A North Carolina woman is in hot water after she allegedly pulled a knife on two 13-year-old boys she believed was bullying her son on Friday, WSOC-TV reports. Olga Cortez is accused of following her son’s bus to Coulwood Middle School in Charlotte and then reporting the two suspected bullies to school staff. Cortez reportedly …
Newly uncovered video has surfaced that shows convicted murderer Jodi Arias claiming she did not kill her former boyfriend, the DailyMail reports. The footage is part of an upcoming television program, “Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery,” which takes a look at the 2008 death of Travis Alexander. His murder and Arias’ trial were the subject …
A 19-year-old Georgia woman allegedly murdered her infant daughter in 2016 and is now on the lam, WJZY-TV reports. Federal authorities are searching for Estefania Roman-Aguilar, who could be in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina or North Carolina. She may be accompanying her father, Jose Hilario-Gomez, 40, who is also wanted by police for a 2015 …
A dog found whimpering in a dumpster earlier this week has died in what authorities believe was a case of animal poisoning. The abandoned 6-month-old puppy was discovered Tuesday crying in a San Antonio dumpster and rescued, KABB-TV reports. An animal care organization says the canine was poisoned and was in dire need of medical …
A California woman convicted of abducting and killing a 3-week-old girl could spend the rest of her life behind bars for the crime, CBS News reports. A Los Angeles judge on Friday sentenced Giseleangelique Rene D’Milian to 25 years to life in prison after she pleaded no contest to first-degree murder and attempted murder. The …
A Texas teen accused of murdering his adoptive parents may have been abused, KDFW-TV reports. Carl Edward Brewer, now 18, is scheduled to stand trial in three weeks for allegedly killing his mom and dad in November 2016. Recently obtained court records indicate the teenage had a difficult home life. Brewer’s teachers told authorities that his …
The Cleveland Clinic allowed a colorectal surgeon to remain on staff despite multiple allegations that he had raped patients, USA Today reports. Two women say the doctor, Ryan Williams, sexually assaulted them while they were under his care in 2008 and 2009. In one of the cases, the prominent medical provider reportedly agreed to a …
An escort who dated former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer says he threatened to kill her, the New York Post reports. Spitzer is alleged to have made the threat while lobbing expletives toward her in a phone call, a recording of which is now in the hands of the New York Police Department. The Russian escort, …
A Massachusetts man threatened to kill a police officer’s family and then force the officer to watch him eat them, the Greenfield Recorder reports. Jeffrey Liimatainen, 26, threatened the officer while he was being taken to jail after he threw a boot at the cop and punched him in the chest. The officer, Adam Cooley, …
An Alabama woman was found dead this week when a police officer stopped by her home to serve legal paperwork and her 4-year-old son said someone killed his mother. AL.com reports that the victim, 29-year-old Shannon Sharell Steele, was found shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday at her home in Demopolis, Alabama, about 115 miles southwest …
Authorities are seeking the public’s help to close an 18-year-old cold case involving a double homicide and two missing Oklahoma teenagers, KFOR-TV reports. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for whoever provides credible information about the case. Between Dec. 30 and 31, 1999, the home of Danny and Kathy Freeman …
A Rhode Island man allegedly kept 24 dogs outside in the frigid cold and other animals in reportedly “deplorable and inadequate” conditions, the Providence Journal reports. Authorities on Thursday charged 59-year-old Carlos Alves of Exeter, Rhode Island, with unnecessary cruelty to animals and mistreatment of animals. Last week, officials seized 24 dogs from Alves’ home, …
