A woman whose bakery was once featured on the Food Network allegedly stole the identity of a deceased infant for nearly two decades and is now facing up to 30 years behind bars in connection with the ruse, WSYX-TV reports.On Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced charges against 49-year-old Ava …
An Indiana mother died last week after her ex-boyfriend allegedly slammed into her with his car in what investigators say was a final act of domestic violence that had terrified the woman in recent months, WTHR-TV reports.On May 31, 27-year-old Kyle Rigdon allegedly sent the victim, 29-year-old Kayla Bowling, a Facebook message that foreshadowed the attack.“Have …
GEICO must pay $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from a partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, a court has ruled. This week, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an arbitrator’s award in favor of the woman, identified publicly as M.O., who alleged that her …
Authorities in Mississippi have captured a man who allegedly gunned down a police officer and also killed a woman in Meridian, WAPT-TV reports. On Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an alert about 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender, who is accused of shooting the victims earlier in the day. Law enforcement undertook a manhunt for Bender …
Police shot and killed a man at an Alabama elementary school on Thursday after he allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun and enter the building, ABC 33/40 reports. The incident occurred in the morning, when a passerby noticed a man looking at vehicles and attempting to get into Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden …
An Idaho woman convicted of torturing and abusing her 9-year-old stepson to death will spend the rest of her life behind bars, KTVB-TV reports. On Thursday, a judge sentenced 29-year-old Monique Osuna to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the verbal, emotional, and physical abuse she inflicted on the child, …
A Florida police officer is accused of stalking his former girlfriend and placing a tracking device on her vehicle, WPLG-TV reports. Javier Magarin, 27, allegedly admitted to placing an Apple AirTag on the woman’s vehicle hours after the woman broke up with him in March and moved out of the home they shared together. The …
An Alabama mother of three who authorities say was murdered by her husband had recently asked a court to lift an order of protection against him, WAAY-TV reports. Just before 2 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at the couple’s home in Huntsville and found the residence on fire, according to AL.com. …
A California mother and daughter are accused of performing an illegal buttocks augmentation that resulted in the death of an aspiring adult film actress, NBC Los Angeles reports. Now the duo — Libby Adame, 52, and 20-something daughter Alicia Gomez — are charged with murder and more than a dozen other victims have come forward. …
More than 90 women and girls who were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar have filed claims against the FBI seeking upwards of $1 billion, alleging that the federal law enforcement agency failed to protect them, ESPN reports. Many of the claimants allege that they were subjected to abuse by Nassar after the FBI …
Florida authorities have determined that the deaths of a woman and her 3-year-old twins are likely the results of a murder-suicide and that the mother killed the children by poisoning them with meth, NBC 5 reports. The bodies of 35-year-old Andrea Langhorst and her two children, Olivia and Adam Dryer, all tested positive for methamphetamine. …
A Kansas man accused of violently shaking and slamming his 4-month-old daughter has been sentenced to prison for her death, KAKE-TV reports. On Monday, Sedgwick County District Judge Eric Williams ordered that 36-year-old Andrew Franklin serve nearly 21 years behind bars in connection with the horrific abuse of the girl, Brexley Grace Franklin. The sentencing …
