Three Delaware elementary school teachers were arrested this week on child abuse and neglect charges over their treatment of children in a special needs classroom. Marissa Johnson, 26, was charged with 10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child; Makayla Lomax, 31, was charged with child abuse, 9 counts of endangering the welfare of …
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after he stabbed his girlfriend to death, allegedly over a new haircut he didn’t like. Benjamin Garcia Gual, 49, has been charged with homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person after he killed Carmen Martinez-Silva, 50, and severely injured her brother. Police said they found Gual …
A Portland woman has gone missing while on vacation in Hungary, and friends are asking for help finding her. Mackenzie “Kenzie” Michalski, 31, was last seen in the Jewish Quarter of Budapest on Monday. She was apparently at a bar, there, Szimpla Kert, but has not been seen since, according to a GoFundMe posted by …
A judge in Idaho listened on Thursday as lawyers argued for and against the death penalty as a punishment for accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger. At the end of the four-hour hearing, Ada County Judge Steven Hippler said he would “take the matters under advisement and issue written opinions forthwith,” the Idaho Statesman …
A woman found dead in a car last week in Washington state was likely murdered, police said Thursday. Courtney Clinton, 31, was found dead in a car in Vancouver early in the morning on November 1. Investigators also found a “small child” who was not physically injured in the car. Detectives announced Thursday they were …
The husband of a Texas realtor who disappeared on October 6 has now been charged with her murder. An arrest affidavit for Brad Simpson was sealed for 30 days by the judge, so no information is available, KATV reported. Simpson, who was already behind bars on domestic violence and gun charges, was transported to a …
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Accused Delphi killer Richard Allen’s fate is in the hands of an Indiana jury as deliberations into his double murder trial begins. “I think we all want justice,” Piper Hanan, of Noblesville, told NBC 13. “I think that would be the ideal endpoint.” As CrineOnline previously reported, the bodies of teen girls Abby Williams and …
The wife of an Illinois criminal court judge who was found dead on Tuesday has been charged with his murder. Edwards County Circuit Judge Michael J. Valentine was found deceased with a gunshot wound at his Albion home. Though details are scarce, WEHT reported that Megan Valentine has been charged in connection with his death. …
University of Idaho quadruple slaying suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in court on Thursday as his legal team seeks to have the death penalty dropped for his upcoming murder trial. The Idaho Statesman reported that Kohberger ‘s attorneys claimed the death penalty is arbitrary and unconstitutional. Prosecutors filed court documents detailing their intent to pursue the …
A South Carolina attorney is behind bars after police say he exploited children. Sourh Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office announced the arrest of Aiken attorney William Daniel Mayes, 54, on seven charges related to child exploitation. Police arrested Mayes on October 29, after rhe Aiken County Sheriff’s Office received a CyberTipline report from the …
Closing arguments and deliberations started in accused child killer Richard Allen’s murder trial in Delphi Thursday morning. As CrineOnline previously reported, the bodies of teen girls Abby Williams and Libby German were found near the Monon High Bridge in 2017, in Delphi. Richard Allen, accused of their murders. After 17 days of testimony, the prosecution …
