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Mass shooting
Court
July 20, 2022
WATCH HEARING: Police Have ‘Mountain of Evidence’ Against Alex Murdaugh for Murder of Wife and Youngest Son
Authorities are said to be sitting on a “mountain of evidence” against Alex Murdaugh to support the murder charges against him in connection with the deaths of his wife and son, PEOPLE reports. A law enforcement source who reportedly has direct knowledge of the case against the now-disgraced and disbarred South Carolina lawyer told the …
Court
July 20, 2022
Alex Murdaugh Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Wife & Son, Denied Bond
Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to charges he shot his wife and youngest son to death last year and was denied bond. Murdaugh, already charged with more than 80 counts of financial fraud relating to his former law firm and former clients, was charged last week with murder in …
child neglect
July 20, 2022
Parents Who Fled U.S. After 7-year-old Son Found Dead in Vomit Return Years Later, Thinking ‘Nothing would happen’
A Minnesota couple who fled the country following their son’s 2015 death has returned to the U.S. and will face charges, despite thinking their attorneys would take care of everything. According to Star Tribune, 45-year-old Timothy D. Johnson appeared in court last week on charges of child neglect. He has since bailed out and is …
Murder
July 20, 2022
Dad, Toddler Shot Dead by Ex-Boyfriend of Dad’s Sister, Who Kills Him
A New York man and a toddler were killed Sunday night when another man intentionally drove into a group of people walking along a Montana roadway then got out of his vehicle and opened fire with a shotgun. The Glacier County Sheriff’s Office said that David Siau, 39, and his 18-month-old daughter McKenzie Siau, who …
Shooting
July 20, 2022
Georgia Woman Dies After Being Bound, Shot, Left for Dead in Closet
A Georgia man accused of tying up a woman and then shooting her to death earlier this month surrendered to police on Tuesday, just hours after they publicly identified him as a suspect. Kevin Barge, 44, has been charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder, rape, or rob; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; …
Kidnapping
July 20, 2022
California Woman Poses as Nurse To Kidnap Newborn From Hospital
A 23-year-old woman was arrested last week after she allegedly tried to abduct a newborn baby from the infant’s mother while disguised as a nurse. Jesenea Miron has been charged with kidnapping and is being held on a $1 million bail, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Officials said deputies assigned to Riverside University Health …
Manslaughter
July 19, 2022
Socialite Shover Rejects Plea Deal in Death of Beloved Voice Coach – Twice
The wealthy socialite accused of shoving a diminutive 87-year-old voice coach to the street in Manhattan rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have cut her maximum time in jail by 10 years. Lauren Pazienza is accused of pushing Barbara Maier Gustern down while calling her a “b****” for no discernible reason on March 10. …
Missing
July 19, 2022
Photos Show Last Reported Sightings of Tot Girl, Parents Who Never Returned From Camping Trip
Police looking for a missing toddler and her parents in Maine have released surveillance photos of the last confirmed sightings of the trio: July 2 at a Walmart in Mexico, Maine, and at a camp store a few days earlier. Jill Sidebotham, 28; her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hansen, 38; and 2-year-old Lydia Hansen left Sanford, Maine, …
Court
July 19, 2022
Daybell Prosecutors Seek ‘Consumptive’ DNA Testing on Some Evidence
Consumptive testing can only be done once because it obliterates the material tested.
Missing
July 19, 2022
Teen Alabama Boy Missing Since Friday Night
Authorities in south Alabama are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing since Friday evening. Michael Steven Sanders was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. in Clayhatchee, about 20 miles west of Dothan, the Trussville Tribune reported. Clayhatchee Police said he could be carrying a blue Ozark Trial backpack and may be in …
Crime Stories
July 19, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Gorgeous Co-ed DISAPPEARS walking to dorm after party, KRISTIN SMART MURDER TRIAL NOW
Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, disappears after attending a campus party. She is still missing more than 20 years later, but now the man accused of her murder stands trial. Paul Flores is charged with killing the college student during an attempted rape. His father, Ruben Flores is said to …
