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Homicide
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 …
child neglect
August 3, 2024
Indiana Couple Charged With Abandoning Adopted Teen They No Longer Wanted to Care For
An Indiana couple has been charged with abandoning a 13-year-old boy they had adopted but later decided they no longer wanted to care for him. Court documents said the 13-year-old was the oldest child of Richard and Patricia Heitz, WNDU …
Court
August 3, 2024
Wisconsin Man Found Guilty of Punching Another Man Over His Tattooes, Killing Him
A Wisconsin man who punched another man in the head over his “sinful” tattoos was found guilty Thursday of felony murder. The jury deliberated for about 12 hours before finding Keven Sehmer, 65, guilty in the death of Josh Davies, …
Murder
August 3, 2024
7-Year-Old Girl Weighed 25 Pounds At Death; Parents Charged With Murder
An Oklahoma couple has been charged with murder after they brought their 7-year-old daughter to a Midwest City hospital, dead and weighing just 25 pounds. Police were called to Saint Anthony’s Midwest Hospital Friday afternoon after Anthony Yokno, 38, and …
Murder
August 3, 2024
Denver College Professor Charged With Murder of His Wife
A Colorado college professor was formally charged on Friday with first degree murder in the death of his wife, who was found dead in their Denver home alongside the couple’s 2-month-old daughter. The Denver Officer of the Medical Examiner said …
August 3, 2024
Florida Deputy Killed in Ambush-Style Attack Friday Night
Three people, including a Florida deputy sheriff, were killed in what the local sheriff called an ambush Friday night in Lake County. The slain deputy was identified as Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley Michael Link, 28, who came to the Lake …
Other
August 3, 2024
Texas Adoption Attorney Accused of Trying to Buy Pregnant Inmates’ Unborn Children
A Texas attorney is facing charges after police say she tried to purchase unborn babies from Tarrant County inmates. According to CBS News, Jody Hall, 68, the founder of Adoptions International, Incorporated, has been released a $50,000 bond for two …
Murder
August 3, 2024
Pennsylvania Man Accused of Decapitating Dad, Displaying Head Online in 15-Minute ‘Manifesto’ Will Stand Trial
On Thursday, a Pennsylvania judge ruled that a Philadelphia man will stand trial after allegedly murdering and beheading his father, and then posting a video of the severed head online. Justin Mohn was deemed competent to stand trial after a …
Murder
August 3, 2024
‘Peeping Tom’ Killer Who ‘Stalked’ & Murdered UGA Nursing Student Wants Trial Moved
A Georgia defense attorney is pushing for a change of venue for the proposed November trial of Jose Ibarra, accused of killing University of Georgia nursing student, Laken Riley. In a court filing on Thursday, Ibarra’s attorneys, John Donnelly and …
Court
August 2, 2024
Karen Read Prosecutors Admit Jurors Told Them They Unanimously Voted for Aquittal on Murder, Leaving the Scene Charges
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Karen Read have admitted in a new court filing on Friday that four jurors have contacted them concurring with a defense filing that the jury acquitted Read of murder and leaving the scene of …
August 2, 2024
Brother of Toddler Who Fell From 8th Story Window Was Found Wandering Alone a Week Earlier
The older brother of a Missouri toddler who died after a fall from an 8th story window earlier this week was himself found wandering alone along a busy road a week before. Destiny Randle and Moses Bass, the parents of …
Murder
August 2, 2024
Arizona Detective Charged With Strangling Wife to Death When ‘A Switch Just Flipped’ During Argument
An Arizona detective has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his wife at their home in Mesa this week. When he was finally found driving his wife’s car and taken into custody, John C. Byrd III …
AMBER Alert
August 2, 2024
AMBER Alert Issued for 12-Year-Old Girl Who May Be With Older Man
Texas police have issued an AMBER Alert for a 12-year-old girl who vanished on Thursday night. Alice Cordova was last seen in Houston, near Greens Road and Northchase Drive. KHOU reported that Cordova may be in a vehicle with an …
Celebrity
August 2, 2024
Tupac’s Family May Sue Diddy Amid Claims He Paid $1 Million for Rapper’s Slaying
Tupac’s family is allegedly considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, following claims Diddy paid to have Tupac killed in 1996. A source told Page Six that people from Combs’ past are coming forward as Tupac’s family …
Crime Stories
August 2, 2024
Wife, 29 Shot Dead Prepping Garage Sale: Was it a Hit?
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Murder
August 2, 2024
LIVE VIDEO: To Avoid Death Penalty, Chad Doerman Admits to Murdering 3 Young Sons
An Ohio man who claimed he was mentally ill when he killed his three sons last year is expected to plead guilty on Friday. WLWT reported that Chad Doerman, 31, will plead guilty to aggravated murder and felonious assault. As …
Court
August 2, 2024
PA Supreme Court to Review Controversial Ellen Greenberg Case: Teacher’s 20+ Stab Wounds Initially Ruled Suicide
Ellen Greenberg’s case is now headed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, following her family’s appeal to change the ruling on her death from suicide to homicide. The family, according to the Greenberg family lawyer, Joseph Podraza, has been fighting for …
Court
August 2, 2024
Defense Expert Claims Delphi Killings of Teen Girls Abby and Libby Are ‘Textbook’ Ritualistic Murders
Thursday’s hearing in accused child killer Richard Allen’s case focused on the defense’s theories about Odinism, and whether the information should be allowed during his upcoming murder trial. Allen’s defense team is pushing to prove that he wasn’t involved in …
Child Abuse
August 2, 2024
Dad, Girlfriend Arrested After 15-Year-Old Daughter Found Ratcheted to Tree
Deputies in Oklahoma have arrested a man and his girlfriend after they found his 15-year-old daughter tied to a tree, where she’d been for at least 24 hours. Johnny James, 40, told investigators his daughter had developmental issues and he …
Child sex crimes
August 2, 2024
Small Town Mayor in Louisiana Charged With Child Rape
A small town Louisiana mayor was charged Thursday with rape of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a child after she abruptly resigned the post. Misty Roberts Clanton, 42, announced last Friday that she was taking two-week leave …
Missing
August 2, 2024
Missing: 8-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Taken by Non-Custodial Mom, Needs Medication
Louisiana State Police have issued an Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for an 8-year-old girl believed taken by her biological mother in New Orleans. Alessandra Leonor Bruno was last seen at the Rock-N-Sake Sushi Bar in New Orleans on Wednesday at about …
child neglect
August 1, 2024
Florida Man Dumps 10-Year-Old Daughter on Dark Highway, Tells Her to Walk to Grandparents’ 20 Minutes Away
A Florida man was arrested on child neglect charges after he shoved his 10-year-old daughter out of his car and drove off overnight Tuesday. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said that Hector Serrano Jr., 30, was driving with his daughter …
Weird Crime
August 1, 2024
Brother & Sister Get Into All-Out Brawl Over Unseasoned Chicken
A South Carolina brother and sister got into a wild brawl Sunday over unseasoned chicken that involved fists, a gun, a knife, a broom, and Raid bug spray. Anothony and Hope Harper were both arrested when the dust settled, with …
Famous Murder Cases
August 1, 2024
VIDEO: Scott Peterson to Break 20-Year Silence in Upcoming Docuseries
Scott Peterson, who is appealing convictions for his wife and unborn son’s 2002 murders, will appear in a documentary that is set to air later this month. “Face to Face With Scott Peterson” is a three-part docuseries featuring an interview …