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Murder
June 23, 2017
Man accused of raping and strangling his friend’s 11-year-old daughter, allegedly chased after her when she tried to run away
Police have arrested a man and accused him of raping and strangling his friend’s 11-year-old daughter, according to Bangkok Post. Rayong police announced on Friday that Wichai Chotsena, 58, admitted to accidentally killing the child, whose naked body was later discovered in a wooded area. Authorities believe the man killed the tween after she attempted …
Murder
June 23, 2017
Estranged wife says she ‘sought help on numerous occasions’ before father killed their two kids, himself
The estranged wife of a Santa Rosa, California, man who killed their two children before hanging himself has claimed that she “sought help on numerous occasions” but didn’t get it, according to PEOPLE. Connie Camara said she tried to keep her two kids away from Alvaro Camera, 40, because she feared for their safety. She has …
Child Abuse
June 23, 2017
Update: Baby brutally beaten on Father’s Day has died
A 16-month-old baby girl who was beaten severely on Father’s Day in Coney Island, New York, reportedly by her own dad, has died, according to authorities. ABC 7 reports that Nylah Lewis, 16 months, was pronounced dead on Friday at around 10:40 a.m., after suffering multiple skull fractures, allegedly dealt to her by her own father, Shaquan Taylor, 19. …
Bullies
June 23, 2017
‘She hung herself’: Bullied teen’s obituary brutally honest about suicide
The family of a Bedford, Pennsylvania, girl has been brutally honest about the bullying that led to the suicide of 15-year-old Sadie Riggs. Sadie Riggs lived all of her short life in Bedford, a small rural town of about 3,000 people about 100 miles outside of Pittsburgh, PA. She would have turned 16 in December, …
June 23, 2017
RIDING HIGH: States where marijuana is legal have rising car crashes
P. SOLOMON BANDA, Associated Press DENVER (AP) A recent insurance study links increased car crash claims to legalized recreational marijuana. The Highway Loss Data Institute, a leading insurance research group, said in study results released Thursday that collision claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon went up 2.7 percent in the years since legal recreational marijuana …
Suicide
June 23, 2017
Three 12-year-old girls die in suicide pact as community fears dozens more deaths
A third twelve-year-old girl died this week, reportedly as part of a suicide pact that already took the lives of two preteen girls so far this year. According to CBC, Jenera Roundsky, 12, was pronounced dead last week after another child found her at a hockey rink in remote northern Ontario, Canada. In January, Jolynn Winter …
Cold Cases
June 23, 2017
Natalie Wood death mystery episode 3: What’s the new evidence in superstar’s death?
The death of superstar Natalie Wood has been one of Hollywood’s biggest mysteries for over 35 years, but new evidence is emerging as investigators renew work on the case. This third episode in our Crime Stories continuing series of looking at the new information, features the author whose book convinced the Los Angeles County sheriff …
Drug Crime
June 23, 2017
The deadly opioid epidemic in your neighborhood: What you need to know
Drug overdoses killed 60,000 Americans last year and the death toll is rising so fast that opioid addiction is now considered an epidemic. More Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016 than were killed in the Vietnam war over two decades. The scourge took nearly twice as many lives as traffic accidents. Dr. William Morrone, …
child endangerment
June 23, 2017
Mom demands heroin while in labor, tries to inject with unsanitary needle
The mother say she is now ready to move forward and fight her addiction
Child Abuse
June 23, 2017
Baby drowns in bathtub while mom chats on Facebook
A Texas mother is in jail after her 8-month-old daughter drowned in a bathtub while the mom left her unattended last week. According to CBS DFW, Cheyenne Summer Stuckey of Parker County told police that she put her daughter in the bathtub with the water running and then became distracted by other children in the home, …
Missing
June 23, 2017
Reward offered for two teen girls who vanished over the weekend
Mississippi authorities are offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to two teen girls who disappeared over the weekend in Mississippi. AL.com reports that Kaelyn Smith, 17, Greene, Mississippi, and Claudia Landrum, 16, from Washington, Alabama were reported missing on June 17, a day after they were spotted in a wooded area close to Greene County. …