A body found in Costa Rica on Monday has been identified as 36-year-old Florida woman, Carla Stefaniak, who was overseas vacationing for her birthday. NBC2 reports that according to the head of the Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department, Walter Espinoza, Carla died from trauma. Authorities found her body wrapped in plastic and partially buried behind the Airbnb …
Every winter, actor Scott Schwartz hears stories of how children, in an attempt to emulate his character from the classic hit movie, “A Christmas Story,” stick their tongues to frozen poles. As Christmas approaches and the temperatures begin to drop, the actor wants to warn kids that not only are they putting themselves in danger, …
A Texas man facing 99 years in prison after his former girlfriend filed assault charges on him is free, thanks to a “selfie” photo his mother provided to police. Authorities are now in the process of taking out a warrant for the woman who reportedly made the false report. ABC reports that Jim Nichols, of the …
Authorities located a body on Monday in Costa Rica, while searching for missing Florida woman Carla Stefaniak, who failed to board her flight home on November 28. NBC News reports that there is no confirmation yet that the body found is indeed that of Carla, but authorities found the body buried partially in the ground …
Hawaii state officials are investigating an incident after several children at a Honolulu preschool were served Pine-Sol instead of apple juice during morning snacks. ABC reports a classroom assistant at the Kilohana United Methodist Church Preschool accidentally grabbed a bottle of Pine-Sol last week while preparing snacks for the children, and poured to cleaner into the …
A 53-year-old woman was stabbed to death after she rolled down her window in Baltimore on early Sunday morning to help someone holding a baby and a sign for help. FOX5 News reports Jacquelyn Smith and her family spotted a younger woman holding a sign that read “Please Help me feed my Baby,” while holding an infant, …
Earlier this week, authorities found the body of 13-year-old North Carolina girl, Hania Aguilar. While the search continues for the teen’s killer, a criminal profiler provided tips about the elusive suspect. Hania was standing in the driveway of her family home in Lumberton, North Carolina, at the Rosewood Mobile Home Park, when a strange man wearing …
A Kansas woman was convicted of murder and other related charges after she admitted she helped her boyfriend hide her son Evan Brewer, a 3-year-old toddler found deceased inside a concrete block in 2017. Topeka Capital-Journal reports Miranda Miller, 37, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child abuse, aggravated child endangerment, and second-degree murder. According to Sedgwick District Attorney …
A student was apparently denied a hot lunch after cafeteria workers at an Alabama high school tossed his lunch in the trash when he didn’t have the money to pay. CBS5 reports that according to a trending social media post, it was the student’s first day back to school, at a new school for him, …
A Missouri man who claimed he had consensual sex with a Washington University medical student was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and burglary on Thursday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 28-year-old Jared Hurst claimed he had a three-month relationship with a second-year medical student that led to late night consensual sex. Yet, there were no cellphone, email, …
After three trials, a California woman escaped prison time when a judge and jury deemed her insane on Wednesday, despite being convicted twice for drowning and killing her baby. The Orange County Register reports that Lucero Carrera, 33, was living in a Santa Ana home with her mother when she killed her 2-month-old daughter, Kimberly, …
A Missouri man on trial for allegedly raping a Washington University medical student said it was consensual. The victim, who said she was a virgin at the time, claimed she was awoken to the man, a stranger, on top of her in the middle of night at her St. Louis apartment. St. Louis Dispatch reports …
