A former ballerina was convicted of manslaughter Tuesday night in the shooting death of her husband. Ashley Benefield faces up to 30 years when she is sentenced, ABC News reported. Benefield took the stand Monday morning at her trial in Manatee County, Florida, testifying that she was “scared to death” of Doug Benefield and was …
A Utah man was arrested after an investigation uncovered hundred of images and videos of child pornography. An affidavit filed with the arrest of 43-year-old Justin McKay Anthony says that the investigation began in early May when the National Center for Missing Exploited Children submitted a referral about an upload of a “child exploitation video,” …
Los Angeles County’s district attorney announced charges against a man who reported his 15-year-old daughter missing only to have her turn up a week later outside a television station. Jeffery Chao was arrested last week by Monterey Park Police and charged with conspiracy, child abduction, and falsifying a police report in the “disappearance of Alison …
A Maryland woman was killed Sunday when she tried to stop a man from stealing her car at a convenience store in Sterling, Virginia. A criminal complaint says that Melody Waldecker, 54, left her car running when she stopped at the 7-Eleven in the Town Center at Sterling shopping center just after 11:30 a.m., the …
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Six people were arrested Tuesday on child molestation charges following a months-long investigation by multiple Georgia law enforcement agencies. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said it executed search warrants at a home in Winder early Tuesday morning and took the six people into custody at four separate locations elsewhere in Georgia. The sheriff’s office said …
A California woman who vanished earlier this month remains missing despite her vehicle being found last week. Morro Bay police confirmed to KMPH that surveillance footage from July 22 showed Tiffany McClure’s car at the beach in Morro Bay, but it is unclear whether she was in the vehicle. The car was reportedly found there …
During the Ashley Benefield murder trial Monday in Manatee County, Florida, a domestic violence expert suggested potential signs of abuse in the couple’s relationship before she killed her husband. The Bradenton Herald reports that Bruce Ferris, a licensed mental health counselor and domestic violence consultant, testified as one of the defense’s final witnesses. Benefield’s attorney, …
Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen is returning to court this week for several motions, which have the potential to shape the trial’s outcome, depending on the judge’s rulings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Allen is facing four counts of murder for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, who vanished while hiking along …
The 16-year-old daughter of an Arizona man is speaking out three weeks after he allegedly left his 2-year-old daughter to die in a hot car. On July 9, Christopher Scholtes’ toddler died in a hot car parked outside their Marana home, where she was reportedly left for three hours. Scholtes has been charged with second-degree …
A Vermont toddler is dead after reporting being left inside a vehicle last week in Milton. According to the Milton Independent, the incident happened Wednesday in a business parking lot on Centre Drive. First responders rushed the child, identified only as an 18-month-old, to the University of Vermont Medical Center, where the child was pronounced …
