Florida police are investigating after a homeowner found “toes sticking out of the ground” while doing yard work. Workers told WJXT the home is a rental property and they were on the scene doing renovations with the owner when the discovery was made. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene Wednesday night and …
A Florida mother has been arrested after she allegedly offered to sell her 18-month-old daughter for $500 and then abandoned the toddler when the person rejected the offer. Palatka Police said the incident began on March 5 when an employee of a a local business saw Jessica Woods, 33, “loitering” around the business. The employee …
An 18-year-old Florida man was “playing” with a handgun when he shot and killed another teen last week, police said. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said Reginald Fields, 18, was shot in a parked car on March 1. He was rushed to a hospital but died. Witnesses said the handgun “went off,” killing Fields, WTVT …
Florida prosecutors have charged a Tampa man with second degree murder and a hate crime enhancement for the shooting death of a gay man at a dog park last month. Gerald Declan Radford, 65, called 911 and said he had shot 52-year-old John Walter Lay on February 2 at West Dog Park. First responders tried …
A Florida woman, her boyfriend, and her son have been charged with sexually abusing children — and livestreaming the abuse to paying customers. Walquiria Cassini, 38, and Ryan Londono, 42, are each charged with sexual assault of a child, solicitation, and use of a child in a sexual performance, WPTV reported. Cassini’s 20-year-old son, Matthew …
New documents released in the Florida case of Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who went missing and was found dead days later, reveal the girl was a victim of sexual battery for years at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Stephan Sterns has been charged with sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, …
Casey Anthony, who many people believe got away with killing her toddler daughter Caylee Anthony in 2008, is pitching a reality television program about her life. The proposal promises “an intimate window into the daily life of one of the most controversial women in America,” The New York Post reported. The show would be filmed …
A Florida police department was called to investigate an unattended toddler at a Live Oak apartment complex and found a woman in an apartment “with severe injuries and unresponsive.” Blake Reaves, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Live Oak Police Department. Police said that “observations of the scene” led them to …
A Florida man was found guilty this week of killing his wife, hiding her body in the woods, and later telling police she was “in heaven” when they asked where she was. Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Steven Henderson sentenced Timothy A. Upthegrove to life in prison after a Brevard County jury found him guilty …
The Florida man suspected of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto appeared in court Saturday on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, just hours after Soto’s body was found in rural Osceola County. Stephan Sterns, Soto’s mother’s boyfriend, refused to appear in court on Thursday after his arrest on Wednesday, as CrimeOnline …
Two Florida men have been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was thrown from a speeding truck earlier this week. Daytona Beach Police said they were looking for Julio Angel Rivera in connection with a stolen motorcycle and contacted the victim, who provided information and called Rivera to the area. While …
Frantic family members called Florida deputies Monday afternoon after a 5-year-old girl with autism wandered away from her Tampa home. Within an hour, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit located the girl with a thermal imaging camera. She was in a heavily wooded area with wetlands. The aviation crew kept the girl in view …
