A Florida judge has dismissed a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit filed by a Tampa man claiming to be the illegitimate son of actor William Shatner. The Tampa Bay Times reported that, for decades, radio DJ Peter Sloan, 61, has claimed that Shatner, 87, is his father. The “Star Trek” actor, who has three daughters, has publicly …
A Florida man who was 21 when he repeatedly raped a 3-year-old child is challenging the constitutionality of his multiple life sentences on the basis that his age when he committed the transgressions wasn’t considered a mitigating factor at his trial. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Charles Hoyt McConnell III, 23, routinely recorded himself violating the toddler …
A Florida woman is accused of shooting at her own adult son in a drive-by attack outside of their home last week. According to the New York Post, 66-year-old Priscilla Ann Ethridge and her 46-year-old son were engaged in a heated argument on Saturday before the man walked out of their Panama Beach home and …
Authorities issued a Florida missing child alert on Thursday for a 3-week-old baby boy who disappeared from Gainesville. NBC reports that infant Jayce Jenkins was last seen off of the 4300 block of Southwest 13th Street. Officials say 37-year-old Alison Jenkins could possibly have the baby, although it’s still unclear what her relationship to Jayce is. …
The cases of Florida mom Joleen Cummings & little Owen Hidalgo-Cameron
Authorities in Florida arrested a man on suspicion of killing a woman found on the side of the road last week. According to Fox News, emergency personnel discovered the body of 41-year-old Ann Farran alongside a road in Miami on Wednesday. The remains were recovered at about 6:30 a.m. that day. A subsequent autopsy revealed …
Orlando police said Thursday that they believe the four children found dead following a 21-hour standoff were fatally shot at the beginning of the hostage situation. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Orlando Police Department (OPD) suspects that Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr., 35, had killed Irayan Pluth, 11, Lillia Pluth, 10, Aidan Lindsey, 6, and Dove Lindsey, 1, …
A Florida man accused of killing his pregnant wife kept her body for eight days before dumping her into a dumpster in an alley, police alleged. Police said Cassandritz Blanc, 22, unsuccessfully attempted to dismember wife Martine Bernard, 20, after shooting her in the head Fort Lauderdale apartment on June 4. An arrest report said …
A pregnant Florida woman was found dead in a dumpster this week less than a day after her father’s body was found inside his home. According to WFOR, 21-year-old Martine Bernard’s body was found early Tuesday morning behind her Flagler Village, her Fort Lauderdale apartment complex. Investigators were on the scene to speak to the …
The biological mother of a Florida teen who was abducted at birth said she’s cut ties with her daughter for still pursuing a relationship with her kidnapper. Shanara Mobley, 36, told the Daily Mail that daughter Kamiyah, 19, has refused to sever ties with Gloria Williams—the woman who posed as a nurse and abducted her from …
On late Friday, a Florida judge released 1,700 documents pertaining to last year’s serial killings in Tampa—which included evidence that the suspect watched pornography after carrying out three of the four murders. According to The Tampa Bay Times, recent records stated that data from suspect Howell Donaldson III’s cellphone showed a “significant amount of Internet activity” within …
Authorities in Florida had a difficult time apprehending a suspect on Thursday in a dramatic episode captured on police body cameras. As reported by WSVN, police were called to a Wendy’s restaurant in the southwest Miami-Dade area early Thursday afternoon in response to reports of a belligerent customer. As the video footage showed, officers initially …
