Months after a 1-year-old boy’s death, a Georgia mother and her boyfriend are behind bars facing child cruelty and murder charges. Gregory Farrell Davis Jr., 24, and Amber Lynn Ellis, 23, were indicted on murder charges Monday, according to the Rome News-Tribune, in connection with the death of Ellis’ son, James. The incident happened on …
A Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to her part in the murder of a young girl who was found dead last year, in a shallow grave on an open trail. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Howard Jansen III, identified as the father of 3-year-old Olivia Jansen, was arrested in July 2020 and initially charged with suspicion …
A Virginia father who failed to protect his 4-year-old boy from a 2018 fatal beating has been found guilty of numerous charges that could land him in prison for years. According to The Virginian-Pilot, a Norfolk jury found Hank Larkin Smith Jr. guilty last week of homicide and three felony child abuse counts. Smith’s stepson, …
Two people remain behind bars in connection with the death of 8-year-old Kendrick Lee, who was found deceased inside a Houston apartment earlier this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Gloria Y. Williams, identified as the child’s mother, was arrested Tuesday and charged with injury to a child by omission, failure to provide adequate supervision, …
An Alabama nurse is facing felony charges after allegedly torturing and abusing her minor adoptive daughter. According to Al.com, a 39-year-old Trussville resident Kala Blakely, who manages a family health care clinic in Moody, has been charged with the attempted murder of a 12-year-old girl. Court documents indicate that an investigation began in January after …
A Texas man is accused of so violently abusing his son – including holding him underwater, hitting him with a baseball bat, and slamming him against a wall – that the child now has post-traumatic stress disorder, KPRC-TV reports. Authorities allege that James Walker, 40, harmed his 10-year-old son multiple times between September and December …
A North Carolina woman is facing charges after police say she stabbed her young daughter several times in front of a police officer. The incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. Monday at an apartment off of Taylor Street in Greenville. Officers who responded to a call concerning a dispute found 21-year-old Cierra Dyer arguing with …
An Indiana boy who passed away last year had multiple bruises and injuries at the time of his death, according to a doctor who took the stand this week during a murder hearing in Lake County. On Tuesday, Dr. Zhou Wang of the Lake County Coroner’s Office took the stand in connection with the death …
Despite warnings to social services about potential abuse, a 3-year-old boy has died after his mother’s unemployed boyfriend allegedly tortured him to death. Takumi Matsubara, 23, is accused of restraining his girlfriend’s son, Orito Niimura, and pouring boiling water on him for up to 10 minutes, The Mainichi reports. The incident happened in August at …
A father is speaking out after his biological child was named as one of the children abused by a Tennessee adoptive mother and her adult son. Coletta Gorman and her biological son, Alvin Jensen, 30 appeared in court Monday on child abuse charges, stemming from three adoptive children that lived with them in a Cheathem …
An Ohio father and his girlfriend pleaded guilty this week to the torture and murder of Takoda Collins, a young boy who was abused for years before his death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 10-year-old Takoda died on December 13, 2019, at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The boy was rushed to the hospital after his father, Al-Mutahan …
Three witnesses who worked with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office took the stand Thursday during the evidentiary hearing for Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch is accused of murdering Gannon in January 2020, while his father was away on a work trip. …
