11 School Children Drown During Indonesian River Cleanup
Accident
Eleven Indonesian junior high school kids drowned Saturday when they fell into the Cileueur River in West Java province during a cleanup activity. Ten other children were rescued.
October 16, 2021
Jussie Smollett Trial Date Set! Judge Rejects Dismissal
Murder
October 16, 2021
Friend: Brian Laundrie Could Easily Flee the Country
A friend of Brian Laundrie’s tells a British tabloid that he’d probably be able to get a fake identification to escape the United States illegally and could be hiding in South Africa or New Zealand, because he likes movies that were filmed in those countries. The unnamed friend told The Sun that Laundrie, whom he …
Shooting
October 16, 2021
‘Shot from behind’: Ambush at Bar Leaves Texas Officer Dead, Two Others Injured
A Texas police officer is dead and two others were injured after a shooting overnight that officials described as an apparent ambush. The incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. Saturday while three Harris County deputies were working “police-related extra jobs” at a Houston bar and lounge. The officers were checking on a disturbance outside the venue …
October 16, 2021
Missing Wisconsin 3-year-old is child of homicide victim
Authorities in Wisconsin are searching for a missing boy who is believed to be the child of a homicide victim, WTMJ-TV reports. The boy, 3-year-old Major Harris, was last seen in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 9. The city of La Crosse is in the western part of the state along the Mississippi River. Investigators …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Waives Extradition and Will Return to South Carolina for Bond Hearing on Tuesday
Embattled South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh waived extradition in Florida on Friday and will be returned to his home state to face charges related to millions in missing insurance money owed to the heirs of his former housekeeper’s estate. Murdaugh, whose law license was suspended by the South Carolina Supreme Court following allegations that he …
Murder
October 15, 2021
Missing Woman Found Stabbed, Shot, and Dismembered
Three people have been arrested after an investigation turned up the murdered and dismembered body of missing woman. Brianna Roberts, 21, was reported missing in Bollinger County, Missouri, on Thursday, the sheriff’s office there said. Their investigation revealed that Roberts was last known to have been involved in a dispute with Kaitlyn Morgan, 20, and …
Missing
October 15, 2021
Baby, Dad Who Disappeared After Car Crash Found Safe, Uninjured
A Wisconsin man and his 4-month-old daughter who walked away from a car crash and disappeared Thursday night have been found safe. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt said that Jordan Smack, 24, and his daughter Serenity were found at a residence Friday morning, WBAY reported. “The circumstances surrounding the crash and what occurred …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
‘Cult Mom’ Hubby Chad Daybell Inquires About Cremations Hours After Death of Her 4th Husband
Chad Daybell called an Arizona funeral home for information about cremations just hours after Lori Vallow’s brother shot and killed her fourth husband. Alex Cox, who died about six months after the incident, claimed that he shot Charles Vallow in self defense when he charged him with a baseball bat, but Chandler authorities took another …
Murder
October 15, 2021
Weeks After Breakup, Female Cop Shoots Ex-girlfriend & Kills Her Ex’s New Love Interest [Police]
On Wednesday, a New York police officer allegedly shot her ex-girlfriend and killed her ex’s new partner at her ex-girlfriend’s home. According to The New York Times, NYPD officer Yvonne Wu, 31, was off duty when she shot her ex-girlfriend, Jenny Li, 23, and fatally shot Jamie Liang, 24 (pictured), at Li’s Brooklyn home. Assistant …
National
October 15, 2021
Brian Laundrie Was ‘Very much in control of’ Gabby Petito: Former FBI Behavioral Researcher
A former FBI researcher says body and verbal language between Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito made it clear who was in control. Former FBI Behavioral Science Unit researcher Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess told Fox News that 23-year-old Laundrie had control over every aspect of his girlfriend Gabby’s life, including her van and finances as the …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Had Nothing to do With Murder of His Wife and Son: Lawyer
A lawyer for Alex Murdaugh appeared on “Good Morning America” Friday to insist that his client had nothing to do with the murder of his wife and son, while criticizing what he said were false rumors about the dramatic, complicated criminal web surrounding the prominent South Carolina legal family. Murdaugh’s attorney Dick Harpootlian was on …
