A caregiver of a 4-year-old girl found dead and buried on a rural property rejected a plea deal that would have spared her the death penalty. Alysia Adams was due in court for a plea hearing on Wednesday. She is charged with first degree murder in the death of Athena Brownfield in December 2022 and …
An Indiana man was found dead in a Planet Fitness tanning bed Monday morning, three days after he entered the south Indianapolis gym. Gym members said they noticed a foul smell Monday morning that was worse near the tanning rooms, WTHR said. Derek Sink’s family reported him missing on Friday, but he wasn’t found until …
An unsealed arrest affidavit for Brad Simpson details his movements — and contradictory statements — after a search was launched for his missing wife in early October. The affidavit reveals a burn site where several cell phones and a laptop were destroyed, Simpson traveling with bulky items in trash bags and under tarps in his …
The father of an infant girl found dead in a baby bathing tub in a Connecticut motel room in August has been charged with murder. Dale Kirkland, 31, was initially charged with risk of injury to a minor and cruelty to persons after the baby was found by motel staff who entered the room to …
A Utah judge on Tuesday denied a bond request from a children’s book author accused of killing her husband. Kouri Richins wrote “Are You With Me?” about dealing the death of a father after her husband, Eric Richins died from a drug overdose in 2022, as CrimeOnline reported. She was arrested in June 2023 and …
Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a human head washed ashore Tuesday morning on Key Biscayne. Officials said the head was found by someone raking the beach, WTVJ reported. That person called authorities. A section of the beach was closed off while investigators where are the scene. The medical examiner will make an attempt to identify …
A jury quickly found an Ohio man guilty of beating his girlfriend to death with a hammer and dumping her body in a trashcan at a Mother Goose themed city park in Canton. Sean Goe’s trial began on Tuesday, and the jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges on Friday, according to WOIO. Goe was …
An Ohio man is dead after he allegedly abducted a 8-year-old girl and was later shot to death by police. The girl was not physically injured and has been returned to her family, the Medina County Sheriff’s Office said. According to WEWS, Charles Alexander, 43, allegedly took his daughter from a family member’s house following …
Michigan police are investigating after a body was found in a home’s freezer last week. East Lansing Police officers responded to a 911 call that reported blood on the floor inside the home. Upon searching the residence, officers found a body inside a freezer and the possible remains of a second person inside the same …
An elderly North Carolina couple was found shot to death in their front yard outside Gaston last week, and a neighbor and relative has been charged with their murder. Deputies found Michael Powell, 72, and Carolyn Powell, 70, dead from gunshots to the had at point blank range on Thursday evening, the Northampton County Sheriff’s …
A man wanted for murder after making a fake 911 call claiming to be a distressed hiker was arrested Sunday in South Carolina. The Monroe County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office said Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was taken into custody at a hospital in Columbia after he was identified by his fingerprints. Hamlett was charged with murder earlier …
Wisconsin authorities say they believe a man reported missing from a kayak trip in August faked his disappearance and is now somewhere in Europe. Ryan Borgwardt, 44, was reported missing on August 12 when he didn’t come home from a fishing trip. Searchers found truck, his overturned kayak, and a tackle box with his keys …
