A Michigan mother says that the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants threatened to kill her if she did not kill her 3-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Justine Johnson stabbed the girl multiple times, then discarded her body in a trash bag at her home. Johnson says she had been experiencing hallucinations amid weeks of heroin withdrawal …
A Long Island grandmother helps capture a suspected scammer. 73-year-old former 911 dispatcher Jean Ebbert receives a call from a man claiming to be her grandson, who’s been jailed for DUI. He needs $8,000 for bail. The problem with the scammer is, Ebbert’s grandchildren aren’t old enough to drive. Ebbert decides to play along and …
Most men will do just about anything for a girlfriend, but would you murder your own family? Grant Amato did for a woman who was only his girlfriend in his own mind. After losing his job, Grant Amato became obsessed with a Bulgarian Webcam model. Night after night, Amato watched “Silvie” model, dance, and more. …
A juror in Scott Peterson’s murder trial will be granted immunity when she testifies in a San Mateo County courtroom later this month. Richelle Nice is accused of lying on her juror questionnaire for Peterson’s 2004 trial. Nice has been accused of not disclosing that she had filed for a protective order against her boyfriend’s …
Christina Harris is found dead by a neighbor. Harris’ cause of death was initially ruled accidental by the medical examiner’s office after a blood sample tested positive for opiates, but her family is adamant Christina did not use drugs. The family even insisted officers test her frozen breast milk to prove it. Harris was still …
Boston police officer John O’Keefe dies after being hit by a car and left outside during a snowstorm. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office says it is believed that Karen Read, 41, backed into her boyfriend, 46-year-old O’Keefe, after dropping him off at a party. Earlier in the evening, the couple was at the Waterfall Bar …
An armed gunman rams the gate at former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch and kidnaps a housekeeper. 48-year-old Joseph Beecher facing kidnapping, felony menacing, and other charges in both Colorado and Wyoming. After abducting 46-year-old Amanda Edinger, Beecher forced her to drive to several stops in the Denver area before driving to Wyoming. …
