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‘I think police are close to finding Crystal’: Boyfriend, sheriff suspect foul play in disappearance of Texas realtor and mother of two young children [EXCLUSIVE]

 ‘I think police are close to finding Crystal’: Boyfriend, sheriff suspect foul play in disappearance of Texas realtor and mother of two young children [EXCLUSIVE]
Missing

A Texas sheriff leading the investigation into the disappearance of a successful realtor and mother of two has said he suspects foul play is behind Crystal McDowell’s disappearance two weeks ago. The 38-year-old woman vanished in a town outside of Houston, Texas, on August 25, just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. She was last …

Irma takes dead aim at Florida; 1.4 MILLION people ordered to flee
National
September 8, 2017

Irma takes dead aim at Florida; 1.4 MILLION people ordered to flee

By CURT ANDERSON and CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Irma weakened slightly Friday but remained a dangerous and deadly hurricane taking direct aim at Florida, threatening to march along the peninsula’s spine and deliver a blow the state hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Irma was a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained …

Wife of Trump Trust ethics lawyer caught having sex in car with prison inmate: Police
Politics and Crime
September 8, 2017

Wife of Trump Trust ethics lawyer caught having sex in car with prison inmate: Police

The wife of an attorney who works for Donald Trump’s foundation has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a prison inmate. The Daily News reports that Theresa Burchfield was arrested Tuesday in a parking lot near Fauquier County Adult Detention Center in Virginia, after officers found her in a car with a 23-year-old inmate …

Police shoot armed man at Miami airport amid Hurricane Irma evacuation
National
September 8, 2017

Police shoot armed man at Miami airport amid Hurricane Irma evacuation

By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Police shot a man who wielded a knife and tried to get into a Miami airport terminal from a runway, prompting the closure of a busy concourse as travelers tried to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said late Thursday that the unidentified suspect …

Kidnapped Minnesota teen was forced to perform sex acts on captors who tried to drown her and hang her to death: Prosecutors
Juveniles
September 7, 2017

Kidnapped Minnesota teen was forced to perform sex acts on captors who tried to drown her and hang her to death: Prosecutors

Minnesota prosecutors revealed more details about the case of a 15-year-old girl from Alexandria who was abducted from her home and held captive for 29 days before she swam across a lake to safety. As CrimeOnline previously reported, three suspects have been charged in the kidnapping and alleged assault: Thomas Barker, 32, (pictured left), Joshua Holby, …

Jahi McMath, teen declared brain dead three years ago, may still be alive: Judge
Court
September 7, 2017

Jahi McMath, teen declared brain dead three years ago, may still be alive: Judge

More than three years after being pronounced brain dead, a California judge ruled Tuesday that Jahi McMath may technically still be alive, as reported by NJ.com. The Associated Press reports that Alameda County Judge Stephen Pulido’s ruling would allow a jury to award more money in McMath’s malpractice lawsuit. The girl’s family accused the Children’s Hospital in Oakland …