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Yoga Teacher Kaitlin Armstrong’s Lawyers Want Interrogation Suppressed; Boyfriend Tells Cops He ‘Shouldn’t Have Bought That Gun’
Murder

Attorneys representing a Texas woman who allegedly fled to Costa Rica after fatally shooting her boyfriend’s love interest in May filed documents on Wednesday which would suppress evidence in her upcoming murder trial. Kaitlin Armstrong’s attorneys alleged that Austin police arrested their client based on false statements. Attorneys also said that police failed to investigate …

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Kidnapping
August 18, 2022

Man Allegedly Lured Children into Apartment, Offered Them Beer, Began Undressing

An Illinois man is facing criminal charges for a bizarre episode in which he allegedly lured two children into his apartment, yelled vulgarities, offered them beer and then began removing his clothes, WBBM-TV reports. The encounter occurred on August 9, when 54-year-old James Krook approached two children playing in the common area of an apartment …

body in barrel
Unsolved
August 18, 2022

FIFTH Set of Human Remains Discovered at Lake Mead Amid Drought

On Monday, a fifth set of human remains was reportedly found at a Nevada national park as the area continues to experience an unprecedented drought that has led to receding water levels. Park rangers reportedly responded to Swim Beach, a small recreation site located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In an email to the …

Court
August 18, 2022

Alex Murdaugh’s Lawyers Say Prosecutors Are Withholding DNA Evidence Related to Wife & Son’s Murders

On Wednesday, lawyers representing disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh alleged that South Carolina prosecutors are withholding evidence related to the murders of Murdaugh’s wife and son. According to South Carolina Public Radio, Murdaugh’s lawyers requested the prosecution’s evidence immediately after Murdaugh was charged with murder in mid-July. The deadline to turn over the evidence was Monday, …

Missing
August 18, 2022

Urgent Search Underway for Atlanta Woman Savannah Sheats

An urgent search is underway for a woman who has gone missing in Atlanta, WXIA-TV reports. Police say 26-year-old Savannah Sheats was reported missing by her sister after Sheats disappeared on Wednesday. The sister, who lives with Sheats, told authorities that she last saw her sibling Tuesday night when the two went to bed around …

Hijacking
August 18, 2022

Parole Granted for Convict Who Kidnapped Bus Full of Kids & Buried Them Alive

On Tuesday, a California parole board approved the release of a man who hijacked a bus full of children in 1976 in an attempt to get $5 million in ransom. The Los Angeles Times reported that Frederick Woods, 70, was previously denied parole 17 times. In March, Governor Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider …

Shooting
August 18, 2022

Teen Boy Shot in the Back, Likely Paralyzed, by Unknown Assailant

A 15-year-old Texas boy is likely paralyzed after he was shot twice in the back early Thursday morning by an assailant who kicked him several times before running away. According to Houston police, doctors say the boy may be paralyzed, KRIV reports. Investigators say the teen went to a gas station shortly after midnight for …

Custody interference
August 18, 2022

Teacher ‘Conceals’ Missing Boy in Her Home, Charged With Custodial Interference

A Florida high school teacher has been charged with interfering with custody after sheriff’s deputies found a missing teen hiding at her home. Kelly Simpson, 31, is alleged to have picked up the boy from an unknown location, knowing he had been reported as missing and endangered, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said. The boy …

Unsolved
August 18, 2022

Human Remains Found in Suitcases Abandoned in Storage Unit Were Children: Police

Police announced Wednesday that the human remains found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit were those of two young children. An Auckland family bought the contents of the storage unit earlier this month and were shocked to find the remains inside the suitcases, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Auckland, New Zealand, Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia …

Mass shooting
August 17, 2022

Uvalde School Board Sets Meeting To Discuss Firing School Police Chief

Uvalde, Texas, school officials will discuss whether to fire suspended district police chief Pete Arredondo next week, three months after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Arredondo should have been the commanding officer of the response to the shooting, according to the district’s active shooter plan that he …