12-year-old girl finds mom, teen sister fatally shot; mom’s boyfriend kills himself
Murder
The girl ran from the home searching for help after finding her family members, victims of an apparent double murder-suicide
Coronavirus
April 22, 2020
EVIL! Puppy STOLEN from home of nurse AWAY FIGHTING coronavirus: Reports
California authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a puppy stolen from a garage on Saturday morning. The Concord Police Department said in a Facebook post that they’re looking for a person who was filmed taking an 11-week-old Malinois puppy, named Max, from a residence in Concord. The dog reportedly belongs to Shaila …
Coronavirus
April 22, 2020
MASSIVE PEDO-BUST: 30 Virginia men lure minors for sex as kids spend time online during quarantine [Police]
A statewide sting operation in Virginia resulted in the arrests of 30 men who allegedly used the Internet to solicit sex from children. Fairfax County police revealed in a statement that Operation COVID Crackdown targeted predators who used online platforms to engage in sexually-explicit conversations with children — who were actually undercover police officers. Detectives …
Sex Crimes
April 21, 2020
Predator charged with raping 8-month-old baby amid child porn & abuse investigation: Police
An Ohio man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-month-old infant. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said Zachariah Wicker, 21, was arrested the same day they executed a search warrant at a residence in York Township. The warrant was reportedly part of an ongoing investigation into …
Sex Crimes
April 21, 2020
Convicted sex offender targets boy he met on Facebook, kidnaps him at gunpoint: Police
A level-three sex offender in Massachusetts was recently arrested for kidnapping at least one boy he met online. WBZ-TV reported that Charlese Horton, 42, friended one of the victims on Facebook. The victim claimed Horton repeatedly messaged him and demanded he remove certain people from his page, for unknown reasons. When the victim ignored Horton, …
Missing
April 21, 2020
Skeletal remains identified as mom-of-6 who vanished last year
Indiana police confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area last week belong to an Illinois woman who vanished a year earlier. The Times of Northwest Indiana reported that a city worker discovered Jessica Flores’ skeletal remains in Gary, Indiana. Local police and a cadaver search dog reportedly recovered additional remains while canvassing the …
Murder
April 21, 2020
Police: Killer trio repeatedly stabs victim, sets body on fire, and dumps it in woods
Three Maryland men were recently charged in West Virginia with kidnapping and murder after authorities reportedly found a deceased man’s body on fire. On March 18, Jefferson County police responded to Ward Clipp roads in Rippon, West Virginia, amid reports of a body on fire. There, they extinguished Jonathan Riddle’s partially-burning body and discovered he …
Missing
April 20, 2020
Remains found in garbage bag identified as woman missing since last year
Authorities revealed that human remains discovered in a garbage bag on Sunday were that of a Pennsylvania woman who was reported missing in April 2019. Allegheny County police announced in a statement that an officer patrolling an illegal dumpsite in Plum discovered Elizabeth Wiesenfeld’s body when he spotted a shoe peeking out of a torn …
Kidnapping
April 20, 2020
‘I’ve been watching you for a while’: Pantless woman emerges from woods & snatches girl in attempted kidnapping [Cops]
A Kentucky woman was arrested this month for allegedly trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl as she walked to a friend’s house. According to WAVE, the girl told police that Kimberly Phelps, 50, jumped out of a wooded area, grabbed her from behind, and covered her mouth before trying to drag her away. The girl …
Homicide
April 20, 2020
Drunk driver leaves friend to die in driveway after he falls off her pickup truck: Docs
A Wisconsin woman was allegedly drunk driving when a man fell from atop her pickup truck, resulting in his death late last month. The Star Tribune reported that Preston Decorah, 27, was found unconscious in a driveway on March 30, hours after an incident that occurred on a rural road in the Hertel area. The …
Murder
April 20, 2020
Dad slams infant’s head into metal bar on swing set, killing them: Police
A 5-month-old in Louisiana died on Sunday, days after their father allegedly threw them to the ground and slammed their head against a metal bar on a swing set. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said Brian Young, 21, confessed to harming the infant while the mother was at work. WWL reported that the mother …
Child Abuse
April 17, 2020
Mom’s boyfriend severely burns toddler’s stomach & genitals by putting him in scalding bathwater
A Texas man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for putting his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in scalding bathwater in 2018. Robert Wayne Bunton, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony aggravated assault causing bodily injury with a deadly weapon. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that authorities got involved after the boy was treated for second- …
