Florida K9 Tracks Missing Girl to Locked Park Bathroom
A Florida police dog found a missing 11-year-old girl Friday night, trapped in a locked park bathroom in Hillsborough County. The girl was reported missing just before 8 p.m. Friday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputy Sarah Ernstes and K9 Mary Lu tracked her to a neighbor’s house, where residents reported they gave her …
Convicted Sex Offender Walks Out Unlocked Jail Door, Recaptured a Day Later
A convicted sex offender escaped his Tennessee county jail on Friday but was back in jail a day later. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris told WZTV that a door was left unlocked, allowing Jack Janes, 42, to walk out of the jail unhindered. “Anytime an inmate escapes, we obviously have made a mistake in order …
Epstein Pal Ghislaine Maxwell Writing Memoir to ‘Clear Her Name’
Convicted and deceased child predator Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend — disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving her own prison sentence for helping him procure girls — is writing a tell-all book not to tell all but to “clear her name,” a source close to her tells UK tabloid The Daily Mail.
“She really thinks she hasn’t done anything wrong and that her charges will be dropped when people read it,” the source said.
Detectives Use Ad For Yoga Teacher To Find Fugitive Killer Kaitlin Armstrong
Detectives used an ad for a yoga teacher to finally find Kaitlin Armstrong after she’d stolen her sister’s passport to flee to Costa Rica, cut and dyed her hair, and even gotten plastic surgery to disguise her appearance. US Marshals on the hunt for Armstrong after the shooting death of pro-cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson were …
Stabbing Victim Sues New York Housing Authority for Leaving Doors Unlocked and Broken
A woman who was stabbed 14 times last year has filed suit against the New York City Housing Authority claiming it failed to secure the entrance the building where the intruder attacked her. Sophia Rostom, 26, was visiting a friend and waiting for an elevator at Farragut Houses in Brooklyn on March 28 when Maurice …
Escaped Teen Murder Suspect Recaptured in Philadelphia
A 17-year-old escaped murder suspect — who has been in jail since he was 14 awaiting trial — is back in custody. US Marshals toodk Shane Pryor into custody at 3rd and the Boulevard in Philadelphia on Sunday, WCAU reported. Pryor escaped from custody on Wednesday when he was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia …
Serial Killer Already Serving 5 Life Sentences Confesses to Killing Ohio Teen in Florida in 1980
A man already serving five life sentences for murdering young women and girls in California and Florida has confessed to the murder of a sixth victim, an 18-year-old Ohio woman who was abducted and killed while on spring break in Florida in 1980. Carol Ann Barrett was abducted from the Treasure Island Motel in Daytona …
LA Mom Charged With Killing 4-Year-Old Daughter
A California mother was arrested Friday for the murder of her 4-year-old daughter. Mia Gonzalez died from the “combined effects of strangulation and sharp force,” according to an autopsy report. Gonzalez was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in a business parking lot late Thursday and was taken to a local hospital, where she was later …
Shots Fired by Adult During Kids’ Altercation After High School Basketball Game
An Alabama woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly fired shots outside the school after a basketball game at Hueytown High School. Eunethia Arnette Shackleford, 30, was also charged with possession of a deadly weapon on school ground, AL.com reported. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the shots were fired in the …
Elderly LA Man Kills Wife, Adult Children in Murder-Suicide
An elderly Los Angeles man shot and killed his wife and two adult children Saturday night before turning the gun on himself. A fifth person survived the shooting by barricading themselves in a room and calling 911, WABC reported. Police were called to the home in Granada Hills just before 7 p.m. Officers forced their …