Ohio police announced on Tuesday that bones discovered last month belong to a woman who vanished in 2017. Youngstown police Chief of Detectives Captain Jason Simon said that someone looking for their dog found the skeletal remains, wrapped in a cloth, in a wooded area of Thorn Hill. The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office assembled the …
Louisiana police arrested a substitute teacher on Monday for allegedly paying students to assault a classmate. On August 23, Aadrina Smith, 24, reportedly offered five students $5 each to tackle their classmate at North Caddo Elementary Middle School. Three of the students accepted Smith’s offer, and Smith congratulated them afterward, according to Louisiana Radio Network. …
An Ohio man who was out on bail for raping a 9-year-old was found dead on Sunday alongside the victim’s family member, according to reports. WOIO reported that highway patrol discovered the bodies of Wesley Thomas, 34, and Samantha Faidley, 31, with gunshot wounds in a minivan at the New Lyme Wildlife Area in Ashtabula …
On Monday, a woman sued California police for using her DNA from a rape kit to charge her last year with an unrelated burglary. In 2016, the unidentified woman reported to San Francisco police that she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Cops took her DNA, but they did not disclose that it would be …
New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said on Monday that a parole board rejected Mark David Chapman’s latest request for release. It is the 12th time Chapman, 67, has been denied parole since he became eligible in 2000. The Albany Times-Union reported that his next parole hearing is scheduled for 2024. Convicted of …
A lawyer said on Monday that an Alabama inmate could be killed next week via nitrogen hypoxia, marking the first time this method would be used to carry out an execution. Alan Miller, 57, requested to die via nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection in 2018, when inmates were allowed to challenge the manner in …
An inmate who sued an Oklahoma jail — alleging he was tortured by “Baby Shark” being played on repeat — was reportedly found dead in a cell on Sunday. The Oklahoman reported that John Basco, 48, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive at the Oklahoma County jail. Basco had been booked into jail on …
On Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine barred a doctor from performing Brazilian butt lifts following last year’s death of a patient he did the surgery on. The Miami Herald reported that Dr. John Sampson, who works at Seduction Cosmetic Surgery in Coral Gables, was allowed to keep his medical license. In addition to the …
A wig reportedly protected an Orthodox Jewish woman from being shot in the head in New York on Saturday. According to WNBC, the unidentified 21-year-old woman was standing on a corner in Brooklyn when a dark-colored car approached her. The backseat passenger window then opened and someone brandished a weapon and fired. Police told WNBC …
A New York federal judge ruled on Friday that prosecutors can seize the $27,000 in R. Kelly’s prison accounts to compensate his victims. According to the New York Post, Judge Ann Donnelly ordered the Bureau of Prisons to relinquish $27,828 from Kelly’s inmate trust account in Chicago so it can be deposited into an interest-bearing …
Texas detectives said on Wednesday that they believe ex-NFL player Kevin Ware beat, strangled, and stabbed his girlfriend last year before burning her remains and burying them. Investigators believe Kevin Ware, 40, used a fourth, unknown method to kill Taylor Pomaski, 29, in April 2021. The Houston Chronicle reported that Pomaski’s skeletal remains were discovered …
Five people were found dead in a Maryland home on Friday, according to reports. WBAL reported that three children are among the dead, but their identities remain undisclosed. The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office said there is no ongoing threat to the public. According to Cecil Whig, the five bodies were discovered after police responded to …
