School groundskeeper abducts, murders teen rape victim set to testify against him
Murder
Without her testimony, a jury still convicted Quinn James of raping slain teen Mujey Dumbuya
Murder
April 16, 2019
Teen boy shoots grandparents dead, plans attack on high school: Police
A Wisconsin teen who is accused of fatally shooting his grandparents had reportedly planned to carry out an attack on his high school. Alexander M. Kraus, 17, was arrested at the home of Dennis and Letha Kraus, 74 and 73, at their Grand Chute home. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported that the teen was at …
Murder
April 15, 2019
‘I slapped her up the side of the head’: Babysitter beats 3-year-old girl to death, squeezing the life from her
An Ohio babysitter was convicted Friday for last year’s beating death of a 3-year-old girl who suffered the fatal injuries while in her care. Lindsay Partin, 36, was found guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering children in connection with the March 2018 death of Hannah Wesche, who died 10 days after collapsing while at her Hanover …
Crime Stories
April 11, 2019
Playboy model accused of bludgeoning psychiatrist to death and stuffing body into Mercedes Benz trunk
Former Playboy model, 25-year-old Kelsey Turner, is accused of killing an elderly psychiatrist, who reportedly paid her rent and gave her money. 71-year-old Dr. Thomas Burchard’s body was found last month in Las Vegas, decomposing in the trunk of Turner’s blue Mercedes Benz. Nancy speaks with Dr. Burchard’s long-time girlfriend, Judy Earp. An Expert Panel …
Celebrity Justice
April 10, 2019
Boyfriend bludgeons married ‘Bridalplasty’ star to death with hammer, then buries her in backyard of his parents’ home
A California man will spend at least 26 years in prison for bludgeoning his married reality star girlfriend to death with a hammer in 2016 and burying her in a shallow grave in his backyard. Jackie Jerome Rogers, 36, was sentenced Monday to 26 years to life in prison for the first-degree murder of Lisa Marie Naegle, 35, …
Cold Cases
April 10, 2019
45 years after teen girls brutally killed on Virginia Beach vacation, an 80-year-old man is arrested for their murder
An elderly man in New York City has been arrested for the 1973 slayings of two 19-year-old women who were vacationing in Virginia Beach at the time. The New York Times reports that DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene was matched this fall with Ernest Broadnax’s profile in a national database. Broadnax, 80, was …
Cold Cases
April 8, 2019
Felon arrested for 2001 murder minutes after release from federal prison
A Florida man who walked out of federal prison Friday was reportedly rearrested moments later for a murder he allegedly committed nearly two decades earlier. According to WFTS, New Port Richey police arrested Randy Petersilge, 51, for the November 2001 murder of Simon Clark, 41, who was found dead of blunt force trauma in Pasco County. Authorities …
Murder
April 8, 2019
Teen mom hides pregnancy, suffocates newborn in bedroom—then has boyfriend dump baby in trash: Cops
The 18-year-old allegedly did drugs while pregnant in hopes of miscarrying
Murder
April 5, 2019
‘She died in front of me’: Road-rage driver follows family & shoots little girl in driveway, cops say
An Arizona man was arrested Thursday after allegedly fatally shooting a 10-year-old girl in an apparent road rage incident. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault following Wednesday’s shooting death of Summerbell Brown. According to the Arizona Republic, Gonzalez followed the family’s vehicle as they pulled into the driveway of their Phoenix …
Child Abuse
April 5, 2019
Mom’s boyfriend beat life out of girl with Down syndrome for ‘interrupting’ him: Police
Authorities said a California man fatally beat his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter with Down syndrome after she interrupted him while in his care. According to an alert issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department, Adam Hughes, 24, was watching his girlfriend’s children, including Kylee Willis, on the evening of March 26 when he became angry at …
Court
March 29, 2019
Justice for Junior: Defense attorney suggests slain teen was gang member as his accused killers reportedly plot for plea deals
An attorney representing one of five suspects accused of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old New York boy last summer insinuated in court that the slain teen was possibly a gang member—leading to outrage inside and outside of court. From WPIX, the comments came Thursday while Jose Muniz’s lawyer cross-examined detective Oscar Rosa of the Bronx Homicide …
Murder
March 29, 2019
Mom high on bath salts claims she beat toddler daughter to death to get the ‘darkness’ out of her
A Pennsylvania mother confessed Wednesday to killing her 3-year-old daughter while under the influence of a combination of illegal drugs and prescribed medications. Regina Lester, 33, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the June 2016 third-degree murder of Isabel Godfrey, who died of multiple blunt force trauma, had various bite wounds, and showed signs of asphyxia. …