Authorities in Texas say a man has confessed to the murder and dismemberment of a former friend, whose remains were found by a hiker in a Florida national forest earlier this year. According to the New York Post, the body parts were identified as 62-year-old Robin Lee Upson after officials confirmed she had a distinguishing …
An animal breeder in Oklahoma has been indicted as part of a federal investigation into the alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill a rival. According to Fox News, 55-year-old Joe Exotic operated until recently a private zoo in Wynnewood, which showcased exotic animals including the big cats he had become known for breeding. Carole Baskin, who …
Authorities declined to charge a Florida mother who was reportedly caught on camera dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet while her older son filmed it. The state attorney’s office decided not to criminally charge Kaitlyn Wolf, finding that there was no evidence of neglect or physical abuse. Conversely, police and the Florida Department of Children …
Police in Florida said the Pinellas County mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son fabricated the kidnapping story that led authorities to an AMBER Alert on Sunday. Per WTSP, Investigators said Charisse Stinson, 21, lied about a man named Antwan knocking her unconscious and taking her son, Jordan Belliveau, after accepting a ride from him. Instead, …
Reports of blood coming from the ceiling led police in Florida to the bodies of an elderly couple who died in an apparent murder-suicide. Per the Sun-Sentinel, a woman called police Sunday afternoon after noticing blood coming from the ceiling of her Margate apartment. When police knocked on the door and received no response, firefighters removed …
A Florida mother said she’s receiving death threats after a video where she’s apparently seen dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet went viral. While Kaitlyn Wolf told WESH that the disturbing stunt was a “joke,” both the Leesburg Police Department and the state of Florida are investigating the matter. While the child can be heard screaming …
Police in Florida have released a sketch of the man who they believe has a 2-year-old boy who was last seen in the Largo area Saturday night. According to WFLA, an AMBER Alert has been issued for Jordan Belliveau, who police said is “endangered” after vanishing from Lake Avenue and East Bay Drive in Largo. Authorities believe …
Authorities in Florida reported the arrest of a woman suspected of dragging a sheriff’s deputy from her vehicle after a traffic stop early Saturday morning. According to the Tampa Bay Times, 29-year-old Amber Marie Griffin is accused of driving a silver Kia Rio along U.S. 301 in Riverview shortly after midnight with an outstanding warrant …
Authorities in Florida are hoping the public will help them apprehend their suspect in a gruesome stabbing death earlier this month. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 32-year-old Diana Mihaela Kessler was found dead on Monday at the home of 37-year-old Thomas C. McMullen Jr., the man investigators think stabbed her more than 100 times.` Results …
Florida officials are hopeful that DNA technology will finally allow them to identify the infant girl who was found floating facedown in a Gainesville pond on August 21, 2003. Per The Gainesville Sun, the Baby Jane Doe was so decomposed that authorities initially had difficulty determining her race. It was through DNA testing that they ascertained that she …
Newly released video shows the tense moments when a Florida deputy rescued a 3-year-old girl after she was reportedly left in a hot car for more than 12 hours. According to WESH, Seminole County police were called to the Vista Haven Apartments early June 17 following reports of a child locked in a stolen car. …
Police in Florida have released surveillance footage apparently showing a 23-year-old man following a teen girl around a Daytona Beach Shores hotel before he allegedly tailed the girl to her room and raped her. According to WKMG, Daytona Beach Beach Shores police released two videos they say catches Nelson Hernandez-Garcia stalking the 14-year-old victim from the pool deck, …
