An Illinois woman is accused of trying to asphyxiate her two young kids by using natural gas before attempting to take her own life. Officers discovered an unconscious Tracy F. Johnson, 38, lying on the floor of her Hoffman Estates home Tuesday afternoon. A 5-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy were located nearby, according to WMAQ. …
A Spartanburg, South Carolina, mom was arrested after she allegedly hit her 6-year-old son who gave his grandmother a Mother’s Day card instead of her. Shontrell Yurmeish Murphy, 30, hit the child “really hard a few times” in the back, front, and side of his head on Thursday, the victim’s sister said in an arrest warrant …
A babysitter was convicted for the beating death of a 4-month-old left in her care last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The District Attorney’s statement obtained by KTLA said a jury found Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 21, guilty of second-degree murder, assault on a child becoming comatose, child abuse, and assault on a …
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Nearly 50 years after a nun’s murder, Baltimore County police announced they have exhumed the body of a disgraced priest who died in 2001 amid their investigation. The Baltimore Sun reported that police spokeswoman Elise Armacost announced Thursday that Father A. Joseph Maskell’s body was exhumed on February 28 from the Holy Family Cemetery in Randallstown. Authorities said …
A Washington, D.C., couple were arrested on Friday after authorities determined that their 7-week-old daughter who died last Christmas succumbed to broken ribs and extreme malnutrition. Trischelle Jabore, 26, and Jay Crowder, 33, are facing first-degree murder charges for the death of Trinity Jabore. According to a police report obtained by WTOP, the pair called 911 Christmas morning …
A Wisconsin mother was arrested for allegedly carrying out unthinkable physical and psychological abuse on her three young kids. Regina Sanchez, 30, of Racine, is accused of essentially torturing her three children, ages 7, 8, and 14. According to a criminal complaint obtained by The Journal Times, a school social worker and teacher zeroed in on the …
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The mother, who was an accomplice, committed suicide
Maliyha Hope Garcia was 5 years old, but weighed only 24 pounds when paramedics found her dead on the living room floor of her adoptive parents home just before Christmas 2016. The little girl was so emaciated that every rib was poking through her thin skin, according to court documents. “Arms and legs looked like …
Genene Jones, a Texas nurse convicted in 1984 of murdering a baby and trying to kill another, may be a free woman next year. The New York Daily News reports that Jones, 66, could be released on May 1, 2018, because of Texas’ “good time” law. To combat prison overcrowding, the law allows inmates convicted of …
