southwest London last week. Peters reportedly called police himself. Emergency crews later rushed …
Juveniles
November 10, 2017
Florida hero dad thwarts kidnappers who nab his daughter
A Florida dad is being hailed as a hero for saving his daughter from an armed kidnapping attempt at his home. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release announcing that four teenagers from Crestview, Florida, were in custody after the incident which occurred around 10:30 pm Tuesday night. Police responded to a call about …
Violent Crime
November 10, 2017
Texas church shooter used ‘dogs as target practice’ before gun massacre, says former colleague
A former Air Force colleague of the Texas church shooter says that the gunman told her he bought pets to use as target practice, and that the Dylann Roof church massacre was “cool.” Devin Kelley, the gunman responsible for Sunday’s deadly mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, reportedly told his Holloman Air Force …
Family Crime
November 10, 2017
Teen murders his foster family, including 10-year-old sister: Police
An Oregon teen is accused of shooting and killing his foster mother and his two sisters in Portland. KRON 4 reports that the 16-year-old boy, Kevin Adams, is in police custody after surrendering at the scene of the killing on Tuesday night. The victims, Donya Adams, 55; her biological daughter Amory Adams, 26; and 10-year-old foster …
Murder
November 8, 2017
After she refuses marriage proposal, man breaks teen girl’s neck, pops her eyes out and hacks her to death: Police
A Pennsylvania man is accused of brutally murdering a 19-year-old woman after she rejected his marriage proposal. The Morning Call reports that Christopher R. Tucker, 34, “snapped” when he asked Tara M. Serino to marry him, and she refused. Tucker is accused of snapping the young woman’s neck and attacking her with a hatchet, before rolling up …
Violent Crime
November 8, 2017
Texas church gunman once fled mental health center, threatened superiors
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The gunman who killed more than two dozen at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health facility in New Mexico in 2012, police reports indicated. The reports also noted that Devin Patrick Kelley was once caught trying to bring guns onto a military base and threatened superior …
Violent Crime
November 7, 2017
Texas church gunman once escaped from mental health center
By NOMAAN MERCHANT, JIM VERTUNO and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The gunman who carried out the massacre at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health center in New Mexico in 2012 and got in trouble for bringing guns onto a military base and threatening his superiors there, police …
Violent Crime
November 6, 2017
Texas gunman killed wife’s grandmother in Sunday church shooting
Texas church shooting suspect Devin Patrick Kelley reportedly killed his wife’s grandmother during Sunday’s massacre that left 26 dead. CNN reports that Lula White, 71, was among the dozens of parishioners killed when Kelley, 26, opened fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. “My sister was a wonderful, caring person—a God-loving person. She loved the people …