A New York father has died after he was stabbed to death in front of his wife this week in what appears to be an unprovoked attack in broad daylight, Fox New York reports. Authorities allege that 19-year-old Franklin Mesa stabbed 35-year-old Nathaniel Rivers in the chest around 1:15 p.m. Thursday at East 205 Street …
Chad Daybell’s family is speaking out about the murder charges against him, telling CBS News they believe he’s being framed. In an interview with “48 Hours,” Chad’s children say they are skeptical that their father killed his wife’s two kids and buried their bodies on his property. The two children of Lori Vallow Daybell, 16-year-old …
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a University of Mississippi student who has been missing for two weeks, the Clarion Ledger reports. On Friday, the Oxford Police Department and University of Mississippi Police announced that 22-year-old Shelton Timothy Herrington Jr. has been charged with murder. Investigators believe Herrington killed Jimmie …
A Navy officer allegedly confessed to murdering his wife with a hammer and knife and setting their home ablaze hoping it would kill the couple’s baby, News 8 reports. George Dodson, 23, is facing numerous charges related to the violent attack, which allegedly happened after his wife told him she was in love with another …
An emerging body of research is raising concerns about the effects of marijuana as more states and the federal government seek to legalize the psychoactive drug. Today, nearly half of Americans live in states where cannabis is legal recreationally, and lawmakers in all but 13 states have OK’d it for medical use. A bill introduced this …
A police officer died and another was injured after they were ambushed and shot Thursday night in Rochester, New York, the same day the city declared a state of emergency because of gun violence, WROC-TV reports. The deceased officer has been identified as 54-year-old Anthony Mazurkiewicz, who served on the city’s police force for 29 …
Authorities in Mexico have arrested a fugitive stepmom accused of killing her husband and stepchildren after she allegedly slept with her stepson and was removed from a will, the Daily Mail reports. Berenice Alanís, dubbed the “Black Widow,” was detained Wednesday in Acapulco after three years of avoiding capture. A guest at a hotel reportedly …
The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Nevada teen is facing additional charges related to the case, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Authorities had alleged that 41-year-old Troy Driver abducted 18-year-old Naomi Irion from a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, Nevada, in March before killing her and burying her body, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Prosecutors …
Amber Heard will appeal the multi-million-dollar libel judgment against her that a Virginia jury said must be paid to her ex, Johnny Depp, USA Today reports. On Thursday, lawyers for Heard formally notified a Virginia court that she intends to appeal the verdict in the lawsuit Depp filed alleging that she defamed him. “Please take …
Recently released body camera footage shows police restraining a fellow officer who was trying to rescue his wife in her classroom at Robb Elementary where she had been shot, KENS-TV reports. School policeman Ruben Ruiz was one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at the Uvalde school after reports of the gunman on …
A New Jersey daycare worker is accused of slapping an autistic 2-year-old so hard that the boy’s blood vessels ruptured and a large bruise was left on the side of his face, CBS Philly reports. Police this week arrested the daycare worker, identified as 36-year-old Jamie Price, in connection with the incident that allegedly happened …
A teen is dead and two men have been arrested in a bizarre incident in Georgia involving an extremist sect that some describe as a cult, 11 Alive reports. On Tuesday, a man called police in Fayetteville alleging that he had been kidnapped and was being held against his will inside a home with 10 …
