A Duvall County, Florida, jury unanimously decided on Wednesday afternoon that convicted child killer, Donald Smith, will face death. On the third day of the penalty phase for 61-year-old Donald Smith, both the prosecution and defense made closing arguments before the jury left the courtroom for deliberations. The jury decided that the prosecution provided enough …
Shocking security footage shows a knife-wielding man climb through a coffee stand window in Kent, Washington, on Tuesday morning, holding his weapon against ta barista’s throat while forcing her to leave with him. According to an interview with local news station KIRO 7, Madeline Guinto, 30, took the coffee order of Michael Reynolds, 33, around …
A Florida teen was is accused of bringing a knife to school along with a list of students’ names with the caption “dead ha ha dead.” The Sun-Sentinel report that Benjamin Mendoza, 18, a student at Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, was arrested Monday after police received a tip Friday that Mendoza had brought a gas …
Police announced on Wednesday that a California couple accused of sexually assaulting a little boy may have also sexually assaulted a dog. ABC reports that in August 2013, a 5-year-old boy told authorities that his parents sexually abused him. The parents were identified as 35-year-old Roy Ling and 32-year-old Sara Wilson. Authorities arrested the pair nearly …
The Star Tribune reports that charges and a protective order against the suspect reveal he fathered two children by one of the twins.
Emily Glass tells police she awoke from a nap and realized her 5-year-old stepson was missing from their Wichita, Kansas, home, but the 26-year-old woman waited hours before calling 911 for help. Nancy Grace takes up the case of missing Lucas Hernandez in this Crime Stories episode. She is joined by California prosecutor Wendy Patrick, …
The teenager accused of killing 17 people in last week’s high school shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida, had been reported to police for threatening people with a gun. According to police records obtained by CNN, the family that took in Nikolas Cruz after his mother died in November contacted authorities multiple times with concerns about …
An Arizona couple is behind bars after police say they locked several adopted children in their bedrooms all day without feeding them or allowing them access to other necessities. ABC reports that Benito Gutierrez, 69, and Carol Gutierrez, 64, were arrested on Tuesday afternoon on charges of child abuse after one of their adopted children snuck out …
The third day of the penalty phase for the man who killed, beat, and raped Florida girl Cherish Perrywinkle begins on Thursday morning and will likely end with a Duvall County jury’s decision on whether Donald Smith will get death or life without parole. On Wednesday, a neuropsychologist explained that Smith was indeed a “psychopath” who …
Police in Arkansas say someone found the bodies of two newborn babies in a suitcase discarded along a rural road last week. According to WNYW, the deceased babies were twins believed to have been born prematurely. A preliminary examination estimated their gestational age to be between 32 and 34 weeks, which is several weeks shy …
Police in Nevada have arrested a man they say targeted homeless individuals in a shooting spree that left two dead and two more injured. According to the New York Post, 26-year-old Joshua Castellon was arrested Friday and is expected to face charges including murder and attempted murder in connection with a string of gun crimes …
A Utah teen who allegedly helped a younger classmate hang herself last year was found competent to stand trial on murder charges. KSTU reported that Tyerell Przybycien pleaded not guilty last year to first-degree murder and failure to report the findings of a dead human body in connection with the death of Jchandra Brown, 16. Przybycien, now 18, allegedly …
