Police in Illinois said a 12-year-old girl was killed Sunday and her 9-year-old friend injured after a snowbank they built near a church collapsed on them. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reportedly determined Esther Jung died of asphyxia and hypothermia which occurred when she became trapped under a snowbank. Citing police, the Chicago Tribune …
Crews in the process of trying to rescue 2-year-old Julen Rosello, who fell into a narrow tunnel in Totalan, Spain, nine days ago, have hit yet another devastating setback. El Pais reports that as miners prepared to lower themselves into a newly-created vertical tunnel that runs parallel to the narrow 350-feet borehole that the 2-year-old fell …
A Utah man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly made threats on social media, promising indiscriminate violence against women because of his anger over being celibate, and claiming that he would be the “next mass shooter.” WGN-TV reports that Christopher Wayne Cleary, 27, was arrested after the Provo Police Department was alerted about threats …
A Virginia woman who managed to dupe dozens of victims out of millions of dollars with claims that she was investing in a healthcare software program—but instead was living a life of luxury—learned her fate Friday. The Washington Post reported that 43-year-old Keisha Williams, of Ashburn, was handed down a sentence of 15 ½ years …
As authorities await the autopsy results of a Texas woman found deceased on Monday in a creek bed, experts are questioning whether the beloved mom accidentally drove into a flooded area or if something else may have caused her death. Emily Wade was found in Chambers Creek in Ennis on Monday, by a search crew …
A flight attendant for a Taiwanese airline has accused a passenger of sexual harassment after he allegedly forced female flight attendants to help him in the bathroom, appearing to derive sexual pleasure. The New York Post and Focus Taiwan report that an overweight passenger, confined to a wheelchair, demanded female flight attendants remove his clothes …
The parents of a 10-year-old Kentucky boy who reportedly took his own life last weekend said they plan to sue the school district, alleging that school officials failed to stop relentless bullying at school and on the bus that led to their son’s suicide. WDRB reports that Seven Bridges’ mother found her son dead at …
A friend of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth has come forward to reveal concerns she had about Berreth’s relationship with Patrick Frazee, the man currently being held on murder charges in connection to her disappearance and presumed death. Berreth, 29, had reportedly moved to Colorado from Washington state to be closer to Frazee after they …
Police in Kentucky are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing mother of four young children—including twin infants—who was last seen over two weeks ago. As reported by People magazine, the Richmond Police Department announced the disappearance in a Facebook post, reporting that 22-year-old Savannah Spurlock was last seen Friday, January 4, leaving …
A Wisconsin man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after shooting her parents dead, apparently held a Christmas party at his home, all the while hiding the young girl out of sight, according to sources. Journal Sentinel reports that 21-year-old Jake Patterson held a Christmas Day party at his rural home in Gordon, a home …
Two doctors who led the care for a patient in a vegetative state who became pregnant are no longer working at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix, Arizona. According to CNN, Hacienda HealthCare announced on Monday that one of the doctors was suspended and another doctor quit. The facility did not identify the doctors or provide any …
Authorities in New Jersey have filed criminal charges against a mother who was allegedly overdosing on heroin when she rolled over on her 13-month-old son, killing him. Antoinette King, 33, was arrested and charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child following Saturday’s death of her son, Jeremiah. The Cinnaminson Patch reported that the toddler’s …
