Boy Dies After Stepmom Beats Him Relentlessly With Wooden Paddle and Mother Ignores His Screams for Help: Police
Murder
The stepmother also allegedly told the victim’s brother to ‘beat him up’
Shooting
December 25, 2021
‘My baby has gunshot wounds in her back’: Boyfriend charged after accidentally firing gun, striking 1-year-old
An Ohio man who says he accidentally shot himself in the hand also wounded his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter from the gunfire, prompting authorities to press charges, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Details of exactly how the shooting unfolded have not yet been released, but police say the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to …
Murder
December 25, 2021
Florida Real Estate Agent Fatally Shot While Showing a Listing
A Florida real estate agent was gunned down in her car Thursday while she was showing a home for sale in Coral Springs. According to the New York Post and WSVN, Parkland native Sara Michelle Trost was shot multiple times while in her parked vehicle outside a home near 5700 NW 48th Ct. on Thursday …
Child sex crimes
December 24, 2021
Christian Boarding School Doctor Wanted for Sex Crimes Against Children: Reports
An arrest warrant has been issued for the long-time physician of a Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri, accusing him of sex crimes against children. A Greene County judge signed an arrest warrant for David Earl Smock, 57, on Thursday. The warrant accuses him of second-degree statutory sodomy, third-degree child molestation of a child under …
Murder for hire
December 24, 2021
Florida Man Uses Snail Mail To Plot Murder of Ex-Girlfriend’s New Beau: Feds
A Florida man is in jail on federal charges after he allegedly tried to arrange the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Ryan Hadeed, 43, sent a letter in September to someone he thought could handle the job he had in mind, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. “I …
Murder
December 24, 2021
Remains Identified As Executed Inmate’s Sister-in-Law – Right Where He Said They Would Be
A confession and tip last month from a death row inmate just before his execution led investigators to the body of Felicia Cox, the convicted man’s sister-in-law. David Neal Cox was put to death in Mississippi on November 17 after he halted all appeals of his conviction for the murder of his wife, Kim Kirk …
Juveniles
December 24, 2021
Los Angeles Police Fatally Shoot 14-Year-Old Girl in Burlington Coat Factory; Bullet Pierces Dressing Room: Report
Valentina Orellana-Peralta was trying on dresses for her upcoming quinceañera when she was shot by a police officer
Corruption
December 24, 2021
Children’s Court Judge Shared Pictures Showing Toddlers Being Sexually Abused
The then-judge sent explicit images at the courthouse where he worked
Crime Stories
December 24, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: These heroes wear fur coats! PET HEROES SAVE THE DAY!
Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. These heroes wear fur! Joining Nancy Grace today: “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show heard on SiriusXM channel 111 airing for two hours daily starting at 12 p.m. EST. You can also subscribe and download the daily podcasts at iHeart Podcasts. …
Podcast
December 24, 2021
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: Chaos at Astroworld
A chaotic opening night at the Astroworld Festival results in 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, as the crowd of 50,000 people surges toward the stage during Travis Scott’s concert. Victims range in age from nine to 27. The event, which reportedly drew 50,000 people, turned deadly around 9:30 p.m. Friday when the crowd …
Murder
December 24, 2021
Baltimore Police Officer Dies a Week After She is Shot in the Head While Sitting Patrol Car, Leaving Four Children Behind
A Baltimore police officer has died a week after she was shot while sitting in her patrol car. As the Associated Press reports, Keona Holley was taken off life support on Thursday, one week after she was shot in the head while on-duty in the city’s Curtis Bay neighborhood. Holley, the mother of four children, …
Murder
December 23, 2021
‘Suspected Serial Killer’ of Homeless People Nabbed in Miami: Cops
Miami police on Thursday said they had arrested a real estate agent they believe has been hunting homeless people. Interim Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said that Willy Suarez Maceo, 25, will be charged with murder and attempted murder in a pair of shootings Tuesday night and that detectives also believe he is connected with …