A 15-year-old California girl who was found dead three days after her disappearance had suffered a traumatic injury to her upper torso, authorities said while announcing that a homicide investigation is underway. KABC reported that the body of Samantha Bustos was found in Compton early Monday. The Gardenia teen had reportedly attended a party Friday with …
Authorities are investigating the apparent murder of a California psychiatrist was found beaten to death in the trunk of his car parked in Nevada earlier this month. The Clark County coroner’s office announced last week that the death of Thomas Burchard, 71, was a homicide. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Burchard was found March 7 inside …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a man was arrested on suspicion of killing his boyfriend in a knife attack at a home in Lancaster this week. According to Fox News, 30-year-old Matthew Van Zandt entered a hospital in Allentown early Wednesday morning with blood all over him. Once inside, he reportedly told staff in the emergency …
Authorities in Indiana say a missing child case became a homicide probe on Tuesday afternoon with the discovery of the 2-month-old girl’s body. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Indianapolis police said 36-year-old Rachel McAfee was with her daughter, Emma, on Monday when they were last seen leaving their home. Officials warned at the time that she …
Authorities in Florida say their response to a fatal shooting was captured by television cameras rolling in the area Saturday night. The deadly incident prompted an investigation that remained ongoing as of Sunday afternoon. According to WFLA, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office received the report of a fatal encounter between neighbors in Port Richey late last …
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars for his sixth DUI, among other charges, after he allegedly killed a woman and seriously injured her husband during a weekend crash in Upper Chichester. ABC 13 reports that David Strowhouer, 31, was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly drove his Dodge Ram into oncoming traffic. Strowhouer reportedly hit a …
One teen is dead and another is facing criminal accusations of killing him and staging the scene to appear as though it were a suicide. According to the New York Post, 18-year-old Nathan Hopper was found dead Sunday inside a home in Peru. Police say they found a firearm in his right hand but no …
A New York City landlord who was reported missing Monday was reportedly found dead Tuesday in a garbage bag at her New Jersey family home, leading to the arrests of her son and his girlfriend. WABC reported that Paula Chin, 65, was last seen at her New York City apartment. Authorities not only discovered her …
Authorities in Connecticut say a 75-year-old man is facing charges including murder after allegedly breaking into a home and shooting his ex-wife dead. According to the New York Post, 70-year-old Catherine Taylor had accused James Taylor of stealing multiple vehicles belonging to either her or her 45-year-old stepson. The woman had allegedly moved into her …
On Friday, at the request of law enforcement, a San Antonio medical examiner released the cause of death of a baby who died in early January, after his father claimed the little boy fell off of a bed and hit his head. San Antonio Express-News reports that 8-month-old King James Davila died from blunt force …
A Nashville woman who was a beloved school crossing guard has died after she was stabbed repeatedly by her grandson, who is now charged with homicide, WTVF-TV reports. Gwendolyn Lavender, 68, was stabbed multiple times Thursday night in her East Nashville home. She died at the scene. Authorities received a call from her grandson, 24-year-old …
Days after the missing 13-year-old girl showed up nearly three months after her disappearance and her parents’ murders, relatives of Jayme Closs say they are struggling to process details about the gruesome double homicide. According to People, Jodie Arnold said she “was not prepared” to hear the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths of her cousin …
