Jurors could decide as early as next week the fate of the woman accused of helping cover up the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, the Stamford Advocate reports. On Friday, 49-year-old Michelle Troconis chose not to testify in her trial on charges of murder conspiracy, evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. The defense subsequently rested …
An Alabama woman trying to punish her son by making him walk home from school ran over him accidentally, AL.com reports. Now she is prohibited from having any contact with the boy. The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 9, in the city of Boaz after 27-year-old Sarai Rachel James learned from a principal …
A Texas community will gather Sunday to pray for Audrii Cunningham as authorities continue to search for the missing 11-year-old girl, KHOU-TV reports. Cunningham was last seen Thursday morning and did not make it to school. The prayer vigil is scheduled to begin around noon Sunday at the Polk County VFW Post in Livingston at …
A Minnesota teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relationships with three students, KTTC-TV reports. Authorities say 29-year-old Eric Birth, a teacher at Winona Senior High School, exploited the victims when they were struggling with personal matters and had confided in him. The teens were between 16 and 18 years old at the time of the incidents. …
A Minnesota man who claimed his mistress fatally shot herself has been convicted of her murder, the Pioneer Press reports. On Friday, a jury found 45-year-old Matthew Ecker guilty of second-degree intentional murder of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The case stems from the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, when Ecker called 911 claiming that …
A former Google and Meta employee is believed to have killed his wife, who worked for Zillow, and their two young children before fatally shooting himself in what authorities believe is a triple murder-suicide, NBC Bay Area reports. On Monday, police officers from the San Mateo Police Department responded to the home of Anand Henry …
An Oklahoma family is pleading for the public’s help to find a woman with special needs who has gone missing, Fox 23 reports. Katie Vaclaw, 40, has not been seen or heard from by her loved ones since around 9 p.m. Friday. It was around that time when Vaclaw is believed to have left a “Night …
New details are emerging about the Missouri mother who allegedly mistook an oven for a crib and caused the infant’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities in Kansas City found 1-month-old Za’Riah Mae dead with burn injuries on Friday. The girl’s mother, 26-year-old Mariah Thomas, allegedly told investigators that she thought she had put the girl …
A judge has upheld a capital sentence against a California man who murdered four people, but whether the state will put the killer to death is uncertain. On Friday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos ruled that 24-year-old Jose Vladimir Larin-Garcia should receive the death penalty, KTLA reports. The ruling affirms a death sentence issued …
Part of an Ohio teacher’s skull was removed after she was attacked in her classroom by a student who may have been high, WCPO-TV reports. Authorities say the incident occurred around 2:18 p.m. on January 4 at Colerain High School, where a 16-year-old student allegedly punched the teacher’s head repeatedly. Medics rushed the teacher to …
A woman accused of driving drunk and killing a new bride on her wedding night is making plans for her own marriage while in jail, the New York Post reports. Jamie Lee Komoroski is being held in the Al Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina as she awaits trial on charges that include reckless homicide …
Two teenage brothers in Louisiana are facing criminal charges after making social media posts that officials interpreted as suggesting possible violence, WBRZ-TV reports. On Saturday, police in Gonzales arrested a 14-year-old middle school student who had posted a video of a gun and ammunition set to the rap song “Cold Case,” which has lyrics that …
