Bone fragments found in a burn pit behind a Texas home likely belong to a woman and mother who vanished nearly four years ago, KENS-TV reports. That woman’s boyfriend is now charged with her murder. Earlier this month, police arrested 43-year-old Jeffery Lee Devorah for murder in connection with the death of 37-year-old Tiffany Lynette …
Louisiana authorities have detained one of two women believed to be linked to the fatal overdose of a Georgia businessman and father whose body was found wrapped in a rug and dumped in February, WVLA-TV reports. On Friday, Tiffany Ann Guidry, 27, was arrested for unlawful disposal of human remains, failure to seek assistance, and …
An Indiana teen missing for eight days was found Friday night, but the circumstances of the disappearance remained unclear Saturday morning. A police officer in Eaton located 14-year-old Scottie Dean Morris around 10:30 p.m. Friday at Harford and Harris streets, according to a Facebook post from the Eaton Police Department. “Scottie has been located and …
Indiana authorities say a teen may be in “extreme danger” after he went missing earlier this week and has yet to be found, WRTV reports. On Friday night, the Indiana State Police issued a statewide Silver Alert for 14-year-old Scottie Morris, who was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Eaton, Indiana, where he lives. …
A man who allegedly claimed to support ISIS threatened to kill a New York mayor and police officers at a St. Patrick’s Day parade, ABC News reports. On Friday, authorities arrested 32-year-old Ridon Kola in connection with the threats, which were aimed at local officials in Yonkers, New York. Kola allegedly began posting the threats …
First, there were two bodies found in different parts of Baton Rouge on February 23: Treasure Short, 34, was wrapped in bedding in a wooded area, while Macy Peebles, 27, was discovered near GSRI and Jade avenues. Then 42-year-old Nathan Millard, a Georgia businessman, vanished that same day. He was found two weeks later dumped …
South Carolina’s top prosecutors said they will continue to pursue the litany of alleged financial crimes against Alex Murdaugh to ensure he dies in prison, WCIV-TV reports. Murdaugh was convicted earlier this month of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son Paul, and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison. While those convictions …
Six women who vanished in Mexico are believed to have been murdered and burned in a horrific act of brutality possibly tied to warring drug gangs, ABC News reports. Details of the slayings come as American authorities are warning against traveling to Mexico because of an apparent uptick in kidnappings and cartel violence. The warnings …
A Nebraska school district has agreed to pay the parents of an eighth grader $1 million after a teacher gave the boy a granola bar and he died from an allergic reaction, the Omaha World-Herald reports. This week, the Papillion La Vista Community School Board publicly acknowledged the payout in exchange for releasing the district …
Loved ones of a Connecticut mother allegedly murdered by her former boyfriend in front of her young child say authorities botched efforts to protect the woman and have taken the first step toward filing a lawsuit against police, the Connecticut Post reports. The allegations stem from December 6, when 43-year-old Ewen Dewitt allegedly attacked 40-year-old …
Texas authorities are warning the public not to travel to Mexico following recent high-profile incidents involving Americans, ABC News reports. On Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a travel advisory recommending that residents not venture south of the border for spring break or other vacations. “Drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent …
A Minnesota man allegedly confessed to beating a convicted sex offender to death with a shovel because of concerns that the victim was stalking his young daughter, WTIP reports. Just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in northern Minnesota received a 911 call from someone who said they saw a person smash …
