A young boy who died after a fire broke out in a Houston-area apartment was alone at the time, and now his babysitter is facing a criminal charge, KTRK-TV reports. Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Kiara Jones, 19, on a second-degree felony charge of child abandonment in connection with the death of 3-year-old …
An Arkansas woman was sentenced to six years of probation Monday after admitting to planting child pornography on her husband’s phone and falsely accusing him of sexually assaulting their 13-year-old daughter. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Cherie Renee Bolton, 34, pleaded guilty last week to possessing and distributing child pornography and filing a false police …
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of fugitive parents to one child who was found dead, three who were critically injured, and another infant who is missing. KMOV reports that authorities are offering the reward as they search for Hakim Mustafa Moore, 27, and Robin Alexander, …
Authorities in California say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing one son and causing serious injuries to another, both of whom were reportedly found in a ditch over the weekend. According to the Mercury News, both alleged victims were found unconscious in an irrigation ditch in Tulare County on Saturday. 45-year-old Sherri …
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with the murder of a 4-year-old girl, a crime her 8-year-old brother helped solve, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Authorities on Friday arrested 32-year-old Marquis Lamont Thomas of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, in connection with the 2016 death of Kailee Bunrout, his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter. About one month before she died, Bunrout …
A New Jersey woman who died shortly after her identical twin sister allegedly stabbed her Thursday was reportedly overheard identifying her killer. Amanda Ramirez, 27, was ordered to remain jailed on aggravated manslaughter charges during a Thursday court hearing. Accused of fatally stabbing her sister, Anna, in the chest outside their Camden apartment, the court …
A suicidal mother is in custody after her twin daughters were found dead in a parked car in Long Island, New York. According to the New York Post, the mother of Tenia Campbell, 24, of Medford, called police on Thursday to report that her daughter was threatening to kill herself and her 2-year-old twins Jasmine …
Authorities in New Jersey say a 27-year-old mother was found fatally stabbed in Camden County last week — and investigators suspect her twin sister was responsible. According to the U.K. Daily Mail, the Ramirez sisters were pictured mere hours before the murder posing with each other and two other individuals as they appeared to be …
A New Mexico couple has been arrested following allegations of horrific abuse in their Aztec home — but one of their adult children is insisting that they are innocent. KOB4 reports that Martha and Timothy Crouch were arrested on Monday following an investigation by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), tipped off …
The trial of a Florida man charged with dismembering his own father’s dead body has been found guilty and sentenced to 15 years behind bars. According to Fox News, 50-year-old James “Jimmy” Scandirito was convicted on Friday for abusing a dead body. He was not, however, convicted of murdering 74-year-old James “Skip” Scandirito. The case …
A Massachusetts woman who stored the rotting corpses of three newborns in her filthy home was acquitted of murder, as her defense argued that she was fearful of an abusive boyfriend, MassLive.com reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker found 35-year-old Erika Murray not guilty of second-degree murder and child endangerment, but …
The suspect is accused of penetrating his wife with a sharp metal instrument that had a barbed hook
