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‘I’m guilty of living my religion!’: Polygamist and former religious leader with 27 wives, 149 children sentenced to house arrest & probation
Family Crime
June 30, 2018

‘I’m guilty of living my religion!’: Polygamist and former religious leader with 27 wives, 149 children sentenced to house arrest & probation

Two polygamists, both former leaders of a secluded religious sect in Canada, were placed on house and probation on Tuesday, following polygamy convictions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Sheri Ann Donegan sentenced Winston Blackmore, 61, the father of 149 children, to six months under house arrest, followed by a year …

Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview
Child Abuse
June 28, 2018

Arrest made in death of 10-year-old boy found covered in cigarette burns: ‘Stepfather’ reveals gash on his neck, suicide attempt during police interview

The boyfriend of the mother of a 10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances last week has been arrested. NBC News reports that Kareem Leiva, 32, was taken into custody on Wednesday following an interview with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives, “at an unmarked law enforcement office on Sierra Highway,” the report states. “Homicide detectives interviewed …

10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances, covered in cigarette burns, ‘suffered unspeakable abuse’: Children were allegedly forced to eat from trash, hung upside-down from staircase
Family Crime
June 27, 2018

10-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances, covered in cigarette burns, ‘suffered unspeakable abuse’: Children were allegedly forced to eat from trash, hung upside-down from staircase

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has called for a review of the county’s child protection system after a 10-year-old boy died under suspicious circumstances — and after numerous reports of suspected child abuse. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony Avalos died last Thursday after he was taken to the hospital from his Lancaster home …

Woman lures her own mother in for ‘manicure,’ tries to suffocate her to death: COPS
Family Crime
June 25, 2018

Woman lures her own mother in for ‘manicure,’ tries to suffocate her to death: COPS

Tennessee authorities arrested an Oregon woman on first-degree murder charges after they say she attempted to suffocate her own mother with a plastic bag. According to WATE, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) reported that 50-year-old Kimberly Martin Hopkins, of Medford, Oregon, arrived for an unannounced visit at her parents’ home in Tellico Village, Tennessee, …

Daughter in Bali prison for murder of wealthy mother signs over estate to baby born in jail
Family Crime
June 22, 2018

Daughter in Bali prison for murder of wealthy mother signs over estate to baby born in jail

The young American woman imprisoned in Bali for the murder of her mother has given up her claim to her mother’s million-dollar estate. Heather Mack, now 22, was sentenced to ten years in prison in Indonesia after her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, was found murdered and stuffed in a suitcase in 2014. Mack’s boyfriend Tommy Schaefer …

Deadbeat millennial squatter who got kicked out of his parent’s house is living in an Airbnb for free, says he’s expecting a $400 windfall from lawsuit
Family Crime
June 20, 2018

Deadbeat millennial squatter who got kicked out of his parent’s house is living in an Airbnb for free, says he’s expecting a $400 windfall from lawsuit

The 30-year-old man who finally left his parent’s house on a judge’s order earlier this month has found a cushy living situation and isn’t bothering to look for work because he’s expecting to win a high-ticket lawsuit. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Michael Rotondo moved out of his parents’ home outside of Syracuse, New York, on June …