Six of 13 children rescue from their parents’ California “house of horrors” in 2018 have filed suit against the county and private foster care agency that took care of them after, claiming they suffered “severe abuse and neglect” for years in foster care. Two lawsuits were filed by the six youngest Turpin siblings, alleging physical, …
Delia Owens’ “Where the Crawdad’s Sing,” a fictional story about a murder in North Carolina, has sold more than 12 million copies and has spent 166 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. However, Owens is linked to another murder. The author is wanted for questioning in Zambia about a deadly shooting in Africa …
A Michigan woman is suing a man for $10,000 claiming he stood her up on a date, thus intentionally inflicting “emotional distress” because the planned date fell on her late mother’s birthday. In 2020. At a recent court appearance, held over Zoom, QaShontae Short insisted that her date’s responses to questions were lies and even …
A Michigan mother whose three children died after she crashed her SUV into an icy pond while driving impaired is now facing potential prison time in connection with the deaths, the Holland Sentinel reports. Leticia Marie Gonzales, 30, was charged this week with three counts of driving while intoxicated resulting in death. The charges stem …
An Arizona teen is still missing after disappearing from her family home almost a week ago. According to Stephanie McQuilliam, her 16-year-old daughter, Aleyah McQuilliam, was last seen on July 14 in Peoria, at around 12:14 p.m. She left without her belongings, her mother posted on Facebook. Aleyah is described as a white female who …
Authorities are said to be sitting on a “mountain of evidence” against Alex Murdaugh to support the murder charges against him in connection with the deaths of his wife and son, PEOPLE reports. A law enforcement source who reportedly has direct knowledge of the case against the now-disgraced and disbarred South Carolina lawyer told the …
Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to charges he shot his wife and youngest son to death last year and was denied bond. Murdaugh, already charged with more than 80 counts of financial fraud relating to his former law firm and former clients, was charged last week with murder in …
A Minnesota couple who fled the country following their son’s 2015 death has returned to the U.S. and will face charges, despite thinking their attorneys would take care of everything. According to Star Tribune, 45-year-old Timothy D. Johnson appeared in court last week on charges of child neglect. He has since bailed out and is …
A New York man and a toddler were killed Sunday night when another man intentionally drove into a group of people walking along a Montana roadway then got out of his vehicle and opened fire with a shotgun. The Glacier County Sheriff’s Office said that David Siau, 39, and his 18-month-old daughter McKenzie Siau, who …
A Georgia man accused of tying up a woman and then shooting her to death earlier this month surrendered to police on Tuesday, just hours after they publicly identified him as a suspect. Kevin Barge, 44, has been charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder, rape, or rob; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; …
A 23-year-old woman was arrested last week after she allegedly tried to abduct a newborn baby from the infant’s mother while disguised as a nurse. Jesenea Miron has been charged with kidnapping and is being held on a $1 million bail, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Officials said deputies assigned to Riverside University Health …
The wealthy socialite accused of shoving a diminutive 87-year-old voice coach to the street in Manhattan rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have cut her maximum time in jail by 10 years. Lauren Pazienza is accused of pushing Barbara Maier Gustern down while calling her a “b****” for no discernible reason on March 10. …
