Man arrested for helping girlfriend with terminal cancer kill herself by ‘taking a bunch of pills and slitting her wrists’: Police
She reportedly wanted to ‘die in his arms’
Missing
October 17, 2017
URGENT: Police searching for missing Alabama woman
Police are searching for a woman who went missing in Birmingham, Alabama, several days ago. AL.com reports that Catherine Steele, 41, was last seen walking on Magnolia Avenue on Birmingham’s Southside. Steele is 5 feet, 7inches tall and weighs 139 pounds. She is caucasian with brown hair and hazel eyes. Information about what she was …
October 17, 2017
HELP! FBI seeks video of slain teen Ashanti Billie’s car traveling from Virginia to North Carolina
The FBI is asking for the public’s help in locating footage believed to show Ashanti Billie’s Mini Cooper traveling from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to an October 12 FBI statement, Billie, 19, was driving a white or cream-colored 2014 with Maryland tag 2CX-0575. The agency is urging` anyone who might’ve seen the …
Celebrity Justice
October 17, 2017
Harvey Weinstein, accused of sex assault, resigns from board of his film company
By TALI ARBEL, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is leaving the board of the film company he started, more than a week after the firm fired him following allegations of sexual harassment and rape. A person close to Weinstein who was not authorized to speak publicly about events at the company’s board …
White Collar Crime
October 17, 2017
U.S. Marshal accused of sex on government grounds, impeding investigation
A Chief Deputy United States Marshal allegedly engaged in sexual activity with multiple women on government property, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report also states that the marshal allowed women he had sexual relationships unauthorized access to government parking. The marshal, whose name …
Homicide
October 17, 2017
Body of missing autistic boy found stuffed in dumpster; teen relative in custody
Authorities found the body of a little boy on Tuesday in Snohomish County, Washington, after he vanished the day prior from his family’s apartment. Seattle Times reports that police said the body found is likely of 6-year-old Dayvid Pakko. According to the boy’s mother, David vanished on Monday afternoon; he was last seen at his apartment …
Burglary
October 17, 2017
Marvel executive says shifty contractor squatted in home and made $250K auctioning off his art collection
Marvel Comics’ Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada revealed that a hired contractor who squatted in his Sparta, New Jersey, home also sold countless pieces from his prized art collection. NorthJersey.com reported that Francesco Bove, 64, allegedly made off with $250,000 in art from Quesada’s home. Quesada, 55, said he hired Bove in January 2014 to repair …
Juveniles
October 17, 2017
Did mommy live-chat her two murdered tots to Dad for revenge?
Also: Frantic search for Texas special needs toddler who disappeared under suspicious circumstances
Consumer
October 17, 2017
Angry woman pours scorching hot nacho cheese on 7-Eleven clerk: Police
Police arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly became so irate she threw a sandwich and scorching hot nachos cheese on a convenience store clerk on early Monday morning in Melbourne. Miami Herald reports that Stephanie Hicks walked into the 7-Eleven convenience store at at 1262 Aurora Road, at around 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning. She …
Juveniles
October 17, 2017
Two small children found dead inside bathtub; police are searching for motive
A Delaware mom is facing murder charges after her little boys were found dead inside her Delaware home, in a bathtub on Monday morning. NBC reports that the suspect contacted authorities on Monday and said that two boys, a 2-month-old infant and a 5-year-old, had died. According to the police report, one child belonged the …
Family Crime
October 17, 2017
‘Mom’ kills babies by burning them alive in oven, shows video to their father: Police
At Atlanta mother is accused of killing her two young children by burning them alive in the oven. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lamora Williams, 24, was charged with deaths of the children, 1-year-old Ja’Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke’Yaunte Penn, after they were found dead Friday with burns on their bodies. The earlier reports indicated that …
Unsolved
October 16, 2017
Dad on the run after allegedly shooting daughter’s boyfriend in groin
Pennsylvania police are searching for a Shenandoah father who allegedly shot his daughter’s boyfriend in the groin Sunday afternoon. WDAF reported that Donald Jenkins Jr., 40, opened fire on the 20-year-old male after catching the couple in a hotel room near Frackville. Investigators believe that Jenkins was angry that his daughter was dating the victim. Housekeeper …
