The late father of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock was reportedly a bank robber who was placed on the FBI Most Wanted list. Eric Paddock, the shooter’s brother, told the Orlando Sentinel that their father was Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, who also went by Patrick Benjamin Paddock. Historical newspaper articles obtained by Fox News indicated that Benjamin was …
A Big Sandy, Tennessee, man was reportedly among the more than 50 people killed in Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Family members have confirmed to WZTV that Sonny Melton, a registered nurse at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, was fatally shot at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. “At this point, I’m in complete disbelief and despair. …
A Griffin, Georgia, woman allegedly broke up a street fight with her SUV—and ran her daughter over in the process. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Shameka Peoples, 31, is accused of injuring five people, including her daughter, when she ran her car through an altercation on Wednesday night. Cell phone video, which can be viewed below, …
The family of murdered pregnant woman Savannah LaFontaine-Greywind has reportedly elicited the help of high-profile victims’ rights attorney Gloria Allred. The announcement was made on the family’s Facebook page on Wednesday. Allred later confirmed the news to KFYR but declined to comment further. As CrimeOnline previously reported, LaFontaine-Greywind, 22, was eight months pregnant when she disappeared …
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A juror passed out in a Bronx court after seeing autopsy photos of a murdered pregnant woman who had her baby cut from her womb. According to the New York Post, the female juror was rushed to the hospital Thursday after a prosecutor presented photos of Angelikque Sutton’s lacerated neck and detached uterus to the court. …
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, …
