New Mexico police arrested a woman they believe abused her foster child over an extended period of time. According to the Farmington Daily Times, 53-year-old Hope Graciano faces a total of four felony charges — including one first-degree count — associated with her alleged abuse of the 11-year-old victim. A licensed foster-care provider for roughly …
Texas authorities responded to an early-morning shooting Sunday at what has been been described as a Halloween party. According to Austin police detective Lee Knouse, the suspected shooter was an acquaintance of the victims and was a guest at the private gathering, the Austin American-Statesman reported. “There was described a white male subject that was …
Police in Plainfield, Illinois, cautioned locals to stay inside as they investigated a suspected murder-suicide that spanned two crime scenes Saturday. According to WMAQ, officers first responded to the report of a shooting at a Jewel-Osco supermarket, where they found the body of a woman shortly after noon. The victim was found in the store’s …
A member of a popular Texas-based rock band is reportedly the subject of an investigation into whether he saved nude images of a 13-year-old girl police say he had likely been “grooming” for sexual abuse. According to WFAA, Ringo Garza, the drummer for Los Lonely Boys, was the subject of an investigation after San Angelo …
Even without the victim’s body, police in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, believe they have arrested the man who killed a missing mother of two last month. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 31-year-old Leah Owens was reported missing on Sept. 17 after loved ones said she missed a fundraiser set up to benefit her sick mother. Days …
A teenage Russian model reportedly died after a grueling fashion show in Shanghai, China. According to Fox News, Vlada Dzyuba, 14, had been in China for three months, during which time she was required to perform what has been described as “slave labor” in the country. Following what reports indicate was as long as a …
A Houston man who had worked as an elementary school counselor for eight years was arrested on suspicion of indecency with multiple students. According to KHOU, 33-year-old Brandon Thomas McElveen was arrested Thursday in Victoria County, Texas. He currently faces three counts of indecency with a child while authorities investigate whether there have been other …
Three months after her 12-year-old daughter committed suicide, one New Jersey mother is sharing her story in hopes of sparing another family her grief. “I’ve chosen to speak out about this,” read a widely circulated Facebook post presumably written by Mallory Grossman’s mother. “And I need your help. We must manage, oversee, and parent our …
Chicago police say a suspect is in custody nearly three years after a 63-year-old woman was killed in a head-on collision. According to the Chicago Tribune, 23-year-old Adrian Segura was arrested this week after a warrant was issued earlier this month. Police believe the Kansas City, Missouri, man stole an SUV in December 2014, which …
Authorities in Louisiana say they have connected three murder victims found at two separate crime scenes to a brother and sister in Alexandria. According to Time, Matthew Sonnier, 29, and Ebony Nicole Sonnier, 31, were arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. Reports indicate authorities found two victims, 33-year-old Kendrick Dwann Horn and 28-year-old Jeremy Deon …
Two twin brothers found dead in Montana last week likely died in a murder-suicide, according to an autopsy completed Monday. Authorities say they found 39-year-old Travis Carlson dead of an apparent gunshot wound Thursday afternoon and soon zeroed in on his twin, Eric, as a person of interest. According to investigators, the body was found …
Prosecutors say it was an argument over money that led an Ohio man to assault his mother earlier this year in a brutal attack that included rape and an array of physical injuries. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported the 46-year-old defendant’s trial began this week with opening statements delivered Tuesday in a Hamilton County court. Police …
