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Family Crime
September 26, 2018
Daughter hides mom’s dead body in home for MONTHS so she could ‘see the stages of death’
A North Carolina woman who was charged Tuesday with felony concealment of death reportedly told authorities that she kept her own mother’s body hidden for months so she could “see the stages of death.” Donna Sue Hudgins, 69, of Enfield, was arrested and charged for concealing the death of her 93-year-old mother, Nellie Mae Hudgins, …
Celebrity Justice
September 26, 2018
Bill Cosby LAUGHS in court after prison sentence handed down
Moments after a judge ordered Bill Cosby to serve a minimum of three years in state prison for a sexual assault, the former TV sitcom star burst into laughter in the courtroom. Page Six reports that Cosby was seen joking and laughing with his legal team after Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced him to 3 to 10 …
Missing
September 26, 2018
FBI offers $10K reward for missing boy Maddox Ritch as search intensifies
On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the whereabout of an autistic boy who disappeared while at North Carolina park with his father. The Gastonia Police Department reports that 6-year-old Maddox Ritch disappeared on Saturday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m. from the Rankin Lake Park,off of Hwy 321 …
child endangerment
September 25, 2018
‘Good parents’ say they were shocked that cops arrested dad for locking 3-year-old in trunk
Authorities in Illinois have arrested a man for placing his toddler inside of a locked trunk outside of a business in Norridge earlier this month. According to the New York Post, 28-year-old Boguslaw Matlak is facing a misdemeanor count of child endangerment over what he claimed was a closely controlled experiment. He defended his actions …
Violent Crime
September 25, 2018
Woman who killed pregnant neighbor to steal baby says boyfriend pressed her to ‘produce a baby’
By DAVE KOLPACK, Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified Tuesday that her boyfriend had pressured her to “produce a baby” after figuring out she had lied about being pregnant. Brooke Crews told the court that she had concocted …
Cold Cases
September 25, 2018
Malnourished 13-year-old boy was stripped naked, chained to door & forced to sleep in dog crate: Officials
An Alabama mother, her husband, and her mother are facing criminal charges after police allegedly found her 13-year-old son chained, stripped naked, and living in a dog crate. Per AL.com, the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office got involved Thursday after an anonymous caller claimed a child living in a Prattville home was being chained and abused. …
School Crimes
September 25, 2018
After 5-year-old girl’s alleged sexual assault at school, protesting parents demand #JusticeForHer
A Texas elementary school has become the scene of an ongoing protest following the alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year-old student. According to KVEO, a 14-year-old student mentor at Tabasco Elementary School is accused of taking the young girl into a restroom at the school and sexually assaulting her in April.` A number of parents …
Drug Crime
September 25, 2018
Father who killed in-laws, kidnapped wife & 2 kids in police standoff has domestic violence history: Report
A Michigan man is dead after allegedly fatally shooting his mother-in-law, her boyfriend, and their dog before kidnapping his wife and two young children. Police said Bruce Huntley, 33, killed Lisa Bradley, 58, and her longtime boyfriend, James Cole, 54, Saturday after his wife and two children, ages 2 and 4, sought refuge at their home following …
Famous Murder Cases
September 25, 2018
‘Making a Murderer’ sequel set to premiere Oct. 19
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sequel to the popular “Making a Murderer” documentary series is set to premiere Oct. 19 on Netflix. The first “Making a Murderer” recounted the story of Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, who were convicted in the 2005 slaying of Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach. Avery and Dassey are serving …
Celebrity Justice
September 25, 2018
Cosby Cuffed: Funny man Bill Cosby gets 3 to 10 years for sex assault
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led away to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate. The punishment made …
Child Abuse
September 25, 2018
Mom leaves 4-year-old daughter home alone all night to go party: Police
An Arizona mother is facing felony child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her 4-year-old daughter home alone all night while she partied. AZ Central reported that the child knocked on a neighbor’s door at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday and said her mother, Alexandra Rose Ciliento, 29, wasn’t home. The neighbor reportedly told police that they waited …