Purposely exposing a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing a positive status is no longer a felony in California. The Los Angeles Times reported that Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday downgrading the crime to a misdemeanor. The bill also applies to people who give blood and fail to tell blood banks they’re HIV-positive. …
A Kansas City, Missouri, man who fatally shot a father then shot and paralyzed the dad’s 10-year-old son will spend the rest of his life behind bars. KCTV reported that a Jackson County judge sentenced Dontae Jefferson to life without parole for the first-degree murder of Ka’Vyea Curry, 34. The judge also ordered that life sentences …
Two South Florida mothers are accused of overdosing on heroin in a car while their two newborns sat in the backseat. The Miami Herald reported that June Ann Schweinhart, 28, and Kristen O’Connor, 27, (pictured left and right) allegedly became friends in rehab because their due dates were close together. On Thursday, the pair reportedly bought …
A Good Samaritan rescued an abducted Minnesota teen then reportedly took the reward check and handed it to the girl. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that three men kidnapped Jasmine Block, 15, and held her captive for nearly a month before she escaped on September 5. Earl Melchert, 65, was reportedly driving back to work …
Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a hotel freezer on September 10, died from hypothermia, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday. The Chicago Tribune reported that alcohol intoxication and the use of topiramate, a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy, were listed as contributing factors in the teen’s death. The medical examiner’s …
A Macomb Township, Michigan, couple is accused of holding a woman with special needs captive and forcing her to sell sex. The Detroit Free Press reported that Michael Welch, 38, and Misty George, 30, allegedly kept the 29-year-old woman—who has physical and mental disabilities—in an outside shed, took her support money, and created online ads to sell …
A Dekalb County, Georgia, mother was indicted on murder charges Tuesday for allegedly leaving her toddler daughter in a hot car while she got her hair done. The Dekalb Neighbor reported that a grand jury indicted Dijanelle Fowler, 25, on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, and concealing the death of another in connection with …
A 16-year-old Oklahoma boy is accused of shooting a father in cold blood as he protected his wife and daughters from a home invasion. KOTV reported that police believe Deonte Green committed four armed robberies, a sexual assault, and a murder—all on Sunday. Tulsa Police Homicide Sergeant Dave Walker said Green fatally shot school teacher Shane …
Capital murder charges against a Watauga, Texas, father accused of smothering his 2-year-old daughter were dropped after the man’s young son reportedly admitted to causing the toddler’s death. Investigators believed Anthony Michael Sanders, 33, suffocated Ellie Mae Sanders on December 12, 2015, because she had interrupted his computer games. However, a capital murder trial set for September 11 never …
A Knoxville, Tennessee, man is accused of breaking into a friend’s home while dressed as a pirate. WATE reported that Brian Zielinski—who also goes by “Captain Jack Sparrow”—was arrested over the weekend on burglary and resisting arrest charges. Sequatchie County Jail Captain Justin Higdon said Zielinski was wearing a black pirate hat, a black vest, brown jacket, and …
A jury found a Bronx, New York, woman guilty of butchering her friend and ripping her baby out of her body. DNAInfo reported that Ashleigh Wade, 24, cried as she was convicted of second-degree murder and kidnapping. It took a jury less than five hours to convict Wade on charges that could put her behind bars for the …
An Edmonds, Washington, woman who planned to kill her Craigslist date and rip his heart out was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. KCPQ reported that Amy Caroline Brown, 24, said she was planning to become a serial killer. She also claimed she’s a psychopath who’s been tormented by homicidal thoughts since middle school. …
