Tad Cummins denied bail after escape plans and last letter to wife revealed in court
Court
‘I am so sorry! I just need to think and clear my mind of all this cr**’
Court
May 12, 2017
Coke dealer who left overdosing mom of three for dead sentenced to prison
A cocaine dealer who dragged an overdosing dermatologist out of his apartment and left her to die last year received a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. As Crime Online previously reported, dealer James (Pepsi) Holder, 61, and HBO executive Marc Johnson, 52, confessed to leaving Dr. Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny, 38, in the vestibule of Holder’s Manhattan apartment …
Murder
May 10, 2017
GUILTY! Babysitter who fractured 4-month-old’s skull during fatal beating convicted
A babysitter was convicted for the beating death of a 4-month-old left in her care last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The District Attorney’s statement obtained by KTLA said a jury found Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 21, guilty of second-degree murder, assault on a child becoming comatose, child abuse, and assault on a …
Court
May 10, 2017
What!? Judge suggests man be fined $1 for each time he groped teen girl
A Pennsylvania judge suggested an 18-year-old be fined $1 for each time he inappropriately touched a teen girl. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported last week that Common Pleas Senior Judge Lester G. Nauhaus ordered the defendant to 20 hours of community service and 90 days probation. When the 18-year-old’s attorney challenged the original $300 fine because of his client’s …
Court
May 10, 2017
Tad Cummins, broke, wants a public defender, while daughters and sister support him in court
During an appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Tad Cummins, the former teacher accused of abducting a teen girl, asked for a public defender. People reports that Cummins, 50, had his first court appearance in Nashville since being extradited from California. His daughters and sister attended the hearing, and Cummins mouthed an “I love you” to …
Kidnapping
May 7, 2017
Mentally handicapped victim kept padlocked in room at Tennessee Scientology ‘treatment center’: Police
Another kidnap victim was kept without food and running water
Court
May 2, 2017
Man suffocates 7-week-old son, leaves body in crib to rot
The mother, who was an accomplice, committed suicide
Famous Murder Cases
April 30, 2017
Baby-killing nurse Genene Jones, aka ‘Angel of Death,’ may be set free
Genene Jones, a Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of murdering a baby and trying to kill another, may be a free woman next year. The New York Daily News reports that Jones, 66, could be released on May 1, 2018, because of Texas’ “good time” law. To combat prison overcrowding, the law allows inmates convicted of …
Juveniles
April 26, 2017
‘Cash me ousside’ girl Danielle Bregoli appears in court for felony charges
Danielle Bregoli, otherwise known as the “cash me ousside” girl, appeared in a Delray Beach, Florida, courthouse on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to five juvenile felony charges. The charges, which include battery, grand theft auto, and filing a false police report, stem from acts reportedly committed against her own mother, Barbara Ann Bregoli. The hearing …
Court
April 24, 2017
DA: Tad Cummins bought small watercraft, planned to sneak into Mexico
Tad Cummins, the former teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student, Elizabeth Thomas, reportedly bought a small watercraft and had plans to sneak into Mexico with the teen. A new motion filed on Monday against Cummins states that the 50-year-old planned to go to San Diego and use the watercraft to transport himself and Elizabeth …
Bullies
April 19, 2017
Girl, 13, charged after suicide ‘prank’ leads to 11-year-old’s own suicide
A 13-year-old girl is facing charges after she allegedly made her 11-year-old boyfriend believe she killed herself—resulting in the boy hanging himself. CNN reported that Tyson Benz’ mother, Katrina Goss, claimed the girl pretended to be other people online to perpetuate the sick joke. Goss said she found her 11-year-old son hanging by his neck in …
Cold Cases
April 8, 2017
Emmett Till murder case may be re-opened, more than 60 years later
Two white men were acquitted of murdering the boy after an all-white jury deliberated for less than an hour