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Thursday Crime Stories: Did cough syrup make sleeping pastor kill wife? Why were Penn State frat felonies dropped? Abused child dragged with truck & rope

 Thursday Crime Stories: Did cough syrup make sleeping pastor kill wife? Why were Penn State frat felonies dropped? Abused child dragged with truck & rope
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A wanna-be pastor who blames a cold medicine overdose for the nightmare murder of his wife faces the death penalty if convicted. Nancy Grace, crime scene investigator Sheryl McCollum, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober and radio host David Mack update the case of alleged cold med killer Matthew Phelps. Read also: Alleged cough medicine killer …

Guess the name of this miracle baby born during Hurricane Harvey
September 7, 2017

Guess the name of this miracle baby born during Hurricane Harvey

An aptly named baby boy born during Hurricane Harvey is the center of a positive story of hope and the kindness of strangers amidst the devastation in Texas. As reported by the Deseret News, young mother Dru Wheeler went into labor on August 29 just as the flood waters were rising in her family’s home …

‘Boomer and Carton’ radio co-host Craig Carton arrested for Ponzi scheme
Fraud
September 7, 2017

‘Boomer and Carton’ radio co-host Craig Carton arrested for Ponzi scheme

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sports radio personality Craig Carton was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and a concert ticket-selling scam for acts including Katy Perry to try to raise millions of dollars to pay off gambling debts. Conspiracy, securities and …

Man claiming to be ‘Jesus’ slaughters aunt and uncle who raised him: Police
Family Crime
September 6, 2017

Man claiming to be ‘Jesus’ slaughters aunt and uncle who raised him: Police

A Michigan man who supposedly said he was Jesus is behind bars for allegedly murdering his aunt and uncle. WJBK reports that Joseph Borowiak, 37, was arraigned on Tuesday in a Warren courthouse on two counts of murder. He’s accused of killing his uncle, Steven Collins, 67, and his aunt, Cindy Collins, 66. The victims were …

Manson family murderer Leslie Van Houten granted parole in shock decision
Murder
September 6, 2017

Manson family murderer Leslie Van Houten granted parole in shock decision

By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday. Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson during a series of murders that terrorized Los Angeles over the summer of 1969, appeared before a parole panel …

Ex-lawmaker steals $20M in ‘End of the World’ coin scheme
Scams
September 6, 2017

Ex-lawmaker steals $20M in ‘End of the World’ coin scheme

A former Tennessee legislator who stole $20 million dollars in a gold coin Ponzi scheme was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. The Commercial Appeal reports that Larry Bates, 73, will spend 21 years in federal prison and pay $20 million to various victims affected by his scam, which entailed selling and purchasing silver and gold coins. Bates’ …

Nurses suspended after opening bodybag to admire dead patient’s genitals: Report
Bad Doctors
September 6, 2017

Nurses suspended after opening bodybag to admire dead patient’s genitals: Report

Five nurses in Denver, Colorado, were suspended for allegedly opening a body bag to view a deceased patient’s genitals. On Tuesday, Denver Health Medical Center spokesman Josh Rasmussen confirmed to KMGH that five nurses were suspended in May for three weeks. A tip to the local station alleged that the nurses praised the size of …