Alabama

Cold Cases
November 20, 2020

Terminally ill man calls cops, confesses to 1995 cold case murder: Reports

On Wednesday, an Alabama man reportedly called the police and confessed to fatally shooting someone 25 years earlier. AL.com reported that Johnny Whited, 53, subsequently met with Decatur investigators at the crime scene and provided information about Christopher Dailey’s unsolved murder that corresponded with their evidence. Authorities believe Whited shot Dailey, 26, to death on …

Fraud
November 18, 2020

Lab owner falsifies multiple drug tests, costing parents custody of their children

An Alabama woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week for falsifying multiple drug tests that were provided to state officials — resulting in multiple parents losing custody of their children. According to the Dothan Eagle, Brandy Murrah, the former owner of A&J Lab Collections, was arrested in 2019 following claims she falsified …

Sex Offenders
November 5, 2020

Sex offender tells little girl ‘come here’ & chases her from bus stop: Police

A convicted sex offender in Alabama was arrested Tuesday morning, an hour after he allegedly chased an 8-year-old girl from her bus stop. Tuscaloosa police said in a statement that a woman called 911 claiming Travis McIntosh, 35, told her daughter “come here” before chasing her from the bus stop at Forrester Gardens. The woman …

Court
November 4, 2020

Former substitute teacher pleads guilty to having sex with students

A former substitute teacher in an east Alabama county pleaded guilty this week to three counts of performing a sex act or deviant sex act with a student, the St Clair Times reported. Whitley Mizzell, 32, appeared in court in St Clair County, northeast of Birmingham, on Monday and entered her pleas. Circuit Court Judge …

Child Abuse
November 1, 2020

Alabama couple jailed on multiple child sex, child porn charges: Cops

A south Alabama couple already charged with child sex abuse have now had child pornography added to their charge sheet, WSFA reports. John Bright, 49, and Tiffany Hughes, 32, were initially arrested in September when the Dale County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about sexual abuse involving a minor child under the age 12 and …

Child Abuse
October 5, 2020

Former Sunday school teacher convicted of child rape seeks pardon from state

A convicted child rapist is seeking a pardon from the state of Alabama, almost 50 years after he molested and assaulted a 7-year-old girl who was a student in his Sunday school class. Leon Albert Prince, 79, served 15 years of a 30 years sentence after his 1991 conviction for carnal knowledge of a child, …