Ebby Steppach: Girl still missing while police reportedly stall, refuse to pursue possible suspects
Missing
A $50,000 reward is offered for information that leads to the missing girl
child endangerment
September 12, 2017
Young boy dies after ‘dad’ crashes car and flees the scene, leaving his injured son behind: Police
A 10-year-old Ohio boy passed away on Sunday, following a fiery car crash in August that left him critically injured while his father fled the scene. WCPO reports that the little boy, Ariyonte “Tay-Tay” Grace Holloway, passed away at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital after his father, Adriel Holloway, 27, crashed his vehicle in Walnut Hills while his …
Family Crime
September 12, 2017
Teen shoots mother in the head, killing her, because she wouldn’t let him have a puppy: Police
A Michigan teenager has been charged with murdering his mother because she wouldn’t let him keep a puppy. The New York Post reports that Andrew Wilson, 19, was arrested on charges that he fatally shot his mother, 51-year-old Lisa Marie Willson, in her Wheatfield Township home. According to the Lansing State Journal, Wilson called police early …
Child Abuse
September 11, 2017
‘Dad’ punches 1-week-old son in the head and fractures his skull while trying to strike mom: Police
New York police have arrested a man and accused him of punching his infant son in the head during a domestic violence incident with the child’s mother, as reported by Spectrum News. The Leader-Herald reports that officers arrived at the hospital on Saturday morning following a report of an infant sustaining a traumatic injury to the …
Domestic Abuse
September 11, 2017
Man stabs wife to death, jumps from eight-story window in chilling murder-suicide: Cops
A New York City man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before jumping out of a window and plummeting eight stories to his death, according to NY Daily News. DNAinfo reports that Francisco Ferreiras, 69, stabbed Bernarda Ferreiras, 53, Sunday night during an argument about a trip she was taking to the Dominican Republic. After carrying out the …
Jail Breaks
September 11, 2017
Panel DENIES parole for ‘easily manipulated’ prison tailor who helped two killers escape
For a second time, a New York board has denied parole to a prison tailor who helped two killers escape from jail in 2015, as reported by NBC5. The Plattsburgh Press-Republican notes that the state parole board handed down their ruling on Friday. The decision means that Joyce Mitchell, 53, will have to serve at least two more years …
Family Crime
September 11, 2017
Oberlin grad, musician murders mother, grandparents in brutal bludgeoning: Police
The suspect also allegedly murdered his grandparents’ caretaker, who lived at the Groton home
Child Abuse
September 11, 2017
‘DaddyOFive’ couple sentenced for traumatizing children in Youtube ‘prank’ videos
The Maryland parents behind the controversial Youtube channel DaddyOFive were reportedly found guilty of child neglect Monday and sentenced to five years supervised probation. According to The Frederick News-Post, Mike and Heather Martin, of Ijamsville, entered Alford pleas to two counts each of child neglect. For reference, an Alford plea allows a “claim neither of guilt nor innocence toward charges brought …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2017
4 arrested in deaths of 2 young girls on Colorado farm
NORWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Four people have been arrested in the deaths of two young girls whose bodies were found on a farm in rural southwestern Colorado. The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that the bodies of the girls, who were between the ages of 5 and 10, were found Friday on a …
Unsolved
September 11, 2017
Kenneka Jenkins: Mom believes teen found in freezer was murdered, accuses police of not taking case ‘seriously’ [UPDATE]
The mother of a Chicago teen reportedly found dead in a freezer Sunday said she believes her daughter was murdered and accused police of not adequately searching for the missing teen. WGN reports that the body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. Family members and …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2017
‘That’s the Devil baby’: Woman reportedly stabs 8-DAY-old baby in the eye
A Pennsylvania woman is behind bars after she allegedly stabbed a newborn in the face and accused the infant of being a ‘”devil.” FOX8 reports that Tanishia Fielder, 32, is accused of stabbed her 8-day-old son in the eye on Friday, after she stabbed the the infant’s father. When authorities arrived to the scene in Swissvale, Fielder …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2017
Pregnant teen shot twice in head, miraculously survives
A pregnant 19-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the head in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Sunday. New York Post reports that a male suspect shot Tytianna Sparks at around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, in front of her Crown Heights residence on Dean Street. The teen was just five months pregnant, but …