An Illinois woman who killed her newborn daughters during the 1980s has been granted parole. Paula Sims, 62, was granted early parole after two psychiatrists said she had Postpartum Psychosis, a rare disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, manic episodes, and depression. During Sim’s trial in 1991, Postpartum Psychosis was not used in her defense. Fox 2 …
On Monday, an Oklahoma prison inmate who is serving multiple life sentences for sex-related crimes allegedly murdered his cellmate — a convicted child killer. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said in a statement that Lawton Correctional Facility staff found inmate Riley Walker, 29, deceased in his cell. Walker’s cellmate, Aaron Stone, 43, allegedly confessed to …
On Friday, the California parole board approved the release of a convicted murderer who is serving a life sentence for burying a developmentally disabled man alive in 1980. The Fresno Bee reported that Governor Gavin Newson will not block the release of David Weidert, 58, who was 17 when he killed Michael Morganti, 20. Newsom …
Florida officials said a man who was previously sentenced to death for abducting, raping, and killing an 11-year-old girl in 2004 died in prison on Monday. The Bradenton Herald-Tribune reported that it is unclear how Joseph Smith, 55, died but the medical examiner’s office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. In …
A Utah man serving 30 years for the brutal beating death of his wife during an Alaskan cruise was found dead in his prison cell last week. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, was serving his sentence at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, according KUTV, which cited the Alaska Department of Corrections. Authorities found Manzanares unresponsive …
UPDATE: 11:37 a.m. Police are continuing to search for the four inmates who escaped Fulton County Jail in Illinois on Wednesday, and have shared photos of the escapees. One of the escaped inmates, 23-year-old Eugene M. Roets, was awaiting transfer to another facility at the time of the jail break, the Journal News reports. Roets …
A Florida man who was serving a life sentence in prison for the vicious stabbing death of a middle school classmate in 2004 was found dead in his jail cell on Thursday. Michael Hernandez, now 31, was seen on surveillance video collapsing to floor, according to WFOR, which said an autopsy would determine cause of …
Minnesota officials released a new mugshot for ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, who was taken into custody on Tuesday as he awaits sentencing for George Floyd’s murder. Immediately after Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and third-degree murder, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill approved the prosecution’s motion to have his bail revoked. A handcuffed …
An Oklahoma County inmate was shot and killed Saturday after jnmates took a detention officer hostage. Oklahoma City police officers shot and killed the inmate according to police spokeswoman Sgt Megan Morgan. Morgan said the officer who was held hostage has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries he suffered, and jail …
A nurse and a correctional officer were killed this week during a failed escape attempt from Iowa’s Anamosa State Penitentiary. Nurse Lorena Schulte, 50, and Officer Robert McFarland, 46, both died of blunt force trauma when they attacked with hammers by inmates Michael Dutcher, 28, and Thomas Woodard, 39. Dutcher and Woodard also briefly kidnapped …
Corrections officers allegedly waited 12 hours to report the prisoner’s accidental release
One-time crime boss Peter Gotti died in a federal prison in North Carolina after 17 years behind bars. Peter, the older brother of legendary mobster John Gotti, had taken over as the leader of the Gambino crime family in 1999 after John went to prison for murder. But as the New York Post and the …
