A Colorado grandmother was convicted on Friday of child abuse that resulted in the death of her baby grandson, the Denver Post reports. Jurors found Sandy Archuleta guilty in the death of 4-month-old Donovan Archuleta. In addition to the boy’s own mother, Sandy Archuleta is the second person to be convicted in the infant’s death, …
A juror passed out in a Bronx court after seeing autopsy photos of a murdered pregnant woman who had her baby cut from her womb. According to the New York Post, the female juror was rushed to the hospital Thursday after a prosecutor presented photos of Angelikque Sutton’s lacerated neck and detached uterus to the court. …
A San Anontio, Texas, mother allegedly said she didn’t call 911 for her dying daughter because her phone was low on minutes. The San Antonio Express-News reported that Jessica Briones, 35, walked into the San Antonio police station on September 5 with Olivia Briones, 4, in her arms. The unresponsive child was rushed to a local hospital where …
Notorious child killer Susan Smith has been misbehaving in a South Carolina prison, where she is serving a life sentence for the deaths of her two sons, according to People magazine’s Steve Helling. Helling joins Nancy Grace, Crime Stories contributing reporter Mary Ellen Hopkins, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan from Jacksonville State University, and co-host …
A Florida man reportedly told police that he fatally beat his 6-month-old daughter because he was “highly stressed” after losing power during Hurricane Irma. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dekari Castell, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the beating death of his daughter, Kahi. Castell allegedly told officers that he …
A Naperville, Illinois, woman was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting. In a closed bench trial, Elzbieta Plackowska, 45, was convicted of ten counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the 2012 stabbing deaths. A judge rejected …
The family of an 18-year-old Ohio woman who allegedly burned and buried her newborn child is speaking out about the harrowing ordeal. As CrimeOnline reported in August, Brooke Skylar Richardson was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, gross abuse of a corpse, involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and tampering with evidence. The teen is accused of giving birth to …
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER, Associated Press HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) — Some of Ally Lee Steinfeld’s burned remains were found in a bag in a rural southern Missouri chicken coop. Authorities say both of the transgender teen’s eyes had been gouged out and she had been stabbed in the genitals. As questions swirl about why …
Texas police have announced that skeletal remains discovered months ago in a septic tank belong to a woman that’s been missing for more than a decade, as reported by CBS4. KRGV reports that Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said that DNA analysis confirmed the remains belonged to Leona Marie Tollett Johnson, who was reported missing in 2004. …
A British man changed his profile picture to an image from his wedding day hours before allegedly killing his wife and himself. According to the BBC, the bodies of James and Amy Barnes, both in their 30s, were found in homes 20 miles apart on Tuesday: Amy was found at the home she shared with her husband and …
Warning: Graphic Content Authorities in Russia arrested a man earlier this month after finding human skulls, skin, and other body parts in his posession. Police also arrested the man’s wife, who allegedly participated in the crimes with her husband. Metro reports that Dmitry Bakshaev, 35, reportedly began killing people, storing their body parts, and eating them …
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