Los Angeles Police have released photographs of the suspects and a vehicle they say are connected with the murder of “General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor during an attempted catalytic converter theft in May. Wactor, 37, was fatally shot in the chest after he appparently caught some men taking the catalytic converter from his car outside …
A 2-year-old Michigan boy is recovering after he found a babysitters loaded, unsecured handgun and shot himself in the stomach. Warren Police said they were called to the home shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday and found the toddler suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was listed …
A defense attorney for the man accused of being the Long Island serial killer says he wants the cases against his client tried separately. Rex Heuermann — charged with six murders, including the so-called “Gilgo 4” — appeared for a status hearing this week before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei, Newsday reported. Michael J. …
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May on charges of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-year-old son was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that Christopher Gregor, 32, will be required to serve 85 percent of the …
Charges against an Arizona father who got “distracted” playing PlayStation while his 2-year-old daughter died in a hot car have been upgraded. Christopher Scholtes, 37, now faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges after the Pima County grand jury reviewed his case. The indictment was signed on Thursday, according to KVOA News 4 Tucson. Scholtes’ …
Crime Stoppers is offering a #22,500 cash reward for answers that lead to an arrest in connection with the murder of a prominent Detroit physician. Dr. Devon Hoover, 53, was found dead in his home in the Boston-Edison Historic District of Detroit on April 22, 2023. An autopsy revealed he was shot twice in the …
Atlanta police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen in weeks. On July 14, Harmoni Jenkins’ mother filed a missing person’s report, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Her case is currently being investigated by the Special Victims Unit, Atlanta News First reports. Harmoni is described as …
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May of luring his girlfriend across the country and killing her in the Nevada desert was sentenced this week to life in prison. John Matthew Chapman was found guilty at the end of an eight-day trial of one count of kidnapping resulting in death in the death of 33-year-old Jaime …
An Indiana couple has been charged with abandoning a 13-year-old boy they had adopted but later decided they no longer wanted to care for him. Court documents said the 13-year-old was the oldest child of Richard and Patricia Heitz, WNDU reported. For the past six months, the documents say, the parents claim the boy was …
A Wisconsin man who punched another man in the head over his “sinful” tattoos was found guilty Thursday of felony murder. The jury deliberated for about 12 hours before finding Keven Sehmer, 65, guilty in the death of Josh Davies, who was out with his wife for a date night on June 17, 2023, WITI …
An Oklahoma couple has been charged with murder after they brought their 7-year-old daughter to a Midwest City hospital, dead and weighing just 25 pounds. Police were called to Saint Anthony’s Midwest Hospital Friday afternoon after Anthony Yokno, 38, and Lisa Mitchell, 30, brought the child in. Mitchell was carrying the child in a blanket, …
A Colorado college professor was formally charged on Friday with first degree murder in the death of his wife, who was found dead in their Denver home alongside the couple’s 2-month-old daughter. The Denver Officer of the Medical Examiner said on Friday that 44-year-old Seorin Kim died from blunt force trauma, KMGH reported. The manner …
