Recently-obtained records revealed that a caseworker informed the parents of Florida toddler Jordan Belliveau that he could be sent back to foster case a day before his mother allegedly killed him. An August 31 reprimand obtained by The Tampa Bay Times revealed that Charisse Stinson, 21, and Jordan Belliveau Sr., 22, had been missing required …
A Nevada mother watched as her boyfriend poured boiling hot water on her 2-year-old son and repeatedly smacked him as punishment for being “disrespectful” on the weekend of his death, an arrest report alleged. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the report stated that Cassie Smith, 20, “did nothing” to help her son as Jason …
A Texas man is facing murder charges after allegedly strangling a woman whose body was reportedly discovered in a recycling bin hidden in his room. The San Antonio Express-News reported that prosecutors said Alex Akpan, 24, only knew Irene Yemitan, 23, a few days before killing her. A witness reportedly told investigators that she was with Yemitan when …
A Maryland day care owner who stood trial a second time for the beating death of a 6-month-old girl was found guilty last week of multiple counts in connection with the April 2016 incident. According to The Washington Post, a jury declined to find Little Dreamers owner Kia Divband, 37 guilty of second-degree felony murder but convicted …
The ex-boyfriend of an Arizona teen whose body was found in the desert a month after her disappearance was charged in her death. Per KTRK, Jon-Christopher Clark, 23, appeared before a judge Tuesday night in relation to newly-filed first-degree murder charges. Police are also pursuing improper removal of a body and evidence tampering charges against Clark. Documents …
The Tennessee man who confessed to fatally shooting a woman in 1994 during a botched robbery attempt learned his fate in court this week. According to WREG, Phanhsay Phanivong, then 16, shot Angela Perkins, 23, to death in East Memphis as she drove home from work. The case remained cold until 2014 when an inmate serving …
A New York City woman has died three months after sustaining burns to 90 percent of her body when her boyfriend allegedly used turpentine to light her on fire. Alicia Avery, 32, remained hospitalized since the June 12 attack that reportedly left her with extensive burns and a cracked skull. The woman’s boyfriend, Larry McGloster, 26, …
A 14-year-old Maryland boy was charged as an adult in last month’s brutal rape and assault of an 83-year-old woman who died from her injuries a short time later. Per The Baltimore Sun, police found Dorothy Mae Neal unresponsive in her apartment on August 29 after a concerned neighbor requested a welfare check. Neal died …
Accused killer Kimberly Kessler was charged with murder on Thursday for the May disappearance of Florida hairstylist, Joleen Cummings. Authorities charged her after “overwhelming evidence” surfaced, including surveillance footage, and although the victim’s body hasn’t been recovered, a Florida-based lawyer said prosecutors do not necessarily need a body to win the case. News4Jax reports that …
An Oklahoma-based dentist was convicted Thursday of fatally beating his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son and arranging for the woman’s murder while behind bars. KFOR reported that Bert Franklin was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Lincoln Lewis and soliciting the murder of Roxanne Randall, his girlfriend and the slain boy’s mother. A home surveillance camera apparently …
In an eerie twist, an Oregon woman who wrote a novel called “The Wrong Husband” is now accused of killing her own husband of 27 years, who was found dead from a gunshot wound June 2. Romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, 68, was arrested Wednesday on charges of “murder and unlawful use of a weapon,” according …
A Michigan couple who beat their 3-year-old daughter to death in 2015 during a potty training session learned their fate in court on Wednesday. A judge called Erika Finley, 29, and Khairy Simon, 27, “selfish” as he sentenced them to 15-40 years and 12-40 years, respectively. The pair admitted to killing Kimora Simon, stuffing her body …
