The father of a man who ended his life after his girlfriend allegedly attacked him with acid took the stand Thursday to testify in the woman’s murder trial. Berlinah Wallace, 48, is on trial in Bristol for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Mark van Dongen, 29. Though van Dongen chose to die in a euthanasia clinic, …
A jury indicted a Pensacola, Florida, woman for first-degree felony murder for allegedly sitting on her 9-year-old cousin until she died. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Veronica Green Posey, 64, was indicted Tuesday in connection with the death of Dericka Lindsay. Authorities believe Posey was punishing the girl for “acting out” toward her adoptive parents, Grace Joan …
The woman who admitted to causing her fiancé’s drowning death during a kayak trip in the Hudson River in New York was sentenced to up to four years in prison on Wednesday. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that Angelika Graswald, 37, has been jailed since April 30, 2015, and will be given time served. Graswald’s lawyer revealed …
A former investment fund portfolio manager was sued in federal court on Thursday for allegedly keeping women hostage in his penthouse while raping and beating them. New York Post reports that Howie Rubin, 62, who once worked for an investment fund founded by investor George Soros, is accused of renting a high-end penthouse in Manhattan, where he …
A former Roy, Utah, day care owner who killed an infant by slamming his head into a changing table was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Judge Scott Hadley sentenced Tisha Lynn Morley, 36, to five years to life in the Utah State Prison for the February 2014 death of Lincoln Penland. The 8-month-old sustained two broken arms, …
An Illinois couple with nine children are accused of locking their adult daughter, who has severe cognitive disabilities, in a filthy bedroom for two years. The Chicago Tribune reported that Charles Hopkins III and his longtime girlfriend, Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, are facing multiple neglect-related charges, including endangerment of a child, criminal neglect of a person with a disability and …
A Naples, Florida, father who killed his wife and their five young kids was handed six death sentences in court on Friday. The Naples Daily News reported that Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider handed down death sentences to Mesac Damas for slicing the six victims’ throats in September 2009. After the slayings, Damas fled to Haiti …
An Indianapolis man who attempted to rip out his girlfriend’s tongue during a barbaric attack last year was sentenced to six years in prison. WXIN reported that Ryan P. Cameron, 27, was arrested in October 2016 for nearly beating Carleigh Hager to death following an argument. After coming home from a wedding with some friends, Cameron became …
An Indiana man who allegedly stabbed his estranged girlfriend to death and devoured parts of her body was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. On Wednesday, a Clark County judge found Joseph Oberhansley, 36, unfit to face murder, burglary, and rape charges in the September 2014 slaying of Tammy Jo Blanton, 46. WDRB reported that Oberhansley is …
An Indianapolis-based doctor accused of impregnating his patients without their knowledge will reportedly plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges. Paternity tests reportedly confirmed that Dr. Donald Cline, 78, fathered two of his patients’ children. Those children claimed online genetic tests suggested that the septuagenarian fathered 20 other half-siblings, the Indianapolis Star reported. “This wasn’t just a handful of kids or mothers that this happened …
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that individuals considered “serious sex offenders” can attend church even if the facilities offer Sunday school or child care where minors are present. According to the CNHI Statehouse Reporter, the appellate court overturned a Boone Superior Court ruling that three sex offenders couldn’t attend churches that offered programs that …
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Brad Clement after accusations he buried Iraq war veteran, Chase Massner, in the backyard of a home he once owned in Kennesaw, Georgia, according to CBS46 in Atlanta. Clement, 31, was indicted on charges of concealing a death and making a false statement. Police said Clement was the …
