Authorities in Missouri say the parents of a deceased infant allowed the young boy to die as a result of starvation. According to the New York Post, 31-year-old Phillip Thomas Leon Compton and 33-year-old Jessica Alice Cook were arrested on suspicion of allowing their 6-week-old son to die on February 10. Authorities say emergency personnel …
A 6-year-old Missouri girl was reportedly killed Friday when her older brother accidentally shot her in the back of her head while their parents attended a Christmas party. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, police said Maliyah Palmer died after her 12-year-old brother found a 9mm handgun in a dresser in their parents’ bedroom and unintentionally …
A foster father in Missouri was arrested last week, months after he allegedly beat and shook a 3-month-old baby to the point that the infant was hospitalized for more than a week. John Grant, 34, was arrested Tuesday on felony child abuse charges stemming from injuries a baby in his care suffered sometime between January …
Authorities in Missouri say they tracked down a suspect in a brutal murder and a pair of sexual assaults at a religious supply store earlier this month after the man left his business card at a neighboring bar. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 53-year-old Imperial resident Thomas Bruce was arrested after a search spanning two days. …
Authorities in Missouri say a woman was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder following a hit-and-run crash that left a 57-year-old woman dead. According to the Springfield News Leader, suspect Elizabeth McKeown allegedly admitted to investigators that she purposely targeted Barbara E. Foster in the fatal Tuesday incident. Police reports indicate the 46-year-old woman told …
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man was charged Wednesday with killing one woman and sexually assaulting two others after herding them at gunpoint into the back room of a suburban St. Louis religious supplies shop. The arrest of 53-year-old Thomas Bruce, of Imperial, ended a two-day manhunt that followed the brazen …
Earlier this month, Missouri Health Department workers allegedly junked and threw bleach on food at several picnics across Kansas City because the organizers didn’t have the required permits. Per The Kansas City Star, city officials confiscated chili, foil-wrapped sandwiches, vats of soup and other food prepared by Free Hot Soup Kansas City and soaked it in bleach to …
The Missouri woman who reported Darnell Gray’s disappearance has confessed to hitting the child and knowing where his body was located before crews discovered it Tuesday, newly released court documents have revealed. A probable cause statement alleged that Quatavia Givens, 26, told investigators that she “may have hit him wrong,” referring to Gray, 4. An autopsy …
The caregiver who was reportedly the last person to see Missouri boy Darnell Gray alive has been arrested in connection with his death. Jefferson City police announced Wednesday morning that they’ve charged Quatavia Givens, 26, with first-degree child abuse resulting in death. The announcement comes nearly a day after authorities said they found the missing 4-year-old’s body in …
Authorities in Missouri say the search for a missing 4-year-old boy is over after his remains were found Tuesday in Jefferson City. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Darnell Gray vanished sometime after he went to bed late Wednesday night. In the days since, authorities and volunteers have canvassed the neighborhood in an effort to located the …
Police said Monday that they have no significant breaks in the case of missing Missouri boy Darnell Gray despite expanding their search to completely cover Jefferson City. Jefferson City Police Lieutenant David Williams said more than 100 law enforcement and first-responders are participating in the search for Gray, 4. However, Williams has declined to reveal where exactly they’re searching, according to the News Tribune. As …
Police have expanded their search for a 4-year-old Missouri boy who reportedly vanished from his Jefferson City home on Wednesday morning. Jefferson City Police Lieutenant David Williams said in a press release that Darnell Gray’s disappearance is “beyond critical” given the amount of time he’s been missing. The news release also stated that they’ve increased their …
