The star of the Netflix series “Tiger King,” which has become must-see viewing during widespread self-quarantining, is in a coronavirus quarantine himself after inmates at the prison where he is serving a sentence for murder solicitation tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. As KXAS-TV reports, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, who is known as Joe Exotic, …
A Michigan judge is facing backlash for reportedly sending two non-violent defendants to jail for being late to court amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Leo Bowman sentenced Howard Baum, 61, to five days in jail for coming six hours late to a civil court case. Lawyers alleged that Baum, a …
The hit Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” showcases the zoo wars between two big cat sanctuaries with very different philosophies of operations. Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, is now in prison, convicted of murder for hire. His rival, Carole Baskin, is coming under scrutiny for the disappearance of her husband. The one thing most of those …
Officials confirmed Thursday that the body of an Alabama woman who disappeared in February was recovered in Bessemer. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a lawn cutter made the grisly discovery off of the 4200 block of Turin Drive, near Lakeshore Parkway. According to Bessemer police Lt. Christian Clemons, someone wrapped the body up and hid her under an old …
A Georgia man is accused of killing a 5-year-old girl who was reportedly found dead in her bed on Sunday. A relative of Savannah Adams told police that she left the girl with her boyfriend, Ethan Gathright, 22, at her SW Atlanta residence as she went to work. Atlanta police Captain D’Andrea Price told WSB-TV …
Prosecutors say both the murdered doctor and her boyfriend tested negative for the virus
New Jersey authorities broke up a funeral with around 60 to 70 people on Wednesday night in Lakewood and gave citations to a number of people. NJ.com reports that Ocean City authorities broke up the gathering on Eighth Street and Madison Avenue, near a Jewish temple and cemetery. The incident reportedly marks the fourth day …
A Minnesota man is facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing his roommate late last month during an argument over his missing gun. The Brainerd Dispatch reported that Derek Sweere, 40, stabbed Brandon Snyder in both eyes with a folding knife before shooting him 15 times with a .22-caliber rifle and once with a .270-caliber …
A Florida man who was arrested last month for killing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1985 was reportedly found hanged in his jail cell on Thursday. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Pensacola News Journal that Daniel Wells, 57, was found dead in his cell. Wells was charged with the first-degree murder …
Authorities are seeking a train passenger who was spit upon by a coronavirus patient moments before the infected person collapsed and died. The New York Post obtained video footage of a man identified as Anan Sahoh, 56, spitting on a passenger buying a train ticket at a station in Bangkok, Thailand. Sahoh then boarded a …
More than three dozen college students who traveled to Mexico for spring break have tested positive for the virus after returning to Texas. As the New York Times reports, a new outbreak in Austin is tied to a spring break trip the included 70 students from the University of Texas at Austin. The students reportedly …
Five months after a fatal crash, an Iowa man is facing charges in connection with the death of a young boy. The Des Moines Register reports that 30-year-old Jesse Blade is accused of driving while intoxicated last October and crashing into a minivan carrying 9-year-old Royce Garrett Fisher and four others. The early morning crash …
