Metro Nashville police took a phone call from Zohal Sakwall on January 31, and the story she told them was shocking. Sakwall, 40, told officers that she had put a plastic bag over her infant daughter’s head and suffocated her because of “the disruption to her life caused by having the child,” police said. Even …
A Tennessee mother was arrested on first-degree charges on Monday, weeks after she allegedly called police and told them that she killed her 4-month-old daughter in 2010. Metro Nashville police claimed Zohal Sakwall, 40, originally lied about how her daughter died, destroyed evidence, and staged her baby’s death to make it look like an accident. …
A Tennessee woman believed to have fatally stabbed her toddler son last Wednesday died Tuesday from injuries she sustained in the apparent murder-suicide. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Melani Sue Brown, 38, died after undergoing emergency surgery for self-inflicted injuries she sustained at her Lenoir City apartment. The mother allegedly killed her son, King Brown, …
A Tennesse man who raped a 16-year-old student in 2015 and infected him with HIV was sentenced on Friday to nine months behind bars. WREG reported that John Conner III, 30, is also required to register as a sex offender for life. The victim joined Conner’s dance team after meeting him through social media in …
Spencer Boston reportedly lit up while talking to the judge about marijuana legalization
The search continues for a Tennessee man who has not been seen or heard from since September 27. A December 15 search did not turn up William McKenzie Jr., 21. The Jackson Sun reported that McKenzie got off from work at Denny’s and spoke to his mother before his phone was turned off and he …
Reporters claimed they spotted ‘steam or smoke’ coming off the side of Lee Hall’s head during his execution
A Tennessee woman is accused of killing her grandmother’s Shih Tzu and concealing its remains in the home. Kyoko Smith, 18, allegedly admitted to killing the dog and putting its head in a dresser drawer and its heart in a freezer. Another person at the residence told responding officers on November 11 that Smith confessed …
Authorities in Tennessee arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly beating his sister’s dog to death with a hammer. Nicholas Kendall, 19, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after his sister told police that he killed her 6-year-old female beagle mix because he didn’t want to feed it. Kendall also allegedly told his sister that …
A criminal investigation is underway after a Tennessee woman who vanished earlier this month was found dead on Wednesday night. WKRN reported that Carolyn Pope, 30, was found dead in a heavily-wooded area in Wrigley. Though her cause of death is currently unknown, the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for Mitchell Hinderliter and Christopher …
A Tennessee judge has dropped criminal charges against a mother who allegedly live-streamed herself abusing her 1-month-old daughter on Facebook Live. Judge Alex McVeigh dismissed charges of aggravated child abuse or neglect, resisting arrest or obstruction of a legal process, and disorderly conduct charges against Tybresha Sexton, 24, after the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office …
A Tennessee mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly filming herself smoking in her 1-month-old daughter’s face in addition to lifting her in the air with one hand and shaking her. WTVC reported that Chattanooga Police responded to Tybresha Sexton’s residence on Sunday after people alerted them to the video, which was live-streamed on Facebook. …
