Parents arrive home to find babysitter sexually assaulting infant girl, taking photos: Report
Child Abuse
The family friend had only been left alone with the baby for a few minutes
Unsolved
July 3, 2017
BOLO! Police release new surveillance pics of Idaho triple murder suspect, Gerald ‘Michael’ Bullinger
The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office in Idaho obtained and released new surveillance photos of triple murder suspect, Gerald “Michael” Bullinger on Monday. CBS2 reports that Bullinger, 60, was spotted on camera in May at the Treasure Valley retail store in Caldwell. Although the photos were taken before three people were found dead on his property in June, …
Juveniles
July 3, 2017
Police: Teen suffocates little girl before slashing her neck and torso; suspect suffered from ‘psychosis’ and thought humans were robots
A 16-year-old teen pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Monday and admitted she killed a 7-year-old girl by suffocating her and slashing her with a knife. BBC News reports that the suspect, whose name is disclosed because of her age, is accused of killing Katie Rough. Katie and the suspect were both in a field in York, …
Suicide
July 3, 2017
‘Those who wanted him gone know who they are’: Texas principal’s death officially ruled a suicide as school seeks replacement
The sudden death of a Texas high school principal in May has been officially ruled a suicide. Dennis Reeves shot himself in the head on May 28 in the parking lot of Kirbyville High School just after handing in his resignation. The suicide and the surrounding controversy sent shockwaves through the small southeast Texas community. …
Missing
July 3, 2017
Double-Cross! Grad student visits kidnap-fetish site suspected in visiting scholar’s murder, shows up at her family’s vigil
The suspect accused of kidnapping and possibly murdering a missing Chinese scholar attended a vigil hosted by her family at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As Crime Online previously reported, Brendt Christensen, 28, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Yingying Zhang, who police have said is presumed dead. Zhang disappeared on June 9, and …
Family Crime
July 3, 2017
Did California dad kill 5-year-old son after Disneyland trip in divorce revenge plot?
Los Angeles investigators accuse Aramazd Andressian, 35, of murdering his 5-year-old son, “Picqui,” in revenge against his ex-wife because of their divorce battle. Andressian’s lawyer, who said his client would plead not guilty at his arraignment Monday, accused police of a “rush to judgment.” The search for Aramazd Andressian Jr., known as Picqui by his …
Murder
July 3, 2017
DNA from cigarette butt helps police find suspect from 2014 murder
DNA from a discarded cigarette butt helped authorities find the alleged gunman three-year-old murder case in Chicago, prosecutors said on Thursday at a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reports that the murder occurred in October 2014 in an alley off of Chicago’s East 44th Street. Torrence Pickens, 40, was shot multiple times and …
Family Crime
July 3, 2017
Police: Child custody exchange leaves a mother dead after ‘dad’ flies into a rage
A California man is behind bars on suspicion of murder he reportedly shot his child’s mother and severely injured another man on Sunday in Whittier, in what was supposed to be an amiable custody exchange. KTLA reports that Efrem Lozoya, 38, met up with his child’s mother, Nereida Villanueva, 33, and her boyfriend, whose name is unknown at …
Family Crime
July 2, 2017
WHY??? Precious 10-year-old girl murdered by 15-year-old son of her father’s girlfriend: Police
The teenager may be tried as an adult
Missing
July 2, 2017
Missing Starbucks girl Allison Cope has been found alive in a Virginia hospital [UPDATE]
Allison Cope, the 24-year-old airport employee who disappeared while on break from her job at Starbucks, has been found, alive, at a Virginia Beach hospital, according to WCNT. The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority Police Department has issued a statement on the good news. “Late last night [July 1], the Airport Authority Police Department was notified …
Family Crime
July 2, 2017
Husband of Florida woman lost at sea has left U.S.; Facebook post speaks of wife as if she is dead
In the lengthy Facebook post, Lewis Bennett speaks of Isabella Hellman in the past tense, although her family is still searching for her
child endangerment
July 2, 2017
Parents! Gun warning! 5-Year-Old Boy dead after accidentally shooting gun he finds at home, kills himself
A 5-year-old boy in Jackson, Mississippi, is dead after accidentally shooting himself in his family home on Saturday, police confirm. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Jackson Police Department Cmdr. Tyree Jones said that shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning at 3720 Cromwell St. When police arrived, they determined that the boy accidentally shot himself in the …
