A 13-year-old Florida boy who allegedly confessed to fatally stabbing his mother over 40 times in October was ordered on Friday to remain in an adult detention center. Derek Rosa — who is charged with first-degree murder — reportedly stabbed Irina Garcia, 39, at their Hialeah home as Garcia slept near her 14-day-old daughter, as …
Two cousins who spent 42 years in an Illinois prison for murders they didn’t commit were formally exonerated on Thursday. James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, were sentenced to life for the 1981 drive-by shooting deaths of Julie Limas, 16, and U.S. Marine Hector Valeriano, 18, who were killed during a softball game in …
A New Jersey man was arrested last week for allegedly killing his elderly mother, who was decapitated. NJ.com reported that on December 8, Jeffrey Surgent, 46, called Ocean County police about his mother’s murder. Responding police officers allegedly found Surgent — nude and covered in blood — in an apartment hallway on top of Alexandria …
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly killed his mother in October could be moved to a juvenile detention center soon, after a judge heard arguments and testimony on the matter on Thursday. Derek Rosa — who is charged with first-degree murder — reportedly stabbed Irina Garcia, 39, at their Hialeah home as Garcia slept near her …
The body of a man who died in an Alabama prison in April was reportedly released to his family decomposing and without a heart. According to the Moulton Advertiser, Brandon Dotson was considered for parole release the same day he died at Ventress Correctional Facility in Barbour County on November 16. A federal lawsuit alleged …
Indiana prosecutors said on Wednesday that they have charged a woman in Monday’s death of her 9-month-old daughter. Ana Perez-Hernandez was reportedly hospitalized on December 7 for various head injuries — including brain swelling, brain bleeding, and a parenchymal brain injury. The infant’s mother, Marleni-Hernandez, 36, claimed she was gone for 30 minutes after she …
Ohio officials announced on Tuesday that an autopsy could not determine the cause of death of a newborn girl discovered in a garbage truck in June. Waste management workers discovered the baby’s body in the rear of their truck while making collections in Plain City, Crime Online reported. An autopsy stated that the baby — …
Illinois police confirmed on Wednesday that a body found in a pond a day earlier was a 17-year-old girl who vanished last week. WMAQ reported that Brissa Romero suffered no significant injuries and her death was consistent with a drowning. Romero’s body was recovered from the same pond in Vernon Hills where her car was …
Virginia police confirmed on Tuesday that skeletal remains discovered last month are a New York man who vanished in October. Spotsylvania County police detective Earle Swift told WPIX that the decomposed remains of Terrence Smith, 33, were found in Fredericksburg on November 16. Smith reportedly took an Amtrak to visit a female friend in Virginia whose …
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it will hear a case regarding how patients can access a common abortion drug. The FDA first approved Mifepristone in 2000, with patients being prescribed the pill following three doctor visits. NPR reported that the FDA relaxed those rules in recent years, allowing patients to get the prescription …
A New York woman was arraigned on Monday, weeks after her neglected 1-year-old son was reportedly found dead in a closet. Rochester police who responded to reports of an unresponsive child on November 2 discovered William Nichols’ body in a closet at the Manhattan Square Apartments. WXXI reported that Nichols was last seen alive in …
On Tuesday, a British nurse who was convicted in August of killing seven babies was formally found unfit to practice nursing. Lucy Letby, 33, is serving 14 life sentences for killing seven babies and injuring 10 more while working at Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. The BBC reported that months …
