A body that was found in a suitcase last fall was identified as a Wisconsin woman who had vanished months earlier, police announced on Monday. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that DNA was used to identify the deceased person as Rosaly Cindy Chavarria Rodriguez, 25, who was last seen on July …
Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm filed a lawsuit against him on Wednesday, alleging the South Carolina attorney stole money from his firm and his clients before carrying out a botched suicide attempt. The law office of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, Detrick (PMPED) began investigating Murdaugh for embezzlement after reportedly discovering a suspicious check on his …
On Wednesday, authorities intensified search efforts at a Florida wildlife preserve for Brian Laundrie, who remains missing following his girlfriend’s reported disappearance and death. WFLA reported that unmarked police SUVs were seen entering the Venice side of the Carlton Reserve, a 24,000-acre preserve in Sarasota County. Police were reportedly also spotted using a drone in …
The U.S. Marshals have asked for the public’s help in identifying a man who attended a televised Los Angeles Dodgers game in 2016 who resembles a missing fugitive. In a statement, the agency is still searching for John Ruffo, who in 1998 was convicted in Virginia for devising a scheme that defrauded domestic and international …
A Missouri home belonging to one of two suspects charged with kidnapping a missing woman reportedly burned to the ground on Monday. James Phelps, 58, was in custody when a fire completely destroyed his Lebanon home. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office told KOZL that a deputy who responded to the blaze discovered something that resembled …
A spokesperson for Gabrielle Petito’s family told Dr. Phil that Brian Laundrie stole his slain girlfriend’s credit card to travel home to Florida at the beginning of September — while Petito remained missing in Wyoming. During Tuesday’s episode of “Dr. Phil,” spokesperson Richard Stafford said Laundrie, 23, evaded police once he arrived in North Port, …
Two men were charged on Tuesday in connection with the death of an Illinois man who was found dead in a gas tanker in June. KPLR reported that Billy Roof III, 33, and Ryan Murrow, 37, are charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and unlawful concealment of a death, while Roof was also …
A Texas couple filed a lawsuit on Monday, weeks after their 3-year-old son died from a brain-eating amoeba he reportedly contracted from a public splash pad. Tariq Williams and Kayla Mitchell filed a negligence lawsuit against the city of Arlington. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that their son, Bakari Williams, died on September 11 of …
A Florida teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old former student multiple times in a two-month period. Hialeah Middle School drama teacher Brittiny Lopez-Murray, 31, was accused of having sex with the boy in her car on numerous instances, starting in August. The boy’s father got involved after the teen’s sister …
The marriage between South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh and his wife, Maggie, was reportedly in flux before Maggie’s murder in June. A source close to the family told the Daily Mail that the couple repeatedly argued over money and Alex’s drug use. The source said they never saw the Murdaughs show affection to one …
Officials in Ohio announced on Monday that they have arrested 161 suspects during an eight-day operation to curb human trafficking. Ohio Attorney General David Yost said in a statement that 51 possible victims were also offered health services and other support during “Operation Ohio Knows,” which was conducted from September 24 to October 1. U.S. …
A Florida engineer has claimed he encountered Gabrielle Petito’s missing boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, on Saturday while driving near the Appalachian Trail, close to the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Dennis Davis, 53, told Fox News that he was making a three-point turn in Hartford, Tennessee, when a man in a white pickup truck flashed his lights and …
