A former New York police officer received a controversial sentence of 10 weekends in jail for raping a 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, Judge Kristina Karle sentenced former Rochester cop Shawn Jordan, 40, to 10 weekends in jail—20 days total—followed by 10 years of probation under a plea agreement. He must also register as a sex …
DNA evidence has linked two unsolved murders in Texas to the same person, sparking discussions of a possible serial killer. While investigating Alyssa Ann Rivera’s June 21 death, Austin Police Department (APD) homicide detectives and crime specialists discovered DNA evidence that connected the case to the 2018 homicide of Alba Jenisse Aviles in Bastrop County. …
A 78-year-old man has been charged with a murder that took place over four decades ago after investigators used genetic genealogy to link him. Deck Brewer Jr., who is already serving time in a Massachusetts jail allegedly killed 25-year-old Susan Leigh Wolfe in 1980, according to the Austin Police Department. Wolfe had just begun studying …
A 10-month-old girl in Louisiana died on Wednesday, a day after she was reportedly left in a hot car for 90 minutes. The infant, who has not been publicly identified, was hospitalized in Jennings in critical condition. In light of her death, police claimed the girl’s mother said she was called into work and accidentally …
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California authorities said on Thursday that they arrested four people for May’s shooting death of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. Robert Barceleau, Sergio Estrada and Leonel Gutierrez, all 18, were reportedly linked to Wactor’s murder after their fingerprints were recovered from a floor jack that was used while trying to steal Wactor’s catalytic converter. Law …
After nearly five years of investigation, Tennessee detectives determined that a custody dispute led to the 2019 murder of National Guard member Jacob Bishop, who was found bound with zip ties and shot. Loudon County officials announced Tuesday that Amanda Bishop, 39, and Eric Byrd, 39, face first-degree murder charges for Jacob’s death. Jacob Bishop, …
Body camera footage released by Tulsa police captures the moment Rachel Morin’s alleged killer is found at an Oklahoma bar, following a months-long search. The video, obtained by The Baltimore Sun, shows officers entering the Los Dos Amigos Sports Bar in Tulsa, approaching three men, then escorting 23-year-old Victor Martinez-Hernandez outside, where they handcuff him. …
A 23-year-old Michigan man was arraigned Thursday afternoon for allegedly attempting to kidnap two girls, Endi Bala faces attempted unlawful imprisonment and assault and battery charges, in connection with an attempted Clinton Township kidnapping. He also faces child enticement, kidnapping, and reckless driving in connection with another alleged kidnapping in Sterling Heights. Both incidents happened …
An Iowa man is facing criminal charges for allegedly shooting his father on Sunday. David Carpenter, 48, reportedly called the police and said he shot his father in the face at a Burlington home. The victim, who suffered non-life threatening injuries, claimed he was arguing with Carpenter about his “stinky feet” when Carpenter got a …
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