A British documentary called Desperately Seeking Semen profiled anonymous donors who claim to have fathered children in an orthodox way — in some cases, the donors are having intercourse with the recipients, and one subject fathered dozens of children without his wife’s knowledge. The BBC Three film explores a type of ‘black market’ for sperm donation …
A five-year-old girl in Maine accidentally shot and killed herself after she discovered a loaded gun inside her grandparents’ Scarborough home. WCSH reports that Elise Dorr, 5, died on Monday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The little girl reportedly found the loaded .45 caliber handgun in her father’s backpack while they were at her grandparents’ home. …
An Illinois mother and her 5-year-old twin daughters are dead in an apparent murder-suicide that has shocked their suburban neighborhood and left a father and husband grieving. CBS Chicago reports that Celisa Henning, 41, and her 5-year-old twin daughters, Addison and Makayla, were discovered dead in their suburban Joliet home Monday afternoon. According to People magazine, …
Lewis Bennett was arrested on charges he stole thousands of dollars of gold and silver coins
Authorities found an Ormond Beach, Florida, woman dead Sunday after her daughter received an ominous letter detailing her death. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that an officer discovered the decomposing body of Debra Jean Place, 62, during a 10:41 a.m. wellness check. The officer went to the Ridgecrest Mobile Home Park after Place’s daughter, Millisi Wells, reportedly got a letter from …
Lewis Bennett may have had stolen coins with him when he was rescued by the Coast Guard
The suspect allegedly choked the girl before throwing her into a lake
A wealthy Louisiana businessman is accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap and torture his estranged wife. Michael Handley, 49, is in jail after prosecutors allege he hired two men to carry out the scheme – both of whom are now dead. Authorities charged Handley with conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping, online impersonation and violating …
A Texas woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison after she murdered her husband in 2012, just one day shy of their 32nd wedding anniversary. Houston Chronicle reports that Sandra Melgar was sentenced in Houston on Thursday for killing her husband, 52-year-old Jaime Melgar, in what prosecutors said was a $500,000 insurance scheme. On Dec. 22, 2012, …
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
Police arrested a Florida man on Monday after one of his twin babies sustained head trauma while in his care. News4Jax reports that Brendan Rehmer, 19, of Neptune Beach, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after a physician confirmed his infant daughter sustained head trauma from either excessive shaking or slamming the the baby’s …
An Iowa couple won big in court on Tuesday after they sued their former attorney for malpractice when the baby they adopted was returned to his birth parents, then murdered by his own father. PEOPLE reports that Rachel and Heidi McFarland won the lawsuit against lawyer Jason Rieper, who “acted negligently” and failed to successfully get the …
