Mom’s Girlfriend Abused Toddler Boy Who Died With Antifreeze in His Stomach
Murder
The girlfriend tried to pay a man $1000 to dispose of the boy’s body, but he live-streamed the encounter and contacted police
Serial Killers
August 31, 2021
South Florida Serial Killer Who Stuffed Victims into Suitcases Identified as Plane Crash Victim: Reports
South Florida officials announced Tuesday that a man who died in a plane crash 16 years ago has been identified as serial killer, Roberto Wagner Fernandes, who reigned terror in the state during the early 2000s. According to Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, Fernandes killed three women in Broward County from June 2000 to August …
Crime Stories
August 31, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Movie Maker Teen Daughter Gunned Down. WHY?
Kaitlyn Arquette, daughter of “Hotel for Dogs” author Lois Duncan, was killed driving to a friend’s home by someone chasing her. Shots from the pursuing vehicle hit Arquette twice in the head. Yet, the shooter sped away. The case has been dubbed a random drive-by shooting. Now, has this mystery been solved? In July, a …
Family Crime
August 31, 2021
Masked Intruder Stabs Woman 19 Times, Kills Husband Trying to Protect Her – And is Still on the Loose
A young man in rural Oregon was killed and his wife is hospitalized after an intruder burst into their home and violently attacked them. According to the KOIN, a masked man broke into the Marion County home of Jamilyn Rebekah Juetten and Travis Juetten in the early morning hours of August 13. The suspect reportedly …
Missing
August 31, 2021
‘Something’s not right’: ISU Grad Student Has Been Missing Nearly a Week, Car Found Abandoned [Update]
Police continue their search for an Illinois State University graduate student who hasn’t been heard from or seen in almost a week. Family members told Dateline that not hearing from Jelani “J.J.” Day, 25, was “very unlike him.” After contact with him on August 23, they haven’t heard anything at all from Day and are …
Murder
August 31, 2021
Instagram Model Mercedes Morr Strangled in Home by Stalker in Suspected Murder-Suicide: Reports
An Instagram model with more than two million followers was reportedly found dead in her Texas home on Sunday in a suspected murder-suicide. According to KTRK, the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner said Mercedes Morr, whose real name is Jenae Gagnier, 33, was strangled and suffered a traumatic concussion. A man who was also found …
Murder
August 31, 2021
‘Once I snapped, I couldn’t quit’: Son Accused of Murdering Mom & Her Boyfriend, Setting Them Afire Pleads NOT Guilty After Alleged Admission
A Maine man accused of killing his mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Monday during a Zoom hearing with York County Superior Court in Alfred. Matthew Cote, 21, who’s facing two counts of murder and one count of arson, was arrested in June after police found the bodies of Cheryl Cote, 47, and Daniel …
Accident
August 31, 2021
Girl Playing With Sister Dies After 300-Pound Stone Monument Falls on Her: Reports
A 5-year-old Georgia girl reportedly died on Monday after being crushed by a large monument while she played with her older sister. WJXT reported that Bella Bennett was with her 8-year-old sister at the Lee Street Resource Center in Blackshear on Sunday when the older girl jumped off the stone monument, causing it to fall …
Missing
August 31, 2021
Missing Publishing Exec Feared Dead After Body Pulled From River Near Vacation Property; Dog Also Missing
Police searching for a missing woman in Vermont have discovered a body investigators believe is that of 36-year-old Erika Seyfried, a New York City-based publishing executive who disappeared after taking her dog for a walk on Sunday morning. As the Brattleboro Reformer reports, Seyfried and her husband had been staying in an AirBnb in Gageville …
Family Crime
August 31, 2021
BREAKING: Chad Daybell’s Children Reveal Mom Tammy Daybell’s Cause of Death
Chad Daybell’s adult children revealed what they believe to be their mother Tammy Daybell’s cause of death — while also insisting they believe their father is innocent. As CBS News reports, Daybell’s adult children said police told them Tammy Daybell died of asphyxiation. Authorities have not yet released the result of Tammy’s autopsy, which was …
Unsolved
August 30, 2021
Woman Leaves Backpack Containing Apparent Human Remains in Dumpster Behind Virginia Store: Cops
Virginia police are looking for a woman who reportedly left a backpack containing human remains in a dumpster Monday morning. Chesterfield County police said they responded to a store southwest of Richmond after an employee checked out a backpack left in a dumpster behind the store. The employee saw what appeared to be blood on …