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Weird Crime
August 12, 2024
Former Employee Steals $1.5M Worth of Chicken Wings From School District
A former school employee in Illinois was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison for stealing $1.5 million in chicken wings over two years. For 10 years, Vera Liddell, 66, worked as a food service director for Harvey School District 152. Prosecutors said that from July 2020 to February 2022, she made orders that …
Death investigation
August 12, 2024
Toys, Car, Remains of Missing Mom and Child Found in Florida Canal Nearly 50 Years Later
Remains discovered in a Florida canal on Sunday are reportedly those of a mother and her child who vanished 50 years ago. NBC6 South Florida reports that a 35-year-old woman and her daughter, 3, were reported missing in 1974 from their home at 13411 NW 2nd St. in Plantation. Her vehicle, a 1961 Chevrolet Impala. …
Child Abuse
August 12, 2024
Stepmom Fatally Beats 8-Year-Old Girl With Wooden Rolling Pin, Jury Deliberates Father’s Fate
A jury is deadlocked in the case of a Georgia man whose wife allegedly killed his 8-year-old daughter in January. Natalia Barros, 34, is believed to have fatally beat Sayra Barros with a wooden rolling pin at their Bethlehem home. The woman’s husband, Cledir Barros, is on trial for child cruelty — as prosecutors say …
Missing
August 12, 2024
Judge Allows Missing Tot’s Mother Access to Minor Daughter, Search for 2-Year-Old Elijah Vue Continues
On Wednesday, a Wisconsin judge denied Elijah Vue’s mother’s request to reduce her bail but granted her permission to see her daughter. Manitowoc County Circuit Court Judge Robert Dewane declined to lower Katrina Baur’s bail from $15,000 to $5,000, citing the seriousness of the case, according to Wisc News. Dewane lifted Baur’s restriction on contact …
Sex Crimes
August 12, 2024
Indictment: Accused Child Snatcher Facing Multiple Felonies After Abducting 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl
An Ohio man accused of kidnapping and raping a Georgia girl was indicted last week on multiple felony charges. Antonio Agustin-Ailon, 34, is facing charges of rape, kidnapping, gross sexual imposition, pandering sexually-oriented matters, and interference with custody. From May 29 to July 26, according to the indictment obtained by 11Alive News, Agustin-Ailon “engaged in …
Attempted Murder
August 12, 2024
Tennessee Mom Charged With Attempted Murder After Driving into a Lake With Toddler on Board
A Tennessee woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly drove into a lake with a toddler inside the car. Kalyna Laraye Young, 21, also faces charges of reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, and aggravated child abuse and neglect, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said that Young drove …
Child sex crimes
August 12, 2024
Former Michigan and Florida Cop Arrested for Soliciting Underage Teen for Sex
A former Michigan and Florida police officer was caught up last month in a Michigan sting operation targeting human trafficking. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said that Jeffrey David Morningstar, 60, has been arraigned on charges of child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime, and accosting a child for immoral purposes, …
Child sex crimes
August 12, 2024
Florida Elementary School Teacher Charged With Inappropriate Online Communications With Teen
A Florida elementary school teacher was arrested last week for allegedly sending sexual messages to a 14-year-old via an app. Deltona Elementary School teacher Michael Ronald Iannaccone, 47, knew the teen was underage, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were notified by the Hernando County School District on August …
Court
August 12, 2024
Judge Dismisses Grief Book Author Kouri Richins’s Attempt to Disqualify Prosecution
The case against a Utah children’s grief book author charged with poisoning her husband with fentanyl will move to a preliminary hearing after a judge last week dismissed her attorney’s attempt to disqualify the prosecution. According to KTVX, Kouri Richins’ attorney filed a motion alleging that jail staff and a prosecutor had accessed phone calls …
Cold Cases
August 11, 2024
Cops Arrest 55-Year-Old Woman in Newborn’s Death 37 Years Earlier
Detectives in California cracked the 37-year-old murder of a newborn baby found in a dumpster in Riverside and arrested the infants mother in North Carolina. Riverside Police said the infants body was found by a man rummaging for recyclables on October 13, 1987, and the baby girl’s death was ruled a homicide, although police did …
Murder
August 11, 2024
Indiana Mom of 3 Shot Dead at Her Apartment Early Saturday
A 25-year-old Indiana man has been arrested for the shooting death of his girlfriend, a 25-year-old mother of three. New Albany Police Chief Todd Bailey told WDRB that his officers responded to a home at 5 a.m. on a report about a shooting. They found Kaitlynn Lee inside and took her to the University of …
