California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that he has scheduled a clemency hearing for June for Erik and Kyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989. Newsom explained on his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” that Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s recent decision not to resentence the …
Oregon police said on Tuesday that a body has been found amid the ongoing search for a 2-year-old boy who vanished earlier this month. KATU reported that a diver discovered the body in Siletz. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said on March 4 that they were searching the Siletz River for Dane Paulsen, who went missing …
Four people were criminally charged on Monday in January’s death of a 5-year-old Michigan boy who was reportedly killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed second-degree murder charges against Oxford Center CEO and founder Tamela Peterson, 58, director of operations Gary Marken, 65, and safety director Jeffrey Alan Mosteller, 64. …
A lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs was updated to claim that Combs, NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and comedian Druski raped a woman in California in 2018. According to Variety, Ashley Parham implicated 12 people — including Combs, Beckham, Druski, and singer-rapper Jaguar Wright — in the assault against her and two men who …
On Monday, a California district attorney said he is seeking to withdraw a motion from his predecessor which sought to have Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced for their parents’ 1989 slayings. Newly-elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he wants to rescind ex-prosecutor George Gascón’s request for a resentencing hearing in the Menendez …
Georgia police said a man who vanished with his fiancée last month was found dead on Sunday. WANF reported that Gary Jones’ body was found in Lake Oconee, where he was last seen boating with Joycelyn Wilson, 49, on February 8. Wilson’s body was found floating on the lake on February 9, and Jones remained …
New Mexico officials announced on Friday that both Gene Hackman and his wife died of natural causes. Heather Jarrell, Office of the Medical Examiner’s Chief Medical Examiner, said Hackman, 95, died of heart disease, while his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, 65, had hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and tested positive for hantavirus. Alzheimer’s disease was listed as …
A New Mexico man was convicted on Wednesday for killing a man in 2021 and playing soccer with his decapitated head. KFOX reported that Joel Arciniega-Saenz was found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing James Garcia, 51, 84 times at a Las Cruces park. In addition to severing Garcia’s finger, Arciniega-Saenz decapitated him and played …
Alabama prosecutors filed a motion on Wednesday asking for more time to investigate the disappearance of a 2-year-old boy who was last seen in September. WABM reported that Kahleb Collins’ mother and grandfather, Wendy Bailey and John Bailey, 22 and 50, have a preliminary hearing for March 11. However, Andrew C. Hamlin, the District Attorney …
Arizona police said they have gotten leads in the case of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was discovered last month. Gila County police Lt. James Lahti told KNXV that people on a trail off U.S. Highway 60 near Globe discovered bags containing Emily Pike’s body. Lahti said no suspects or persons of interest have …
Michigan officials announced on Wednesday that two children who died in a parking garage last month died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Tateona Williams and her four children were reportedly homeless for around two months, parking in various casino parking structures, when her 9-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter died on February 10. Though it was widely …
A 14-year-old Arizona girl who was found dismembered last month reportedly vanished from a group home that has a lengthy history of missing person cases. Emily Pike’s remains were found in bags off Highway 60 in Globe on Valentine’s Day, weeks after she vanished from Mesa on January 27. Pike was from the San Carlos …
