Vanessa Danielson begged a neighbor to pray for her as she waited for an ambulance to arrive
A Colorado grandmother was convicted on Friday of child abuse that resulted in the death of her baby grandson, the Denver Post reports. Jurors found Sandy Archuleta guilty in the death of 4-month-old Donovan Archuleta. In addition to the boy’s own mother, Sandy Archuleta is the second person to be convicted in the infant’s death, …
‘No, actually I don’t regret how vocal I was’
The Chicago-area teenager whose death has drawn national attention since her body was found in a hotel freezer will be laid to rest next week. WLS-TV reports that the mother of Kenneka Jenkins said in a Facebook Live video Saturday that a memorial service for her daughter has been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 30. The …
‘In a perfect world, you should have gotten the death penalty’
Three teenagers in Chantilly, Virginia, face criminal charges after one of them allegedly displayed a gun and threatened to kill fast-food workers when their order wasn’t ready in time, WJLA-TV reports. Police say the incident occurred at a McDonald’s in the Chantilly Shopping Center around 9 p.m. Thursday. When their food order wasn’t ready, the men began to argue, prompting …
A wealthy British couple allegedly killed their nanny and then burned her body in a backyard bonfire, the Guardian reports. Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni have been charged with the murder. Authorities reportedly believe the killing took place on or sometime before Sept. 20 in southwest London. The badly torched corpse was discovered in the …
South Carolina police on Friday arrested a mother whose 11-month-old baby has been missing since July, Myrtle Beach Online reports. Authorities were tipped off about the missing tot on Wednesday, Myrtle Beach Police Capt. Joey Crosby said. Investigators believe the baby’s disappearance is a result of foul play, but Crosby said the public is not in …
Two Utah men allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl while a third captured the assault on video because he thought it was amusing, KSTU-TV reports. Leclair Dodjim and Richard Djassera face numerous sex crimes charges in connection with the case. Police were notified of the allegations September 9, when the girl’s father contacted police and told …
Police have arrested the mother of a Wisconsin teenager who was found dead in a pond and accused her of going on a huffing binge, WTMJ-TV reports. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Pauline Sanders, 39, with five felony counts of bail jumping and a misdemeanor count of intentionally abusing a hazardous substance. According to authorities, Sanders’ …
The mother of a 3-year-old Illinois boy who died this week, admitted to authorities that she and her boyfriend repeatedly struck the child and his siblings with a belt, the Daily Herald reports. Authorities charged Joy Ramos, 22, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of the boy, Steven Figueroa. Ramos brought Figueroa to …
A federal appeals court let convicted rapist Ma’lik Richmond play in a college football game Saturday, despite efforts by his university to prevent that from happening, as reported by ESPN. Youngstown State University had sought to block Richmond, 21, from playing in the game, but he sued this week to challenge that decision. U.S. District …
