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Murder
June 15, 2023

UConn Student Shot and Killed in Botched Marijuana Robbery

An 18-year-old University of Connecticut student was shot and killed this week in what police said appeared to be a botched marijuana robbery. Hartford police were called to the scene at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night for a vehicle crash. Emergency crews found a man, identified as Zaid Deja Langs-Myers, with gunshot wounds outside the …

Mass shooting
June 15, 2023

Club Q Shooting Suspect Expected to Take Plea Deal in LGBTQ Massacre

The suspect accused of opening fire in a Colorado gay nightclub last year is expected to agree to a plea deal on murder and hate crime charges that come with a life sentence. The news comes from survivors of the November 19, 2022, attack at Club Q in Colorado Springs, who told The Associated Press …

Manslaughter
June 15, 2023

SPOILED BRAT PUSHES VOICE COACH, 87, TO HER DEATH ON BUSY STREET: DELAY TACTICS?

A psychological evaluation of the Long Island socialite accused of fatally shoving a beloved voice coach to the ground in Manhattan is delaying a possible plea deal in the case. Lauren Pazienza, 26, has twice rejected a plea deal in the death of 87-year-old Barbara Gustern in March 2022, CrimeOnline has reported, and the new …

Death investigation
June 15, 2023

2 AMERICANS FOUND DEAD IN BEDROOM LUX RESORT, BAJA

Two Americans were found dead in a luxury hotel room in Baja this week, dead from “intoxication by substance to be determined,” the Baja California Sur Attorney General’s Office said. The AG’s office identified the man and woman as John Heathco, 41, and Abby Lutz, ABC News reported. The attorney general said the two had …

Crime at Work
June 15, 2023

Harvard Morgue Manager, Wife Charged With Selling Body Parts

The former manager of the morgue at Harvard Medical School has been indicted for the theft and sale of human body parts. Cedric Lodge, 55; his wife, Denise Lodge, 63; and three other people — Katrina Maclean, 44; Joshua Taylor, 46; and Mathew Lampi, 52 — are charged with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen …

Animal Abuse
June 14, 2023

Man Rapes Family Dog on Couch, Then Threatens to Kill Mom Who Witnessed it

An Indiana man was arrested last month for sexually abusing his dog and physically threatening his mother, who allegedly caught him carrying out the act. In March 2022, an Elkhart woman reportedly witnessed her son, Blake Reffett, 20, with his pants down while raping her dog that was pinned on the couch. Before fleeing, Reffett …

Murder
June 14, 2023

Ohio Man Jumps Off Bridge Into Ohio River After Killing His Mother

An Ohio man has been charged in the death of his mother, who was found in a car in a grocery store parking lot with severe injuries from an apparent assault. Portsmouth Police responded to a call early Saturday morning about a man jumping off the Grant Bridge and found Michael Smith, 61, on the …

Weird Crime
June 14, 2023

28-Year-Old Woman Posed as High Schooler to Learn English

A 28-year-old Louisiana woman was arrested on Tuesday for posing as a 17-year-old student during the 2022-2023 school year. The St. Charles Parish School System contacted police in late May, after receiving a tip that a student may have been in their mid-20s. A police investigation determined that the mother, Marta Elizabeth Serrano Alvarado, 46, …