Authorities in Texas say a former high school teacher carried out a sexual relationship with an underage student, including one episode in a classroom on campus. According to KTRK, 28-year-old Kirstin Pike was a teacher and coach at Dickinson High School in September 2016 when she allegedly engaged in illegal conduct with the 15-year-old boy. …
By RACHEL D’ORO, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A search that includes 17 FBI agents has yielded no sign of a 10-year-old girl who went missing in a remote, largely Inupiat Eskimo town north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska’s western coast, prompting authorities to investigate whether foul play was involved. Ashley Johnson-Barr was last …
A Dallas police officer accused of shooting and killing her black neighbor reportedly explained her actions by claiming the apartment door was open before she shot at him. A recently-revealed video, according to a neighbor, contradicts the statement since the metal fire doors at the apartment complex automatically shut if no one or nothing holds …
Recently-obtained records revealed that a caseworker informed the parents of Florida toddler Jordan Belliveau that he could be sent back to foster case a day before his mother allegedly killed him. An August 31 reprimand obtained by The Tampa Bay Times revealed that Charisse Stinson, 21, and Jordan Belliveau Sr., 22, had been missing required …
The sister of a Texas man shot and killed by an officer in his apartment last week said her brother never left his door unlocked—contradicting comments the officer reportedly made to police. Allisa Jean, the sister of Botham Jean, 26, told CBS News Wednesday that it’s highly unlikely that her brother was in the dark …
The man who said he had a secret affair with accused murderer Chris Watts has revealed more about their alleged relationship and the murder suspect’s claims about the state of his marriage. Chris Watts is facing three first-degree murder charges for the alleged killing of his wife Shanann Watts and their young daughters Bella and …
A Nevada mother watched as her boyfriend poured boiling hot water on her 2-year-old son and repeatedly smacked him as punishment for being “disrespectful” on the weekend of his death, an arrest report alleged. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the report stated that Cassie Smith, 20, “did nothing” to help her son as Jason …
A bodycam apparently captured the tense moments when a Nebraska police officer pulled over a suspect who brandished his gun and shot him in the shoulder. In a detailed account released to the public, the Omaha Police Department said Ken Fortune, 42, a member of the department’s Gang Unit, and two other officers conducted a traffic …
Bruce Sackman, the president of the Society of Professional Investigators in New York, spent years on the trail of a medical doctor who we now know murdered at least 60 people. Nancy Grace explores the investigation of Dr. Michael Swango with Sackman, who chronicles this case and others in his new book “Behind the Murder …
The Nebraska couple whose 2-year-old son was killed by an alligator at a Walt Disney World resort announced Wednesday that they’ve welcomed a new child to their family. Matt and Melissa Graves announced the arrival of their new baby boy, whose middle name honors his late brother, through a press release obtained by the “Today” …
A Texas man is facing murder charges after allegedly strangling a woman whose body was reportedly discovered in a recycling bin hidden in his room. The San Antonio Express-News reported that prosecutors said Alex Akpan, 24, only knew Irene Yemitan, 23, a few days before killing her. A witness reportedly told investigators that she was with Yemitan when …
A Texas park gate attendant has been fired after a viral video showed her standing in front of a car, screaming at the driver while falsely accusing him of running her over in a shocking 911 call on August 25. Chris Hampshire posted to Facebook that he was leaving Cedar Breaks Park at Lake Georgetown …
