Year: 2017

‘She’s Savanna all the way:’ Boyfriend releases first pictures of murdered pregnant woman’s baby girl [UPDATE]

 ‘She’s Savanna all the way:’ Boyfriend releases first pictures of murdered pregnant woman’s baby girl [UPDATE]
Murder

The boyfriend of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind has posted the first pictures of their presumed newborn daughter. Though Ashton Matheny said he wouldn’t release any pictures of Haisley Jo until she’s in his care, WDAY reports that the slain woman’s boyfriend recently posted photos of the infant girl to his personal Facebook page. Haisley Jo remains in protective custody until DNA …

WATCH LIVE: Irma’s arrival in Florida as it happens
National
September 9, 2017

WATCH LIVE: Irma’s arrival in Florida as it happens

A number of webcams are showing live feeds as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Please note that livestreams may go down as weather conditions worsen. Here’s where you can watch the storm: — Southernmost Beach Resort Beach & Pier in Key West: — Southernmost point buoy, Key West: — Rooftop of Two Friends Restaurant in Key …

Frenzied man slits woman’s throat and then eats her flesh: Cops
Violent Crime
September 9, 2017

Frenzied man slits woman’s throat and then eats her flesh: Cops

Police in South Africa arrested a man after he was reportedly found eating a woman he allegedly kidnapped and murdered, as reported by Herald Live. According to News24, the unidentified 23-year-old man allegedly abducted the woman in Mount Frere on Saturday and took her to his home in Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Captain Edith Mjoko revealed that …

Hurricane Irma shifts: Now targets St. Pete more than Tampa
National
September 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma shifts: Now targets St. Pete more than Tampa

By TAMARA LUSH and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Irma’s leading edge brought hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys late Saturday, bending palm trees and spitting rain as the storm swirled north with 120 mph (190 kph) winds on a projected new track that could expose St. Petersburg — not Miami or …

Boyfriend sets pregnant girlfriend on fire, forcing her into early labor: Police
Violent Crime
September 9, 2017

Boyfriend sets pregnant girlfriend on fire, forcing her into early labor: Police

A Maryland man reportedly set his girlfriend on fire on late Friday night, forcing her to deliver her infant early, according to police. NBC reports that firefighters located Andrea Grinage with severe burns across her body when they were called to a residential fire on Friday at around 11:45 p.m., off of Elkwood Lane in …

Four dead, 22-year-old arrested in ‘tragic family violence’ bloodbath
Family Crime
September 9, 2017

Four dead, 22-year-old arrested in ‘tragic family violence’ bloodbath

Four people are dead in what authorities are describing a tragic case of family violence. WCVB reports that four adults were found dead of blunt force trauma in the remote town of Groton, Massachusetts. The victims have not yet been identified, but police said two of the victims are an elderly man and woman, and …

Boarding school owner abused, sexually exploited teens under his care: Police
Child Abuse
September 8, 2017

Boarding school owner abused, sexually exploited teens under his care: Police

The owner of a now-shuttered private boarding school pressured a teenager into sex, forced girls to undress for “body image therapy” and held other students in solitary confinement, authorities say. Prosecutors on Friday charged Benjamin Trane, the former director of Midwest Academy, with third-degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation by a counselor and child endangerment, as …

8-year-old boy dies after mom’s sex offender ex bludgeons him with hammer [UPDATE]
Violent Crime
September 8, 2017

8-year-old boy dies after mom’s sex offender ex bludgeons him with hammer [UPDATE]

An 8-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten by his mother’s ex-boyfriend with a hammer died Wednesday afternoon, as reported by KCRA. According to The Sacramento Bee, Deandre Chaney Jr., 23, is accused of attacking the deceased child, his mother and his 7-year-old sister at their Sacramento home last Friday. Authorities apprehended Chaney in Nevada on Saturday as …

‘I think police are close to finding Crystal’: Boyfriend, sheriff suspect foul play in disappearance of Texas realtor and mother of two young children [EXCLUSIVE]
Missing
September 8, 2017

‘I think police are close to finding Crystal’: Boyfriend, sheriff suspect foul play in disappearance of Texas realtor and mother of two young children [EXCLUSIVE]

A Texas sheriff leading the investigation into the disappearance of a successful realtor and mother of two has said he suspects foul play is behind Crystal McDowell’s disappearance two weeks ago. The 38-year-old woman vanished in a town outside of Houston, Texas, on August 25, just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. She was last …