UPDATE: Cousin charged with abducting teen cheerleader found dead behind home
Murder
Officials ruled Ke’Asia Adkins’ death a homicide caused by asphyxia
Mass shooting
June 29, 2018
Jarrod Ramos blocked exits, positioned himself ‘to kill as many people as he could’: Cops
Grim new details about this week’s mass shooting at a Maryland newspaper office emerged Friday as investigators described the crime that left five dead and multiple others injured. According to WTOP, police believe the gunman behaved in a manner meant to cause as many casualties as possible. Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy Altomare said …
child endangerment
June 29, 2018
Nurse mom who allegedly left tot girl to die in hot car begged jail guards to let her kill herself: Lawyer
An Oregon mother who allegedly forgot to take her 21-month-old daughter to day care and instead left her in the car as she went to her nursing job, asked prosecutors to drop the second-degree manslaughter charges they filed against her. The Oregonian reported that Nicole Engler’s lawyer David Terry wrote in a statement Thursday that his client …
Child Abuse
June 29, 2018
BOMBSHELL twist in Victoria Martens murder case: Mom, boyfriend accused of brutal sexual assault and mutilation killing were not present when 10-year-old girl died
Prosecutors now believe another male was involved in the horrific rape, murder and mutilation of the little girl on her birthday — and he is still at large
Unsolved
June 29, 2018
Lucas Hernandez 911 call released: Language expert points out inconsistencies, red flags on Emily Glass’ call to report young boy missing
Officials in Wichita, Kansas, released a 911 call on Thursday, made by the woman who last saw little Lucas Hernandez alive, and according to a language expert, the call is filled with red flags. Sheryl McCollum, a language expert, CSI, and Director of Atlanta’s Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, analyzed the 911 call made on …
National
June 29, 2018
Suspected gang banger who admitted to dragging teen to stabbing death says he fears for his life behind bars: Report
One of the accused gang members facing murder charges following the June 20 stabbing death of Bronx teen Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz reportedly said he’s sleep deprived and fears for his life while behind bars. Kevin Alvarez, 19, the alleged Trinitarios gang member reportedly seen dragging Guzman-Feliz, 15, out of a bodega before seven other stabbed …
Celebrity Justice
June 29, 2018
Private eyes decode D.B. Cooper ‘confession’ letter, revealing identity of possible suspect: Report
A group of documentary filmmakers who also work as cold-case investigators believe they’ve decoded a 1972 message purportedly from D.B. Cooper, and they say it contains a confession from Robert Rackstraw, the New York Daily News reports. Rackstraw is a Vietnam veteran who has long been considered by some to be the likely culprit in the …
Juveniles
June 29, 2018
A change of plea? Hearing for ‘mom’ accused of 10-year-old daughter’s brutal sexual assault, murder, and mutilation is cancelled
The woman accused of participating in her own daughter’s brutal rape, murder, and mutilation will not appear in court for a previously scheduled hearing — and it’s unclear why. KOAT reports that a plea hearing for Michelle Martens scheduled for June 15 was cancelled and has not been rescheduled. Martens is accused of watching two …
Court
June 29, 2018
Jahi McMath: Teen at center of national brain death debate dies at 17, family says
Jahi McMath—the California teen deemed brain dead in a five-year saga that sparked a national debate concerning brain death and patient rights—reportedly died June 22 after undergoing surgery in New Jersey. The late teen’s mother, Nailah Winkfield, told The Mercury News that McMath died after suffering internal bleeding and kidney issues following a surgery. The teen had reportedly …
Podcast
June 29, 2018
Friday Crime Stories: Autopsies & 911 calls bring new clues in Lucas Hernandez mystery
The autopsy report on the remains of little Lucas Hernandez suggests we may never really know what happened to the 5-year-old Kansas boy, but Dr. William Morrone, a pathology expert, sees a major clue in a chemical detected in his liver. Morrone shares his observations about the autopsies on Lucas and his step mother Emily …
Juveniles
June 29, 2018
Experts weigh in on Lucas Hernandez toxicology results: Drugs, possible ‘bath salts’ in little boy’s system
Official released the autopsy and toxicology results on Tuesday of 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez to the Sedgwick County District Court, and although a Kansas Medical Examiner indicated the cause of death is undetermined, medical experts who joined Nancy Grace on “Crime Stories” feel that drugs could be a possible reason that led to his demise. Board …
Sex Offenders
June 29, 2018
Convicted pedophile celebrates first night out of prison by downloading child porn: Police
A 24-year-old York, Pennsylvania, man is accused of celebrating his first night out of prison by downloading child porn to a computer. The computer was owned by a person who had graciously offered to “put him up for the night,” Fox 43 reports, citing the Northern York County Regional Office. Authorities arrested Keith Lenier Biegger …
