Two Wichita, Kansas, staff members lost their jobs on Tuesday after the Kansas Department for Children and Families fired them while making a “number of personnel changes.” The Wichita Eagle reports that the Wichita DCF has been under extreme scrutiny after several children allegedly died at the hands of abusive parents or disappeared, even though …
A married couple found dead in a Pennsylvania home last month were stabbed to death and were shot after they died, according to updates this week by police. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the bodies of 28-year-old Tyler Roy and 27-year-old Christina Roy were found by a house painter on April 30 in their Churchville residence. …
A Pennsylvania couple who reportedly starved their three young children to the point they ate paint off the walls was sentenced to prison Monday. PennLive.com reported that Joshua Weyant, 35, was sentenced to 19 to 39 years in state prison while wife Brandi, 39, was sentenced to 18 to 37 years behind bars. The pair had pleaded guilty to …
YouTube has reportedly removed a staunch pedophilia supporter from their platform for violating sitewide community guidelines. Amos Yee, 19, took to Facebook to announce that Youtube had taken his channel down—something he believes was due to his pro-pedophilia stance. Yee’s termination comes weeks after The Sun reported that the US Toy Association had yanked their ads …
A Texas father has turned himself in weeks after his three-year-old daughter reportedly drowned in a pool at a Motel 6 in Lufkin. KTRE reports that police have accused Rondarius Smith, 26, of “staying up all night using drugs and alcohol” before he dozed off, leaving Arianna Smith to her own devices on March 20. Arianna reportedly …
A Tennessee man nicknamed “Captain Jack Sparrow” is behind bars after police say he huffed glue and kicked authorities trying to detain him on Wednesday in Knoxville. CBS 8 reports that bystanders witnessing “odd behavior” by a man on Wednesday in Knoxville’s Market Square contacted police as the man’s strange behavior escalated. When police arrived, …
With the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo, who allegedly murdered at least a dozen people and rape more than 50 women between 1976 and 1986, the survivors and the families of the dead are telling their stories. Four of them talked to Nancy Grace for a special Crime Stories live event at CrimeCon this week. Jane …
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to light sex offenders on fire at a Kissimmee motel. Osceola County detectives reportedly said Jorge Porto-Sierra, 50, admitted following his March 7 arrest that he went to Friendly Village Inn to “barbecue all the child molesters on fire and kill them.” WESH has since …
A woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested last week after she called 911 to report a medical emergency that was anything but. Fox News reports that Jennifer Sue Roberts, 57, called 911 on Friday to report a medical emergency, but when first responders arrived her only complaint was that she needed beer. Roberts reportedly called …
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities excavating woods in southeastern Michigan for the remains of a 12-year-old girl last seen in 1979 also could be looking for the bodies of up to half a dozen others who have been reported missing over the years. Digging resumed Tuesday in Macomb Township, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) …
Colorado police who initially thought a Longmont mother of three left by her own will now say they believe foul play was involved after they identified a person of interest. CBS reports that 34-year-old Rita Gutierrez-Garcia was last seen earlier this year on St. Patrick’s Day after a night out celebrating with friends at the 3’s …
It’s been 13 years since convicted murderer Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner. He’s currently appealing his sentence, but does the Modesto, California, man connected to the high-profile case stand a chance of walking out of prison? Legal analysts Nancy Grace and Dan …
