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A body found behind a Charlotte, North Carolina, church Friday morning could belong to a Virginia Beach teen who disappeared 12 days earlier. The anonymous source told The Virginian-Pilot that a landscaper discovered Ashanti Billie’s possible remains while trimming behind East Stonewall AME Zion Church. At this point, however, there is no official confirmation that the body …
A San Anontio, Texas, mother allegedly said she didn’t call 911 for her dying daughter because her phone was low on minutes. The San Antonio Express-News reported that Jessica Briones, 35, walked into the San Antonio police station on September 5 with Olivia Briones, 4, in her arms. The unresponsive child was rushed to a local hospital where …
Authorities reportedly discovered a dead man’s body in a trash can near a Patton Village, Texas, home that was on fire a day prior. The Houston Chronicle reported that a fire broke out at the home early Wednesday. Investigators recovered the remains inside a residential-sized trash can on the same street as the residence. Montgomery County …
A Queens, New York, woman allegedly helped conduct an illegal back-alley butt injection procedure that killed a Harlem mother over the summer. The New York Daily News reports that Allison Spence, 44, was charged Thursday with manslaughter and unauthorized practice of a profession in connection with the death of Latesha Bynum, 37. Bynum died two weeks after getting the injections …
A former Maryland teacher’s aide who molested at least 23 children was sentenced Thursday to an additional 100 years behind bars. According to WBAL, Prince George’s County Judge Beverly Woodard handed down the sentence after Deonte Carraway, 24, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of state child sex abuse and pornography charges—one for each child authorities say …
A group of nine teenagers allegedly attacked a 12-year-old boy and his parents at a Six Flags in Gurnee, Illinois, during a dispute over line cutting. The Chicago Tribune reported that the incident occurred Saturday night during the amusement park’s Fright Fest. Gurnee Deputy Chief Brian Smith claimed that the teens cut the line while hurling profanities, …
An Illinois man allegedly posed as an Uber driver so he could pick up women outside bars and rape them. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Musaab Afandi, 33, would drive to secluded alleys to commit multiple sexual assaults. Police arrested Afandi in March, after two women claimed he picked them up from Skokie bars and attacked …
A Detroit, Michigan, woman is reportedly facing jail time if she doesn’t get her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow told WXYZ that she has a week to get her son vaccinated or be thrown behind bars. The ruling comes after the child’s father petitioned an Oakland County court to get their son immunized. “I would rather sit …
A Florida man reportedly told police that he fatally beat his 6-month-old daughter because he was “highly stressed” after losing power during Hurricane Irma. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dekari Castell, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the beating death of his daughter, Kahi. Castell allegedly told officers that he …
A Fort Wayne, Indiana, woman allegedly tried to kill her 11-week-old niece by giving her breast milk laced with pain medicine. WANE reports that Sarai Rodriguez-Miranda, 19, was charged Monday with attempted murder, though she is not yet in police custody. Rodriguez-Miranda was reportedly angry that her brother, his girlfriend, and their infant child were staying at …
A Mount Holly, New Jersey, woman has reportedly admitted to luring a 17-year-old girl to a motel, drugging her, and forcing her to work as a prostitute for 10 days. NJ.com reported that Adria Regn, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree conspiracy to facilitate human trafficking. Regn, along with her boyfriend, Christopher White, 19, are accused of …
A Naperville, Illinois, woman was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting. In a closed bench trial, Elzbieta Plackowska, 45, was convicted of ten counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the 2012 stabbing deaths. A judge rejected …
