A woman and her toddler daughter were found dead in their apartment early Friday morning, and the woman’s brother has been detained for questioning. A family member flagged down police officers shortly before 3 a.m. outside the west Houston apartment complex. They were met by a man who had blood on him and found the …
A Texas father was arrested last week after he allegedly punished his 10-year-old daugther by forcing her hands on an electric stovetop burner and making her hold a heavy object over her head while doing squats. Court documents say Oscar Ovideo Villagas, 39, called his actions “punishment,” KPRC reported. This particular incident took place on …
A Texas mother has been charged with trying to sell her newborn over social media. Court documents say the Houston Police Department began an investigation on September 23 after receiving a report that 21-year-old Juniper Bryson tried to sell her baby on Facebook, KPRC reported. The report said that Bryson had asked a family member …
A 17-year-old Texas boy was arrested this week and charged with the shooting death of the 37-year-old stepfather of a girl who rebuffed his advances. The Houston Police Department said that Christian Gasca Martinez has been charged with murder in the death of Osvaldo Casas on August 10. Police said they believed that Casas confronted …
A 34-year-old pregnant Texas woman, reported missing in Bexar County earlier this week, has been found safe in Harris County. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office told KSAT on Saturday that Lacaya Bell was safe after previously reporting that her car was seen in the Houston area. Bell’s mother previously said that she last saw her …
A man on the run after allegedly killing the mother of his children at a birthday party for their oldest child is now behind bars. Court documents say Jalen Whitlock, 25, and her boyfriend were throwing a birthday party for her 6-year-old on September 12 when Jalin J. Foreman, the father of both of Whitlock’s …
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Nepali nursing student in southwest Houston last weekend. Bobby Singh Shah, 51, has been charged with capital murder in the death of 21-year-old Muna Pandey, who was found Monday in her bed with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the back of the head, …
An investigation is under way in Houston after a Rice University junior waws found dead in her dorm room Monday afternoon. Authorities made entry into Andrew Rodriguez Avila’s dorm room after a family member contacted the school, saying they hadn’t heard from her and asking for a welfare check. Avila was from Maryland, KTRK reported. …
Authorities in Houston are investigation a newborn infant found in a ditch Tuesday afternoon, the second dead newborn found in the city in a week. Harris County Sheriff’s Major John Nanny said the baby found on Tuesday was discovered by law care crews lying on a blanket outside a concrete plant in north Houston, Houston …
A Texas mother has been charged with murder after she reportedly left her 11-week-old son in a parked car last year. Gabriela Elyzabeth Deras has been charged with murder after an autopsy called the baby boy’s death a homicide, according to Houston Police, who arrested her on Friday. Houston Police said they were called to …
A Texas man has been charged with capital murder after he gunned down three family members and then called 911 to say he’d shot three burglars in a home invasion. Houston Police have not yet released the identities of the three victims — a 38-year-old man, a 43-year-old women, and a 65-year-old woman — but …
Houston police have charged two men with capital murder in the death of a 12-year-old girl found strangled to death in a creek on Monday. Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, are the two men seen on surveillance video with Jocelyn Nungaray on Sunday night, Houston Police Lt. Stephen Hope …
