Dylann Roof — the neo-Nazi who killed nine Black parishioners at a South Carolina church in 2015 — appealed his death sentence again on Wednesday, claiming the victims were portrayed too sympathetically during his federal trial. Roof, 27, filed another petition in the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, where a three-judge …
On Monday, an Oklahoma prison inmate who is serving multiple life sentences for sex-related crimes allegedly murdered his cellmate — a convicted child killer. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said in a statement that Lawton Correctional Facility staff found inmate Riley Walker, 29, deceased in his cell. Walker’s cellmate, Aaron Stone, 43, allegedly confessed to …
A family of four was reportedly found fatally shot in their Ohio home on Tuesday in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. Avon Lake police said in a statement that they were responding to a welfare check when they discovered the bodies of husband and wife, Jeffrey and Heidi Hull, 50 and 46, and …
A Florida man accused of murdering a woman who was found Monday allegedly told police he was having a sexual relationship with the victim — at the same time he dated her mother. An arrest report stated that Eric Westergard, 45, told detectives that he had been having an affair with Perrin Damron, 23, for …
A former Georgia prosecutor was booked into jail on Wednesday for using her position to protect the father and son accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery last year. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, 49, who was charged with violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement …
A Georgia mother was arrested on Wednesday for assaulting a Catholic school teacher who she said abused her nonverbal 2-year-old son. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah’s communications director, Jill Parks, confirmed to The Augusta Chronicle that the 61-year-old female teacher has been placed on administrative leave amid a police investigation. Kasey Brooks, 28, is …
The victim reportedly claimed his father recorded the sexual assaults, though he has not been criminally charged
Last week, a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 21 to 53 years in prison for using her intellectually-disabled teen stepdaughter to produce child pornography in 2020. According to Lehigh Valley Live, Zoraida Flores, 48, pleaded guilty on May to 20 criminal counts, including indecent assault of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault …
Colorado authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl reportedly died while on an amusement park ride on Sunday. Glenwood Springs Fire Department paramedics arrived as Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park staff were performing first aid on the girl. Despite their efforts, the girl was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Post Independent. The amusement …
Michael K. Williams, an actor known for his role in the widely-acclaimed HBO series “The Wire,” was found dead in his New York penthouse on Monday afternoon, according to emerging reports. Sources told the New York Post that Williams, 54, was found deceased in the living room of his Brooklyn apartment near drug paraphernalia, suggesting …
Legal scion Alex Murdaugh has resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab after reportedly suffering a superficial gunshot wound to the head on Saturday in South Carolina. On Monday, Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, issued a statement to WCSC on Murdaugh’s behalf. It reads in full: “The murders of my wife and son have …
Police in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was reportedly found dead last month near a shoreline. New Jersey State Police said in a statement that New Jersey State Police Marine Services discovered the unidentified man a mile from the shoreline of Sea Bright in Monmouth County on …
