A former Utah nurse was arrested after allegedly stealing hospital medicine and infecting patients with hepatitis C. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Elet Neilson, 50, was indicted on Wednesday for eight counts of “fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance” and another eight counts for “tampering with a consumer product.” Neilson, also known as Elet Hamblin, reportedly altered morphine and …
Police have made an arrest in the apparent homicide of a New Jersey girl who was found dead in her backyard Thursday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith was found dead less than a day after her mother reported her missing. Investigators found her remains in a large container behind her apartment building in Keansburg. …
A Pennsylvania prostitute was arrested on Thursday after an anonymous tipster told police she was using her daughter to make money. Trib Live reports that Rebecca Lynn Shadle, 38, of Eastmont Estates, was arrested after someone called the ChildLine hotline and left a tip that she reportedly allowed Brian Spillar, 49, and another man to touch her …
Police are questioning a second person of interest in the case of four missing Bucks County men now believed to be homicide victims. On Thursday, Cosmo DiNardo confessed to participation in what he said were the murders of four young men who went missing last week: Dean A. Finocchiaro, 19; Mark Sturgis, 22; Tom Meo, 21; …
An Oregon woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sending nude photos of her son to an FBI agent. KRON reports that in July 2016, Lea Kathryn Jones, of Medford, initiated an online chat with someone she thought was interested in child pornography. The other person, actually an FBI agent, responded to her. According to the plea deal …
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A drug dealer has confessed to killing four young men separately after selling them marijuana and then burning their bodies at his family’s farm, a person with firsthand knowledge of his confession said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition …
A mother sustained extensive head injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in South Los Angeles. Family members told KCBS that Ingrid Argueta, 34, was out celebrating her birthday at 10:45 pm Friday when she was hit. Surveillance cameras filmed the woman walking outside of a crosswalk on 79th Street when a vehicle traveling northbound on Denker Avenue mowed her …
Investigators recovered the body of a Keansburg, New Jersey, girl behind her apartment building just hours after she was reported missing, according to NJ.com. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday afternoon that the body of Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith was found behind the Hancock Arms Apartments, where Smith lived with her mother. The 11-year-old was last seen in the …
A suspect in custody has reportedly confessed to his involvement in the apparent murders of four young Bucks County men who disappeared last week. ABC 6 reports that an attorney for Cosmo DiNardo said his client confessed to “participating in or committing” four murders. One of the missing young men, Dean Finocchiaro, was found dead Wednesday …
A Texas man got locked in an ATM room on Wednesday, and slipped notes through the receipt slot saying he was stuck in the room without a phone, and neededsomeone to call his boss. Corpus Christi police arrived on scene after some saw the note and called them, but at first, authorities thought it was a …
The defense attorney for former teacher Tad Cummins filed a motion on Thursday, asking for an extension on Cummins’ upcoming federal court trial in Tennessee. WHNT reports that Cummins, 50, wants his July 25 hearing extended to January 2018 so that his legal team will have enough time to research and prepare. The former high school …
A 20-year-old Wisconsin woman died under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Mexico while vacationing with her family, and now her family is desperately searching for answers about the final moments of the young woman’s life. According to the Journal Sentinel, Abbey Conner, 20, was found face-down and unresponsive just hours after arriving to the Iberostar …
