Authorities in Alabama are hoping tips from the public will aid in their investigation after a woman’s abandoned vehicle, which appeared to have been involved in a collision, was found Saturday alongside a road near her home. An area near County Road 36 was closed following the discovery as police searched for the missing woman. …
A search is currently underway for an Alabama college student who disappeared in Tenn. on Sun. Police fear that foul play may be involved. Know News reports that Blake Ryan Smith, a Crown College student originally from Trussville, Ala., disappeared on Sun. afternoon after finishing up his work shift at a construction site just outside of …
Alabama police are looking for a teen girl who disappeared on Monday morning and hasn’t contacted her family since. AL.com reports that 18-year-old Ajah Blackledge was last seen on Mon. morning around 8:30 a.m. in Hoover. She was last seen driving a gold 2008 Ford Fusion with Alabama license plate, 1BK1358. Authorities said there no signs of …
The town of Hoover, Alabama, has six unsolved murders on their books–a statistic that continues to trouble their police department with each passing day. The Hoover Sun reported that years–in some cases, decades–after their murders, local police are working to give their families closure. Hoover Police Captain Gregg Rector told the paper that all of …
An Alabama mother is facing criminal charges after police allegedly found her newborn son’s body in her trunk during a traffic stop. WALA reported that a grand jury indicted Jalesa Gaines, of McIntosh, on manslaughter charges Wednesday in connection with her son’s death. Gaines, 23, was originally arrested on November 14 after Jackson police pulled her …
An Alabama teen reportedly burned to death after trying to start a bonfire with five gallons of gasoline last week. According to WBRC, Sam Gean, 14, died after suffering significant burns on January 14 while attempting to ignite a fire with another teen in front of a home in Jefferson County. Authorities said that the …
An Alabama high school football star was reportedly arrested Wednesday in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of another teen. According to The Epoch Times, Jesse Altman, 17, was charged with capital murder for the shooting death Aaron “AJ” Huff, 18, of Gadsen. Altman, a defensive tackle at Etowah High, is the fifth teen to be arrested …
An Alabama man was reportedly held at gunpoint after being caught in a barn stall trying to molest a horse. Al.com reported that Daniel Bennett, 18, was caught trying to molest a 20-year-old horse named Polly Thursday night. Polly’s owner, Francine Janes, told police that she believed that the horse was tampered with on several occasions in …
Several former reporters for an Alabama-based newspaper have accused an ex-publisher of sexually assaulting them in the 1970s. According to the Alabama Political Reporter, several women who previously worked for The Anniston Star have accused H. Brandt Ayers, the paper’s former publisher, of assaulting them years earlier. One of the accusers, Veronica Pike Kennedy, claimed that Ayers …
The body of a Blount County, Alabama, teen was located on Christmas night, two weeks after he was reported missing. Al.com reports that the body of Christian Boyle, 18, along with his vehicle, silver Oldsmobile Alero, was found off of Cold Branch Road, according to Tim Kent of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. His family reported him missing …
Four missing children from Arab, Alabama, were found safe and are on their way back to their grandmother’s house after their non-custodial parents reportedly kidnapped them. WHNT reports that Corbin, Alexander, Nicholas, and Ian Simmons disappeared on Dec. 9 from their grandmother’s home in Arab. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued a missing child alert shortly after …
An Alabama mother is facing criminal charges after police say she arrived drunk to pick up one of her children from school while a younger child rode in the backseat. According to the Birmingham News, 37-year-old Mary Elizabeth Stevenson pulled into the pickup line outside of Fort Payne Middle School around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. At …
