On Friday, a South African court denied parole for runner Oscar Pistorius, who has served nearly seven years for fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2013. The Department of Correctional Services said in a statement issued to the Pretoria East Rekord that Pistorius’ application for release was denied because he had not served the minimum sentence. …
A 12-year-old Wisconsin boy is behind bars after allegedly murdering a man who wouldn’t sell him guns. According to police, the defendant is accused of shooting and killing 34-year-old Brandon Felton inside a Milwaukee residence after the victim refused to sell a weapon to a child. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the child has …
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has reportedly identified two persons of interest in the unsolved 2015 death of a teen whose body was found near the Murdaughs’ property. SLED opened its own investigation into Stephen Smith’s death in 2021 after reviewing Highway Patrol’s Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team report — which led the agency to …
New Jersey State troopers went on the hunt Thursday night for a 4-year-old boy who got lost in the woods with his dog, and — they found him. Trooper Ian Emmi was with the boy’s mother when they heard the little boy’s cries and the dog’s barking. Emmi took off running down the path. “I …
Florida police are searching for a woman last seen on March 2 in Reddick. According to Ocala-News, Sara Gail Ebersole was last seen at a Circle K gas station at 17980 N Highway 441. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says she willingly left with two men in a black pickup truck. Ebersole hasn’t been seen …
Authorities in the South Carolina foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains are investigating after a dog brought its owner a human forearm on Wednesday. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call and launched a search of the area, eventually finding a body in a nearby creek, WHNS reported. Investigators said the body was …
A 34-hour standoff ended early Thursday morning when Fairfax County, Virginia, police took into custody an armed kidnapping suspect who had been barricaded inside her vehicle since Tuesday morning. Police told WTTG they were asked to conduct a wellness check on 29-year-old Brittany Copelin by the Charles County, Maryland, Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived at …
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted Brian Walshe for the murder of his real estate executive wife, Ana, who has been missing since January 1. Ana Walshe, 39, was reported missing by her employer on January 4. Her husband said he hadn’t seen her since she left for the airport on January 1, as CrimeOnline …
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Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, issued an Amber Alert for 2-year-old Taylen Mosley, who is missing after his mother was found dead early Thursday afternoon. Investigators identified the boy’s mother as 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery and said she was found dead at the Lincoln Shores Apartments at about 2:30 p.m. The toddler was not at the …
A Utah jury found for actor Gwyneth Paltrow in her lawsuit with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson over a crash on a ski slope in 2016. The verdict, read in court, ascribed 100 percent of the fault for the accident to Sanderson and awarded Paltrow the symbolic $1 she sought. Paltrow declined to speak after the …
