Woman Charged In Connection With Death of Boy in Las Vegas Suitcase Seeks Change of Venue
Murder
Five-year-old Cairo Jordan’s mother, DeJaune Ludie Anderson, remains at large.
Missing
May 21, 2023
Casey Young: Police Find Missing South Carolina Woman’s Car as Search Continues
South Carolina authorities are asking for the public’s help to locate a woman who has gone missing after finding her car, WYFF-TV reports. Casey Lavonne Young, 44, was last heard from around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15, after she left work, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators presume that Young was heading …
Teacher Scandals
May 21, 2023
California ‘Teacher of the Year’ Accused of Sex with Student; Police Believe More Victims Possible
A California “teacher of the year” is accused of having sex with a teenage student, and police say there could be more than one victim, KTLA-TV reports. On Thursday, 38-year-old Tracy Vanderhulst was charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor as part of an investigation into allegations that she had an improper relationship with …
Murder
May 21, 2023
‘It was a stupid act to do’: Woman Who Killed Husband Says She Didn’t Know Gun Was Loaded
A California woman who fatally shot her husband in the forehand allegedly by accident was sentenced this week after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter, KEYT-TV reports. Skylar Marie Marshall must serve seven years for the crime, which resulted in the death of her 35-year-old husband, Alexander Hagist. Duffy will be required to serve two years …
Missing
May 21, 2023
Madeline Kingsbury: Special Prosecutor Hired as Search for Missing Minnesota Mom Continues
Minnesota authorities investigating the disappearance of Madeline Kingsbury are consulting with a veteran prosecutor to help with the case, further indication that the missing mother of two’s disappearance may involve foul play, KTTC-TV reports. The move comes as a judge ruled that Kingsbury’s young children should remain with her parents and not their father, Adam …
Murder
May 20, 2023
Texas Woman Missing for 10 Days Found Dead, Arrest Made
Police in Midland, Texas, have made an arrest in the disappearance of 20-year-old Madeline Pantoja, who returned home after a night out 10 days ago and vanished. The Midland Police Department said it was charging Mario Juan Chacon Jr with murder, the Midland Reporter-Telegram said. KOSA reported that remains, identified as Pantoja, had been found …
Drowning
May 20, 2023
Medical Examiner Says Missing Boy Found Dead in Harlem River Died From Accidental Drowning
Alfa Barrie, 11, and Garrett Warren, 13, had been missing for a week. Warren’s body was found Thursday; Barrie’s on Saturday.
Child Abuse
May 20, 2023
Georgia Cops Find and Arrest Mother of ‘Baby India,’ Abandoned in the Woods 4 Years Ago
A Georgia woman has been charged with abandoning her newborn in a plastic bag and leaving her for dead in the woods four years ago. The infant, dubbed “Baby India” by hospital staff, survived the ordeal and is now “happy, healthy and in a safe place,” Forsyth County Sheriff Ron H. Freeman said at a …
Murder
May 20, 2023
Florida Man Calls Housekeeper to Clean Up ‘Real Mess’ After Killing Grandmother With a Hammer
Florida sheriff’s deputies arrested a blood-soaked man Wednesday after he allegedly beat his grandmother to death with a hammer and severely injured his grandfather. Anthony Michael Corrado, 34, was charged with second degree murder and aggravated battery on a person over age 65, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said only …
Death investigation
May 20, 2023
Body of 2nd Missing New York Boy Found in Hudson River
Two days after finding the body of a 13-year-old boy in the Harlem River, authorities retrieved the body of his 11-year-old friend from the Hudson River on the other side of Manhattan. A New York Police Harbor Unit team pulled the body of Alfa Barrie from the water near 102nd Street and Riverside Drive at …
Shooting
May 20, 2023
Indiana Toddler With a Gun Shoots Mom and Illinois Murder Suspect
An Indiana toddler got his hands on a loaded handgun Thursday night and pulled the trigger, shooting his mother and a friend. Neither received life-threatening injuries, but police, called when 21-year-old Jalynn Artis and 23-year-old Trayshaun Smith showed up at Franciscan Health Lafayette East with gunshot wounds, soon learned that Smith had a warrant out …
Murder
May 20, 2023
Idaho College Murders: Kohberger Allegedly Broke Into Female Colleague’s Apartment, Installed Cameras
Bryan Kohberger is said to have broken into a female coworker’s apartment so she would ask him for help, allegedly leading him to install security cameras in the residence that he may have been able to monitor, NBC’s Dateline reports. The allegations involving the female colleague have not been released officially by authorities, and Dateline …