Two New Yorkers were found dead with a plastic bag tied over their heads in a room on the 18th floor of the Yotel Hotel this week. Reports did not include the identities of either individual. According to the New York Post, a 30-year-old woman and 33-year-old man from Brooklyn and Queens, respectively, were discovered …
A teen girl in Michigan was so distraught by ongoing sexual harassment and stalking from an ex-boyfriend that she tried to take her own life, a lawsuit alleges. The Detroit Free Press obtained court documents accusing a Michigan school district of ignoring complaints about the alleged stalking and harassment of a now-17-year-old student who was …
Sony Music has reportedly dropped embattled singer R. Kelly from their record label and their subsidiary, RCA Records, amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations which were resurfaced in Lifetime’s documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly.” A source told Variety that there are no immediate plans for Sony to release a statement about them cutting ties with Kelly, …
Rescue crews are in a race against time as they prepare to dig a tunnel, in an attempt to rescue a toddler boy who has been trapped in a well for five days. Associated Press reports that over 100 emergency crew workers, along with firefighters, are trying to get 2-year-old Julen Rosello out of a deep well in Totalan, Spain. …
A woman in Indonesia reportedly burned her husband alive during an argument over his phone password. The Mirror reported that the dispute occurred after Cahyani Purnama, 25 asked her husband, Dedi, 26, for his phone’s passcode as he repaired roof tiles on their home. Amid the verbal row, police said Dedi came down from the …
Police said a Washington man who fatally shot his parents and himself committed the double murder-suicide after learning that his mother was selling the family home and he would have to move out. Police said Matthew Ficken, 34, died by suicide as they performed a welfare check at his family home on Tuesday. The King’s County …
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A female patient has reportedly claimed she was abused by two staffers at Hacienda HealthCare, the Arizona nursing facility where an incapacitated patient became pregnant and gave birth, prompting a rape investigation. 12 News obtained a statement from Hacienda HealthCare reporting that a female patient claimed she was abused by two female staffers, making the …
A Texas daycare is under investigation after a video showing the alleged abuse of a little girl went viral via social media. Authorities announced the investigation into the incident on Thursday. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports that the footage was recorded at the “My Little Playhouse” daycare center, located in the 3600 block of 50th Street in Lubbock. …
The family of a 23-year-old woman with severe disabilities at a Florida healthcare facility have alleged that she was raped and impregnated before suffering a miscarriage. ABC News reports that the family of the patient has filed a lawsuit against National Mentor Healthcare LLC, which operates that Pensacola Cluster facility where the woman was a …
A Texas woman who allegedly helped stage a fake kidnapping after the death of an 8-month-old baby was apparently jumped by three inmates at the Bexar County jail in San Antonio. ABC reports that 45-year-old Angie Torres was in the bathroom at the jail on January 9 when three inmates physically attacked her. Authorities gave …
Breakthroughs in forensic technology have led investigators to the identity of a woman whose body was found in California more than 30 years ago. According to ABC News, the identification of Tracey Hobson, who was 20 years old when her remains were found in August 1987, was confirmed through forensic odontology. A study of Hobson’s …
