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UPDATE: Parents to face death penalty in case of abused toddler girl who reportedly resembled a ‘Holocaust victim’ when she died

 UPDATE: Parents to face death penalty in case of abused toddler girl who reportedly resembled a ‘Holocaust victim’ when she died
Child Abuse

Utah prosecutors will seek the death penalty against two parents who allegedly starved their 3-year-old daughter to death last year and filmed themselves taunting her with food before she died. In recently filed court papers obtained by The Associated Press, the state filed a notice seeking the death penalty against Odgen parents Miller Costello, 25, and …

Criminal conspiracy charges for mom and reported girlfriend, both accused of burning baby boy to death: Police
Violent Crime
July 26, 2018

Criminal conspiracy charges for mom and reported girlfriend, both accused of burning baby boy to death: Police

Two Louisiana women behind bars in connection with the death of a Natchitoches baby are now facing additional charges, according to police. KNOE reports that Hannah Barker and Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith are both charged with criminal conspiracy in the death of Barker’s son, 6-month-old Levi Ellerbe. Jackson is also facing a felony murder charge while Barker is …

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby to register as sex offender following sex assault conviction: Report
Celebrity Justice
July 26, 2018

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby to register as sex offender following sex assault conviction: Report

Embattled comedian Bill Cosby will be required to register as a sex offender in Massachusetts should he return to his estate in Shelburne Falls. The Boston Herald recently learned that Cosby’s April 26 conviction on three counts of aggravated indecent assault was enough for Massachusetts authorities to order the 81-year-old to register if he spends four days in …

SEE IT: Popeyes shut down after employee films FILTHY conditions in kitchen
Consumer
July 26, 2018

SEE IT: Popeyes shut down after employee films FILTHY conditions in kitchen

A Popeyes in Detroit, Michigan, remains closed days after a video appearing to show filthy, unsanitary conditions in their kitchen went viral. Shakita Shemere, 20, told The Associated Press that she shot the video after a manager reprimanded her for screaming when she saw a cockroach. Shemere claimed her decision to take to Facebook Live cost her job. …

Mother’s boyfriend sexually assaults her son, makes him eat feces while ‘mom’ steals her children’s meds: POLICE
Child Abuse
July 26, 2018

Mother’s boyfriend sexually assaults her son, makes him eat feces while ‘mom’ steals her children’s meds: POLICE

A couple in Green, Ohio, were arrested in June following a probe that police say reveals disturbing crimes involving the woman’s children, including the sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy caught on video surveillance. An investigation into Samantha Ward, 31, and her live-in boyfriend, Dean Davis, 28, began in April after a third party witnessed …

MISSING: Police ask public for help, offer reward after mom and infant daughter disappear
Missing
July 26, 2018

MISSING: Police ask public for help, offer reward after mom and infant daughter disappear

The Burlington Police Department in Iowa wants the public’s assistance with any information that can help lead to the July 6 disappearance of a Burlington woman and her baby daughter. The Hawk Eye reports that 22-year-old Magen Ellen Clark disappeared, likely with her 10-month-old daughter, Davina Rose Clark, on July 6, but her family in Kansas didn’t report her …

Police arrest man suspected of starting California wildfire, entire town evacuated
Arson
July 26, 2018

Police arrest man suspected of starting California wildfire, entire town evacuated

A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting a fire that burned five homes and prompted evacuation orders for an entire Southern California mountain town. Brandon N. McGlover, 32, of Temecula was booked on suspicion of setting five fires, including a blaze threatening an estimated 600 homes in the San Jacinto Mountains east of …

Baby found DEAD with toilet paper stuffed in mouth aboard flight: REPORT
Juveniles
July 26, 2018

Baby found DEAD with toilet paper stuffed in mouth aboard flight: REPORT

A baby was found dead in the restroom of an AirAsia India flight bound for New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, according to police and the airline. The mother of the newborn is believed to be underage, according to NDTV, who reports that the girl, of Imphal, is suspected of giving birth aboard the plane. She …

BREAKING: Mother of abducted baby boy lit on fire and murdered is arrested for his death
Murder
July 25, 2018

BREAKING: Mother of abducted baby boy lit on fire and murdered is arrested for his death

The biological mother of a 6-month-old little boy found burned and killed last Tuesday was arrested in connection to her infant’s death on Wednesday. According to the Natchitoches Police Department, Hannah Barker, 22, mother of 6-month-old Levi Cole Ellerbe, has been charged with principle to first-degree murder, meaning the “actual perpetrator of a crime,” according to Law Shelf. Barker …