Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five young children during postpartum psychosis, remains in a mental hospital and intends to stay there permanently. According to the New York Post, Yates refused a hearing last month to determine her competency for release. Her conviction allows for annual reviews, but she has consistently declined the assessments. …
The Pullman Police Department announced Monday that they found 2-year-old Seraya Aung Harmon at a roadside checkpoint near Santa Ana, Mexico, over the weekend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Pullman police in Washington, in collaboration with the Moscow Police Department and the FBI, began investigating Seraya’s disappearance on May 29, when she was last seen with …
Massachusetts State Police suspended Trooper Michael Proctor without pay following a duty status hearing in the Karen Read murder case. Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, admitted to making “unprofessional” comments about Read during the probe into Read’s boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death. Read faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving …
Karen Read’s lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss charges still looming against her, following a mistrial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer, John O’Keefe. Read’s defense team reported receiving “unsolicited communications” from three jurors from her murder trial. These jurors unanimously agreed that Read was not guilty of second-degree murder, and …
Las Cruces Police in New Mexico are seeking tips on a 12-year-old boy reported missing on Saturday. According to police, Sergio Martinez was last seen Saturday evening in the 200 block of Wall Avenue in Las Cruces. Police believe he may have run away, NBC 9 reports. He’s described as a Hispanic male who stands …
Domestic violence charges against a California man accused of physically assaulting his missing wife have been dismissed. “On Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Trial Readiness Conference the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office made the difficult decision to renew our request to dismiss the case against Tyler McCain, 23F9367, because the victim, Nikki McCain, has …
Police are seeking public assistance to locate a missing Austin teenager who disappeared nearly a month ago. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), Christopher Rodriguez Diaz was last seen on June 14 after leaving his home in Austin and not returning. Police suspect he may still be in Texas and could …
A German woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for manslaughter after dropping her newborn daughter from a window last year. Daily Mail reports that Katarina Jovanovic, 28, of Baden-Wuerttemberg, was convicted Wednesday at the Heilbronn District Court. According to prosecutors, Jovanovic had secretly given birth at home on September …
Police in Michigan are searching for a woman with Alzheimer’s who disappeared on Friday in Genesee County, According to Genesee Twp. Police, Brenda Elaine Etherington, 76, wandered away from her residence in the 1000 block of Genesee Road on the 4th of July and neverreturned. Police said she may act confused and “combative if approached,” …
Notorious wife and child killer, Chris Watts, imprisoned at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, endures a self-imposed torment as he serves a life sentence, The New York Post reports. According to people who have interacted with Watts behind bars, Watts leads a very sedentary lifestyle, has gained considerable weight and has significantly balded. He …
New Orleans police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old girl who is suspected to be a trafficking victim. According to the New Orleans Police Department, Kristhal Chinchilla-Canizales was last seen on May 22 during a day trip to a museum in downtown New Orleans. She’s been classified as a “critical missing juvenile.” …
