A Georgia woman allegedly killed her 4-year-old daughter before setting a house fire on Wednesday that left the slain girl’s twin sister seriously injured. Fire crews who responded to the Brookfield Apartments in Atlanta discovered the girl’s body in a burning unit. According to WXIA, firefighters initially believed the girl’s mother, Nicole Jackson, 27, was …
An Ohio woman who was reported missing earlier this month was reportedly found fatally shot in Pennsylvania last week. WOIO reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for Anthony Kennedy, 43, for the murder of Adrianna Taylor, 23. Kennedy was found fatally shot in the head in the backyard of a Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, home …
Authorities said on Monday that partial remains discovered at a Georgia landfill last week are a 1-year-old boy who vanished in October. According to WCIV, the FBI Laboratory Division confirmed bones recovered from a Chatham County landfill last Monday are Quinton Simon. The toddler’s mother, Leilani Simon, 22, was arrested the same day the remains were …
A Connecticut man was arrested last week for leaving his newborn son on top of a stranger’s car in March. WSFB reported that troopers responded to a location in Mansfield after a baby was discovered wrapped in a towel and on top of a woman’s car hood. A subsequent investigation linked Jorge Grados, 41, to the …
Law enforcement continue to search for a Connecticut man who reportedly fled after murdering his 1-year-old daughter earlier this month. Christopher Francisquini, 31, is believed to have stabbed, choked, and dismembered his daughter, Camilla, at their home in Naugatuck on November 18. CT Post reported that the FBI is assisting in the ongoing investigation and …
A Canadian paramedic who responded to a fatal car crash last week was reportedly unaware that the mortally-injured girl she was treating was her 17-year-old daughter. The CBC reported that on November 15, Jayme Erickson was called to a crash involving two cars near Aldrie, Alberta. Family friend and paramedic Richard Reed said that Erickson …
This week, a Texas teacher and two assistants were arrested for allegedly keeping a 5-year-old special needs student in a locked room last year. Liberty ISD teacher Melody LaPointe, 47, and teaching assistants Tarah Tinney, 33, and Augusta Costlow, 27, reportedly deprived the boy of food to the point that he ate his own feces …
A 5-year-old Florida boy was found dead in a pond on Thursday, hours after he reportedly wandered away from his home. Aaron Peña’s body was discovered not far from his Orange County home. His mother told WKMG that he left the home via a back door as she worked from home. The mother said she …
The Department of Children and Families had no prior involvement with the family of a 9-month-old Connecticut girl who was reportedly murdered by her father on Friday. Christopher Francisquini, 31, is believed to have stabbed, choked, and dismembered his daughter at their home in Naugatuck on November 18. According to WTIC, the agency was notified about …
The man who opened fire at a Virginia Walmart on Tuesday — killing six people and himself — was a longtime employee at the store. According to the New York Times, suspect Andre Bing, 31, worked for the company since 2010 and was an overnight manager at the Chesapeake location. Fifty people were reportedly in …
Federal authorities arrested a New Mexico couple for sexually abusing three child family members. KRQE reported that Joseph and Rachel Crutcher, 59 and 37, shared sexually-explicit photos of a 9-year-old girl with an undercover agent online. Investigators said the couple had been abusing the girl since she was a baby, in addition to the girl’s …
An Arkansas woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing and cutting off half of her father’s ear during a dispute over a cell phone. The Sentinel-Record reported that police who responded to an apartment complex in Hot Springs were met by a 44-year-old man who had a bloody rag held to his ear in …
