DNA leads to arrest in unsolved 2010 slaying of bookseller found strangled & beaten in home: Police
Cold Cases
The slain woman’s family had offered a $100,000 reward for information
Juveniles
October 12, 2020
FOUND SAFE: Police seek help in search for teen girl ‘in crisis’
UPDATE: Tuesday, 11:08 a.m. Meredyth Conrad has returned home and is no longer considered at risk, WCNC reports. ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities in South Carolina are asking for the public’s help in the search for a teenage girl who went missing from her Lexington home overnight. (Ed. note: An earlier version of the story mistakenly stated …
Family Crime
October 12, 2020
DEVELOPING: Mother tosses newborn out window; baby not likely to survive
A newborn baby in Queens, New York, is fighting for his life after his mother allegedly tossed him out of a bathroom window this weekend. Citing police sources, the New York Post reports that an unidentified woman gave birth in a bathtub in Ozone Park before tossing the infant out the window. The baby was …
Assault
October 12, 2020
Florida mom attacks pregnant school bus assistant after kid’s bus is late
A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday, days after she allegedly attacked a school bus assistant because her daughter was dropped off at her bus stop 30 minutes late. The victim — who is nine months pregnant — reportedly claimed they were dropping off children in Bradenton on October 2 when Erica Piedra, 36, entered the …
Podcast
October 12, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Family outraged after South Dakota TOP COP mows down pedestrian & says, ‘I thought it was a deer!’
Joe Boever’s are demanding answers as to why their loved one laid in a ditch for 22 hours after being struck by a car driven by Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Ravnsborg struck and killed the man walking along a rural stretch of highway. Ravnsborg called 911 saying he thought he had hit a deer, driving …
Consumer
October 12, 2020
Employee stuffs RAZOR BLADES in supermarket customers’ pizza dough: Reports
A suspect was arrested on an outstanding warrant days after a customer reported discovering razor blades in pizza dough they purchased from a Maine supermarket on Tuesday. According to WCSH, Hannaford Supermarket contacted the Saco Police Department regarding possible tampering with food items after a customer claimed they found an undisclosed number of razor blades …
Missing
October 12, 2020
California woman vanishes after visiting national park
Authorities in Utah are searching for a missing woman who has not been seen in nearly a week. According to KSL, 38-year-old Holly Suzanne Courtier arrived via private shuttle bus to the Grotto parking area at Zion National Park in Utah at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. She was expected to board the shuttle for …
Violent Crime
October 12, 2020
Orthodontist slashes neck of ex-fiancé’s girlfriend with razor, then pretends to be a ‘hero’ & renders aid as cops arrive: Police
A New York woman is facing numerous felony charges after police say she slashed a woman’s neck during a brutal attack in Westchester County. The incident happened on July 28 after Alika Crew, 41, of New Rochelle, allegedly hid in the victim’s Jeep in a Westchester County neighborhood, then lunged at her “from a crouching …
October 12, 2020
Young mother and child dead after woman cuts unborn baby from womb
A 22-year-old woman and her unborn child both died after another woman cut the baby out of the pregnant woman’s womb. KTBS reports that the victim died at a residence in New Boston, Texas, on Friday. A female suspect has reportedly been taken into custody. The woman who died was close to eight months pregnant, …
Murder
October 11, 2020
Boyfriend kills mom, 6-year-old girl, wounds 2 other children: Police
A Missouri mother’s boyfriend shot her and her 6-year-old daughter to death Saturday and wounded the woman’s two other children, police said, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch. Joseph Jones, 40, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Bernadetta Cooper, 40, and Doryan Bryant, 6, the paper said. …
Missing
October 11, 2020
Remains found in Washington state may be woman missing since March
Human remains found in a secluded, wooded area near Snohomish, Washington, are believed to belong to a 25-year-old Monroe woman who disappeared on March 31. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were located Saturday morning during a planned search for Kenna Harris that took place in an area that had not been searched …
Juveniles
October 11, 2020
Sister and her boyfriend, both 13, charged with 20-year-old Texan’s murder: Reports
Two 13-year-olds were arrested this weeks for the murder of 20-year-old Rene Ray Rodriguez Jr., who was shot four times while in his bed and then collapsed dead on the floor. One of those arrested is Rene Rodriguez’s sister, and the other is her boyfriend, family members told KSAT. Police said the two teens were …