Texas EquuSearch is working with the Houston Police Department in an attempt to find a young mother who disappeared while on he way to work last Thursday, and hasn’t been seen since. In this episode of “Crime Stories,” Nancy Grace talks to Maria’s sister Gloria Jimenez and Texas EquuSearch leader Tim Miller about the case. Forensics expert Karen …
After over 60 suspects were excluded for the 1992 murder and rape of a beloved Pennsylvania teacher, detectives may have finally found the person responsible for her death. Washington Post reports that 25-year-old Christy Mirack, of Lancaster was brutally raped and murdered in her home on December 21, 1992. The school teacher had just finished wrapping …
A Montana teen is behind bars after she allegedly forced her ex-boyfriend to have sex with her while wielding a machete. KFBB reports that Samantha Mears is facing numerous charges, including assault with a weapon, after she allegedly broke in to her ex-boyfriend’s home in Great Falls on June 22, essentially holding him captive while …
A furious father is demanding answers after his 10-month-old baby boy reportedly suffered second-degree burns while in the care of a Florida daycare facility. The Orlando Police Department, along with the Florida Department of Children and Families, are investigating the allegations, WKMG reports. “He had blistering, his skin is peeling, I mean it’s horrendous,” the …
The Tennessee man accused of killing his 5-year-old son and hiding his remains apparently has a “near genius” IQ, according to officials. NewsChannel 5 reports that officials gave Joseph Daniels a standardized IQ test as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of his little boy, Joe Clyde Daniel, who vanished April. Daniels previously …
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has called for a review of the county’s child protection system after a 10-year-old boy died under suspicious circumstances — and after numerous reports of suspected child abuse. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Anthony Avalos died last Thursday after he was taken to the hospital from his Lancaster home …
A mother and father in Georgia were arrested this week on suspicion of abusing their 18-year-old daughter using a variety of cruel punishments. According to Fox News, Neil Farrell and Janet Farrell are expected to face charges of exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults in addition to criminal counts including false imprisonment and first-degree cruelty …
According to one father in the United Kingdom, a popular video game likely contributed to the circumstances surrounding his 15-year-old son’s death earlier this year. As the U.K. Sun reported, Ben Walmsley was found dead in February and the results of his autopsy have not yet been released. His father believes a game called Doki …
The personal fallout after recent brushes with the law and a documented history of substance abuse continues for 56-year-old actress Heather Locklear. According to an exclusive report by The Daily Mail, the star of television series including “Melrose Place” and “Spin City” has been admitted to the psychiatric ward of the University of California at Los …
Child protective services responded to 13 reports in the years before Anthony died
A Colorado woman reportedly took her husband back to jail less than two hours after realizing that he was released in error. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported that James J. Rynerson, 38, was jailed in late May on charges of menacing, disorderly conduct, and trespassing. Being held on $2,000 bond, sheriff’s deputies at Mesa County Jail mistook Rynerson …
A newborn baby was found close to a Texas dumpster on Saturday, marking the second time in a month that an infant was abandoned, despite the Safe Haven law in place in the state. CBS reports that deputies with the Dallas Police Department responded to a call from someone who noticed the baby by a dumpster …
