Dad walks into police station, confesses to slitting teen daughter’s throat: Report
Murder
Joshua Burgess was accused of rape following the murder of his daughter, Zaria
Animal Crimes
August 20, 2019
‘Part of her neck was hanging off’: Little girl riding bike is mauled to death by neighbor’s 3 dogs [Reports]
The owner of three dogs who reportedly mauled a 9-year-old Michigan girl to death Monday afternoon was arrested and will likely face criminal charges. Citing police, WJBK reported that Emma Hernandez was riding her bike behind her Detroit home when three pit bulls knocked her over and attacked her. Neighbors were said to have fought …
Murder
August 20, 2019
Murder trial looms for cheerleader accused of killing newborn girl, burying her in yard after prom
An Ohio woman accused of killing her newborn daughter and burying her remains in her parents’ backyard in 2017 is weeks away from standing trial after a judge threw out three crucial motions on Monday. Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, is charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and child …
Murder
August 20, 2019
Mackenzie Lueck murder suspect charged with kidnapping, sexually abusing another woman he met on a dating app
The suspect accused of killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck allegedly assaulted another woman and preventing her from leaving his home a year before Lueck’s murder. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that Ayoola Ajayi, 31, is facing new felony charges of aggravated kidnapping and three counts of forcible sexual abuse, following allegations that …
Podcast
August 20, 2019
Tuesday Crime Stories: Mom of two drives off, never returns. Family distraught. WHERE IS HEATHER GUMINA WATERS?
A California mother has been missing nearly a month. The last time she is seen, she is driving away in her car. That car has been found but Heather Gumina Waters has not. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss the facts surround her disappearance: Judge and Trial Attorney Ashley Wilcott Forensics Expert Joe Scott Morgan Former …
Missing
August 20, 2019
Missing mom vanishes after explosive fight with husband. He says he had nothing to do with her disappearance: Report
A mother of three vanished close to a month ago, following an explosive fight with her husband, but he’s adamant that he had nothing to do with her disappearance. “I want her to just show up and be OK and for everything to be alright. I didn’t do anything [to her]. I married her because …
Court
August 20, 2019
Medical kidnapping? State orders teen girl with cancer to undergo surgery despite mom’s objections
Officials in Oregon are moving forward with cancer surgery plans for a 13-year-old girl whose mother had allegedly prevented her from getting the procedure in favor of CBD oil. An attorney for the Oregon Department of Justice said during a court hearing on Monday that Kylee Dixon has a doctor’s appointment this week but no …
child endangerment
August 20, 2019
Four children forced to live with army of cockroaches that took over home, found crawling in food and medicine: Police
An Idaho couple is facing charges after a welfare check led to a shocking discovery inside a Nampa home. ABC 6 reports that authorities visited a home off of the 400 block of North Bailey Avenue on Thursday, after a concerned caller said they had reason to believe four children were living in filth and …
Celebrity Justice
August 20, 2019
Happy Pervday: French model scout sent Jeffrey Epstein three 12-year-old girls as a ‘birthday present,’ alleged victim claims
Jeffrey Epstein was once “gifted” three 12-year-old French girls as a birthday presents, court filings have reportedly revealed. According to both the New York Post and the Daily Mail, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre claimed in court filings that Jean-Luc Brunel, a French model scout and close friend of Epstein’s, flew three 12-year-old French girls to …
August 20, 2019
After serving years in prison, rape survivor convicted of homicide after having stillborn baby has been acquitted: Reports
A 21-year-old rape victim suspected of having an abortion has been acquitted of homicide during a retrial case in El Salvador. The Guardian reports that 21-year-old Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was raped by a suspected gang member in 2016 when she was 18 and at the time, had no idea she had become pregnant. She testified …
Juveniles
August 20, 2019
Convicted sex offender who approached a child with cookies, condoms in his pocket had done online searches about raping a little girl: Report
An Indiana man arrested in June after he approached an 8-year-old girl and then gave police a fake name is now facing federal charges. WFIE reports that police responded to a call in June from a resident in Evansville who reportedly saw Brian Williamson speaking over a fence to an 8-year-old girl who was sitting …
School Crimes
August 19, 2019
SEE IT: High school student-athletes give Hitler salute while singing Nazi song during awards ceremony
A recently-released video reportedly caught a group of high school students in California giving a Nazi salute and singing a Nazi song during an awards ceremony last year. A video obtained by the Daily Beast apparently shows 10 members of Pacifica High School’s water polo team make antisemitic gesture while singing a Nazi marching song—written …
