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Politics and Crime
Death investigation
August 9, 2024
Horror at Airport After Dead Woman is Found ‘Entangled’ in Baggage Conveyor Belt
A North Carolina woman died at an Illinois airport on Thursday after she became trapped in a baggage conveyor belt, officials said. Chicago police reportedly responded to O’Hare International Airport’s baggage area after Virginia Vinton, 57, got pinned in machinery …
Missing
August 9, 2024
URGENT MISSING: Witness in Criminal Case Vanishes Days Before Trial
Police in Louisiana are searching for a missing woman who is a witness in a case that was set to go to trial next week. According to WBRZ, Jovan Johnson, 40, was last seen at her job in LaPlace on …
Hot Car
August 9, 2024
Gamer Dad Charged With First-Degree Murder in Daughter’s Hot Car Death
An Arizona man entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in connection with last month’s hot-car death of his 2-year-old daughter. Christopher Scholtes remains out of custody despite being charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for his daughter’s July …
Court
August 9, 2024
Ohio Man Gets Life with Possibility of Parole in Brutal Stabbing Death of Ex-Girlfriend
An Ohio man who pleaded guilty to breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and stabbing her more than 30 times was sentenced this week to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 31 years. Chance Donohoe, 27, got a …
Murder
August 9, 2024
Minnesota Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend to Death, Tells Cops She’d ‘Kill Him Again’
A 47-year-old Minnesota woman has been charged with stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death over the weekend, telling police she “would kill him again” while on her way to jail. The Moorhead Police Department said they responded to a home on …
Court
August 9, 2024
Colorado Mom Who Strangled Infant in Throes of Postpartum Depression Sentenced After Guilty Plea
A Colorado mother who strangled her 2-month-old son while suffering from postpartum psychosis was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison. Anna Louise Englund reached a deal with Boulder County prosecutors to plead guilty to second degree murder, according …
Murder
August 8, 2024
4-Year-Old Alabama Girl’s Death Ruled Homicide; She Had Been Injured in Shooting & Car Crash That Killed Her Father
Alabama authorities have ruled the death of a 4-year-old girl, critically injured two years ago in a shooting that killed her father and injured her infant brother, was a homicide. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office made the ruling this week, …
Homicide
August 8, 2024
Mom of 3 Sent Peculiar Texts to Family Before She Was Found Dead in Parking Lot
A Georgia woman who disappeared late last month was found dead in a vehicle on Sunday in what authorities are investigating as a homicide. WSB-TV reported that Shakema Toran, 36, was last seen at her Augusta home on July 31. …
Child death
August 8, 2024
Dad Claims 17-Month-Old Son Climbed 2 Flights of Stairs, Started Water in Tub, and Drowned
A 47-year-old Georgia man has been charged with murder after a 17-month-old child drowned in a bathtub while he was supposedly caring for the child. Kenton Hamilton told police that the toddler fell asleep on his chest while he slept …
Child Abuse
August 8, 2024
Mom Pleads Guilty in 5-Year-Old Son’s Death, Sentenced to 15 Years
A mother who pleaded guilty in Texas in the death of her 5-year-old son three years ago was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Nickolle Aguillar agreed to plead guilty to a charge of serious bodily injury to a …
Court
August 8, 2024
Defendant in Crystal Rogers Murder Case Abruptly Fires Lawyer
One of three men charged in connection with the disappearance and presumed murder of a Kentucky mom in 2015 fired his attorney at a hearing on Thursday, reportedly because he found out the attorney met with a co-defendant’s attorneys behind …
Homicide
August 8, 2024
2 Persons of Interest ID’d After Severed Hands Are Found in Bleach-Filled Crockpot
New York authorities reportedly identified two persons of interest after a body was found mutilated in a shopping cart on Monday. The handless and toothless body was discovered burning in a shopping cart under a bridge in Yonkers. The victim …
Murder
August 8, 2024
Arrest Made in Murder of Prominent Detroit Neurosurgeon Devon Hoover
A man accused in a road rage murder earlier this year has now been charged in the shooting death of prominent Detroit neurosurgeon Devon Hoover in April 2023. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Wednesday that Desmond Burks, 34, shot …
Murder
August 8, 2024
Former Paramedic, Accused of Killing Wife With Eyedrops, Now Charged Trying to Implicate In-Laws
Prosecutors say Joshua Hunsucker staged a kidnapping and accused his father-in-law and poisoned his own 10-year-old daughter.
Murder
August 8, 2024
Missouri Man, Girlfriend Strap His Ex to Wheelchair Before Executing Her and Burying Her in Shallow Grave
A Missouri man and his girlfriend have been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a shallow grave in Washington County. Police say Tony Charboneau, 36, beat and stomped 43-year-old Amy Hogue on June 20 then strapped …
Child death
August 7, 2024
Parents Charged in Death of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Died From Improperly Treated Diabetes
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the parents of a 12-year-old Indiana girl who died from complications of diabetes on July 4. Ashley and Brent Bredhold are charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death, WFIE reports. …
August 7, 2024
Grandmother, Boyfriend Charged With Negligent Homicide 15 Months After Toddler’s Overdose Death
A New York state grandmother and her boyfriend have been indicted in the death of a toddler who ingested fentanyl more than a year ago in Syracuse. Onandaga County Assistant District Attorney Jarrett Wooffork told WSTM that Natasha Gregory, who …
Child sex crimes
August 7, 2024
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested for Driving Around, Exposing Himself to Girls He Sees
A 59-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested last month after he was apparently driving around to multiple communities outside Boston exposing himself to girls he spotted walking in the area. Paul St. Martin was already a convicted sex offender, according to …
Death investigation
August 7, 2024
‘Voluntarily Missing’ Woman Is Found Dead in Ocean Weeks After Disappearance
A body discovered in the ocean on Monday has been identified as a California woman who vanished late last month. Tulare police said the U.S. Coast Guard was conducting a routine patrol and found Tiffany McClure, 47, off the coast …
Death investigation
August 7, 2024
‘Full-Term’ Infant Found Dead at Recycling Center
An investigation is underway in South Dakota after a deceased infant was discovered at a recycling plant on Tuesday. Sioux Falls police told the Argus Leader that staff at Millennium Recycling found the dead baby at their facility. Right now, …
Cold Cases
August 7, 2024
BREAKING: Arrest Made 25 Years After Mom Is Found Dismembered in Bags
An arrest has been made in the 1999 slaying of a Georgia woman whose dismembered remains were discovered months after her reported disappearance. Sources told WSB-TV that Christopher Wolfenbarger was jailed Wednesday for murdering his wife, Melissa Wolfenbarger. Atlanta police …
August 7, 2024
Colorado Man Kills Teen He Met on Snapchat in Chokehold: Cops
A Colorado man has been charged with the murder of a woman he met on a social media platform. Jorge Meza-Alarcon Jr., 26, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Anabelle Floren-Wyant, who was found …
Murder
August 7, 2024
Connecticut Man Charged With Stabbing Elderly Father to Death, Leaving Organs Outside Body
A 31-year-old Connecticut man appeared in court Monday charged with the gruesome stabbing death of his elderly father over the weekend. Steven James Uricchio was ordered held on a $1.5 million bond and did not enter a plea during the …
Murder
August 7, 2024
Indiana Man Charged With Killing Toddler He Said was ‘Aggressive’ During Bath
A 25-year-old Indiana man blames his girlfriend’s 21-month-old daughter for being “aggressive” during a bath, forcing him to shake her and causing a brain bleed that ultimately killed the girl. Jesse A. Sartin was taken into custody on Friday on …
Child sex crimes
August 6, 2024
Mississippi Cop Charged With Statutory Rape of 12-Year-Old Girl
A Mississippi police lieutenant has been charged with the statutory rape of a 12-year-old girl in Kemper County. Meridian Police Lt. Kevin Michael Boyd surrendered on Tuesday, the Kemper County Sheriff’s Department said, according to a statement provided to WTOK …
Murder
August 6, 2024
Informant Told Police of Wisconsin Man’s Alleged Plan to Kill and Dismember Sade Robinson: Docs
Recently unsealed search warrants say that a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering a woman he met for a first date told a friend what he planned to do and even showed that friend the room in his basement …
Weird Crime
August 6, 2024
Texas Man Booby-Traps Car Wash Toilets With Fireworks, Injures 3
A Texas man has been arrested and charged with hiding explosives under toilet seats at Bexar County car washes that went off and injured three people, one of them a child. Police said that Paul Moses Alden booby-trapped toilet seats …
Murder
August 6, 2024
Tennessee Teen’s Accused Killer Will Be Tried in Adult Court
The 17-year-old boy accused early last month in the death of a 17-year-old girl in Tennessee will be tried as an adult. Fernando Perales Mejia was arrested on July 6 and charged with the murder of Trinity Bostic, WSMV reported. …
Missing
August 6, 2024
UPDATE: Autistic 5-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Canal Near Home
Idaho authorities announced on Tuesday that a 5-year-old boy who disappeared on Monday has been found dead. Matthew Glynn was found dead a half-mile from his Boise home where he vanished. Details are scarce, but authorities do not suspect foul …
Hot car deaths
August 6, 2024
Houston Mom Charged With Murder in Infant’s Hot Car Death A Year Ago
A Texas mother has been charged with murder after she reportedly left her 11-week-old son in a parked car last year. Gabriela Elyzabeth Deras has been charged with murder after an autopsy called the baby boy’s death a homicide, according …
Police
August 6, 2024
Florida Woman Charged With Murder in Wild Shootout That Left Deputy, Her Husband and Children Dead
Florida authorities announced Monday they had arrested a woman for her role in the death of a deputy sheriff during an ambush and shootout at a Lake County home Friday night. Julie Sulpizio, 48, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder …
Homicide
August 6, 2024
Grandparents Arrested When 6-Year-Old Girl Dies; Kept in Locked Room ‘At Least 3 Days’
Pennsylvania police have arrested a 6-year-old’s grandparents when the girl was found dead after being locked in a room for at least three days. Police were called to the home in Reading on Monday for a report of a child …
Poisoning
August 5, 2024
Wife Poisoned Husband’s Drinks With Eye Drops, Cops Say
An Iowa woman was arrested last week, a year after she allegedly poisoned her husband with eye drops. Daisy Zantjer, 39, was accused of putting the eye drops in her husband’s drink on two instances in July 2023. Late last …
Missing
August 5, 2024
MISSING: $10K Reward Offered for Pregnant Teen Who Vanished From Home
Army officials are reportedly searching for a pregnant woman in Hawaii who vanished from her home on Wednesday. Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19, was last seen in her Schofield Barracks home. Johnson is six months pregnant, according to the News Star. …
Death investigation
August 5, 2024
California Mom Found Dead After Partner Threatens to Harm 3-Year-Old Daughter
A California woman was found dead Sunday morning after her partner was shot and injured by police outside a station when he threatened to hurt the couple’s toddler daughter on Saturday. Lizbeth Arceo Sedano, 25, was found dead in a …
Murder
August 5, 2024
Pennsy Man Admits Stabbing Elderly Mother to Death In Middle of Street: Cops
A 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found stabbed to death in the middle of a suburban Pittsburgh street late Sunday afternoon. Her son, a man in his 40s who has not been publicly identified, was taken into custody for the crime. …
Court
August 4, 2024
Ohio Father Who ‘Executed’ 3 Young Sons Pleads Guilty, ‘Will Die in Prison,’ Prosecutor Says
An Ohio father who executed his three sons at their Monroe Township home last year avoided the death penalty on Friday with a guilty plea. Instead, Chad Doerman, 33, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after pleading …
Kidnapping
August 4, 2024
Ohio Man Arrested for Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend, Escapes & Kidnaps Her Again
A kidnapping suspect who escaped custody of Ohio police in June was spotted on Friday after he kidnapped the same woman again. Grove City Police told WBNS that the woman, said to be Quinntel Bagley’s ex-girlfriend, said he took her …
Murder
August 4, 2024
LAPD Releases Pics of Suspect, Vehicle Involved in Death of ‘General Hospital’ Actor Johnny Wactor
Los Angeles Police have released photographs of the suspects and a vehicle they say are connected with the murder of “General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor during an attempted catalytic converter theft in May. Wactor, 37, was fatally shot in the …
Shooting
August 4, 2024
Michigan Toddler Shoots Himself in Stomach with Loaded, Unsecured Handgun He Found at Babysitter’s Home
A 2-year-old Michigan boy is recovering after he found a babysitters loaded, unsecured handgun and shot himself in the stomach. Warren Police said they were called to the home shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday and found the toddler suffering …
Court
August 4, 2024
Rex Heuermann’s Attorney Wants to Split up Cases, May Seek Change of Venue
A defense attorney for the man accused of being the Long Island serial killer says he wants the cases against his client tried separately. Rex Heuermann — charged with six murders, including the so-called “Gilgo 4” — appeared for a …
Court
August 4, 2024
‘Treadmill Dad’ Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Death of 6-Year-Old Son He Called ‘Fat’ and Forced to Exercise
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May on charges of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-year-old son was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in …
Murder
August 4, 2024
Arizona Hot Car Dad Indicted for First-Degree Murder After Leaving Tot Daughter in SUV for Hours
Charges against an Arizona father who got “distracted” playing PlayStation while his 2-year-old daughter died in a hot car have been upgraded. Christopher Scholtes, 37, now faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges after the Pima County grand jury reviewed …
Unsolved
August 4, 2024
Crime Stoppers Announces $22K Cash Reward: Prominent Neurosurgeon Found Shot Dead, Stuffed Inside Mansion Attic
Crime Stoppers is offering a #22,500 cash reward for answers that lead to an arrest in connection with the murder of a prominent Detroit physician. Dr. Devon Hoover, 53, was found dead in his home in the Boston-Edison Historic District …
Missing
August 4, 2024
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on 14-Year-Old Atlanta Girl Missing for Weeks
Atlanta police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen in weeks. On July 14, Harmoni Jenkins’ mother filed a missing person’s report, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Her case is currently …
Kidnapping
August 3, 2024
Pennsy Man Gets Life for Luring Girlfriend into Nevada Desert for Photo Shoot and Killing Her
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May of luring his girlfriend across the country and killing her in the Nevada desert was sentenced this week to life in prison. John Matthew Chapman was found guilty at the end of an eight-day …