Two Iowans have been charged with human trafficking following an investigation into a missing girl in May. Tana Torres, 49, also faces second degree sexual abuse, conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, and prostitution charges, while Jarod Anderson 34, was also charged with third degree sexual abuse and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, KCRG …
An Indiana woman and her son murdered her mother in a Virginia assisted living facility last month, with Heather Cummings holding the 81-year-old woman down while Clifton Cummings strangled her with a bag strap. Court documents say Heather Cummings told Cleo Loizides, “Just let go, it’s for the best,” as she struggled for breath, the …
Prosecutors have dropped computer crimes charges against a social media model charged with stabbing her boyfriend to death and her parents. Authorities had charged Courtney Clenney and her parents, Kim and Deborah Clenney, with illegally accessing Christian Obumseli’s laptop after he was stabbed to death in the condo he shared with Courtney Clenney in April …
A 16-year-old Florida girl has been charged with ambushing and killing her mother and her mom’s boyfriend before calling 911 and telling dispatchers a burglar killed them. Kelley McCollom, 38, and Matthew Szejnrok, 22, were found dead inside the Palm Bay home with multiple gunshot wounds on the morning of July 7, Florida Today reported. …
A Florida man has been charged with first degree murder after he gunned down his father and then called police told them he shot him in self-defense. Brandon Cain, 23, called 911 on July 3, saying he had shot his father and was waiting for police to arrive, WESH reported. Palm Bay Police officers arrived …
A 25-year-old Louisiana mother has been charged with murder and child cruelty in the death of her 4-year-old son and the abandonment of her 1-year-old baby boy in a ditch alongside Interstate 10. Aaliyah Jack was arrested in Mississippi and charged with failure to report a missing child after the older boy was found dead …
A Minnesota state trooper with a history crashes involving high speed or inattentive driving in his squad car has been charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide in a crash that killed an 18-year-old cheerleader in May. Shane Elroy Roper, 32, also faces charges of reckless driving and five counts of criminal vehicular operation, Olmsted County …
A Facebook group dedicated to helping find Madalina Cojocari, the 11-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared in late 2022, has posted an image it says shows the girl’s mother, Diana Cojocari, leaving the United States. Police in Cornelius officially named Diana Cojocari, a Moldovan citizen, a suspect in her daughter’s disappearance late last month, a …
Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona trial was rescheduled last week until early 2025. Originally scheduled to go on trial in August for conspiracy to kill her fourth husband and the attempted murder of her niece’s ex-husband, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Justin Beresky accepted the defense attorney’s contention that it needed more time go review evidence …
Police in Arizona have arrested a man for the murder of a 15-year-old girl 20 years ago. Phoenix Police said they arrested Sergio Francisco Reyes, now 37, for the murder of Elena Lasswell on July 10, 2004, KSAZ reported. Police were called to a a home in northwest Phoenix that day where Lasswell was found. …
California police have identified a woman found dead in a home this week that sparked a hunt for her two children and the children’s father. A vehicle believed to be driven by the father, 38-year-old Camron Lee, has entered Mexico, the Sacramento Police Department said. They did not say how they planned to pursue locating …
A Fort Campbell soldier and mother of a 4-year-old son found dead in her home earlier this year died from nearly 70 stab wounds. The Montgomery County Medical Examiner said that Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, was stabbed 68 times in her neck and upper body, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle reported. Police said on Wednesday that …
