A Pennsylvania man is facing criminal charges for allegedly impregnating a teen girl and brutally killing the child born last year. According to ABC News, Lawrence County law enforcement officers arrested 38-year-old Christopher Lee Kennedy on Wednesday on suspicion of multiple counts. The victim’s mother reportedly told police she killed the baby shortly after the …
Authorities in Louisiana say a 28-year-old woman with a history of drunk driving arrests was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in connection with a vehicle crash that killed a father of seven last year. According to Fox News, Olivia Matte was driving along the Lake Pontchatrain Causeway on March 23, 2017, when she rear-ended …
Authorities in Illinois say an 80-year-old man is dead and his 50-year-old son is in custody accused of killing him. According to the Chicago Post-Tribune, Michael Yakubec was at St. Mary Medical Center in Chicago in a waiting room after John Yakubec was admitted with serious injuries. Michael Yakubec reportedly faced questions at that time …
Following the brutal death of Brazilian soccer star Daniel Correa Freitas, the suspect in his killing is speaking out in his own defense. According to Edison Brittes Jr., he found the 24-year-old athlete on top of his wife, Cristiana Brittes, during a birthday party for his daughter, Allana Brittes, as reported by the New York …
Authorities say a teacher in Washington state fatally shot a romantic partner — also an educator in the same district — before turning the gun on himself in a suspected murder-suicide this week. According to Fox News, 37-year-old Dustin Altshuler and 35-year-old Laura Cole were found dead in their Kennewick home. Police initially responded to …
A Texas man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of toddler Hazana Anderson, who police may have found deceased in a lake. ABC13 reports that police arrested 32-year-old Kenny Hewett in connection with the disappearance and likely death of 2-year-old Hazana. According to College Station police, Hewett may be the boyfriend of 21-year-old Tiaundra Christon, the …
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, lawmakers, advocates and even prison guards had been sounding the alarm about dangerous conditions there. But there has been no public indication that federal prison officials have taken action to address …
SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Two teenage suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, are facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer who was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a school, authorities said Sunday. Authorities said they believe 18-year-old Tafahree Maynard fatally shot …
Authorities in California say a man and two juveniles are expected to face charges including murder after the body of a missing man was found near a Santa Cruz County road earlier this month. As KSBW reported, the human remains were spotted on Oct. 13, three days after Bernardo Rodas was reported missing. Authorities indicated …
A California man was found guilty of murder after he stabbed a teen to death following a road rage confrontation in a store parking lot last year—and videotaped the victim dying, according to prosecutors. A jury found 41-year-old James Beckham Fortney, of Temecula, guilty of “second-degree murder—with an enhancement of using a knife—and one count of …
A grieving California man posted photos of his deceased wife and unborn child on social media, in hopes of bringing tougher laws on those who choose to drink and drive. Riverside County News Source (RCNS) reports that Krystil Kincaid, 29, of San Jacinto, and her unborn daughter lost their lives when an alleged drunk driver, identified …
The man accused of pushing his young brother from a roof of a seven-story apartment building reportedly suffered from schizophrenia and had previously threatened to kill himself by jumping from the same rooftop. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 20-year-old Shawn Smith was arrested early Saturday morning after leading police to the body of his 4-year-old brother, …
