WATCH: ‘Mom’ admits to killing her daughter, asking husband to help cover up murder in chilling video confession
Child Abuse
“I just killed her, and then she died.”
Unsolved
January 2, 2018
Man reports fiancee missing, days later cops find her body inside their home
Authorities in Virginia staged a search effort for a woman reported missing Saturday after she was last seen leaving her Charlottesville home the previous evening. Her body was reportedly found Monday night inside her home. According to the New York Post, 31-year-old Molly Meghan Miller’s fiance, Anson Parker, claimed to have seen her leave the …
Police
January 2, 2018
‘No, don’t you stop’: Woman gives birth on interstate after father leads police on high-speed chase
One New Year’s Day baby was born amid chaos after her father reportedly sped down an interstate and evaded police. Little Anastasia’s mother told WCBD that the baby came three weeks early, leading her father to floor it from their home in St. George to a hospital in downtown Charleston, where they planned to deliver …
Unsolved
January 2, 2018
Do you know her? Police need help identifying woman found dead in mall food court
Georgia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman whose body was found at Gwinnett Place Mall shortly before Christmas. WSB-TV reported that the unidentified Asian woman was found in a vacant vendor area in the food court of the Duluth mall on December 21 at around 11 a.m. A maintenance worker …
Suicide
January 2, 2018
‘We called Child Protective Services on her quite a bit’: Mentally ill mom allegedly shoots young daughter dead before turning the gun on herself
Police believe a mother and daughter who were found dead in their home on New Year’s Eve died in a murder-suicide that occurred up to three weeks earlier. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the bodies of Karina and Madison Clark were discovered in their Magna, Utah, home after a fellow church member noticed a …
Violent Crime
January 2, 2018
Tuesday Crime Stories: Mom makes boyfriend special dinner and romance after they allegedly brutalize, kill & dismember her 10-year-old girl together
Young Victoria Martens body was found in pieces in the bathtub of her mom’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, apartment, but the autopsy suggests the 10-year-old was strangled to death. Her mother, the mom’s boyfriend and another woman are all awaiting trial for the girl’s murder. Nancy Grace explores the latest in the case with forensics expert …
Consumer
January 2, 2018
Family of four, including toddler children, found dead in vacation cabin — and may have died days before they were found
Two small children and their parents were found dead in a cabin in Arizona this week, and authorities believe they may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning on the very first night of their stay. AZCentral reports that Anthony Capitano, 32; his wife Megan, 32, and their children, Lincoln, 4; and Kingsli, 3; were found …
Murder
January 2, 2018
Man beats young stepson to death for sneaking out of bed, forces three brothers to sleep with his body all night: Police
A Florida man is facing murder charges for allegedly killing his 6-year-old stepson by throwing him against a wall–then forcing the boy’s young brothers to sleep in bed with his body. Jack Junior Montgomery, 31, is accused of killing Brice Russell, 6, this weekend at the Masters Inn in Seffner. WFLA reported Montgomery was left in charge of …
Sex Crimes
January 2, 2018
Vice suspends 2 top execs after sexual misconduct report
Vice Media’s President and Chief Digital Officer are both under investigation
Teacher Scandals
January 2, 2018
Christian school teacher accused of sexually assaulting young student
A former teacher at a Christian school in Waldoboro, Maine, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a student who was under the age of 14. Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel reports that the alleged incident involving Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, 43, occurred in the fall of 2016 while she worked as a teacher at Coastal Christian School. Police …
Violent Crime
January 2, 2018
Colorado shooter recorded disturbing live video feed before firing 100 shots at officers, killing one
The gunman accused of killing Colorado officer Zackari Parish apparently recorded himself live on Periscope for hours before the deadly shooting that left one dead and others injured on Sunday. KUSA reports that gunman Matthew Riehl, 37, recorded several live videos with profanity and nonsensical ramblings. On the second video, he complained about his roommate before …
Court
January 2, 2018
UPDATE: Oregon parents with ‘low IQ scores’ get their son back for the first time since state ruled they were incompetent
Just four days before Christmas Day, an Oregon couple who previously had their two boys taken away, got their youngest son back. The Oregonian reports that 10-month-old Hunter will now spend his first Christmas at home with his parents, Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler, of Redmond. In July, a judge took Hunter away due to the …