Little girl, 7, finds murdered mother’s body in basement, tells police she ‘didn’t want to be next’
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The girl’s father has been charged with stabbing his wife to death
Family Crime
November 30, 2017
Husband of new bride lost at sea changes story, pleads guilty to stealing $100K in gold coins
The husband of a woman who has been lost at sea for six months has changed his plea to charges that he stole over $100,000 in gold and silver coins. Isabella Hellmann, Lewis Bennett’s wife of only a few months, vanished at sea in May during the couple’s belated honeymoon trip aboard Bennett’s catamaran. Isabella’s …
Family Crime
November 30, 2017
Negligent ‘mom’ who failed to get son medical treatment in time is finally behind bars, months after little boy’s death: Prosecutor
A North Carolina woman is behind bars three months after her son’s death, accused of being so negligent in getting medical care for the boy that he passed away. WRAL reports that Deysi Yhuriko Martinez, 22, of Garner, is accused of “negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury” after her son, Eric, died in August after …
Family Crime
November 29, 2017
Son smashes father’s skull, cuts off his penis, then takes selfies wearing blood-spattered jacket: Police
A Chicago man was arrested Saturday for the brutal murder of his father after he reportedly posted selfies on Facebook following the killing. Carlton Edmondson, 26, is accused of murdering and mutilating 61-year-old Carl Edmondson in the father’s Chicago home, Fox News reports. The father apparently tried to get protective orders from his son in …
Family Crime
November 29, 2017
Teen caught trying to flee country to be charged as an adult for murdering grandmother: Cops
A Florida teenager was arrested in connection with the murder of his grandmother after they both were reported missing and the grandmother’s body was found buried in a shallow grave. Logan Mott, 15, is charged as an adult with the murder of Kristina French, 53, according to Joanna Pasceri, a spokesperson for the Erie County District Attorney’s …
Child Abuse
November 28, 2017
Mom tosses 3-week-old baby at his father during marital spat: Police
The baby’s father said the mother yelled “Take your f**** son” as threw the tiny baby at his feet
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November 26, 2017
Woman pulls knife on her mother and son during argument over lost iPad: Cops
Authorities say a Florida woman brandished a knife and threatened her son and mother during a domestic incident last week. According to the Palm Beach Post, 41-year-old Lisa Metzger was arrested after she said she had been arguing with her mother about an iPad her son allegedly lost. Police responded to the suspect’s Boca Raton …
Child Abuse
November 26, 2017
Victoria Martens murder investigators request extra time to analyze over 200 DNA samples taken from the scene of little girl’s brutal rape, killing, and dismemberment
Investigators are reportedly examining 220 pieces of DNA evidence connected to the brutal rape and murder of 10-year-old Victoria Martens in August 2016. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Victoria’s own mother Michelle Martens is among those awaiting trial for the little girl’s murder. Michelle is accused of watching her boyfriend Fabio Gonzalez and his cousin Jessica …
Celebrity Justice
November 26, 2017
Naya Rivera arrested for domestic battery, accused of assaulting actor husband in front of toddler
Former Glee star Naya Rivera was arrested on domestic battery charges Saturday night after her actor husband accused her of assaulting him in front of their toddler son. The New York Post reports that Rivera was arrested at her Kanawha County, Virginia, home at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Her husband Ryan Dorsey, who stars on …
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November 25, 2017
80-year-old man guns down daughter’s boyfriend during Thanksgiving argument: Cops
Authorities in California say an elderly man shot his daughter’s boyfriend in a domestic disturbance on Thanksgiving. According to the San Bernardino Sun, 80-year-old Wallace Thomas was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder this week at his home in an unincorporated area of Fontana. A statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office indicates deputies …
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November 25, 2017
Identical twin killed when sister drives SUV off a cliff
According to Alexandria Duval, the death of her identical twin sister last year was a tragic mishap — the result of a car crash on a narrow Hawaii road. But to authorities, it was no accident: Duval has been charged with murder in what police say was an intentional decision to take her sister’s life. …
Family Crime
November 24, 2017
Pastor’s Thanksgiving Murder Rampage: Shoots wife, step-daughter and boyfriend
Authorities in Chester, Virginia, say a local youth pastor murdered three members of his family on Thanksgiving. According to WTVR, 58-year-old Christopher Gattis was arrested at the home where he and the three victims had lived. He is accused of shooting Jeanett Gattis, 58, Candice Kunze, 30, Andrew Buthorn, 36, identified as his wife, her …
