Video: Judge who handled Casey Anthony’s case says she killed her daughter
Famous Murder Cases
Tot Mom Trial: It Never Dies
Missing
March 1, 2017
Tara Grinstead Murder: More evidence found in search for remains
A judge has issued a gag order preventing public discussion of the investigation
Juveniles
March 1, 2017
Handcuffed boy walks into store saying he’s been kidnapped, then disappears
A young boy walks into a liquor store claiming to have been kidnapped disappears before help arrives on the scene. As police investigate the unusual incident, the boy’s whereabouts remain unknown. The unidentified boy, believed to be about 12 years old, walked into Nino’s Liquor Store on Detroit’s east side around 1 p.m. on February …
Police
March 1, 2017
Inside cop-killer Markeith Loyd’s bizarre court appearance
Loyd is still insisting on representing himself
Consumer
March 1, 2017
WARNING: Child’s gruesome accident exposes Croc sandals safety risk
An escalator ride turned tragic for a British family when their 5-year-old boy lost his big toe while wearing the popular rubber Crocs footwear. His mother, Helen Wood, said her son Stanley sustained “life changing injuries” when his shoe was caught a moving escalator, and she wants to warn parents that the children’s footwear is …
Violent Crime
March 1, 2017
Suspects charged with murder in airport nerve agent attack
EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Their eyes red and heads bowed, two young women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader were charged with murder Wednesday in a Malaysian court. The women, who arrived in court protected by masked special forces carrying machine …
Missing
March 1, 2017
Where is Dakota James? Pittsburgh grad student vanished without a trace
The 23-year-old mysteriously disappeared in January
Sex Offenders
February 28, 2017
Texas pastor accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old, trying to run over girl’s mom
A man studying to become a pastor at a Waco, Texas, seminary is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Sunday night. Benjamin William Nelson, 27, was arrested Monday afternoon at his home after a woman allegedly found him in a car with his daughter at a Whitney shopping center near the family’s home. According to …
College Crimes
February 28, 2017
Vandalism, assault, rape: Is the Kansas Jayhawks’ coach rewarding bad behavior?
Despite the University of Kansas (KU) Jayhawks, the nation’s leading college basketball team, running into a slew of legal issues over the past few months, it’s unknown if—or when—coach Bill Self will punish wayward players. Sophomore McKenzie Calvert, a women’s basketball player, has seen her minutes per game halved. There has been no reason given …
Consumer
February 28, 2017
Why are North Texas teens stealing Whataburger plastic table numbers?
Police in North Texas are warning teenagers to stop stealing the little plastic table tents they hand out when you place your order at a Whataburger chain restaurant. Officers with the Northeast Police Department in Denton County recently recovered a “large number” of the little orange and white order numbers, reports, the Star Telegram. Whataburger requires …
Police
February 28, 2017
Texas woman in high-speed pursuit says she was having a ‘bad day’
A woman who supposedly took cops on a 20-minute high-speed chase explained to them she was having a “bad day.” Breanna Nicole Bettis, 20, is accused of taking authorities through southeast Dallas County early Tuesday morning. Deputies attempted to pull Bettis over at 12:45 am for a traffic stop on Interstate-45 near Interstate-20, according to …
Family Crime
February 28, 2017
Police: Texas man murders his uncle, leaves to watch NASCAR race in Florida
After allegedly shooting his uncle on February 22, Joe Earl Smith of Jefferson, Texas, thought it was as good a time as any to catch the NASCAR 500 in Florida. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the 50-year-old Smith was sleeping in a vehicle near city hall when the local authorities recognized his 1993 Ford …
