Prosecution, Defense Rest in Trial of Leilani Simon for Death of Toddler Son Quinton
Both the prosecution and the defense in the case of a Georgia mother accused of killing her toddler son rested their cases on Wednesday, with the mother herself briefly taking the stand to tell the court she was refusing to testify. Chatham County Superior Court Judge Tammy Stokes sent the jury out of the courtroom …
Forensic Pathologist Who Worked OJ Simpson Case to Testify as Bryan Kohberger Tries to Strike Death Penalty
A Florida forensic pathologist who worked for OJ Simpson’s defense in 1994 will be testifying at a hearing next month to determine whether an Idaho judge will strike the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in 2022. Dr. Barbara C. Wolf is the medical …
Former SC Law Enforcement Officer Pleads Guilty to Gunning Down Next Door Neighbor
A man who served in law enforcement in South Carolina for nearly 15 years pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing his next door neighbor in 2023 and was sentenced to 34 years in prison. Justin Rawlins Moody, 43, was to go on trial next week for the May 11, 2023, shooting death of 48-year-old Oscar Rubio. …
Husband of Missing Texas Realtor Hit With New Charges; His Business Partner Also Arrested
The husband of a Texas realtor missing for two weeks now faces new charges, and his business partner has been arrested in connection with the investigation. Brad Simpson, already jailed on charges of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and unlawful restraint, was charged Tuesday with tampering or fabricating with physical evidence and possession of a …
8-Year-Old Colorado Girl Fights Back Against Would-Be Kidnapper in Clown Mask
A 56-year-old Colorado man has ben arrested and charged with attacking an 8-year-old girl in her home in the middle of the night. The Sterling Police Department said Thomas Gallegos has been charged with burglary, assault, attempted kidnapping, and child abuse. An affidavit says the little girl fought back against Gallegos, a neighbor who …
Missing Missouri Soldier Found Dead; CID Investigating
A 23-year-old soldier reported missing from her post earlier this week has been found dead. Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri had asked for the public’s help finding Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, saying her chain of command and family had been unable to contact her. Roque, who enlisted in 2020 from Indiana, was a mine dog …
Teen Boy Charged With Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with killing a 13-year-old girl found dead on a Tennessee neighborhood trail. Knox County deputies were called to the scene in the Powell community’s Broadacres subdivision shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, WATE reported. Around 11 p.m., Sheriff Tom Spangler announced the boy had been arrested and charged with …
5 Tennessee Children Taken by ‘Non-Custodial Parents,’ Believed ‘Endangered’
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an endangered child alert early Wednesday morning for five children, ranging from 2 to 11 yearas old, believed to have been taken by their non-custodial parents. The children and their non-custodial parents are believed to be in a white 2018 GMC Acadia with a Tennessee tag BMMM, TBI said …
Texas Soldier Charged With 27 Counts, Including Rape, Attempted Murder
An Army sergeant was arraigned in Texas on Monday on 27 criminal charges, including attempted murder and rape. Greville Clarke, 31, a sergeant stationed at Fort Cavazos, is accused of breaking into the barracks rooms of five different women and robbing them. He is charged with holding two at gunpoint and strangling one with a …
Here We Go Again: Arizona Judge Grants Lori Vallow Daybell’s Request for Competency Evaluation
An Arizona judge has delayed Lori Vallow Daybell’s conspiracy trial and granted her request for a full mental competency evaluation. According to KSAZ, Vallow Daybell’s defense attorney filed a motion for a “Rule 11 evaluation, and it was granted on Monday by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Justin Beresky. BREAKING: Judge Justin Beresky grants Lori …
14-Year-Old Girl Florida Girl Missing from West Miami
A South Florida teen was seen rushing out of her West Miami apartment building Sunday night — after telling her mother she was taking out the trash — and hasn’t been seen since. Alyssa Mariela Gonzalez Velazquez, 14, left home at about 7:30 p.m.. The surveillance video from the apartment hallway shows her rushing to …