The suspect in the abduction and murder of Memphis mom and teacher Eliza Fletcher made his first court appearance Tuesday morning and was ordered back to court on Wednesday. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arraigned on the initial charges filed against him — extremely aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence along with three misdemeanors. He was …
Texas police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a teen girl who disappeared from the Temple area. According to NBC 6, Marcela Hamilton-Ortiz, 13, was last seen in the 2000 block of S 43rd Street. The clothing she was last seen wearing and the time of her disappearance are unclear at …
Accused child murderer Lori Vallow’s sole surviving child has been arrested and accused of sexual assault. Colby Ryan — the biological son of Vallow’s second husband, William Lagioia — was booked into Maricopa County Jail in Arizona on September 4 on two counts of domestic violence sexual assault, according to KSAZ. Court documents say the …
A Nevada woman is expected to plead guilty to killing her 7-year-old son in 2021 and leaving his body on a trail. Hikers discovered Liam Husted’s body near the Mountain Springs Trailhead on May 28, 2021. On Thursday, Samantha Moreno-Rodriguez, 36, entered a guilty plea agreement in Las Vegas in connection with her son’s slaying, …
Police in southwestern Idaho are investigating the death of an infant girl found dead inside a hot car on Saturday. According to ABC 8, the incident happened in New Plymouth, which is around 50 miles northwest of Boise. Police received a call at around 5:15 p.m. from the parents of the child, who claimed they …
A lawyer for a Wisconsin teen accused of murdering and sexually assaulting his 10-year-old cousin wants his case to be tried in juvenile court. According to the Star-Tribune, the 14-year-old suspect who’s accused of killing Lily Peters waived his rights to a preliminary hearing Thursday at the Chippewa County Circuit Court. The defendant is currently …
Missouri authorities have arrested a man who fled after allegedly killing his wife and dousing a house with gasoline on Sunday. Gregory Smith III, 40, reportedly beat, stomped, and stabbed Cristina Garcia, 37, at a Hazelwood home. The couple’s two children — an infant and a boy younger than 10 — were present during the …
A Washington teen who disappeared last week has been found and charged with murder, Olympia officials say. Gabriel Michael Davies and another teen, identified only as a 16-year-old male, have been arrested and charged with suspected burglary, second-degree murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The charges stem from the death of a man, 51, …
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a missing child alert for a 16-year-old Pontotoc County teen. According to MBI, Elsa Yohana Gabriel Ventura was last seen in the 1200 block of Highway 9 in Pontotoc County. Elsa is described as a Hispanic female who stands 5-feet-5-inches tall. She has long black hair and brown eyes. …
A Mississippi man has been jailed for allegedly shooting his girlfriend and her parents on Sunday. Deon Woods, 32, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of domestic violence-aggravated assault, WLOX reported. Deputies arrived on the scene in Long Beach Sunday evening and found the three victims with gunshot wounds. …
New York police are questioning a 20-year-old ice cream truck driver after he allegedly arranged a meeting with a 10-year-old girl on social media. Investigators said the pair met up in person Sunday afternoon in Mariner’s Harbor on Staten Island, WABC reported, and the girl went home afterward. When she arrived home, her mom called …
A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder and endangering the welfare of children for allegedly shooting the mother of his children in the face while the kids — ages 1 to 8 — were in the apartment. Karell Young reportedly shot the 29-year-old mother of three of his four children Saturday morning; the …
