‘BLACK SWAN’ BALLERINA SHOOTS HUBBY DEAD, CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
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Child sex crimes
July 30, 2024
6 Arrested in Months-Long Georgia Child Sexual Abuse Investigation
Six people were arrested Tuesday on child molestation charges following a months-long investigation by multiple Georgia law enforcement agencies. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said it executed search warrants at a home in Winder early Tuesday morning and took the six people into custody at four separate locations elsewhere in Georgia. The sheriff’s office said …
Missing
July 30, 2024
Woman Still Missing Nearly a Week After Her Car Is Found at Beach
A California woman who vanished earlier this month remains missing despite her vehicle being found last week. Morro Bay police confirmed to KMPH that surveillance footage from July 22 showed Tiffany McClure’s car at the beach in Morro Bay, but it is unclear whether she was in the vehicle. The car was reportedly found there …
Murder
July 30, 2024
Black Swan Murder Trial: Expert Suggests Former Ballerina Accused of Murder May Be Domestic Violence Victim
During the Ashley Benefield murder trial Monday in Manatee County, Florida, a domestic violence expert suggested potential signs of abuse in the couple’s relationship before she killed her husband. The Bradenton Herald reports that Bruce Ferris, a licensed mental health counselor and domestic violence consultant, testified as one of the defense’s final witnesses. Benefield’s attorney, …
Murder
July 30, 2024
Accused Child Killer Richard Allen Back in Court, Hearings Could Shape Fate of Delphi Murder Trial
Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen is returning to court this week for several motions, which have the potential to shape the trial’s outcome, depending on the judge’s rulings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Allen is facing four counts of murder for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, who vanished while hiking along …
Hot car deaths
July 30, 2024
‘I’m Surprised it Didn’t Happen Sooner’: Teen Speaks Out Against Dad Who Played Video Games While Tot Died in Hot Car
The 16-year-old daughter of an Arizona man is speaking out three weeks after he allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter to die in a hot car. On July 9, Christopher Scholtes’ toddler died in a hot car parked outside their Marana home, where she was reportedly left for three hours. Scholtes has been charged with second-degree …
Hot Car
July 30, 2024
Vermont Tot Left in Hot Car, Marking 16th Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke in US This Year
A Vermont toddler is dead after reporting being left inside a vehicle last week in Milton. According to the Milton Independent, the incident happened Wednesday in a business parking lot on Centre Drive. First responders rushed the child, identified only as an 18-month-old, to the University of Vermont Medical Center, where the child was pronounced …
AMBER Alert
July 30, 2024
UPDATE: AMBER Alert Teen Found Safe, 30-Year-Old Suspect in Custody
UPDATE: A missing Arkansas teen has been found safe nearly a week after she reportedly vanished with a 30-year-old man she met online. State police deactivated an AMBER Alert for Autumn Lyon, 16, on Tuesday, a day after suspect Adrian Garces, 30, was apprehended in Grand Prairie, Texas. He is awaiting extradition to Arkansas, according …
Murder
July 30, 2024
Woman Found Dead in North Carolina Lake Died From Gunshot to the Back
A North Carolina woman found dead in a Chatham County lake nearly a year ago had a gunshot wound to the back. The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office said in a report released Monday that the gunshot was the likely cause of death for 34-year-old Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat, and the manner was homicide, according to …
Murder
July 30, 2024
Detroit Mom Sentence in Death of 3-Year-Old Son, Found Decomposing in Freezer
A Detroit mother was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison on Monday after she pleaded guilty to killing her 3-year-old son in 2022. Wayne County Circuit Judge Tracy Green said that Azuradee, 33, was also a victim — of childhood abuse, lack of mental health treatment, and a government that should have taken …
Murder
July 30, 2024
Teen Found Shot to Death on NC Park Picnic Table
Police in North Carolina are investigating after a 19-year-old woman was found shot to death on a picnic table at a Greensboro park. Jakala Marie Goode was pronounced dead at the scene, the Greensboro Police Department said. Officers were called to the scene at about 7:30 p.m. by a caller who reported hearing what they …