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Celebrity Justice
January 17, 2018
WATCH: In first on-camera interview, Dylan Farrow insists ‘I am telling the truth’ about Woody Allen sexual abuse allegation
In her first on-camera interview, Dylan Farrow is speaking about the alleged child sexual abuse she endured from her adoptive father Woody Allen. CBS Morning News previewed a clip of the interview, which will air in full on Thursday, recorded at Farrow’s home in Bridgewater, Connecticut. In 2014, Farrow published an open letter in the …
Family Crime
January 17, 2018
House of Horrors: New interviews reveal how 13 malnourished siblings were forbidden to have friends over, watch TV, or contact extended family
By AMY TAXIN and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen malnourished siblings allegedly kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents in a Southern California home lived a strict existence with no social lives and no contact with extended family, two of their aunts said Wednesday. “They weren’t allowed to watch TV. …
Missing
January 17, 2018
Family of murdered Colorado mom Kimberlee Graves desperate for answers: ‘You’re not supposed to bury your children’
After the body of 41-year old Kathleen Graves was discovered by a park ranger and her death ruled a homicide, her mother is begging for anyone with information to help police in their ongoing investigation. “My daughter, Kimberlee Graves has been killed,” E.C. Waller told the Colorodian. “We found her but the people that did …
Child Abuse
January 17, 2018
Elizabeth Smart has a message for ‘Horror House’ siblings found emaciated and shackled in their parents’ filthy home
Children’s right activist Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and held for nine months as a teenager, is a survivor in the truest sense of the world. After the 13 siblings who were freed on Monday from alleged torture and imprisonment in their parents’ home, Smart sent a message of support. “I would want them to know …
Murder
January 17, 2018
Blaze Bernstein Update: Parents of slain college student stabbed 20 times think he was a hate crime target
The parents of a 19-year-old college student found stabbed at least 20 times and hidden in a shallow grave in Foothills Ranch, California, think that their son was the target of a hate crime for being gay. ABC News reports that the parents of Blaze Bernstein, Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, issued a public …
Missing
January 16, 2018
Man arrested in a different state with visible facial injuries days after his girlfriend goes missing: Cops
A Minnesota woman is missing and her boyfriend has been arrested — with extensive facial injuries evident in his mugshot. As Fox News reported, Joseph Porter, 25, was arrested on suspicion of theft in Arkansas five days after his girlfriend was last seen. Back in Minnesota, he is reportedly also facing unspecified charges related to …
child endangerment
January 16, 2018
House of Horrors Update: State taking steps to care for seven adult children allegedly chained, starved by parents
As details emerge about the 13 siblings allegedly starved and chained to furniture by their parents, officials revealed a course of action that includes providing care for the couple’s adult children. According to CBS News, Department of Public Social Services Director Susan von Zabern said during a press conference Tuesday that the agency is working …
Juveniles
January 16, 2018
Pit bull tragically mauls 3-year-old girl to death just days after family adopts it
An Oklahoma family is grieving the death of a 3-year-old girl mauled by a new family pet. According to the New York Post, the Dodges had only adopted the pit bull, named Remington, days prior to the attack Sunday. Jason Dodge, Rylee Marie Dodge’s father, said he was “very cautious” about bringing the dog into …
child endangerment
January 16, 2018
SEE IT: House of Horrors parents renew vows at Elvis Chapel in Las Vegas
A Vegas-based Elvis impersonator who reportedly took part in several of David and Louise Turpin’s vow renewal ceremonies in recent years said he was shocked by what they are accused of doing to their 13 children. Kent Ripley told Inside Edition that he remembers presiding over three of the couple’s ceremonies but didn’t suspect anything was wrong …
Family Crime
January 16, 2018
Victoria Martens murder: Google refuses to release records that might have evidence in rape, killing, dismemberment of 10-year-old girl
Overworked prosecutors in New Mexico are reportedly battling with Google to get electronic records from email accounts belonging to the three suspects in the Victoria Martens murder case — including Victoria’s own mother, Michelle Martens. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 10-year-old Victoria was allegedly raped by Fabian Gonzalez and Jessica Kelley in August 2016 while her …
Family Crime
January 16, 2018
Mom of malnourished children was ‘perplexed’ by police visit
By AMY TAXIN, Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — The mother of 13 malnourished children and young adults who were held in filthy conditions, some chained to furniture, was “perplexed” when deputies arrived at the family’s Southern California home, a sheriff’s official said Tuesday. The deputies had been summoned by a 17-year-old daughter who jumped out …