Infant boy found dead in duffel bag in teen mom’s apartment hours after she falsely reports his abduction: Cops
Murder
Police say Jenna Folwell conducted 100 searches on infanticide, including “ways to die instantly” and “missing babies cases”
Unsolved
October 20, 2018
Cops search for clues, possible witnesses, after young couple found dead in Grand Canyon
Authorities in Arizona are asking the public for help as they investigate the deaths of a man and woman on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon earlier this month. According to KNXV, the bodies of 25-year-old Garret Bonkowski and 22-year-old Jessica Bartz were discovered on Oct. 1. The couple’s car was found parked in …
Kidnapping
October 6, 2018
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s son holds roommate at knifepoint inside their apartment
PHOENIX (AP) — A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has been sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Maricopa County Superior Court officials said 22-year-old Nicholas Francois Van Varenberg was sentenced Wednesday. Tempe police said Van Varenberg …
Police
October 2, 2018
Man’s booby-trapped wheelchair shoots FBI agent as bomb squad searches rigged home: Police
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former southern Oregon property owner has been charged with assault on a federal officer after authorities say an FBI agent sent to the property was shot from a booby-trapped wheelchair. Law enforcement officers responded to the home in the small town of Williams on Sept. 7 at the request of …
Child Abuse
September 25, 2018
Mom leaves 4-year-old daughter home alone all night to go party: Police
An Arizona mother is facing felony child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her 4-year-old daughter home alone all night while she partied. AZ Central reported that the child knocked on a neighbor’s door at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday and said her mother, Alexandra Rose Ciliento, 29, wasn’t home. The neighbor reportedly told police that they waited …
Murder
September 12, 2018
Kiera Bergman: Ex-boyfriend charged with murder of missing teen found dead in desert
The ex-boyfriend of an Arizona teen whose body was found in the desert a month after her disappearance was charged in her death. Per KTRK, Jon-Christopher Clark, 23, appeared before a judge Tuesday night in relation to newly-filed first-degree murder charges. Police are also pursuing improper removal of a body and evidence tampering charges against Clark. Documents …
Missing
September 6, 2018
Kiera Bergman: Body found in desert confirmed as teen who vanished after sending roommate strange text
A missing person investigation turned into a homicide investigation on Monday, after authorities in Arizona found the body of 19-year-old woman who vanished in early August. HuffPost reported that a passerby discovered Kiera Bergman’s body Monday near State Route 85 in Buckeye, located approximately 30 minutes from her Phoenix apartment. Details surrounding the discovery are scarce, …
Missing
August 29, 2018
Kiera Bergman: Foul play ‘a definite possibility’ in missing teen’s disappearance, police say
For the first time, Arizona police said foul play is likely involved in the disappearance of a 19-year-old woman who hasn’t been heard from in more than three weeks. On August 4, Kiera Bergman reportedly walked out of her Phoenix apartment, leaving behind her wallet, purse, and car. With limited leads, Phoenix Police Department Sergeant Vince Lewis, …
Missing
August 19, 2018
Kiera Bergman: Missing teen & jailed boyfriend reportedly argued about finances prior to her disappearance
Jon Christopher Clark, arrested Friday on unrelated fraud charges, said he refused to take a lie detector test in connection with his girlfriend’s disappearance
Missing
August 18, 2018
Missing teen’s boyfriend facing 22 counts of fraud and ID theft after refusing lie-detector test in her disappearance
While authorities continue to search for 19-year-old Kiera Bergman weeks after she was last seen leaving her Phoenix, Arizona, workplace, her boyfriend was reportedly arrested on nearly two dozen charges related to identity theft and forgery. As of the latest updates available, investigators did not believe the alleged crimes had anything to do with what …
Missing
August 15, 2018
URGENT! Woman still missing 11 DAYS after sending roommate a strange text message
An Arizona woman remains missing 11 days after she reportedly sent a peculiar text to her roommate and vanished without a trace. Kiera Bergman, 19, was last seen August 4 at Indigo Creek Apartments in Glendale. Bergman’s roommate, Destiny Hall-Chand, told AZFamily they went to work together and Bergman left. She said she got a text from …
Teacher Scandals
August 8, 2018
Parents of teen boy allegedly sexually abused by teacher seek $2.5M from school district
The parents of a 13-year-old boy have taken their first steps in suing an Arizona school district who they say failed to protect their son from sexual abuse carried out by his teacher. KNXV reported that the 6th grader’s parents filed a notice of claim against Liberty Elementary School District, alleging that Las Brisas Academy Principal Tom …
