A Texas man shot his wife in the chest before fatally shooting himself in the driveway of the home they had moved into less than two weeks before. According to KHOU, Rachel Butler, 26, called police early Sunday morning to report that her husband, 39-year-old Jason Butler, had shot her in the chest and then …
A Florida man allegedly dumped the body of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in the woods after he kicked her in the head as punishment for getting out of a car seat, WPMI-TV reports. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Adelynn Merrell was found in a wooded area near a highway in …
A British antiques dealer has been charged with murder after he allegedly strangled his 7-year-old daughter to death, the Guardian reports. Authorities say Robert Peters, 55, used a dressing gown cord to kill his daughter Sophia in the family’s million-dollar residence in southwest London last week. Peters reportedly called police himself. Emergency crews later rushed …
Utah police say a family of four was found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Mapleton. A man, woman, teenage girl, and “very young” boy were found dead in their home on Thursday evening, Mapleton Police Chief John Jackson confirmed. Police performed the welfare check after concerned neighbors told authorities that …
An Oregon teen is accused of shooting and killing his foster mother and his two sisters in Portland. KRON 4 reports that the 16-year-old boy, Kevin Adams, is in police custody after surrendering at the scene of the killing on Tuesday night. The victims, Donya Adams, 55; her biological daughter Amory Adams, 26; and 10-year-old foster …
An Oklahoma woman was sentenced to a 10-year probated sentence for carrying on an incestuous relationship with her biological mother, whom she married last year. As New York Daily News reported, 26-year-old Misty Spann pleaded guilty to the crime this week in Stephens County District Court. She was given 10 years probation in a sentenced …
Authorities arrested a Texas woman on Tuesday, two weeks after they found a newborn baby inside an Austin apartment dumpster. KXAN reports that the newborn was found inside a dumpster on Oct. 25, at the Mira Vista Apartment homes off of Middle Fiskville Road, at around 6:55 a.m. A dumpster diving man found the baby alive and …
A toddler drowned in a stranger’s pool after he wandered away from his home where his dad was passed out drunk in the yard, and now the dad is charged with his death. David Gammon, 35, was charged on Tuesday in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son Anakin. Gammon faces charges of involuntary …
Police charged an Illinois couple with murder after they allegedly punished their 6-year-old by letting him die as a result of malnutrition, according to People. Investigators said the child weighed 17 pounds when he died, documents from the Jersey County, Illinois, State’s Attorney obtained by People revealed. The child passed away at a Jerseyville, Illinois, hospital. …
The Iowa mother who left her four young children home alone while she took an 11-day European vacation pleaded not guilty in court last week. Erin Macke, 30, was charged with four counts of child endangerment and one count of transferring a firearm to a person under 21. She pleaded not guilty in a written …
The brother of the Las Vegas gunman who killed dozens of people last month was arrested on child pornography charges after he bragged about what his brother had done. TMZ reports that Bruce Paddock told fellow residents at his assisted living facility in North Hollywood, California, that Stephen Paddock was his brother, prompting a staffer …
In the latest episode of Crime Stories, CrimeOnline‘s own Nancy Grace responded to a recent interview that George and Cindy Anthony gave, discussing their daughter Casey Anthony’s mental health. ‘Tot mom’ Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in a sensational 2011 murder trial, but a cloud of suspicion has followed her …
