A Utah judge has been arrested on multiple child sex crimes charges, and investigators are looking into comments he allegedly made saying he had sexual abused child family members in the past. First District Justice Court Judge Kevin Christensen, 64, …
An investigator with the New Haven Police Department in Connecticut in 2023 reopened the case of toddler believed abducted by her non-custodial mother 25 years ago and found the now-27-year-old woman living in Mexico. New Haven Police said Andrea Reyes …
New Mexico officials announced on Friday that both Gene Hackman and his wife died of natural causes. Heather Jarrell, Office of the Medical Examiner’s Chief Medical Examiner, said Hackman, 95, died of heart disease, while his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, …
A New Mexico man was convicted on Wednesday for killing a man in 2021 and playing soccer with his decapitated head. KFOX reported that Joel Arciniega-Saenz was found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing James Garcia, 51, 84 times at …
Alabama prosecutors filed a motion on Wednesday asking for more time to investigate the disappearance of a 2-year-old boy who was last seen in September. WABM reported that Kahleb Collins’ mother and grandfather, Wendy Bailey and John Bailey, 22 and …
A circuit judge ordered this week that Donna Adelson remain in jail until her trial this summer. Judge Stephen Everett denied Adelson’s bond request in a three-page ruling unsealed Tuesday afternoon. Her attorneys said the 76-year-old felt unsafe in jail, …
Brevard County police in Florida located the remains of a 72-year-old woman who was reported missing earlier this week. Authorities confirmed that Jesse Kirk was murdered after her burned remains were discovered several miles from her torched car. Investigators found …
Newly released transcripts of text messages between the surviving roommates of the 2022 University of Idaho murders and their 911 call reveal the frantic chaos of that night as the two women gradually understand what has happened. The documents identify …
An Indiana woman has been charged with drowning her cousin’s 4-year-old daughter while babysitting more than a year ago. Nakia Martin, 39, was arrested in December and extradited to Texas, where the drowning took place on September 8, 2023, WISH …
A New York grand jury this week indicted seven people for the torture-murder of a Minnesota trans man and for the first time revealed that one of the perpetrators of Sam Nordquist’s gruesome death forced two children to participate. But …
A Wisconsin judge declined Thursday to block the conditional release of a woman who was 12 when she stabbed a classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man in 2014. Judge Michael Bohren ruled in January that Morgan Geyser, now …
An Illinois couple has been charged with beating an 11-year-old boy because he didn’t clean the bathroom the way they wanted. Loves Park Police said Alexandria Thompson, 30, and Branden Crane, 35, were arrested for a December 29, 2024, incident …
A Michigan woman was convicted this week of driving drunk into a birthday party at a Monroe boat club last year, killing two children and injuring a dozen other people. The jury deliberated less than two hours after a four-day …
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Police found the remains of four women and five men in Mexico Sunday,who were reportedly students vacationing. According to police, the bodies were found in the municipality of San José Miahuatlán, state of Puebla. Investigators discovered the dismembered bodies, believed …
Michigan officials announced on Wednesday that two children who died in a parking garage last month died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Tateona Williams and her four children were reportedly homeless for around two months, parking in various casino parking structures, …
A Florida man is behind bars after a witness placed him at the scene of a missing woman’s vehicle. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Titusville police are treating the disappearance of Jessie D. Kirk, a member of a prominent real estate …
A Colorado daycare employee who was fired last fall when allegations of abuse surfaced has now been arrested on 51 misdemeanor child abuse charges. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said “somebody” reported an instance of abuse on September 5. A …
California police over the weekend arrested a 22-year-old mother on abuse charges after she allegedly beat her 11-month-old baby. Shasta County sheriff’s deputies said they arrived on the scene Sunday morning in time to see Aleesha Ann Allen putting the …
A Missouri mother was charged this week in the death of a her 1-year-old child who “suffered from severe malnutrition and neglect.” An arrest warrant filed in Cape Giradeau County says that Alyssa N. Wehmeyer, 21, didn’t feed her baby …
A 24-year-old Tennessee man has been charged wth killing his mother at the home they shared in Unionville. Bedford County deputies said they were called to the scene on Monday for a welfare check, but didn’t say who called them, …
A New Hampshire police officer has been arrested after he allegedly uploaded graphic videos to an app showing children as young as 7 being raped by adults. John Giarrusso III, 48, who lives in Massachusetts but works for the Seabrook, …
Prosecutors have filed charges in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans who died after taking drugs at the home of a friend where they’d gone to watch a game more than a year ago. Platte County Prosecutor Eric …
A boy abducted by his non-custodial mom from Georgia seven years ago has been found in Colorado. Abdul Aziz Khan, then 7, was reported missing on November 27, 2017, when his mother, 40-year-old Rabia Khalid, failed to show up for …
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A 14-year-old Arizona girl who was found dismembered last month reportedly vanished from a group home that has a lengthy history of missing person cases. Emily Pike’s remains were found in bags off Highway 60 in Globe on Valentine’s Day, …
A court hearing was held on Monday regarding the ongoing disappearance of an Iowa newscaster who vanished in 1995. Jodi Huisentruit, 27, was reported missing after she failed to show up for work at KIMT in Mason City. The news …
Police in Florida are searching for a 72-year-old woman whose vehicle was found burned out in Orange County. Titusville police are treating the disappearance of Jessie D. Kirk, a member of a prominent real estate family, as suspicious. Detectives have …
A Michigan judge ruled on Wednesday that three boys missing since 2010 are legally deceased — but there is not enough evidence to prove their father killed them. While handing down her ruling, Probate Judge Catherine Sala said there were …
On Tuesday, hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement officers resumed their search for 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who disappeared March 1 in Lincoln County, Oregon. ABC News reports that search teams have covered 682 acres and logged 341 miles on foot, …
A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy was arrested for the murder of his mother in Caledonia Tuesday night. Caledonia Police said they were called to a home at about 10:30 p.m. on a report that a boy “had possibly killed his mother.” …
A Massachusetts man was arrested on Tuesday after his mother was found dead on the floor of her Avon home. Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said there were signs of a struggle, WCVB reported. Thadeus A. Joseph, 22, …
Police in Illinois say a wedding guest left the ceremony last month and blew up the home where the couple lived, killing himself and the family’s six cats. Anthony Avila-Puebla, 31, was seen on February 15 at the wedding of …
A former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints branch president was charged last month with raping a teenager while he was her religious leader more than 20 years ago. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced charges …
A Texas sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for raping a child and soliciting a minor online. Landon Slatter, 42, was arrested on Tuesday and “immediately”i submitted his resignation, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said more charges …
An off-duty police officer held a murder suspect at gunpoint Friday night after a deadly shooting at an Indianapolis steakhouse. The officer and restaurant employees broke up the initial brawl between Randy Godfrey, 34, and Robert “Blaine” Smith, 32, in …
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An Illinois man charged with killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 4th of July parade in a Chicago suburb in 2022 changed his plea to guilty moments before his trial was set to begin on Monday. Robert …
On Monday, Jay-Z sued an Alabama woman who, last month, voluntarily withdrew a rape lawsuit against him and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, also sued the anonymous woman’s lawyers, Tony Buzbee and David Fortney. Carter …
The State Bureau of Investigation in North Carolina says a 15-year-old girl has been rescued after becoming victim to human trafficking. ABC 11 reports that police issued a statewide AMBER Alert on Thursday, although the teen had been missing since …
Karen Read appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday for a hearing ahead of her retrial, scheduled for April. Special prosecutor Hank Brennan stated in court Tuesday that the federal investigation into the state’s handling of Read’s case is now closed, …
A homeless mother in Michigan whose two children froze to death last month has reportedly been gifted a new home. Tateona Williams and her four children were reportedly homeless for around two months and were parking in various casino parking …
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating a woman who hasn’t been seen since last month. BCSO reports that Amanda Smith was last seen at her home on February 25 and that her hair is now …
A New Hampshire convicted of his 5-year-old daughter’s murder a year ago has filed a 101-page appeal of his conviction in the state’s Supreme Court. Adam Montgomery’s lawyers argued in the document that their client should have had a separate …
The boyfriend of a 22-year-old Florida woman found naked and dead along Interstate 95 in December has been charged with her murder. Lorent Junior Pion, 29, was initially charged with failing to stop and aggravated fleeing after telling police that …
A 17-year-old Wisconsin boy is in custody after his mother and stepfather were found dead in their home during a welfare check last week. A criminal complaint filed on Monday charges Nikita Casap with operating a motor vehicle without the …
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