Prosecutors in the case of a Missouri man charged with killing his wife and abusing their daughter are seeking to call 40 witnesses with the case finally goes to trial, the Columbia Missourian reported Friday. Earlier this week, Columbia police resumed their search for the body of Mengqi Ji Elledge, 28, who was last seen …
A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on an attempted murder charge after his wife stumbled over a trip wire apparently intended to send her tumbling down the basement stairs to her death, KDKA reports. Laura Dankesreiter, 59, caught her balance and didn’t fall in the morning of October 3 while on her way to the …
Florida authorities found a body inside a submerged vehicle on Saturday, who they believe is missing mother, Tracey Rieker. Tracey Rieker left her wallet and cellphone at home last Wednesday, but her husband’s vehicle, a green Nissan Xterra with Florida tag PO8116, was gone. Husband Christian Rieker said he woke up at 6 a.m. and …
The Indiana State Police is investigating a domestic disturbance that ended with a child stabbed and a police officer shot in the leg. The Pharos-Tribune reports that the incident happened at around 7 a.m. on Friday, at a residence at 294 East Maple Street Wabash. When officers arrived, a man who lives in the home, …
Twin brothers in Alabama who are both teachers are accused of sex crimes with students, the Gadsden Times reports. Police on Thursday arrested 28-year-old Donavan Wayne Dalton of Rainsville, Alabama, who was charged with having sexual contact with a student younger than 19. Authorities on Thursday were notified of alleged inappropriate activity between an adult male and a …
A Utah woman is accused of shocking a child with a Taser after harassing two young boys, Deseret News reports. According to the report, 9-year-old boy and his 10-year-old friend, were riding scooters in a church parking lot in Riverton, a Salt Lake City suburb, on October 2 when they encountered the suspect. The boys …
In the latest episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace,” Nancy talks to an author who has been corresponding with family annihilator Chris Watts in prison — and who believes the convicted murderer is still leaving out a key detail about the August 2018 morning that he killed his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their …
Remains found in north Georgia nearly 40 years ago have been identified and linked to Samuel Little, described by the FBI as “the most prolific serial killer in US history.” The 30-year-old woman found in Dade County on September 28, 1981, was Patricia Parker, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced. Little, 80, is a suspect …
Convicted killer Chris Watts sits behind bars for the murders of his wife and children in 2018 and worries about what people will think of him as a new documentary about his crimes streams on Netflix. But before her death at the hands of her husband, Shanann Watts worried about how he felt about the …
Authorities determined the fire was set intentionally and ruled the deaths a murder-suicide
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been charged in the shooting of fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion during an argument in July, Los Angeles County prosecut0rs announced Thursday. The Los Angeles County District attorney’s office didn’t name Megan Thee Stallion, 25, as the victim in the July 12 shooting, but Megan, whose real name is Megan …
A wild animal trainer featured in the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” was charged with wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty, federal prosecutors in Virginia announced Friday. As WBBT reports, Attorney General Mark R. Herring said Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was criminally charged following a monthslong investigation into his dealings with Keith A. Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Wild …
