Did Malika Jones kill her mother intentionally or was it self-defense? That’s the question that authorities and those who know Jones have been wrestling with since mid-February. Jones, 22, was arrested and charged with murder Feb. 16 after her mother, Inell Jones, 57, was found dead with a stab wound inside their home in Rahway, …
A Georgia teenager was presumed dead after two bodies were recovered from a house fire this week, but authorities later discovered her alive and now believe she started the blaze, the Telegraph reports. Candace Walton, 16, has been charged with arson and murder in connection with the death of her 21-year-old brother, Gerald Walton. The body of an …
An Alabama teen accused of stabbing his mother and twin brothers to death will be tried as an adult, the Birmingham News reports. In January, Landon Durham [pictured center] allegedly murdered his mother, 36-year-old Holli Christina Durham, and his twin 13-year-old brothers, Branson and Baron Durham. The killings happened at the family’s home in Munford, Alabama, about 60 miles east …
Five Mississippi teens could spend the rest of their lives in prison after being charged with murdering one of their peers, WLOX-TV reports. On Monday afternoon, police in Biloxi responded to a home where they found 16-year-old Madison Harris unresponsive and shot. Police say five teens went to Harris’ house with a gun, and an …
The surveillance footage is grisly: A bloody female body, lying face down, with an electric cord and belt around her neck. Authorities in Los Angeles believe the woman in that footage may be a 24-year-old Brazilian model Ana Braga, who has been missing since January, KTLA-TV reports. The only problem: Her body hasn’t been found …
Newly obtained footage from a doorbell camera appears to show JJ Vallow outside an Idaho townhome complex playing with a friend in the days leading up to his disappearance, EastIdahoNews.com reports. News of the recording is the latest development in the missing persons case of the 7-year-old boy and his 17-year-old sister, Tylee Ryan, who have not been …
Park allegedly used zip ties to bind Nam’s hands and feet and then tied him to a chair with a rope. She then stuffed clothing down his throat and sealed his mouth with duct tape to prevent him from yelling
An Ohio man who helped the Dayton mass shooter get weapon parts and armor will serve prison time, WHIO-TV reports. Ethan Kollie was sentenced Thursday to 32 months – slightly more than two and a half years – in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of illegal firearms possession and lying on an official form. The maximum …
An Ohio couple said they were ambushed in front of their home this week and fatally shot the perpetrators, one of whom was the husband’s ex-wife who used to be a Hollywood stunt woman, WRGT-TV reports. The bizarre shoot-out happened on Thursday morning, when Lindsey and Molly Duncan said they had just returned to their house …
A Wisconsin mother and her two young daughters have been missing for more than a week, prompting authorities to issue an AMBER Alert. WTMJ-TV reports that 26-year-old Amarah Banks, 5-year-old Zaniya Ivery and 4-year-old Cameria Banks were last seen Saturday, February 8, around 1 a.m. in Milwaukee. The three went missing hours after a funeral …
A Washington State woman is accused of drugging a mother and planning to steal her baby, KOMO-TV reports. Authorities on Friday arrested 38-year-old Juliette Parker and her 16-year-old daughter. Authorities found the pair in Spanaway, Washington, about 45 miles south of Seattle. The two were detained on suspicion of attempted kidnapping and assault. How do you protect …
A Mexican man is accused of savagely murdering his young wife and then skinning her body and removing some of her organs, CNN reports. Authorities said the horrific killing happened last week in Mexico City after the couple got into an intense argument. The 46-year-old husband was found covered in blood-stained clothes and told police his 25-year-old …
