Exclusive: Police say body discovered is likely Oralia Mendoza; granddaughter’s body found last week in suspected murder
Violent Crime
‘We finally got a confession out of them’
June 15, 2018
Body of 13-year-old girl found, grandmother missing and in extreme danger: Police
Two suspects have been arrested in the alleged murder of 13-year-old Mariah Lopez, of Huntsville, Alabama. Yoni Martinez Aguilar, 26, and Israel Gonzalez Palomino, 34, are being held without bond at the Madison County Jail on charges of capital murder, AL.com reports. According to a Madison County Sheriff’s Office press release, Lopez’s body was discovered …
Murder
June 14, 2018
Murder charges for teen mom of AMBER Alert infant found dead in diaper box
Officials have charged a South Carolina mother who allegedly lied about her infant daughter’s kidnapping hours before she was found dead in a diaper box. Breanna Lewis, 19, has been charged homicide by child abuse in connection with last month’s death of her 11-month-old daughter, Harlee. An arrest warrant obtained by WSOC-TV stated that Breanna had …
Murder
June 14, 2018
Man kills pregnant wife for disrespecting him, hides mutilated body in apartment for 8 days: Police
A Florida man accused of killing his pregnant wife kept her body for eight days before dumping her into a dumpster in an alley, police alleged. Police said Cassandritz Blanc, 22, unsuccessfully attempted to dismember wife Martine Bernard, 20, after shooting her in the head Fort Lauderdale apartment on June 4. An arrest report said …
Murder
June 12, 2018
Young woman beats, kills brain tumor survivor after being asked to stop throwing bottles: Report
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 …
Murder
June 11, 2018
VIDEO: Man talks to reporters about body found in creek hours before he’s arrested for mom’s murder
A Pennsylvania man who told reporters that a newly-discovered body was the victim of “some kind of hit” was arrested on murder charges shortly after the body was identified as his mother. Matthew Haverly, 38, appeared baffled as he talked to WNEP about a then-unidentified body discovered across the street from his Bradford County home on …
Murder
June 11, 2018
‘God got into my body and walked me downstairs with my baseball bat’: Son allegedly gives ‘very detailed confession’ to missing mom’s murder
A Connecticut man with a history of mental illness reportedly confessed to killing his mother, who was reported missing by her sister days earlier. WFSB reported that the missing persons investigation involving Donna Tucker, 60, turned into a murder investigation Friday afternoon. The woman’s son, Kyle Tucker, 34, gave police a “very detailed confession” that took more …
Family Crime
June 9, 2018
‘Mom,’ boyfriend arrested after 9-year-old boy dies weighing 39 pounds
He died weighing only 39 pounds and his body had bruises and bedsores. Now, the mother of a 9-year-old boy and her boyfriend have been arrested. KPRC-TV reports that prosecutors have charged 27-year-old Ramona Stevenson and 25-year-old Ladesmon Lewis with injury to a child in connection with the death of Dayleon Antoine. The boy was discovered …
Murder
June 7, 2018
Gabriel Fernandez: Mom, boyfriend sentenced for little boy’s senseless torture & murder
A California couple who relentlessly abused and murdered the woman’s 8-year-old son learned their fate in Los Angeles court on Thursday. Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli sentenced Palmdale mother Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, 34, to life without the possibility of parole and put boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, 37, on death row for the May 2013 killing of Gabriel …
Murder
June 7, 2018
‘You’re a monster:’ Mom beats 4-year-old son to death on his birthday
An Illinois mother convicted of fatally beating her son on his fourth birthday learned her fate this week inside a Cook County courtroom. A jury found mother-of-four Crystal Valdez, 35, guilty of the first-degree murder of her youngest son, Christopher. As of Wednesday, Valez and her live-in boyfriend, Cesar Ruiz, have both been sentenced in connection with …
Violent Crime
June 2, 2018
Woman with reported info on kidnap, murder of young Iowa girls kills herself and son
An Iowa woman who killed herself and her young son in May reportedly had information about the disappearance of two girls years earlier, the Des Moines Register reports. Teresa Catherine Gerleman, 36, pulled herself and her 8-year-old son, Henry Fields, in front of a train last month. But before doing that, she claimed to have information …
Homicide
June 1, 2018
‘He’s Going to Kill Me,’ Broken taillight lead police to 3 bodies and woman fighting for her life
A broken taillight led Springfield, Massachusetts, authorities to three bodies and a woman fighting for her life. Police attempted to pull-over 40-year-old Stewart Weldon, who allegedly refused orders. A “very dangerous pursuit” ensued, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced at a press conference Thursday. Authorities say Weldon eventually crashed into a police cruiser and resisted …