A Missouri woman was arrested this week for repeatedly abusing her infant son. St. Louis police said that on April 15, Emma Rigdon, 20, slapped her son’s leg and put her hand over his mouth and nose to stop his breathing. Rigdon allegedly filmed the incident and sent it to a friend, according to KTVI. …
Investigators in Wisconsin say that additional human remains have been found, likely in connection with slain teen, Sade Robinson, who vanished after going on a date earlier this month. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, a passerby walking along a remote area at a beach in South Milwaukee discovered a torso and an arm …
A Wisconsin judge says there is enough evidence to proceed with the case against the boyfriend of 3-year-old Elijah Vue’s mother, as the search for the missing tot continues. Jesse Vang entered a plea of not guilty to felony chronic child neglect during his arraignment in Manitowoc County court Monday. After finding sufficient evidence to …
A Pennsylvania police officer was arrested on Tuesday amid allegations that he sexually abused a 13-month-old girl. On April 15, police responded to the Halifax YMCA Youth Development Center after a child was dropped off at the center who was bruised and could not put weight on her left foot. A trooper who responded to …
Ohio police say a 38-year-old man fatally shot his 15-year-old daughter and attempted to pin the blame on his autistic stepson. Kenneth Paul Farler III faces charges including involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, child endangering, and gun charges in connection with Kendra Farler’s death, 2 News reports. Investigators said the shooting took place on April 16 …
A 5-year-old girl died earlier this month, shortly after she was found obviously malnourished, weighing less than she did at 2, and covered in fecal matter with lice on her head. Prosecutors have now charged Kinsleigh Welty’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend, and her grandmother with her death, WXIN reported. “This happened over a long period …
Police in Florida are searching for a 7-month-old baby last seen in the Sebring area. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a missing child alert has been issued for Kansi Edwards, who may be in the company of Alexis Thomas, 22. He was last seen in Sebring, near the 2800 block of State …
Prosecutors have charged a California couple with a toddler’s murder for supplying drugs to another couple who are already facing charges in the 18-month-old girl’s death. Phil Ortega, 31, and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Paige Vitale, “facilitated repeated narcotics” use by toddler Winter Rayo’s parents, Derek Rayo, 27, and Kelly Richardson, 28, who were charged in …
“Poor parenting … is not criminal,” the judge said.
Bryan Kohberger’s defense plans to provide testimony from a cell phone tracking expert to prove the suspected murder’s alibi for the night four University of Idaho students were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus housing. Judge John Judge had previously given public defender Anne Taylor until Wednesday to file a notice she intended to …
A San Diego County woman was found shot to death in her home and the suspect in her murder — her estranged husband — was found dead in a neighboring county shortly afterward. The couple’s 9-year-old child, who lived with the mother, was initially considered missing, but deputies later located the child and determined they …
