An Indiana man is facing felony charges after allegedly holding his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son under hot water for allegedly dirtying his diaper. Per WRTV, law enforcement got involved after the victim was hospitalized on Saturday for severe burns and other injuries. Court documents stated that police zeroed in on Dennis Tannen, 29, after learning he was …
A 34-year-old warrant reportedly resulted in the arrest of an elderly Colorado man as he prepared for Thanksgiving with his family. According to KMGH, the outstanding warrant was issued out of Indiana for Theodore McGowan, 69. Reportedly arrested in front of his family on Tuesday, McGowan is currently awaiting extradition to Indiana from Denver. Per a writ …
Authorities in Indiana say a 20-year-old woman beat her infant daughter to death earlier this year. According to WRTV, the Monroe County Circuit Court secured an arrest warrant this week for Anna Prewitt-Byers of Nashville. Indiana State Police officers took her into custody on Wednesday following an investigation that dates back to the 7-month-old girl’s …
Two teenagers were fatally shot by their own father before he took his own life in what police say is a devastating double-murder suicide in rural Indiana, the IndyStar reports. The children’s mother called police Friday morning after she was informed her kids weren’t at school and no one answered the door at her ex-husband’s …
An Indiana father is facing criminal charges for allegedly being on drugs when his 2- and 4-year-old sons drowned in the Kankakee River Tuesday night. WGN reported that police believe Eric Patillo, 34, was on drugs and didn’t notice his two sons, Evan Patillo, 2, and Levi Patillo, 4, becoming overcome by the waters. Two fishers who were …
A psychiatrist filed a letter with an Indiana court expressing his opinion that a man charged with his ex-girlfriend’s brutal murder is now competent to stand trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a court sided with psychiatrists nearly a year ago in declaring 35-year-old Joseph Oberhansley mentally unfit for criminal proceedings. That decision came amid the …
Court documents revealed that a 3-month-old Indiana infant who was left off their oxygen machine after being taken home from the hospital also suffered extensive internal injuries that contributed to her death earlier this month. Per The Herald, Jordan R. Leinenbach, 28, and Cassandra M. Potts, 24, are facing criminal charges in connection with the August …
An Indiana father is accused of forgoing medical treatment for his 8-year-old son who ingested his meth and ultimately died of an overdose. According to The Tribune, a toxicology report released Thursday revealed Curtis Collman III had 18,000 nanograms of methamphetamine—180 times the lethal limit—of methamphetamine in his bloodstream when he died June 21. The 8-year-old reportedly …
An Indiana man suspected of killing 8-year-old April Tinsley in Fort Wayne, Indiana, reportedly left cryptic notes indicating that he would kill again. Years after leaving the notes, two young girls were brutally murdered while walking along a bridge in nearby Delphi. “We have 1,000 names out there, and we’re still looking at all of …
A suspected murderer’s taunts and cryptic messages are in part what helped detectives capture him on Sunday, more than 30 years after he reportedly murdered and raped 8-year-old April Tinsley in 1988. CNN reports that authorities used DNA testing while piecing together several disturbing notes to connect John D. Miller, 59, to the Good Friday murder …
Authorities in Indiana say a mother and her girlfriend used marijuana to reward or punish a boy in their custody. According to Fox News, 36-year-old Milissa Burton and her partner, 36-year-old Susan Glascock, admitted to giving the child marijuana as a reward for good behavior. The minor reportedly told police that he had received the …
A high school track coach in Indiana is facing charges related to possession of child pornography after he was arrested last week. According to WTHR, 39-year-old Jeremy Kelley is accused of possessing more than 16,000 images and hundreds of video files primarily consisting of child pornography downloaded to his cellphone. U.S. Attorney for the Southern …
