A Pennsylvania couple faces numerous charges after police say they faked the birth and death of a child who never existed, in an attempt to scam people out of charitable donations. According to a criminal complaint, Kaycee and Geoffrey Lang claimed their newborn son died hours after birth at the Conemaugh Health System in Johnstown …
A Kentucky mother was arrested after police say her three children were found inside a filthy home with nothing to eat besides Pop-Tarts. Lexington Herald Reader reports that an officer was dispatched to a Georgetown home off of Military Street on Saturday after a neighbor called in about three children who were kept outside for …
A 15-year-old California girl said she really didn’t want to shoot up her school, but posted terror threats online to gain traction on her social media account, police say. ABC 30 reports that Fresno police arrested the high school teen after receiving tips that she made a disturbing threat on Snapchat about shooting up Edison …
Five Ilinois teens are facing murder charges after a 14-year-old boy who was with them during an attempted robbery was shot and killed by the homeowner, according to police. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, six teens traveled together in a stolen Lexus on early Tuesday morning, then stopped at a home in Old …
A Louisiana woman accused of orchestrating a murder that left her infant son dead will face the death penalty if she’s found guilty. According to Town Talk, the state of Louisiana intends to seek death against Hanna Nicole Barker in connection with the 2018 murder of her 6-month-old son, Levi Cole Ellerbe. Barker, who pleaded …
A Wisconsin hunter stumbled across a makeshift bunker hidden so far off the grid that a man wanted for child sexual assault and pornography lived there without detection for three years. NBC News reports that 44-year-old Jeremiah Button fled in 2016, shortly before his trial was scheduled to begin in Portage County on child sexual …
A Minnesota man who claimed he was fulfilling a promise to wife to let her die at home instead of a nursing home has been sentenced. Duane Johnson, 58, was initially charged with third-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Debra Lynn Johnson, 69, who passed away in their Brown County home …
A Pennsylvania man wanted for questioning in connection with the deaths of his stepmother and brother was apprehended on Wednesday afternoon in Charleston, West Virginia. According to Lt. Autumn Davis of the Charleston Police Department, authorities arrested Turner at the Charleston Greyhound bus station off of Reynolds Street, at around 1 p.m. The suspect missed …
A Georgia woman who pleaded for help after her boyfriend was gunned down, has been charged in connection with his death, along with two alleged accomplices. Channel 2 Action News reports that Yainerys “Yaya” Gil, 23, who previously cried while explaining someone shot her boyfriend, George Anthony Vela, in front of their home in July, …
A Texas mother is behind bars after she refused to get treatment for a little girl who accidentally burned herself with scalding water. ABC reports that police arrested 42-year-old Juana Marquez for failing to seek medical attention after her 4-year-old stepdaughter, Amberly Quiroz, grabbed boiling water from the stove on Saturday morning and accidentally dropped …
A 6-year-old Minnesota girl is dead and her sister badly injured after a man in a Walmart parking lot accidentally set his van on fire after cooking, police say. Star Tribune reports that Roberto L. Hipolito, 70, was cooking on a portable stove early Wednesday morning, that he placed on a Fridley Walmart parking lot …
Two young cousins out picking vegetables for their family were found dead and violently tortured on Thursday, police say. Hindustan Times reports that two girls, both 13, were found deceased by their family in Katihar, a village in Bihar, India. According to authorities, the children left their home early Wednesday afternoon to pick gourds for …
