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Alleged Killer Faces Cannibalism Charge in 70-year-old Victim’s Death, Police Find Bloodied Microwave and Burned Human Tissue [UPDATE]
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An Idaho man is facing a cannibalism charge after prosecutors uncovered evidence while investigating his murder case. On Wednesday, Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall filed an amended complaint against murder suspect, James David Russell, 39, who stands accused of killing David Flaget, 70, on September 10. The amended complaint was filed after police found human …

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December 22, 2021

Mother of 2 Toddlers Found Shot to Death in Indiana Home

An Indiana woman was found shot to death on the floor of her bedroom Tuesday night. Anderson Police said they were called to 37-year-old Andrea Aguirre’s home at about 7:30 p.m. by her estranged husband, who said he had gone to check on her and their children when she didn’t respond to his attempts to …

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December 22, 2021

Kansas Couple Shot to Death; Son Arrested

A 23-year-old Kansas man has been arrested after his parents were found shot to death Tuesday in their home. Dawson J. Mitchell was named a person of interest in the deaths of Melissa Mitchell, 48, and Leonard Zimmerman, 53, but he has not yet been charged in relation to the murders. He has been charged …

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December 22, 2021

Cops Announce Arrests in Shooting Death of News Crew Security Guard

Authorities have made two arrests in the shooting death of an armed security guard working with a California television news crew last month. Kevin Nishita was working with a KRON4 crew in Oakland on November 24 when he was shot during an attempted robbery. He died three days later, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Oakland Police …

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December 20, 2021

Wife Says Husband May Have Killed Newborn Daughter While Sleepwalking: Reports

An Arkansas man is behind bars in connection with his newborn’s death, but his wife says he may have been sleepwalking when tragedy struck. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Charles Dugan was booked into Washington County Detention Center on Thursday, on an unrelated battery charge. He was later subsequently charged with killing his newborn daughter, …

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December 20, 2021

Colorado Man Nabbed in San Francisco Murder of Teen Girl in Park, 43 Years Later

A Colorado man has been arrested after investigators linked him to an unsolved murder from over 40 years ago. Police arrested 76-year-old Mark Personette in connection with the death of Marissa Harvey. Her remains were found in 1978, in the Sutro Heights Park area near the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, after she left …

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December 19, 2021

Mom’s Boyfriend Charged With Capital Murder in Death of Toddler Daughter

An Alabama man was charged this week with capital murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter. Tuscaloosa County deputies were called to DCH Regional Medical Center early Friday after the toddler, who had reportedly stopped breathing, was brought by ambulance to the emergency room, AL.com reported. Both medical crews and police felt the …

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December 19, 2021

Christmas Party Tragedy: Georgia Man Runs Over Brother-in-Law With Pickup Truck

A Georgia man is dead after his brother-in-law struck and killed him in his pickup truck when the two fought at a Christmas party. Gwinnett County police said they were searching for 34-year-old Ernesto Pelayo, who has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the death of Juan Davila, 41. Witnesses reported the …

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December 19, 2021

15-Month-Old Toddler Dies from Fentanyl Overdose

A Wisconsin mother has been criminally charged in connection with the death of her 15-month-old son after investigators found sippy cups containing fentanyl, WITI-TV reports.Prosecutors in Milwaukee on Friday charged 24-year-old Tateyani Harris with first-degree reckless homicide and child neglect leading to death, according to court records reviewed by Crime Online.The charges stem from July 5, when …