New developments in mysterious disappearance of honeymooning bride at sea
Family Crime
The Coast Guard has released photos of the boat where Isabella Hellmann was last seen and it appears to have been damaged
Police
September 2, 2017
Police apologize for violent arrest of nurse who refused to draw blood from unconscious patient; officer placed on leave: VIDEO
The Salt Lake City police department has issued a formal apology for a disturbing scene caught on video last month. In the police body cam video, a Utah nurse, Alex Wubbels, is seen dragged out of the hospital by a police officer after she refused to violate hospital policy by drawing blood from an unconscious …
Missing
September 2, 2017
Family’s fear intensifies as missing teen girl’s phone remains off for 48 hours
A 16-year-old teen disappeared from Georgia on Tuesday, and her family is frantic for answers. Mayci Olschewske was last seen at her home in Canton, Georgia, on August 31. Her mother, Nicole, reported that Mayci may be in a white 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe with a “Support Wildlife” Georgia tag, WPQ909. The car has a multi-colored …
Missing
September 2, 2017
New developments in mystery of missing Texas real estate agent who vanished just before deadly hurricane
Nancy Grace dissects the mysterious case with experts in a new podcast
Violent Crime
September 2, 2017
‘Senseless’: Man guns down pregnant 16-year-old girl, killing her and unborn child: Police
A South Carolina man is accused of fatally gunning down a pregnant teenager and her unborn child before prompting a manhunt across multiple counties. Johnnie McKnight, 38, faces charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon, WTOC-TV reports. The killings allegedly occurred in rural Estill, South Carolina. According to the television station, McKnight …
Juveniles
September 2, 2017
‘Hammer-time’ violent perp: Man clobbers ex, 2 kids with a hammer
Police are searching for a California man who allegedly attacked his former girlfriend and two children with a hammer in a violent rampage early Friday morning. The assault left the woman, 7-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy with “major injuries,” the Sacramento Bee reports. All of the victims were rushed to a hospital, where they remained …
child endangerment
September 1, 2017
Babysitter abandons infant, alone and crying, in burning apartment: Police
Police arrested a Canadian babysitter and charged her with abandoning a 1-year-old in a burning apartment building early Thursday morning. The babysitter, 49-year-old Josée Milot, faces charges of arson by negligence, failure to provide the necessaries of life and child abandonment in connection with the incident, CBC News reports. Milot has a criminal record, including …
Child Abuse
September 1, 2017
Arizona couple pressure 15-year-old babysitter into multiple threesomes: Police
Police this week arrested an Arizona couple for allegedly pressuring their 15-year-old babysitter to have sex with them, the Arizona Republic reports. Jefferey Swartz, 27, and his wife, Samantha Ohlman, 23, met the girl through her brother, authorities have indicated. The husband and wife had asked the victim to babysit their kids after she and …
Child Abuse
September 1, 2017
Family of little boy who was tortured, starved to death before his body was fed to pigs sues child welfare agencies
The family of a little boy who was horrifically abused by his father and stepmother for years before he was starved to death has sued child protective agencies in two states for failing to properly respond to evidence of abuse. Adrian Jones was 7 when he died while confined to a shower stall in his …
Sex Offenders
September 1, 2017
Fugitive sex offender caught operating kiddie rides at Ohio fair: Cops
Police have arrested an accused sex offender wanted on multiple counts of solicitation of a minor at an Ohio fair. Investigators say Brandon Walsh, 30, faces charges in South Carolina for creating fake Facebook profiles to solicit girls, ranging in age from 13 to 16. Police say that if the girls would refuse to send more …
Family Crime
September 1, 2017
Infant sits dead in hot car for HOURS, dad works all day and drives home before he remembers her: Police
This is the 36th child to die while in a hot car this summer
September 1, 2017
Video shows Walmart customer pulling a gun in back-to-school shopping brawl
Back to school shopping took a violent turn in a Michigan Walmart on Monday afternoon, after a woman allegedly brandished a gun during an argument over a notebook. USA Today reports that the incident occurred in the city of Novi, near Detroit, when two pairs of women fought over the last notebook on a shelf. …