Former president Ronald Reagan designated May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day in 1983 after 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished on May 25, 1979. Although the little boy has never been found, his disappearance launched the start of national media coverage for missing children, as well the introduction of missing kids on the back of milk cartons. …
In early May, a Georgia doctor reportedly told a woman battling anorexia that she should move from the state or prepare for death since her insurance company treats the life-threatening eating disorder as a “luxury” medical expense. She’s choosing to fight for her life. Miami Herald reports that Katrina Howard, 25, has battled with anorexia nervosa …
Hours after a small human remains were found in Harvey County, Kansas, on Thursday, the stepmother of missing boy, Lucas Hernandez, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita. According to Sedwick County jail records, Glass, 26 was booked at around 10:34 p.m. on Thursday, on charges of “interference with a law enforcement officer …
A Florida mother is blaming the the Netflix show, “Thirteen Reasons Why,” for her daughter’s suicide attempt on Mother’s Day, after the girl’s friends allegedly made a “suicide pact” and pushed her kill herself. Okechobee News reports that the mom, identified as Katrina Sheffield, said she pieced together the information after reading messages sent between …
A investigator says he helped find reported human remains on Thursday, likely 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez, who has been missing since February 17. KWCH reports that Harvey County Sheriff Chad said he responded to a call regarding a “dead body” underneath a bridge off of SE 96th Street, in between S. Woodlawn and Hillside Streets in Harvey County on …
On Wednesday, an Atlanta judge sentenced former prominent lawyer Tex McIver to life in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2016 shooting death of his wife. AJC reports that as a shackled and cuffed McIver, 74, stood in front of Chief Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, he learned his fate of life imprisonment …
An Alabama parole board denied parole on Wednesday for Judith Neelley, a woman convicted in 1982 for the rape, torture, and murder of a young girl in Georgia. Associated Press reports that 53-year-old Judith Ann Neelley will remain behind bars in an Alabama prison after the parole board declined to free her, following a tear-filled testimony from …
A China woman caused serious damage to a former boyfriend’s tongue after she allegedly locked lips with him and refused to let go, almost snapping his tongue in half. People’s Daily reports that the incident happened in Qianshan County outside disease prevention and control center at around 5 p.m. on Friday, during China’s “Internet Lovers’ …
A Florida hairstylist has been missing over a week and with authorities feeling she’s likely dead, they’ve named her co-worker a suspect in her disappearance. New York Post reports that a family member reported Joleen Cummings (pictured right), 34, missing on May 13. She was last seen leaving the Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach. She left the …
A parole hearing for a woman who helped brutally rape, torture, and murder two girls in 1982 is scheduled for a parole hearing on Wednesday in Montgomery, Alabama, but the Governor, along with families of the victims and supporters who vividly remember the crimes, are pushing for her to stay behind bars indefinitely. Al.com reports …
It’s something that Dr. Oz said has never been asked of him before on his show, but the mother of slain child, Cherish Perrywinkle, in an effort to clear her name, requested a polygraph and drug test while appearing as a guest on Oz’s show. Whether she passed or not remains to be seen on …
When Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son in 2004, he had already garnered more attention from the public than most other high-profile cases in the past decade. The presiding judge on Peterson’s case said he had never seen that type of publicity in his “over 30 years in the community.” …
