The father of a 6-year-old Arizona boy who weighed just 18 pounds when he died was found guilty this week of murder and other charges related to the boy’s death. The Coconino County jury also found 28-year-old Anthony Martinez guilty of first degree murder, child abuse, kidnapping, and aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, KNXV …
A 2-state police chase this week ended in a roll-over crash that ejected an 11-year-old girl in the fleeing vehicle, killing her. According to the Valdosta Daily Times, Lowndes County, Georgia, deputies spotted an SUV headed south on Interstate 75 and initiated a pursuit the eventually led across the state line into Florida, where Hamilton …
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A $55,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of a Texas soldier who was found dead in her off-base home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced a $25,000 reward on Thursday, five days after Private First Class Katia Duenas-Aguilar, …
Family members of some of the victims of the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are suing the manufacturer of the gun the 18-year-old murderer used in that shooting as well as Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, and video game maker Activision. The two lawsuits join suits filed earlier this week against …
Philadelphia police charged a 43-year-old man this week with the stabbing murders of his wife and mother-in-law. Leandro Barberena was charged with two counts of murder and related charges after police found Alma Barberena, 58, and Angela Trejo, 75, dead in the basement of Trejo’s home in the city’s Crescentville neighborhood, WPVI reported. Investigators said …
Four people have been sentenced for the catfishing murder of a Michigan woman who was found shot to death in an abandoned juvenile detention facility last year. Steven Douglas Bails was found guilty of first degree murder in March for the death of Kayla Sedoskey, his ex-girlfriend, WDIV reported. He has been sentenced to life …
Police in Maryland are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old boy who vanished without his medication. According to a Howard County police news release, Jakub Mistal walked away from a business in the 9300 block of Washington Boulevard in Laurel around 2:20 p.m. on May 24. His family members told police his needed medication …
Former president Ronald Reagan designated May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day in 1983, following the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. Although he has never been found, Etan’s disappearance launched the start of national media coverage for missing children, as well as the introduction of missing kids on the back of milk cartons. …
An Ohio mother was sentenced Friday in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter, who died after a diet of Mountain Dew and medical neglect. According to ABC 9 WCPO Cincinnati, a judge sentenced Tamara Banks to nine years in prison, after she pleaded guilty in March to involuntary manslaughter, following the 2022 death …
Police in Georgia have identified a victim found shot inside a car Friday as 56-year-old Sabrina Carson. According to 11Alive News, DeKalb County police said Carson veered off the road, hitting a light pole and powerbox in DeKalb County at around 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. Officers responded to the 8400 block of Mall Parkway near …
Texas prosecutors are letting a 22-year-old man — accused of kidnapping a woman he met on a dating app and beating and raping her for a for five days — go free in a plea deal that could also expunge his record. Harris County Criminal Court Judge Genesis Draper approved the deal, and Zachary Kent …
