A New Jersey man is accused of unintentionally killing a teen while the two were having sex in a vehicle, the Daily Voice reports. Michael T. Gaffney, 21, was arrested early Saturday and charged with reckless manslaughter in connection with the death of 19-year-old Francis Victoria Garcia. The death occurred while the two were in the back seat …
Authorities believe the 39 people who died in a refrigerated truck in England last week were all Vietnamese nationals, the Associated Press reports. Investigators initially thought the victims may have been from China. “At this time, we believe the victims are Vietnamese nationals, and we are in contact with the Vietnamese government,” Tim Smith, the …
Five men in Spain have been acquitted of raping an unconscious 14-year-old girl because the allegations did not meet the country’s legal definition of the crime, which requires that a victim fight back, CNN reports. The suspects instead were convicted of a lesser charge under Spanish law because an element of rape requires a perpetrator …
A Washington State teen accused of helping plot the killing of a classmate says she is innocent, the Tri-City Herald reports. Prosecutors charged Fe Hadley, now 18, with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder after authorities became aware of the plan in November 2017. Investigators say Hadley conspired with peer Jeremiah Cunningham to lure fellow classmate …
A foster mom in Georgia is facing criminal charges after two children were found unresponsive in the back of a vehicle and later died, WSAV-TV reports. Prosecutors allege that Claudette Foster was negligent while she was caring for the 3-year-old twins in Hinesville, Georgia, about 45 miles southwest of Savannah. Police were called to Foster’s fiancée’s …
Police fatally shot the suspect after a taser gun failed to subdue him
A high-profile murder trial is scheduled to start next week in a tiny Colorado town for a man accused of brutally killing his fiancée, KRDO-TV reports. News outlets from around the country have descended on Cripple Creek, Colorado, where the trial of Patrick Frazee begins Monday. Prosecutors allege Frazee violently murdered his fiancée, 29-year-old Kelsey …
A woman in India is accused of killing her husband and five family members, including a 2-year-old girl, by poisoning their food with cyanide, India Today reports. Jolly Joseph, 47, has been dubbed the “black widow” serial killer after she reportedly confessed to the murders, which occurred over the span of 14 years in a …
Exclusive images of Felicity Huffman show the Hollywood star in prison garb since she was sentenced to 14 days behind bars for cheating to help her daughter get into college. The images, obtained by the New York Post, show Huffman wearing a khaki green shirt and pants with a white name tag. She also had …
Colorado authorities arrested a man suspected of murdering a woman whose body was discovered in a suitcase that had been tossed into a dumpster, the Denver Post reports. Police in Pueblo, Colorado, announced shortly before 6 p.m. Friday that Anthony “Antonio” Cuevas, 36, had been taken into custody. A witness captured the arrest on video …
A convicted sex offender allegedly walked more than 350 miles from Indiana to Wisconsin intending to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, but was arrested as part of sting operation, WCTV reports. Tommy Lee Jenkins, 32, began exchanging messages with a Facebook user named “Kylee” on Oct. 1. According to the report, Jenkins thought “Kylee” …
A 21-year-old man was viciously mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls earlier this week, leaving his family with more questions than answers, KTXL-TV reports. Authorities say they believe the two dogs — 13-year-old Beze and 5-year-old Saxon — attacked Dustin Bryan on Monday morning at a home in Modesto, California. Relatives found …
