To the outrage and shock of many, the Utah woman currently jailed for the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart could be eligible for parole later this year. CrimeFeed reported that Wanda Barzee, now 72, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on that conviction. While she’s scheduled to be released in 2024, an upcoming parole hearing …
Authorities in Utah claim a 70-year-old woman is facing allegations of trying to hire a hit man while facing charges of hiring men to carry out two previous murder plots. As KSL reported, Linda Tracy Gillman was charged last year for her attempt to convince an employee and tenant to kill her ex-husband, Duane Gillman. …
An unlicensed Utah daycare worker is facing felony child abuse charges after she reportedly slammed an infant down so severely that she broke his legs. FOX News reports 66-year-old Elvira Ortega, who ran an unlicensed daycare in Salt Lake City, allegedly admitted to police that she slammed the baby feet-first onto a hard bathroom floor while …
A Utah teen who allegedly helped a younger classmate hang herself last year was found competent to stand trial on murder charges. KSTU reported that Tyerell Przybycien pleaded not guilty last year to first-degree murder and failure to report the findings of a dead human body in connection with the death of Jchandra Brown, 16. Przybycien, now 18, allegedly …
A Richfield, Utah, day care employee was sentenced late last month for nearly killing a 22-month-old boy in her care by placing a heavy picture frame on top of his playpen. The Richfield Reaper reported that Casey Bertelson, 28, was sentenced to 80 days in jail and 30 days home confinement for a May 15 incident that …
Authorities on Friday revealed footage showing how the parents of a 3-year-old Utah girl abused her before she died, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. In July, the girl, Angelina Costello, was found dead in her family’s home. Prosecutors have charged her parents, 23-year-old Emile and 25-year-old Costello, with first-degree aggravated murder. READ More: Police: Utah parents …
A teenager shot and left for dead in a ditch bravely faced her would-be murderer in court as the teen boy was sentenced to 15 years for the brutal attack. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Deserae Turner, then 14, was shot in the head and left for dead in the freezing cold Utah winter last February …
Police believe a mother and daughter who were found dead in their home on New Year’s Eve died in a murder-suicide that occurred up to three weeks earlier. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the bodies of Karina and Madison Clark were discovered in their Magna, Utah, home after a fellow church member noticed a …
The discovery of a young girl alone in the cold this week led to an even more chilling scene, according to authorities in Utah As KSTU reported, a man saw the 4-year-old girl wandering outside in Ogden Wednesday evening without proper clothing for the cold temperatures or any adult supervision. According to Marcus King, the …
An 8-year-old Utah boy is recovering after reportedly chasing his dog across a frozen pond and falling through the ice. According to The Washington Post, the boy became trapped about 25 feet from shore on Christmas Day. Another child who witnessed the incident ran and alerted the boy’s parents. Minutes later, Washington County Sheriff’s Sergeant …
A 19-year-old dad is facing charges after his infant died from abuse Saturday, allegedly at the hands of the teen father. Clint Corydon Nokes was arrested Monday on child abuse homicide charges in the death of his 7-week-old son, Hudson, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Police were called to the home Friday when the infant …
Susan Cox Powell’s family hopes efforts to peer into an encrypted computer hard drive will give them answers about what happened to the Utah mother who disappeared in 2009. The computer belonged to her husband Josh Powell who later killed their two sons and himself. Susan’s sister Denise Ernst, Cox family lawyer Anne Bremner and …
