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Murder
April 20, 2020
Missing woman was murdered, dismembered, and dumped into the trash [Cops]
A 27-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with killing a 19-year-old woman, dismembering her body, and dumping it in his apartment building’s dumpsters. Dystynee Avery had been missing since April 3, and she was last reported to be staying with Ethan Broad in Moorhead, across the state line from Fargo, North Dakota, KVLY reported. But …
Attempted Murder
April 20, 2020
10-year-old boy’s throat slashed while playing a video game
A 29-year-old Tennessee man has been jailed after he allegedly slashed a 10-year-old boy’s throat while he was playing a video game, Tennessee River Valley News reported. The incident took place Sunday evening at a residence in rural Lewis County, about 80 miles southwest of Nashville in the central part of the state. The suspect …
Missing
April 20, 2020
Remains found in garbage bag identified as woman missing since last year
Authorities revealed that human remains discovered in a garbage bag on Sunday were that of a Pennsylvania woman who was reported missing in April 2019. Allegheny County police announced in a statement that an officer patrolling an illegal dumpsite in Plum discovered Elizabeth Wiesenfeld’s body when he spotted a shoe peeking out of a torn …
Child Abuse
April 20, 2020
Former Florida nanny, foster parent nabbed on child porn charges; She says she’s a self-employed PORN ACTRESS
A former nanny and foster parent in Pensacola, Florida, was arrested on Monday on child sex charges with at least two juveniles, and deputies there are concerned there may be more victims, according to NorthEscambia.com. Nicole Lynn Walter, 27, calls herself a self-employed porn actress, and investigators have uncovered at least three videos in which …
Kidnapping
April 20, 2020
‘I’ve been watching you for a while’: Pantless woman emerges from woods & snatches girl in attempted kidnapping [Cops]
A Kentucky woman was arrested this month for allegedly trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl as she walked to a friend’s house. According to WAVE, the girl told police that Kimberly Phelps, 50, jumped out of a wooded area, grabbed her from behind, and covered her mouth before trying to drag her away. The girl …
Homicide
April 20, 2020
Drunk driver leaves friend to die in driveway after he falls off her pickup truck: Docs
A Wisconsin woman was allegedly drunk driving when a man fell from atop her pickup truck, resulting in his death late last month. The Star Tribune reported that Preston Decorah, 27, was found unconscious in a driveway on March 30, hours after an incident that occurred on a rural road in the Hertel area. The …
Coronavirus
April 20, 2020
5-year-old daughter of first responders dies from ‘COVID-19 complications’ after two weeks on ventilator
A Michigan girl has passed away after spending two weeks on a ventilator. Officials say she died from COVID-19 complications. The Detroit News reports that 5-year-old Skylar Herbert is the first child in Michigan to pass away from the disease. Around a month ago, the little girl told her parents she had a severe headache. …
Murder
April 20, 2020
Dad slams infant’s head into metal bar on swing set, killing them: Police
A 5-month-old in Louisiana died on Sunday, days after their father allegedly threw them to the ground and slammed their head against a metal bar on a swing set. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said Brian Young, 21, confessed to harming the infant while the mother was at work. WWL reported that the mother …
Hijacking
April 19, 2020
Dallas bus hijacker was suspect in his girlfriend’s murder earlier this month
An armed man hijacked a Dallas transit bus Sunday morning, forcing the driver to lead police on a 20-mile chase through several Dallas suburbs before spike strips stopped the bus and the suspect was killed in a shoot-out with police, according to NBC DFW. Police identified the hijacker as Ramon Thomas Villagomez, 31, and said …
Mass shooting
April 19, 2020
At least 13 dead, including police officer, in mass shooting spree
More than 13 people, including a police officer, were killed in a mass shooting that unrolled over nearly 60 miles of Nova Scotia, Canada, beginning Saturday evening in the small, rural community Portapique on the north shore of Cobequid Bay and ending hours later and 60 miles away in Enfield when the suspect was shot …
Murder
April 19, 2020
100 mile Alabama crime spree leaves 4 dead, multiple robberies [Cops]
Police in multiple Alabama jurisdictions are trying to sort out the details of a 36-hour crime spree that included murder, robbery, a shoot-out with officers, and a suspect on the run. After an overnight manhunt, Birmingham police on Saturday arrested a Georgia man, 32-year-old Derrick Lee Hightower, who was wanted for a homicide in Auburn …