A jury found a Louisiana father guilty of beating his 14-year-old son to death in an attack prosecutors said stemmed from an argument over the teen’s poor grades. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 45-year-old Furnell Daniel Sr. of Waggaman was convicted Saturday on a manslaughter charge connected to the February 2016 beating that killed …
Authorities in Texas say a high-tech mugshot convinced a suspect to confess to a 2016 murder. According to KTAB, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office authorized DNA found at the scene of the crime to be used in creating a composite sketch. That image was then released to the public and is being credited with convincing …
An Illinois woman faces upgraded charges after the toddler police say she physically abused earlier this month died from his injuries. According to the Chicago Tribune, 21-year-old Alexandra Hoyle was arrested Saturday on suspicion of aggravated battery to a child. The 2-year-old victim had reportedly been admitted to an area hospital the previous day with …
An Ohio judge this week set bail at $1 million in the case against a man accused of the brutal rape and murder of a 13-month-old girl. According to WKYC, He was in court Friday for arraignment and pleaded not guilty to multiple felony counts. Joshua Gurto, 37, faces charges of aggravated murder, murder, rape, …
A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty this week to charges related to killing his pregnant girlfriend and torching her apartment. According to WPRI, 31-year-old Born Smith admitted beating Aliss Collins with a fire extinguisher in November 2015, killing her and her near-term baby boy. Smith was later confirmed to be the unborn child’s father. After …
A Missouri man is accused of dismembering his wife in a hotel room just days after she gave birth to their second child. According to WDAF, 35-year-old Justin Rey allegedly cut his wife’s body into pieces last month in front of the couple’s 2-year-old and newborn children. This week, prosecutors filed charges of abandoning a …
The principal of a Florida middle school and his wife, an assistant teacher at a nearby Tampa high school, were arrested on suspicion of child abuse Monday. According to WFTS, Coleman Middle School principal Michael Hoskinson, 53, punched a juvenile victim twice in the ribs earlier this month, causing the child to fall and sustain …
A North Carolina teen is dead and police say her juvenile brother killed her. According to WYFF, authorities responded to a suspicious persons report near the family’s Weaverville home Saturday evening and found the complainant and the suspect. The 911 call apparently came from a neighbor’s home when the suspect showed up immediately after the …
Several celebrities have been targeted by residential burglars this year, prompting comparisons to a similar string of Hollywood home invasions between 2008 and 2009. Cesar Millan, host of the “Dog Whisperer” television series, was the first star targeted, according the New York Post. In the months that followed, numerous high-profile residents in and around Los …
More than a decade after she pleaded guilty to charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old student, former teacher Debra Lafave has completely turned her life around, her friend says. In an interview with People, Joe Zuniga said Lafave is a “completely different person” from the woman who committed those criminal acts dating back …
Police in Missouri found an 11-month-old baby with serious injuries this week and took his parents into custody on suspicion of child abuse and neglect. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, the baby underwent emergency surgery Saturday evening to address trauma to the inside of his mouth. Reports indicate he also had “human bite marks on …
Three members of a Canadian family are recounting the “absolutely crazy” ordeal they say resulted in them being kidnapped and fed hallucinogens by a band of nude neighbors. As CBC reported, one member of the family said a woman approached their Alberta home Monday morning. She acted frantic, the individual said, and was soon joined …
