Little girl found buried in backyard with missing brother was beaten, kept in a dog cage almost ’24 hours a day’ & starved until she died: Investigator
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March 3, 2019
Graphic novelist who mutilated fiance, drained her blood & scalped her, must pay her family millions [Report]
A graphic novelist who tortured and killed his fiance in 2016 must now pay her family $41.6 million, a California judge ruled. The Los Angeles Times reports that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Bobbi Tillmon delivered the ruling on Friday, after a wrongful-death lawsuit bench trial concluded. The lawsuit, filed by victim Iana Kasian’s family against author Blake Leibel, …
Animal Crimes
March 1, 2019
‘Emotional support’ pit bull mauls little girl at airport, leaving her with horrific facial injuries: Lawsuit
An Oregon mother has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit more than a year after she claims an “emotional support” pit bull mauled her 5-year-old daughter’s face at an airport. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Multnomah County, Mirna Gonzalez accused Michelle Brannan’s dog of attacking Gabriella Gonzalez at Portland International Airport as they waited at …
Court
March 1, 2019
Prosecutors insist woman who crashed bus with 11 special needs kids bought & used heroin before passing out, wrecking bus: Report
Although her boss claimed a diabetic coma may have caused a New Jersey woman to crash a bus full of special needs children, prosecutors maintained during a court hearing on Wednesday that the bus driver bought and used heroin before the wreck. NJ.com reports that 57-year-old Lisa Byrd appeared in court Wednesday for a bond …
Court
February 28, 2019
‘How’s that for your anxiety?’ Teachers threaten to punch nonverbal 6-year-old autistic girl in teeth & face, lawsuit says
The mother of a 6-year-old West Virginia girl filed a civil lawsuit against the Berkeley County Board of Education and others, after claiming teachers and their aides emotionally abused her little girl. According to court documents filed by Charleston lawyer Ben Salango, on behalf of parent, Amber Pack, three former employees at Berkeley Heights Elementary in …
Court
February 27, 2019
Sarah Stern: Childhood friend GUILTY of 30-minute strangulation of college student whose body was never found
A New Jersey man was convicted Tuesday for the November 2016 murder of a high school classmate whose body was dumped in a river and remains missing years later. Liam McAtasney, 21, was convicted of all charges— murder, robbery, desecration of human remains, conspiracy to desecrate human remains, tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension—for strangling …
Court
February 22, 2019
WATCH: Man violently beats his own attorney after judge hands down 47-year sentence, officials say
An Ohio man convicted of beating his girlfriend with a gun, holding her hostage and setting her apartment building on fire took out his aggression on his own attorney this week during a sentencing hearing in Cleveland. The entire ordeal played out between David Chislton and his lawyer in graphic courtroom video footage, as reported …
Court
February 22, 2019
Man who coerced little girl to send video of her father raping her pleads NOT GUILTY, lawyer says he was trying to help a sex assault victim: Court
A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin man on Wednesday, in connection with the January disappearance of a Tennessee teen, who said her adoptive father had been raping her. According to court documents, 31-year-old Bryan Rogers pleaded not guilty on Thursday to making false statements and sexually exploiting a child, while appearing in a Wisconsin federal …
Court
February 13, 2019
Man who took teen girl across states lines after adoptive father raped her may have sexually assaulted her, too [DA]
A Wisconsin man who claimed he was only trying to help a teen girl who fled from her Tennessee home last month after her adoptive father reportedly raped her, may have also sexually assaulted the girl as well, according to a prosecuting attorney. State Journal reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Oppeneer denied bond during a …
Court
February 12, 2019
Adoptive father who raped teen daughter made sure she feared him by shooting her dog, skinning it & dumping body in yard: Lawyer
A Tennessee teen girl who fled from home last month reportedly was scared for her life before she ran away. The girl’s adoptive dad, who allegedly owned numerous illegal guns, shot her dog dead and skinned its body, according to Wisconsin man Bryan David Rogers, who helped the girl escape. According to court documents filed …
Court
February 11, 2019
Michelle Carter, convicted in suicide by text case, is ordered to immediately start prison bid
Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of sending her teen boyfriend texts which encouraged his suicide, was ordered to prison Monday to begin her 15-month sentence. According to NBC News, a Massachusetts judge ruled that Carter, 22, must immediately report to prison despite her defense lawyers arguing she stay free as her case is …
Court
February 11, 2019
‘Her testimony will be worth its weight in gold’: Nancy Grace says testimony from mistress will have ‘huge impact’ in Kelsey Berreth murder trial [VIDEO]
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace has weighed in following reports that accused killer Patrick Frazee’s mistress has not only pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in Kelsey Berreth’s slaying but is expected to testify against him in his upcoming trial. According to the Daily Mail, ex-nurse Krystal Lee Kenney, 32, tearfully confessed to tampering with evidence — specifically the Colorado …