THE LATEST: Killer Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
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Manson Family victims include pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969
Family Crime
November 20, 2017
Woman shoots hubby, hides body behind fake brick wall: Police
A Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly killed her elderly husband, then duct-taped him and hid him inside a closet, behind a fake brick wall. The Palm Beach Post reports that Barbara Wozniak, 65, of Shalimir, was charged with second-degree murder Friday night after she reportedly told her children, all adults, that she shot her …
National
November 19, 2017
‘We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible’: Border agent tragically killed in the line of duty in Texas
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Authorities are searching Texas’ Big Bend area for potential suspects and witnesses after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was fatally injured responding to activity there. Border Patrol spokesmen said they could not provide any details Sunday on what caused the agent’s injuries or what led to them. Spokesman …
Celebrity Justice
November 19, 2017
Jeffrey Tambor quits Emmy-winning series ‘Transparent’ in the wake of TWO allegations of sexual harassment
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following two allegations of sexual harassment against him, actor Jeffrey Tambor says he doesn’t see how he can return to the Amazon series “Transparent.” In an ambiguous statement Sunday that heavily implies, though doesn’t confirm, an imminent departure from the Emmy-winning series, Tambor referenced what he …
Child Abuse
November 19, 2017
Three adults use stun gun on special needs teen for months before delivering deadly dose of unprescribed meds: Cops
Authorities in Texas have arrested three suspects accused of abusing a special needs teen for months, ending in her death just over a year ago. According to KHOU, the 14-year-old victim’s October 2016 death was ruled a homicide caused by ingesting an unprescribed blood pressure medication. Police responded to the teen’s Spring home after receiving …
Murder
November 19, 2017
Tehama County school shooter targeted 7-year-old boy, says neighbor
The man who went on a shooting rampage in Northern California last week intended to kill the 7-year-old son of his neighbor, another neighbor said. Kevin Neal killed five people and injured 10 more during a shooting spree in rural Tehama County on Tuesday, when he drove through the town firing at passerby before he …
November 19, 2017
Emotional reunion: Dog missing for 6 years reunited with family
A dog missing for more than half a decade has been reunited with her family, KTRK-TV reports. Amanda Hulebak and her husband say someone opened a gate to the backyard of their Hockley, Texas, home 6 years ago, which allowed their dogs Rey and Tessa to escape. Hulebak searched for them for a year but …
Family Crime
November 19, 2017
Son neglects elderly father found with rotting skin, sitting in human waste for weeks: Police
A Florida man faces criminal charges for allegedly leaving his elderly and frail father to sit in human waste so long his skin started rotting, WESH-TV reports. Police in Apopka, Florida, were called to the man’s home Thursday after the Fire Department raised concerns that he was being neglected. The elderly man had called authorities …
Violent Crime
November 18, 2017
VIDEO: Couple who beat food stand owner and teen daughter over cold chicken plead guilty
A Georgia couple admitted to battering a restaurant owner and her daughter during a dispute over cold chicken and too few fries in their order, court records confirm. WTOC reported that Nathaniel and Latasha Smith independently pleaded guilty Friday to charges stemming from a June incident that was caught on video. The video apparently showed Latasha assaulting …
Celebrity Justice
November 18, 2017
Accuser drops $20M herpes lawsuit against Usher…for now
A woman who accused Usher of giving her herpes has reportedly dropped her $20 million lawsuit against the singer. According to People, Laura Helm filed the multi-million dollar suit in July, claiming she had unprotected sex with Usher, 39, and contracted the virus. Helm’s attorney, Lisa West, stopped representing her and Helm was left to hire …
Murder
November 18, 2017
Swastika-covered white supremacist kills three of his friends, shoots fourth in the face
A Washington man was convicted this week of shooting four of his friends, killing three of them, in a July 2016 incident at a home in Woodhill. Though 37-year-old Brent Luyster maintained his innocence throughout the trial, a jury found him guilty of all charges brought against him. He was reportedly convicted of three counts …
Homicide
November 18, 2017
Father brutally beats 14-year-old son to death with a wooden board in argument over bad grades
A jury found a Louisiana father guilty of beating his 14-year-old son to death in an attack prosecutors said stemmed from an argument over the teen’s poor grades. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 45-year-old Furnell Daniel Sr. of Waggaman was convicted Saturday on a manslaughter charge connected to the February 2016 beating that killed …