Prosecutors say they won’t be seeking the death penalty for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing and dismembering her elderly parents earlier this year. “The required legal factors are not present in this case,” Montgomery County assistant prosecutor Samantha Cauffman told the judge in a hearing on Thursday, according to The Associated Press. The son of …
The soldier husband of an Alaska National Guard member found dead this week from a bullet wound to the head told investigators a different story than the one Anchorage detectives uncovered that led to his arrest for murder. Spc. Zarrius Hildabrand, 21, reported Saria Hildabrand missing Monday after, he said, she didn’t return from work …
An 11-year-old boy has been detained after he allegedly shot and killed an 8-year-old girl whom his mother was babysitting, WRAL-TV reports. On Friday, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office announced that the boy, whose identity has not been released, was placed in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Authorities believe they …
The family of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann plans to take legal action against police, alleging that their home was left in disarray after investigators spent nearly two weeks searching it, PIX11 reports. On Friday, lawyers representing the family announced their intention to file a notice of claim against authorities, a move that …
A Seattle rideshare driver was remembered this week as a devoted father and churchgoer after he was fatally shot at random, allegedly by a woman who then stole his vehicle to drive to a hair appointment and to smoke marijuana. Authorities say that around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, 18-year-old Neiana Allen-Bailey encountered Uber driver Amare Geda …
Update: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency cancelled an alert for 9-month-old girl early Sunday morning, according to WBMA. The agency did not offer an explanation. Original story: Alabama authorities issued an emergency missing child alert for 9-month-old girl who hasn’t been seen since since August 2. A request for assistance came from the Bibb County …
Samantha Miller and her fiancé Aric Hutchinson spend the night celebrating their wedding. When the newlyweds leave the reception, the golf cart in which they are riding is plowed over by a speeding car. Police say Jamie Komoroski was driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone. Bride Samantha Miller is killed. Komoroski admitted to …
A California superior court judge charged with shooting his wife to death texted his court clerk and bailiff minutes after the crime to tell them he “won’t be in tomorrow” because “I’ll be in custody.” Jeffrey Ferguson, an Orange County Superior Court judge since 2015, allegedly shot his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in the chest after …
A 23-year-old North Carolina man was arrested for murder this week after an hours-long manhunt that included the suspect walking and hitchhiking away from the crime scene in the North Georgia mountains. The saga began on Sunday when the Hall County Sheriff’s Office got a tip about a possible homicide in Rabun County, some 50 …
A Marine who was detained and questioned after a missing 14-year-old girl was found in his California barracks has been charged with sexual assault of a minor. Military police at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton found the girl on June 28, more than two weeks after she was reported missing by her grandmother, as CrimeOnline …
A California mom accused of throwing drunken sex parties for teens at her multi-million dollar house was jumped by five inmates in a jail dorm room last fall. Shannon O’Connor, who is awaiting trial on 39 counts, including child endangerment and child molestation, was taken to a hospital for treatment for injuries to her face …
