Over 100 prison inmates stage rare ‘mass attack’ on eight guards
Police
Unclear if the attack was premeditated
Murder
May 25, 2017
Federal prosecutor found dead on Florida beach
A federal prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney’s office has been found dead on a Hollywood, Florida, beach. According to the Miami Herald, Beranton J. Whisenant Jr., 37, was found dead by a passerby in the water at Hollywood Beach Wednesday morning. Police believe he may have died from a gunshot wound to the head or some …
Bullies
May 24, 2017
12-year-old terror tries to set elderly woman on fire, beats her with a metal rod: Police
The boy has already been arrested TWICE for armed robbery
Child Abuse
May 24, 2017
The nightmare goes on: Records show years of abuse suffered by Adrian Jones, stealing food from trash to survive
Unsealed records from the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) show multiple allegations of abuse against Heather Jones, the stepmother of Adrian Jones who, along with Adrian’s father Michael, pleaded guilty to murdering the child. The 7-year-old boy starved to death in 2015 before his father fed his body to pigs. Prior to his …
Terror
May 22, 2017
Children among victims of suicide bomb at Ariana Grande show
Suicide bomber kills at least 22 people
Hate Crimes
May 22, 2017
Hate crime? FBI now investigating fatal stabbing of black student after finding suspect belongs to racist Facebook group
Richard Collins III was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army days before he was stabbed to death.
Violent Crime
May 20, 2017
Student stabs another to death on University of Maryland campus
A University Maryland is in custody for the stabbing murder of a Bowie Stats University student on the University of Marlyland’s College Park campus. According to The Baltimore Sun, the stabbing took place at about 3 a.m., near a bus stop and the school’s Montgomery Hall. Police have not yet released the name of the …
Violent Crime
May 18, 2017
Deadly Times Square crash driver Richard Rojas was high, possibly following Scientology: Report
The suspect is being tested for additional drugs
Child Abuse
May 17, 2017
Adrian Jones torture, murder prompts lawmakers to reconsider homeschooling rules
After a homeschooled child was brutally tortured and abused for years before he starved to death, a Kansas prosecutor is arguing for new regulations that better protect children who are not enrolled in school and therefore may not have outside witnesses who might pick up on abuse or neglect. The horrific abuse and murder of …
Murder
May 17, 2017
Teen murder caught on Snapchat! Blames ‘Fast & Furious’
A 19-year-old former high school wrestler who allegedly murdered his close friend before boasting about the killing in an Snapchat post will face trial on charges of first-degree murder as prosecutors argue that the chokehold killing was premeditated. Salvador Alejandro Sanchez of Escondido, California, is accused of killing his friend 20-year-old Maithem Alfuraiji during a “fight to …
Juveniles
May 16, 2017
Iyana Lowery, South Carolina girl missing since mother’s murder, found dead
The search for a missing eight-year-old girl whose mother was murdered this month has ended with the discovery of her body in a remote area in South Carolina. According to WSPA, Iyana Lowery, 8, was found dead near McColl, South Carolina on Sunday, and investigators positively identified her body on Tuesday. “The body was recovered in …
Violent Crime
May 13, 2017
Felon stabbed man in ‘completely random’ attack, police say
A convicted felon is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly stabbed an Oregon man for no apparent reason. The Oregonian reported that Michael Lee Williams (pictured left), 33, is accused of stabbing Pedro Shroyer, 38, multiple times outside of an Old Town apartment building Monday night. Surveillance cameras caught the victim attempting to flee following the stabbing …