The mother of a missing Navy sailor is pleading for help to find her son, who vanished last week in southern California, NBC 7 reports. Nija Townsend Jr. did not show up for work on Monday in San Diego, where he is assigned to the USS Germantown. His absence prompted Navy command to report the …
A New York man was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week for mowing down his estranged wife while their kids were still in the vehicle and then stabbing her, WABC-TV reports. But despite being at the mercy of the court, 37-year-old Stephen Giraldo still blamed his comatose wife for what he did. “Sophia, …
An Australian mother will be eligible for parole in less than two years after she was sentenced Friday in connection with the death of her young daughter, who died after being left in a hot vehicle, ABC News reports. The Queensland’s Supreme Court sentenced 39-year-old Laura Rose Peverill to seven years behind bars for the …
A Florida con woman will spend more than four years in jail after stealing nearly $3m from a Holocaust survivor. Peaches Stergo, 36, scammed an aging Holocaust survivor living alone in New York City who signed up for an online dating service. There he met -Stergo. The two chat back and forth nearly every day …
Vermont police are searching or an “armed and dangerous” suspect after a 77-year-old woman was found shot in the head on a popular hiking trail near the Castleton campus of Vermont State University. State police identified the victim as Honoree Fleming of Castleton, and her husband, author Ron Powers, confirmed her death in an anguished …
A man arrested this week in connection with the disappearance of Georgia mom Aimee Lafakis has now been charged with her murder. Lafakis, 48, was reported missing from her Brookhaven home on September 29, after she missed a planned dinner with her daughter, and found dead on October 1 in Gwinnett County, CrimeOnline reported. Lafakis, …
Six teenage South Dakota baseball players pleaded not guilty this week to charges that they raped two 16-year-old boys earlier this summer while their team was in Rapid City for a tournament. In August, a Pennington County grand jury charged Hudson Haley, 18; Karter Sibson, 17; Carter Miller, 18; Lincoln Bates, 18; Peyton Mandel, 17; …
Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was found on a popular Vermont trail on Thursday. CBS reported that a call led to state police discovering an unidentified woman deceased on the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail in Castleton. A witness recalled hearing gunshots and seeing a man walking on the trail. The …
Connie Cuesta’s life is violently cut short; her body is discovered with numerous lacerations, inflicted by the unlikely weapon of a wine bottle. The room shows signs of struggle; every organ in her body bears a mark, and multiple wine bottles are scattered across the scene. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack guide listeners through …
On the night of June 11, 1962, three Alcatraz inmates, Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin, set out in a raft into the treacherous waters of San Francisco Bay. They were never seen again. In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, talks with Ken Widner, the nephew of the infamous …
Bryan Kohberger’s trial start date has come and gone, with the accused killer still proclaiming his innocence. The trial was postponed after Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial, and the judge accepted it. Kohberger’s attorney, Anne Taylor, said the defense team needs more time to effectively present their case. The search for evidence …
Colorado officials announced on Friday that 115 bodies were found improperly stored at a funeral home. Investigators received a search warrant for Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose on October 4, amid complaints of a foul odor coming from the building. Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said an investigation could take months as they …
