Petito Family Lawyer Sends Laundrie Lawyer Cease & Desist Letter Over Photo of Gabby Petito on Yelp Page
Murder
A user who posted the photo removed it from the unclaimed Yelp page for Steven Bertolino, and Yelp shut down commenting on the page.
Child Abuse
September 22, 2021
Iowa Dad Charged With Murder in Death of Infant Son
An Iowa man has been charged with murder in the death of his six-month-old son who was found unresponsive in an Iowa Falls apartment in March. In addition to first-degree murder, Nicholas Edward Cox, 22, also faces a charge of child endangerment causing death, the Times Citizen reported. Iowa Falls Police said they were called …
Murder
September 22, 2021
Nancy Grace: Investigators ‘Know the Cause of Death’ of Gabby Petito
Investigators know how Gabby Petito died, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace said Wednesday, but they’re still working to build their case “beyond a reasonable doubt.” “They know the cause of death, because they immediately said, this is a homicide,” she said on “The Faulkner Focus” on Fox. ” … They know right now what the cause of …
Court
September 20, 2021
‘I Don’t Think I’d Pass a Polygraph,’ Barry Morphew Told Friend, According to Unsealed Arrest Affidavit
Suzanne Morphew kept a “list of grievances” on her phone containing 60 items she objected to in her marriage to Barry Morphew, who is now charged with her murder. On the list, according to Barry Morphew’s arrested affidavit: physical abuse, mental abuse, stalking her around the house, taking her phone, slamming the brakes in the …
Child Abuse
September 20, 2021
Dad Charged With Murder After Infant Found Dead From Head and Neck Trauma
A Missouri dad has been charged with murder following the death of his 8-month-old daughter last month. The Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Office said the little girl was found dead on August 20 while she was in the care of Dillon Snider, 24. An autopsy determined she died from violent trauma to the head and …
Family Crime
September 19, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Signed Away Right To Represent Slain Son’s Estate a Week Before Suicide Fraud Scheme
Embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh waived his right to handle his murdered son’s estate just days before he called 911 to report he’d been shot in what now appears to be a botched suicide and insurance fraud scheme. Murdaugh — who has now been charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and …
Missing
September 19, 2021
Missing Gabby Petito: Florida Police Defend Letting Brian Laundrie Slip Away Without Questioning
North Port Police say they had no reason to bring in Brian Laundrie for questioning after he returned to Florida without his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, and before he fled from his parents home this week even as the search for Gabby heated up in Wyoming. “The North Port Police Department has no authority to execute …
Murder for hire
September 18, 2021
Florida Woman Hires Undercover FBI Agent To Kill Ex-Husband: US Attorney
A Florida woman was charged this week in a murder-for-hire scheme allegedly targeting her ex-husband. Gretchen Buselli, aka Gretchen Yarbrough, was arrested Thursday after she allegedly dropped off a $5,000 down payment on the hit earlier in the week, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida said. The investigation began in June when …
Murder
September 18, 2021
Mom Reportedly Gives Children Prescription Drug Overdose ‘To Help Them Sleep’
A New Jersey mother living in Arizona has been charged with the murder of her two young daughters, who were found dead in their apartment last week. Nine-year-old Aleyah and 4-year-old Royal McIntyre were found dead in their apartment on September 8, and Retta Cruse, 35, was found barricaded in a bedroom with multiple apparent …
Family Crime
September 18, 2021
‘It Ain’t True!’ Alex Murdaugh’s Alleged Co-Conspirator Says the Low Country Lawyer Set Him Up ‘To Be the Fall Guy’
The man South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh said he hired to kill him so his son could get an insurance payout says that’s just not true. Curtis Smith, 61, told the New York Post he “was set up to be the fall guy” and complained about pictures published of his bond hearing Thursday morning. “They …
Shooting
September 18, 2021
Texas Rangers Detail Deadly Rampage Through 2 Communities That Left 7 Dead, 21 Wounded
Texas Rangers have released their final report on an hour-long, two-town mass shooting in 2019 that left seven people dead nearly two dozen wounded as the suspect drove through Odessa and Midland taunting police on 911 calls as he fired at other drivers and pedestrians. Among the wounded in Seth Ator’s rampage were three law …
Murder
September 18, 2021
Man Who Allegedly Beheaded Girlfriend, Dumped Body on the Street Gets Upgraded Charges
A Wisconsin man accused of beheading his girlfriend and shoving her bloody body out of a car and onto the street was indicted this week on a charge of first-degree murder. Alexis Saborit, 42, was initially charged with second-degree murder in 55-year-old America Thayer’s July 28 death. Saborit reportedly fled on foot after dumping Thayer’s …
