8-Year-Old Girl Locked in Her Room ‘For Her Safety’ Because Man Who Raped Her ‘Was Paying the Bills’
Child Abuse
Police found the little girl after her 1-year-old brother died in the apartment.
Missing
July 1, 2023
FOUND SAFE: 1-Month-Old Girl Missing After Dad Says He’ll Drop Her Off at Safe Harbor
Update: Kansas City police said Saturday afternoon that 1-month-old Kaliyah Wiley had been found safe. No further information was available. Original report: Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are asking for help finding a missing 1-month-old girl last seen in the custody of her father on June 29. The Missouri Highway Patrol has issued an endangered …
Stalking
July 1, 2023
Alleged Stalker Rams 3 Patrol Cars Trying to Follow Woman
Deputies in Idaho arrested an Oregon man Friday night who was so intent on stalking a woman in his car that he rammed at least three patrol cars to get at her. Ryan Barstad, 38, was charged with stalking, battery on certain personnel, and possession of marijuana, KIFI reported. Bonneville County deputies were called to …
Murder
July 1, 2023
Colorado Teen Guns Down 15-Year-Old Girl Who Broke Up With Him After Violent Relationship: Police
A Colorado teen allegedly gunned down a 15-year-old girl after she broke up with him in a terrifying confrontation at her home, all of it in front of the victim’s younger brother, KUSA-TV reports. Details about the June 16 tragedy in Greeley, a Denver suburb, were made public this week. Authorities allege that 16-year-old Jovanni Sirio-Cardona …
Murder
July 1, 2023
Dad’s Girlfriend Searches for Defense Lawyers After Murdering 6-Year-Old Girl, Dumping Body on Lawn: Reports
A Louisiana girl allegedly murdered by her father’s live-in girlfriend died from strangulation and blunt force trauma, according to new information released this week about the case. On Thursday, Bunnak “Hannah” Landon was in court in Jefferson Parish, where a court commissioner found that she was a danger to the community and a flight risk …
Missing
July 1, 2023
Madeleine McCann: Suspect Allegedly Told Friend ‘She Didn’t Even Scream’
The convicted rapist who is the leading suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann allegedly made a disturbing statement about the toddler shortly after she vanished, CBS News reports. Christian Brueckner, 45, is serving a life prison sentence for raping an elderly American woman in 2005 in Algarve, Portugal, near where the 3-year-old McCann went …
child neglect
June 30, 2023
Infant Found Dead at Nashville Woman’s In-Home Daycare; 6 Other Children Left Unattended
A 51-year-old Tennessee woman faces six counts of child neglect after a 3-month-old boy in her care was found dead and six other children were left unattended in her apartment. Anne C. Jordan was arrested Thursday afternoon in Hickman County and returned to Nashville, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The 3-month-old’s mother and …
Missing
June 30, 2023
Man Charged With Killing & Dismembering Girlfriend Is Linked to Another Woman’s Disappearance
A Minnesota woman who vanished in April was killed and dismembered by her boyfriend, according to prosecutors. Joseph Jorgenson, 40, was charged with killing Manijeh Starren, 34, who was reported missing in early June. Officials believe he stashed her remains in two coolers and a duffle bag at a Woodbury storage unit after he was …
Manslaughter
June 30, 2023
Toddler Left Alone for More Than 24 Hours, Dies of Dehydration, Neglect
The parents of a 19-month-old Pennsylvania baby found dead late last year from dehydration and neglect appeared in court Friday to face multiple charges against them. James Kasisky, 26, and Valentina-Varela Luis, 25, are each charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and reckless endangerment in the death of their daughter, Phoenix …
Murder
June 30, 2023
Missing Alabama Mother Found Dead in Rugged Canyon; 2 Women Charged With Capital Murder
A second suspect has been charged with capital murder in the death of an Alabama mother whose body was found this week in Alabama’s rugged Little River Canyon atop Lookout Mountain. As CrimeOnline reported, Mary Elizabeth Isbell, who also went by Beth Wright, hadn’t been seen since October 2021. On Sunday, DeKalb County investigators charged …
Missing
June 30, 2023
BOLO: 8-year-old Florida Girl Last Seen Days Ago with Non-custodial Mother
Florida police issued a missing child alert Friday for an 8-year-old girl who was last seen days ago. According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, 8-year-old Taj Dennis was last seen Sunday in the 900 block of South Corry Field Road. She was last seen wearing jeans and a purple and white shirt. Taj may …
Court
June 30, 2023
‘I’m Sorry’: Smirking Teen Sentenced for Strangling Teacher with Rope & Slicing Her Wrists, Attempted Sexual Assault
A Las Vegas student who violently assaulted his teacher in 2022 was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 17-year-old Jonathan Eluterio Martinez Garcia pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, and battery with the use of a deadly weapon causing significant bodily harm. During …