A Massachusetts woman was found not guilty of murder Thursday in a decision that apparently even surprised the defendant herself. Boston Globe reports that a Worcester County judge found 35-year-old Erika Murray not guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of babies found decomposing inside a closet in her Blackstone home in 2014. …
Teen best friends, Abby Williams and Libby German killed while out walking trails in broad daylight in Delphi, Indiana. One of the girls snaps a cell phone photo of the suspect, who has never been caught. Two years later, the families are still searching for answers in this mystery which has gripped the nation. The …
Georgia investigators say the wife of a renowned lawyer took great measures to cover up his death, but what they found during an autopsy confirmed the man’s death wasn’t an accident. AJC reports that the body of commercial real estate attorney, 58-year-old Gary Farris, was found by his adult son earlier this month, in a …
A Tennessee man found with a severed human torso in his car is out of jail, but prosecutors are hoping to revoke his bond after learning he had a previous DUI conviction. Knox News reports that 29-year-old Dorrae Johnson was arrested earlier this week and charged with vehicular homicide, felony evading arrest and driving with …
Although he lived in a small one-bedroom home in Los Angeles with his wife and children, a stepfather said he had no idea his wife kept her 11-year-old son locked away in a closet for three years. NBC Los Angeles reports that during the preliminary hearing of a murder trial in connection with the death …
Washington police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked the same victim he previously raped. Authorities believe he is still in the same area, hiding out. KIRO 7 reports that 35-year-old Francisco Carranza-Ramirez was released from jail last Thursday and on Sunday, returned to the victim’s home in White Center and beat her, according …
Five years after a Georgia man left his toddler son inside a hot car for eight hours, he’s still hoping to be released from prison one day and awaiting his court date after filing an appeal. AJD reports that Justin Ross Harris still insists that his son Cooper’s death was an accident. Harris said he …
Police found the body of a woman and two children after she drove her car into a Michigan river on Monday, and they believe it wasn’t an accident. MLive reports that two children were initially in the car with a woman and two other children, but managed to get out before the woman drove the …
A Wisconsin boy has died at a hospital from a gunshot wound and police are trying to determine what happened and why two adults abandoned him at the hospital. ABC News reports two adult males dropped a 5-year-old boy off at the Froedtert South Hospital in Kenosha at around 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The …
A police chase on Sunday morning ended with a man behind bars after police reportedly found a severed human torso inside his car. Knox News reports that Dorrae Debrice Johnson, 29, was swerving in and out of lanes on Interstate 40 early Sunday morning at around 3:30 a.m. in Knoxville, prompting police to pull him …
A supposed friend of a former Arkansas state senator found dead on June 4 has been charged with murder. Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports that that 48-year-old Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell is facing several felony charges, including capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, in connection with the death of Linda Collins-Smith (pictured left), …
Some Alabama sex offenders will be required to undergo “chemical castration” before parole release, under a new law. On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill, despite objections from human rights groups. AP News reports that the controversial law will involve a convicted child sexual offender taking medication that decreases sex drive by blocking testosterone. …
