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 …
Police in Florida have arrested a Christian school teacher on suspicion of sending lewd and sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old female student. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 69-year-old Stephen Ward taught physical education and was a volleyball coach at Stetson Baptist Christian School at the time of his arrest on Saturday. The Volusia County …
Authorities in Florida arrested an 82-year-old commercial airline passenger on suspicion of battery of a flight attendant while in the air. According to WBBH, Gregory Alexander is accused of approaching the unidentified victim from the rear as she was serving passengers during the recent flight. Police say he poked her aggressively in her back and …
The woman who abducted a newborn from a Jacksonville, Florida, hospital in July 1998 and went on to raise the girl as her own for 18 years was sentenced to prison on Friday. Gloria Williams, 52, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a plot that involved her posing as a nurse to steal a …
A 17-year-old Florida boy who allegedly participated in a street race that killed a mother and her child will be charged as an adult. According to KMOV, court documents filed Wednesday revealed that the case involving John Barrineau has been moved from juvenile court to Circuit Court. The Tampa teen has been in a juvenile detention …
Casey Anthony, the Florida mom famously acquitted for daughter Caylee’s murder, could be sued for claims she reportedly made following the toddler’s death. Roy Kronk was the man who found Caylee Anthony’s body a decade ago. He initially sued Casey for defamation five months after her acquittal. Kronk alleged that, during the trial, Casey’s attorneys falsely claimed …
A Florida agriculture teacher who allegedly drowned two raccoons and an opossum during class earlier this month won’t face criminal charges—as authorities determined the killings weren’t cruel or inhumane. In a four-page “decline to file” letter obtained by the Ocala StarBanner, Assistant State Attorney Toby Hunt explained his controversial decision not to prosecute Forest High School agriculture teacher Dewie Brewton. …
A Florida man was arrested last week for allegedly battering his girlfriend then holding her captive at gunpoint for two days. The Orlando Sentinel reported that the victim had tipped off staff at DeLand Animal Hospital on Friday by slipping them a note. “Call the cops. My boyfriend is threatening me. He has a gun. …
