Lawyers argued that text messages Carter, then 17, sent to boyfriend Conrad Roy III, 18, were ‘cherry-picked’ to show her in a bad light
A North Dakota woman who claimed last week she couldn’t remember where she last saw her infant son after reportedly being lost in the woods for four days, was charged with manslaughter and child neglect on Wednesday. Grand Forks Herald reports that although the cause of death on her 4-month-old son Tyr is still pending, …
A 20-year-old Louisana woman was charged with second-degree murder for a brawl on a St. Tammany Parish sandbar Saturday that left a man dead. NOLA.com reported that Blaine Manalle is the third person to be charged in connection with the death of Jeffery Howell, 46. Manalle was booked on second-degree murder charges Monday after an …
A Missouri mother who admitted to letting her blind and autistic son die in a field could spend as little as 120 days behind bars. According to the Springfield News-Leader, Kimberly Lightwine, 43, pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter and elder abuse in connection with the 2016 death of her son, Austin Anderson, 19. Prior to …
A New Orleans woman who neglected her grandmother to the point that she died from a bedsore-related illness will be heading to prison. The Advocate reported that Lauren Looney, 21, will spend five years in prison for the September 2014 death of her grandmother, Bessie Looney, 82. Lauren Looney was 17 when Bessie Looney’s emaciated …
A Texas woman in prison for the 2002 slaying of her husband will be released from a Gatesville prison after spending 15 years behind bars. The Houston Chronicle reported that Clara Harris, now 60, learned in November that she would be paroled on May 11. Convicted of manslaughter, Harris served 15 of a 20-year sentence for …
The former operations director of a Kansas water park was arrested Friday on involuntary manslaughter charges for the 2016 death of a boy on a 168-foot water slide. Per The Kansas City Star, ex-Schlitterbahn employee Tyler Austin Miles, 29, was arrested in connection with the August 7, 2016, death of Caleb Schwab, 10. Miles worked at the Kansas City …
An Alabama mother is facing criminal charges after police allegedly found her newborn son’s body in her trunk during a traffic stop. WALA reported that a grand jury indicted Jalesa Gaines, of McIntosh, on manslaughter charges Wednesday in connection with her son’s death. Gaines, 23, was originally arrested on November 14 after Jackson police pulled her …
A New York woman admitted this week to killing her infant son before stuffing him into a bag and carrying his body around while she shopped. Tiona Rodriguez, 21, told prosecutors that she gave birth to her son at a friend’s home on October 16, 2013, and immediately smothered him. After the killing, prosecutors said the …
A Facebook selfie was reportedly the key in solving the strangling death of a Canadian teen–as the killer was pictured wearing the belt used in the crime. According to CBC News, Cheyenne Rose Antoine, 21, (pictured left) was sentenced to seven years Monday for the 2015 strangling death of Brittney Gargol, 18 (pictured right). Though Antoine has …
A Georgia father died after a man allegedly smacked him in the face with an open hand at a child’s birthday party. According to the Dacula Patch, Gwinnett County police discovered Tomas Rodriquez lying on the ground around 3 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say he was not breathing. Adrian Herrera, 31, reportedly told responding officers that Rodriquez was drunk …
The woman who admitted to causing her fiancé’s drowning death during a kayak trip in the Hudson River in New York was sentenced to up to four years in prison on Wednesday. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that Angelika Graswald, 37, has been jailed since April 30, 2015, and will be given time served. Graswald’s lawyer revealed …
