A woman arrested in Mississippi as an accomplice in the death of a kidnapped 4-year-old girl has been charged with capital murder. Victoria Cox, 32, was arrested at the OYO Hotel in south Jackson Friday morning, a day following Daniel Callihan’s apprehension after he allegedly killed Callie Brunett in Loranger, Louisiana, and fled with her …
A 4-year-old girl reported missing in Louisiana along with her 6-year-old sister has been found dead in Mississippi, hours after their mother was found murdered in their home. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said that Erin Brunett was found dead in a wooded area, and her sister, Jalie Brunett, was found alive nearby, WJVT reported. …
A Mississippi firefighter was shot dead on Sunday in an apparent domestic dispute. Jackson firefighters conducted a wellness check Sunday morning for Gerald “Buster” Bates, 49, who didn’t show up for his work shift, and found him dead. The woman he lived with, 41-year-old Tammie Williams, had barricaded herself inside, so they called Jackson police …
A Michigan psychiatrist, who was reported missing in December, accidentally drowned in a pond on his property while taking ketamine. Bolek Payan was seen leaving Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson on December 22, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Investigators saw him leaving his home on foot later that day on security video, and on December …
Update: A 4-year-old Mississippi boy missing since Friday has been found safe, the Daily Leader said Thursday. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation cancelled an endangered child alert issued for Kenney DeAngelo Evans but did not provide any information about where or how he was found or whetherhe was with a 58-year-old woman investigators had said …
A newborn baby was found in a dumpster early Thursday morning near an apartment complex in Jackson, Tennessee. Jackson Police said the infant boy was found alive at about 4:15 a.m. and was treated on the scene by emergency personnel before being taken to a local hospital. Investigators have identified the baby’s mother, police said, …
A 12-year-old Mississippi boy is dead after playing Russian roulette with two other minors earlier this week. Jackson Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said investigators were initially looking for Markell Noah as a missing person when they found him dead from a gunshot wound at an abandoned house. Police arrested two minors on murder charges …
Seven fires believed to be arson lit up the skies near Mississippi HBCU Jackson State University early Tuesday morning, including including two predominately Black churches. Early on, Jackson police named Delvin McLaurin as a person of interest in the fires and released photos of him on social media. The Hinds County Sheriff’s Office said a …
A dog carrying a human arm led investigators over the weekend to a decapitated body in an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi. According to WAPT, police were called on Saturday about the dog and the arm. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the rest of the body, minus the head and arm, was found on …
A woman reported missing in Mississippi last week was spotted on surveillance video walking away from her vehicle in Clayton County, Georgia, on Saturday. Clayton County Police said the video showed Kyla Barnett, 22, sitting in her car for several minutes before getting out and walking off camera, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Police were …
After spending almost a dozen years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in 1994, Cedric Willis has reportedly died as a result of gun violence near his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Since his exoneration and release in 2006 thanks to the work of the Innocence Project, he had dedicated his life to helping others as …
