A Missouri mother and her wife have been charged with interference with custody in the disappearance of three young boys last month. Court documents say that Brittany Barnes and Ceairah Beverly picked up the three boys from their grandmother’s home for an unsupervised visit on March 23, KOLR reported. The grandmother, Audrey Beverly, is the …
Federal agents have taken into custody a person of interest in the disappearance of a ride-share driver earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ella Goodie, 32, told her teenage daughters on March 9 she was giving a man a ride to Houston from Scott, Louisiana, but she never returned. Scott police said they had …
A Missouri home daycare operator faces multiple charges relating to the death of an 8-month-old boy in her care. Deborah Lundstrom, 47, has ben charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death, eight counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and operating a child care facility …
A Missouri man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting girls in his care as a foster parent for decades. A probable cause statement says that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into Ronald Graham Jr in December when one of the alleged victims reported the abuse, according to Lincoln News Now. …
A Missouri woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly decapitated her 6-year-old son According to KSHB, Tasha Haefs, 35, called police Tuesday night and reported that the devil was trying to attack her. She hung up before providing more information. Kansas City Police officers responded to the home and saw what looked like …
A Missouri man has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and sodomy with a 13-year-old girl, and his brother was also jailed when investigators allegedly found him with another teenage girl. Jasper County deputies launched an investigation on Friday after receiving a tip about the 13-year-old, who had been reported missing in East Prairie in …
A Christian boarding school doctor was arrested Tuesday night in Arkansas on warrants charging him with child sex crimes in Missouri. As CrimeOnline previously reported, A Greene County warrant for David Smock, 57, charged him with second-degree statutory sodomy, third-degree child molestation of a child under 14, and enticement or attempted enticement of a child …
A Missouri woman has been charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after she called 911 late Friday night to say she’d killed her boyfriend with a sword. Cape Girardeau Police officers found Brittany Wilson, 32, in the doorway to her home. The sword was in the front yard, KFVS reported. Inside, officers …
A Missouri toddler was shot to death Friday afternoon while handling a gun in an Independence home. Police had been looking for a person of interest in the incident who reportedly fled from the home after the shooting. That person was taken into custody in a neighboring state and will be extradited to Jackson County …
An arrest warrant has been issued for the long-time physician of a Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri, accusing him of sex crimes against children. A Greene County judge signed an arrest warrant for David Earl Smock, 57, on Thursday. The warrant accuses him of second-degree statutory sodomy, third-degree child molestation of a child under …
Two men charged with kidnapping in a Missouri missing person case that included photos of the victim kept in a cage have now been charged with her murder, according to court documents that also revealed investigators had found the remains of Cassidy Rainwater. The upgraded charges against James Phelps and Timothy Norton came after the …
A 20-year-old Missouri man has been jailed for allegedly killing his mother. Police in Liberty received a call about a man being “out of control” just before midnight Friday, and when they arrived, they found 46-year-old Jill Little dead inside her home, according to the Kansas City Star. Investigators determined Little died by homicide and …
