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‘How do you not produce the kids? ‘Cult’ mom’ Lori Vallow’s first born son demands answers about missing siblings in explosive new interview
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Lori Vallow’s adult son will appear on a special “Dateline” episode that explores the disappearance of his siblings Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow. As People magazine reports, the “Dateline” episode “What Happened to the Children?” will explore the bizarre disappearances of Lori Vallow’s teenage daughter and her adopted son JJ, who is reportedly …

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April 28, 2020

4-year-old child with special needs drowns in bathtub; death is under investigation: Report

Authorities in Texas are investigating the drowning death of a 4-year-old child with special needs. KPRC reports that police responded to a call from a residence in Tomball early Tuesday morning where they performed CPR on an unresponsive 4-year-old child. The boy’s mother, 27, reportedly told police that she had been bathing the 4-year-old and …

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April 21, 2020

Blood-drinking white nationalist, former Senate candidate arrested for stalking wife after he’s released from jail due to coronavirus

A former U.S. Senate candidate and white nationalist has been arrested on suspicion of stalking after he was released from prison during the coronavirus pandemic. As the Orlando Sentinel reports, Augutus Sol Invictus had been jailed on domestic violence charges in South Carolina but was released on bond in late March due to concerns about …

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April 18, 2020

Missing mom of three may have been murdered by ‘controlling’ husband: Police

A North Carolina mother of three was allegedly murdered by her husband, who is now in police custody, WRAL-TV reports. Jasmina Almendarez Zelaya, 30, was reported missing April 14 after her sister and other family members said they had not seen or heard from her in several days. Authorities have now charged Zelaya’s husband, Jose …

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April 17, 2020

High-School-daughter’s teen lover to stand trial in brutal murder of Doctor-Prof Mom

A judge has greenlit murder charges for a pair of teens suspected in the double homicide of a Wisconsin doctor and her husband. As ABC News report, a Wisconsin judge has determined there is enough evidence to proceed with charges against Khari Sanford and Ali’Jah Larrue, both 18, for the shooting deaths of Dr. Beth …

South Carolina mom, 4-year-old son dead in murder-suicide [Coroner]
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April 15, 2020

South Carolina mom, 4-year-old son dead in murder-suicide [Coroner]

A Charleston County mother shot her 4-year-old son to death on Monday and then killed herself, authorities in the South Carolina county said on Wednesday, the Charleston Post and Courier reported. The Charleston County Coroner’s Office ruled that the death of Gretchen Francey, 40, was a suicide, and that of her son Liam, 4, was …

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April 12, 2020

Bizarre texts from missing Florida woman’s own phone asking for pet sitter, claiming to be infected with coronavirus, shed suspicion on husband: Report

Unusual text messages sent to family and friends of a missing Florida woman came from her own phone, police have concluded. That’s one of several new details in a Palm Beach Post report about the case of 51-year-old Gretchen Anthony, whose husband, 43-year-old David Anthony, is accused of kidnapping and murdering her. Gretchen Anthony was …