Month: April 2020

Police find body of RFK granddaughter Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean miles from where she and son took canoe into Cheseapeake Bay; 8-year-old Gideon still missing
Celebrity Justice

Police have found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, who vanished last week during an impromtu canoe outing with her 8-year-old son Gideon. CBS News reports that police in Maryland found the 40-year-old granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy on Monday evening. “After a days-long search that involved aviation and underwater imaging solar technology, authorities …

Coronavirus
April 6, 2020

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli wants out of jail to work on coronavirus cure

“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli — four years into a seven year sentence for securities fraud — wants out of prison to work on a COVID-19 cure. The 37-year-old former pharmaceutical company CEO gained notoriety in 2014 when he bought the rights to a life-saving AIDS drug and promptly jacked the price from $13.50 to $750 …

Juveniles
April 6, 2020

Little boy found dead in the street, shot in the face in unexplained killing

A 7-year-old boy was found fatally shot, lying in a Pennsylvania street on Sunday night. As the Associated Press reports, police in Chester found the boy, identified as Sinsir Parker, lying in the street with a gunshot wound or wounds to his face. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorties have not released …

Crime scene tape
AMBER Alert
April 6, 2020

Dad under ‘major duress’ kills wife, young daughter, and then himself: Report

Three family members in Mount Vernon, New York, are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. LoHud reports that police found the man, woman, and preteen girl dead of gunshot wounds at a home early Sunday morning. An upstairs neighbor had heard shouting coming from the home, but reportedly could not decipher what was being said. According …