Ex-Con Charged With Stabbing Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend to Death at Domestic Violence Safehouse
Murder
Bradley Stokes served 14 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in 2008.
Child death
September 3, 2023
Arizona Man Jailed After Baby Dies With ‘Narcotic’ In His System
An Arizona man was arrested Sunday and charged with multiple counts related to the death of a one-year-old boy. Police in Surprise responded to a call about an unresponsive baby at about 8 a.m. Saturday and attempted life-saving measures until he was taken to a hospital, KNXV reported. The boy died Sunday morning at about …
Child death
September 3, 2023
Child Care Provider Charged With Death of Toddler
An Iowa child care provider has been charged with the death of a toddler boy earlier this year . Hannah Priest, 28, was arrested Friday and charged with child endangerment causing death after state officials revealed that Sebastian Jespersen died of “brain trauma consistent with inflicted trauma,” KCCI reported. Emergency medical services were called to …
Death investigation
September 3, 2023
2 Adults, 2 Children Found Dead After House Fire in Barricaded Home
Two adults, two children and a dog were found dead in a barricaded home after a house fire in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood on Saturday morning. KING reported that police were called to the home at about 8:45 a.m. after an 11-year-old girl escaped from the home, ran to a neighbor’s, and called for help. The …
Murder
September 3, 2023
Alabama Mom of 2 Shot Dead in the Street
Police in Alabama are asking for help identifying and locating a man they believe shot a Midfield mother to death Saturday night. Midfield Police said they were called about a physical altercation just before 10 p.m. and arrived to find a woman with a gunshot wound next to the roadway. Officials identified the woman as …
Prison
September 3, 2023
Newly ‘Discovered Evidence’ in Alex Murdaugh Double Murder Requires NEW TRIAL, Says Defense
The disbarred attorney has also lost his phone privileges in prison for violating Department of Corrections policies.
Other
September 3, 2023
‘8 Passengers’ Ruby Franke’s Neighbors Speak Out, Say They Were Worried About Her Children
Neighbors are speaking out about the recent arrest of YouTube mom Ruby Franke, who is facing allegations of child abuse after two of her children were allegedly found malnourished, NBC News reports. Franke, a Utah mother of six kids and creator of the popular “8 Passengers” family YouTube channel, was taken into custody Wednesday. Authorities …
Lawsuit
September 3, 2023
Gabby Petito: Settlement Offered in Lawsuit Against Brian Laundrie’s Parents, Lawyer
A settlement proposal has been offered to the father and mother of Gabby Petito as part of their lawsuit against Brian Laundrie’s parents and their attorney, WFLA-TV reports. Petito’s parents, Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt, are suing Laundrie’s parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, and Steven Bertolino, an attorney who represented Laundrie’s parents, for intentional infliction …
Serial Killers
September 2, 2023
South Carolina Officials Say They Can’t Link Missing Woman With Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann
South Carolina officials say they have uncovered no information linking the disappearance of a woman in 2017 with Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann. Julia Ann Bean, 32, was last seen on May 31, 2017, in Sumter, South Carolina, where she lived. Her daughter, now in her 20s, contacted police after seeing pictures of …
Murder
September 2, 2023
Beloved Maryland Teacher Found Dead Days After Disappearance; Suspect in Custody
A suspect has been charged with the death of a Maryland teacher who disappeared more than a month ago and whose remains were found 20 miles from where she vanished. Mariame Toure Sylla, 59, was last seen on July 29 when she headed out for a walk in Greenbelt’s Schrom Hills Park, where she regularly …
Murder
September 2, 2023
Siblings Shot Dead, Bodies Left Beside Georgia Interstate Highway
Police in Georgia are looking for two men they say shot a young mother and her 16-year-old brother, leaving their bodies on the side of an interstate highway in Gwinnett County. Maria Rosaria Montes Dorantes, 23, and Juan Angel Montes were found dead last Sunday beside Interstate 85. Gwinnett County police say they have charged …
Child sex crimes
September 2, 2023
Fugitive Child Rapist Caught in Thailand
A man wanted for raping a young child in Oklahoma was arrested last month by police in Thailand. The Oklahoma City Police Department said it enlisted the aid of the US Marshals Service earlier in the summer to find Kyle Mayes, 30. Investigators received a tip that Mayes had fled the country, possibly to the …
