A 39-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter were found dead in a Pennsylvania home by relatives late Thursday evening. Investigators have released little information, although Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said the two suffered “sharp force injuries.” Police classified both deaths as homicides. Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said on Thursday that there was …
The owner of a Bronx day care was taken into custody on Friday after one child died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure. Investigators sweeping Divino Nino daycare found a drug-packaging device, the New York Daily News reported. “This is an active investigation, and we are going to find out the cause of …
Sherri Papini admits her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, pleading guilty. The 39-year-old, sentenced to 18 months in prison, has been released into a residential management program. Her official release date is in October. The mom was reported missing and told investigators when she was found 22 days later that a pair of Hispanic women …
A Texas man has been arrested after years on the lam for allegedly murdering and dismembering a woman he wanted to date, KRTK-TV reports. On Thursday, police took 51-year-old Erik Arceneaux into custody in connection with the presumed June 2018 death of Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Arceneaux had been charged in 2019, but …
Virginia authorities are searching for a mother and her three young kids who have been missing for more than a week, WSLS-TV reports. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Lauren Cook and the children were last seen around September 5 after they did not show up at a family member’s home. The woman’s loved …
Two Florida women are facing child abuse charges for allegedly tossing a baby into the air while drunk at a bar, which may have resulted in injuries to the child, WESH-TV reports. The incident allegedly occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Thursday outside the Coyote Ugly Saloon in Daytona Beach. Authorities say 19-year-old Brianna Lafoe …
A Florida man who vanished in June was found dead last week in a freezer at his home. Brian Hemmert, 60, was reported missing by his father on August 28. Lee County investigators who responded to the Alva home saw the missing man’s son, Jake Hemmert, 31, driving his car, according to the Fort Myers …
A Massachusetts mother who authorities allege strangled to death her three young children and then tried to kill herself is facing new criminal charges related to the slayings, Boston.com reports. On Friday, 32-year-old Lindsay Clancy was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of murder and separate charges of strangulation in connection with the …
On Wednesday, a baby was found dead in the bathroom of a New Mexico hospital where a 16-year-old girl was undergoing treatment. The baby was reportedly found in the restroom area of the girl’s room at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital. The teen’s mother was at the hospital with her at the time, according to KRQE. …
Eight-year-old Gretchen Harrington leaves home, walking to vacation bible school at a church just a half mile from her home. Usually, Gretchen is accompanied by her two sisters, but this day, she walks alone. The older girls stay home. It was just after 9 a.m. when Pastor Harold Harrington waved goodbye. Two hours passed before …
Police in Washington, D.C. continue to search for a murder suspect who was arrested last week but escaped from custody. Christopher Haynes, 30, was arrested last Wednesday in Virginia for an August 12 shooting in D.C. that killed Brent Hayward, 33, and left another person injured. WRC reported that Haynes was undergoing questioning when he …
A former Texas dentist who left a young child, 4 at the time, with irreversible brain damage after a botched surgery received probation, despite prosecutors seeking a lengthy prison sentence. According to the KHOU, a Harris County jury previously convicted Bethaniel Jefferson of reckless injury to a child. On Thursday, the judge sentenced the ex-dentist …
