A relative has identified three of the victims she says were murdered by her uncle in a three-scene shooting spree in Memphis on Saturday. As CrimeOnline reported, Mavis Christian Jr, 50, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours after the bodies of three women and a 13-year-old girl were found across south Memphis. …
A 15-year-old girl was critically injured in one of the three shootings.
A Nashville college freshman died last week a day after she was struck in the head by a stray bullet, fired by a man who had been released from custody in another shooting after doctors found he was incompetent to stand trial. Both Jillian Ludwig’s parents and Nashville officials slammed state law that allowed for …
Update: Morristown police announced they found a missing grandmother and her grandson safe. They provided no further information. Original story: Investigators in East Tennessee are searching for a grandmother and toddler who didn’t return from a walk Monday afternoon. Morristown police said Barbara Ann Smith, 53, took her grandson, 3-year-old Jaiden Douglas Barger, for a …
A traveling preacher has been indicted on multiple counts of child sexual abuse, including rape. Benjamin Garlick 32, and his wife, 29-year-old Shaantal Garlick, both face multple charges in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where Garlick had been helping run a ministry for Spanish speakers, according to WSMV. The station said a notice on the door of the …
A Tennessee man faces a long recovery after he was shot in the head while protecting his sister from an attack by her ex-boyfriend. A small child witnessed the shooting and told police what happened, according to WTVC. An affidavit says that the incident took place early Sunday morning, beginning when David J. Smith arrived …
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an endangered child alert for a toddler missing from Nashville. Liam Ismael Diego Quib is 1 year old, 2 feet tall and 20 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants. Investigators say the boy may be with …
Police in Tennessee are searching for a 21-year-old Mississippi woman who disappeared from a riverboat in Memphis over the weekend. Memphis police issued an Urgent City Watch Alert for Tamia Taylor, who reportedly joined friends on a riverboat at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, WREG reported. When the cruise ended early Sunday morning and the boat docked, …
A Tennessee 4th grade teacher was arrested Friday and charged with sexual misconduct involving a 12-year-old boy. The Covington Police Department said that 38-year-old Alissa McCommon befriended several juveniles, beginning with video games and social media apps, leading “to her allegedly sending inappropriate photographs and requesting sexual relations with the victims.” Police launched an investigation …
A Nashville man convicted three times on domestic violence charges has now been charged with killing his girlfriend. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said that Steven Cosby, 53, surrendered Wednesday to face charged in the death of 41-year-old Brooke Howard, who was found beaten to death in her apartment on Tuesday. Maintenance staff at the …
Anthony Andrews says he found the 2-year-old not breathing after he “fell out of bed.” The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.
An Ohio woman was found dead in Tennessee over the weekend after she was believed to have been kidnapped. Cincinnati police said they responded to a report of shots fired late Friday night and “found evidence of a shooting and a possible kidnapping.” Investigators said the victim, later identified as 36-year-old Kaitlyn Ashley Lynch, “might …
