South Carolina officials say a man who shot a teen who accidentally entered the wrong home early Saturday morning was justified in the shooting. According to the New Haven Register, the Columbia Police Department consulted with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office before a decision was made. Since no charges will be filed, the homeowner’s name …
On Monday, Missouri prosecutors said they have charged a woman in connection with the death of her 6-month-old daughter whose body was discovered in May. Raeleena Barlett was charged with abandoning a corpse months after Kha’liya Bridgewater’s body was found in an abandoned lot in Kansas City. Barlett’s father, Marty Lammers, told The Kansas City …
A North Carolina truck driver was arrested after an Ohio truck driver was found dead a parking lot Wednesday morning. The dead man was identified as Tyler Welsh, 32, of Eaton, WHIO reported. Sidney Police arrested Lawshawn Dean Hughes, 48, after he fled the scene in his semi-truck. Investigators believe the two men got into …
An Arizona teacher has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor who was a former student. The Payson Unified School District was tipped off to middle school teacher Miles Huff’s behavior on August 14 and launched an investigation, AZFamily.com reported. He was arrested on Tuesday after investigators investigators interviewed …
A 76-year-old man arrested for the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl nearly four decades ago was suspected of involvement in the disappearance at the time. Bender’s body has not been found. Court documents concerning the arrest of Raymond Lewis Stafford in Texas earlier this month say he allegedly confessed to an employee that he had …
A New Mexico mother pleaded guilty Thursday to stabbing her 11-year-old son to death in 2022. Mary Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of Bruce Johnson Jr. According to News West 9, Johnson will spend 20 years in prison and eligible for “pre-sentence confinement credit.” She was spared of …
The 14-year-old son of “Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans reportedly vanished in North Carolina on Monday — marking the second time he has disappeared in two weeks. TMZ reported that Evans, 31, called the police after she did not hear from Jace for several hours after he left home. The teen is believed to …
When Dennis Rader, the serial killer dubbed BTK, was arrested in 2005, lots of documentation was found by the Wichita police: documentation in the form of his own writings, journals, and an unpublished book manuscript. The manuscript is thought to be a description of the murders BTK viewed as “successful. There were Polaroids of Rader …
An Oklahoma sheriff says that old photos taken by the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader, could possibly connect him to additional unsolved cases across three states. According to KAKE, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said old Polaroid images taken by Rader before his arrest mirror the positions Rader placed his victims in. The photos also …
A 4-year-old Texas girl’s drowning death possibly played a role in Monday’s apparent murder-suicide that claimed the lives of her parents and two brothers. Farman and Layla Sherwani, and their sons Mateen Sherwani, 2, and Shaheen Sherwani, 12, were found dead at their Allen home after a family member who lived there called the police …
A Washington mother is facing charges after police found her missing child last week, beaten and bruised in what investigators are calling an “absolutely horrific” child abuse case. Tri-City Herald reports that police arrested Adriana Rivas in Frankin County on August 22 and charged her with second-degree assault of a child after she allegedly went …
An Alabama has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 death of 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville. According to Al.com, Frederick Hampton pleaded guilty “before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Thomas Thrash” Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to take place. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 3-5 years on …
