A California man attacked his stepdaughter’s killer while her mother was reading a victim impact statement about the effect her brutal murder had on their family, the Ventura County Star reports. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Euren Balbuena was in court in Ventura County for a sentencing hearing after a jury in November convicted him of first-degree …
A Google software engineer has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, who also worked for the tech giant, ABC7 reports. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday, police found 27-year-old Liren Chen “spattered in blood” near the body of his wife inside the couple’s home on Valley Way in Santa Clara, prosecutors said in a press release. …
The woman whose body was found in a freezer last month was a beloved member of her California community, forged a long career in the medical field and served in the military, the Los Angeles Times reports. The body of Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones was discovered in a chest freezer at a house on Zion Avenue …
A Missouri woman who taught at a Lutheran school allegedly poisoned her husband’s food multiple times while she was having a relationship with someone halfway around the world, KMIZ-TV reports. Sarah Scheffer, 37, faces charges of first-degree domestic assault, first-degree attempted murder and armed criminal action in connection with the allegations. On Tuesday, Scheffer’s husband …
An Oklahoma pastor and his wife have been charged with child abuse, kidnapping, and child neglect of as many as eight children. Blackwell Police say Keith and Candy Holt beat the children with a board and locked them in a bathroom for days without food or water as a punishment, KOKH reported. Police Chief Jay …
Three 17-yera-old Wisconsin boys have been charged with felony murder in the shooting death of a Domino’s pizza delivery driver earlier this month. Armier McArthur, Keyshaun McNealy, and Damain Patrick are accused of killing Antoine Gee Jr., 33, on the night of January 10, WDJT reported. Investigators say surveillance video from a neary home captured …
A Florida man has been charged with first degree murder after witnesses reported seeing him put the victim’s body in his car and try to scrub blood off the road where the victim was shot. DeLand Police found the body of Clinton Dorsey, 51, in the trunk of Travis McBride’s car, WESH reported. The initial …
A Rhode Island woman has filed a lawsuit against Panera Bread, claiming that the restaurant chain’s caffeinated lemonade led to “permanent cardiac injuries.” NBC News reports that 28-year-old occupational therapist and former athlete Lauren Skerrritt had no preexisting health issues, and regularly participated in obstacle course races. The complaint, filed on Tuesday afternoon, asserts that …
A grand jury has convened in Texas to determine if any law enforcement officer should face criminal charges in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde nearly two years ago. The Uvalde Leader-News said a dozen people were selected to serve on the grand jury on Friday and that they …
An Oklahoma woman who vanished last week was reportedly found dead on Thursday. The Muskogee Phoenix reported that Amanda Harms, 46, was last seen on foot a mile from Honor Heights Park in Muskogee. It was cold when Harms vanished, and temperatures continued to drop in the following days. Harms’ family told KOKI that she …
Months after the body of Rachel Morin is found along a trail the Ma & Pa Trail, her killer is still a mystery. DNA found at the crime scene matched to a home invasion in Los Angeles 5 months earlier, but investigators are still not sure who the DNA belongs to. The only evidence made …
A second juror has been dismissed in the Michelle Troconis trial after the juror drew a comparison between the case and the Ben Affleck movie, “Gone Girl.” On Friday, Judge Kevin Randolph informed attorneys that he had received a note indicating that one of the jurors discussed the case in the presence of other jurors. …
