A man already serving five life sentences for murdering young women and girls in California and Florida has confessed to the murder of a sixth victim, an 18-year-old Ohio woman who was abducted and killed while on spring break in Florida in 1980. Carol Ann Barrett was abducted from the Treasure Island Motel in Daytona …
A California mother was arrested Friday for the murder of her 4-year-old daughter. Mia Gonzalez died from the “combined effects of strangulation and sharp force,” according to an autopsy report. Gonzalez was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in a business parking lot late Thursday and was taken to a local hospital, where she was later …
An Alabama woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly fired shots outside the school after a basketball game at Hueytown High School. Eunethia Arnette Shackleford, 30, was also charged with possession of a deadly weapon on school ground, AL.com reported. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the shots were fired in the …
An elderly Los Angeles man shot and killed his wife and two adult children Saturday night before turning the gun on himself. A fifth person survived the shooting by barricading themselves in a room and calling 911, WABC reported. Police were called to the home in Granada Hills just before 7 p.m. Officers forced their …
Oklahoma authorities found the body of a missing Tulsa woman in the back of her damaged SUV Sunday morning after obtaining a search warrant to look in the vehicle. Cassidy Ritchie, 39, had not been seen or heard from since January 20, and Tulsa Police said they believe some foul play was involved in the …
A New York City councilman is angry after he was stopped by a police officer Friday night in Harlem and not given a reason why. New York Police released the body camera footage after Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated members of the Central Park Five, went public with the traffic stops and cited it …
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Department has opened a homicide investigation after the remains of a woman’s torso were found floating in the Ouachita River in Louisiana this week, The sheriff’s department said a fisherman spotted the body Wednesday afternoon, about three miles north of Jonesville, and called 911, according to KTVE. Deputies recovered the remains, …
A snowboarder is recovering after she was trapped in a ski gondola overnight at a Lake Tahoe resort amid freezing temperatures, KCRA-TV reports. The incident happened Thursday evening, when Monica Laso joined some friends for an outing at the Heavenly Ski Resort, located on the southeastern side of the lake. Around 5 p.m., she was at …
A California man who brutally beat his girlfriend’s young son to death has been granted parole, sparking outrage from public safety advocates, KRON-TV reports. Now, prosecutors say they will urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to overturn the decision to keep 49-year-old Patrick Goodman in state custody. “We are talking about the murder of an innocent and …
