A former ABC reporter is expected to be sentenced in a Virginia federal court this week for possession of child pornography. According to the Daily Beast, James Gordon Meek, 54, has asked the court for leniency — while attributing his illicit addiction to his war and torture reporting. Meek admitted to having and sharing explicit …
A Florida man killed last week in a house fire lost his partner to murder in the same neighborhood in 2017, according to reports. Dan Kane, 66, was killed in a house fire in Seminole Heights on September 18. Tampa police confirmed to WTVT that one person was detained at the scene of the fire, …
West Virginia police announced on Tuesday that they have identified a woman who was found dead in February. WCHS reported that an inmate on work release was picking up trash on February 21 when he discovered Tamber Johnson, 31, dead under a blanket in Charleston. Though police publicized sketches of three of her tattoos, she …
An Indiana man in jail for attempted murder on a child was apparently given a beatdown inside his cell Wednesday. Journal & Courier reports that James Brian Chadwell II, 42, lost a fight at the Tippecanoe County jail to another inmate, identified as Quentin Jackson Jr., 25. According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, Chadwell …
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a Philadelphia man for a murder and rape during a home invasion in 2013. Thomas Delgado, 50, was arraigned on Wednesday on charges of criminal homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, and other related charges, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s office said that Delgado …
Two teenage Philadelphia boys have been charged as adults for their involvement in a shooting that left 16-year-old boy critically wounded with a gunshot to the head. The two boys, 17 and 16, face a number of charges that could be upgraded if their victim dies. The shooting took place Thursday night on a transit …
A West Philadelphia mom and her boyfriend have been charged in connection with the disappearance of her 4-year-old son, who has not been seen since late November. Dominique Bailey, 28, faces multiple charges, including murder, endangering the welfare of a child, false reports, and abuse of a corpse in the presumed death of Damari Carter, …
A Pennsylvania man who was out on bail for a previous shooting is accused of firing a gun into a home and killing three people, including two young brothers who were playing with kittens when they were struck by the bullets, Fox 43 reports. Lebanon County prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Alex Torres Santos with three …
The caretaker of a 3-year-old girl who died after she was found “unresponsive in the bathtub with no water” early Friday morning has now been charged with “the violent abuse” of her own two children. Philadelphia Police said the bruised toddler was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead about an hour after she was …
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty this week to paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have a 14-year-old boy killed to prevent the teen from testifying against him in a child porn case. John Michael Musbach, 31, exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with the boy, then 13 and living in New York, until the teen’s …
A missing Pennsylvania mother was found dead on Wednesday in a wooded area behind a warehouse, two weeks after she disappeared. Jennifer Brown, 43, was reported missing when she failed to meet her son at a Limerick Township bus stop on January 4, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Her car was found at her home, and …
A 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been charged with the murder and dismemberment of her parents, who hadn’t been heard from in more than a week. Police conducted a wellness check on the couple’s Abington Township home Tuesday night and found 73-year-old Reid and 72-year-old Miriam Beck dead inside, according to KYW. Both died from a …
