While there are numerous ways authorities can obtain DNA evidence in an attempt to solve crimes, one of the most common methods used in crime scene investigations and serology laboratories is sterile swabbing. Sterile swabbing, especially on porous surfaces like rocks, can be tricky since the swab may not be able to collect materials underneath …
An India man made the mistake of trying to take a selfie with a wounded bear on Wednesday after pulling over during a group wedding trip in Odisha. New York Post reports that the victim, identified as Prabhu Bhatara, stopped to relieve himself in a forest on Wednesday evening when he spotted the bear. He walked …
A North Carolina woman was arrested on Tuesday after police say she starved her mentally disabled daughter to death in February. WRAL reports that Bertha Brewington Melvin, 68, of Fayetteville, is accused of first-degree murder and two counts of exploitation, neglect, and abuse after her adopted daughter, Tial Melvin, 22, passed away from hypothermia and starvation. Melvin …
A little boy brutally attacked at an Indiana daycare on Monday has been released from the hospital, but authorities still have no suspects in custody as the daycare continues to blame the attack on a 2-year-old girl. NBC13 reports that Tiffany Griffith, the mother of baby Jesse, 1, said that it’s difficult to look at …
Seven years ago, “tot mom” Casey Anthony walked out of a Florida courtroom after a jury acquitted her of the murder of her daughter, Caylee. Is Casey Anthony guilty? Did the jury get it wrong? Today on “The Dr. Oz Show,” top legal analysts Nancy Grace and Dan Abrams of the hit show “Grace vs. Abrams,” take …
As an Indiana toddler boy continues to recover in a hospital after being brutally attacked while at a daycare on Monday, Family and Social Services (FSSA) carried an emergency order to shut the daycare down immediately. The Indy Channel reports that FSSA spokesperson Marni Lemons indicated that an order was put into place to stop operations at the …
As authorities continue to search for a missing Mississippi teen said to be with his teacher, the boy’s family is speaking out, trying to make sense of the situation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Oscar O’Neal III, 16, disappeared from his Hattiesburg home at some point between late Sunday night and early Monday morning. His mother reported …
An ex-director for CNBC admitted he used a hidden camera to spy on his nanny, but it wasn’t just to monitor her activities with his children. He planted the camera in the bathroom of his New York home to spy on her. New York Post reports that Daniel Switzen, 44, of Pleasantville, New York, pleaded guilty …
An Indiana mother is demanding answers after she picked up her little boy from an Indianapolis daycare with bruise and cuts all over his face. FOX 59 reports that when Tiffany Griffin arrived to the Kiddie Garden daycare off of 38th Street and Oxford on Monday, she could hear her 1-year-old shrieking while she was still in …
A Texas mother who left her two toddlers inside a hot car to die last summer will spend 20 years behind bars after a Parker County jury gave her the maximum time allowed for her crimes. New York Post reports that Cynthia Marie Randolph, 25, learned her on Monday inside a Parker County, where she stood accused of …
A Texas boy has died after police say he climbed into a tumble dryer during a game of “hide and seek” and got electrocuted on Friday. ABC13 reports that 10-year-old Fernando Hernandez Jr. climbed into a dryer at a Houston area apartment complex off of the 12300 block of Fleming Drive on Friday evening while playing with …
A California man is behind bars after police say he brutally beat and “waterboarded” his wife, 30 years his senior, in January. The Los Angeles Times reports that that Richard David Schlosser, 35, is accused of torturing and beating his 65-year-old wife in their Newport Beach apartment off of the 2700 block of Newport Boulevard on …
