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The family of a Georgia woman who disappeared from her parents’ Druid Hills home two weeks ago has offered $10,000 for her “safe return.” The Dekalb Neighbor reports that Jenna Van Gelderen, 25, texted a friend that she was going to lay down on August 19 at 2 a.m. Jenna has not been seen or used …
An Arlington, Texas, woman who included a young child in her explicit videos was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday. The Waxahachie Daily Light reports that Miranda Renea Kelso, 25, will serve two years in jail for indecency with a child by exposure and three years for indecency with a child. The two sentences will run …
Police say the victim’s hand was nearly chopped in half
A former Tennessee legislator who stole $20 million dollars in a gold coin Ponzi scheme was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. The Commercial Appeal reports that Larry Bates, 73, will spend 21 years in federal prison and pay $20 million to various victims affected by his scam, which entailed selling and purchasing silver and gold coins. Bates’ …
Five nurses in Denver, Colorado, were suspended for allegedly opening a body bag to view a deceased patient’s genitals. On Tuesday, Denver Health Medical Center spokesman Josh Rasmussen confirmed to KMGH that five nurses were suspended in May for three weeks. A tip to the local station alleged that the nurses praised the size of …
A Brooklyn, New York, man is accused of strangling and beating his wife to death after she refused to let him in the bedroom. The New York Daily News reports that Desmoulins Loiseau, 56, supposedly admitted to his landlord that he killed Marie Loiseau, 63, during an argument over money. In addition to choking Marie, Desmoulins …
California police are searching for a man who went on a rampage at a Santa Ana 7-Eleven last month. According to KTLA, the video showed the suspect vandalizing the convenience store on August 25 at around 2:30 a.m. Store manager Rajev Tendon explained that the man first came in asking to use the phone and returned …
A video reportedly shows a woman in the back of a police SUV slip off her handcuffs before allegedly taking Texas officers on a 23-minute high-speed chase. KTRE reports that the Lufkin Police Department released the footage on Tuesday. The video supposedly shows Toscha Fay Sponsler, 33, who was accused of shoplifting from Ulta and fleeing from …
A Gainesville, Florida, mother is accused of partaking in a fatal drug binge with her child’s father in the presence of their 4-year-old daughter. The Gainesville Sun reports that police arrested Taylor Perry, 23, Monday on child abuse charges. According to an arrest report, Perry was entering a rehabilitation program for her substance abuse issues. …
A British law student vacationing in Spain died when five bags of ecstasy exploded in her stomach, a hearing on Monday revealed. Providing evidence, the mother of Rebecca Brock, 18, speculated that her daughter was forced into being a drug mule while in Ibiza. The Telegraph reported that Brock was found in her hotel room with …
A Hainesport, New Jersey, woman accused of throwing a girl onto the tracks of an oncoming train is set to stand trial. According to the Courier-Post, Autumn Matacchiera, 20, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder charges stemming from the January 27 incident. Burlington police said Matacchiera threw the 5-year-old onto the tracks after a NJ Transit bus driver …
A South Carolina man was “under the intoxicating influence” of synthetic marijuana when he allegedly killed his five kids, according to a lawsuit filed by his former wife. The State reports that Amber Jones is suing five Lexington County retailers that supposedly sold the drug to Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 35. Jones Jr. is facing five counts …
