Three Families Explain How Weed Led to Loved Ones’ Suicides
Drugs
Murder
April 28, 2023
Nevada Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend, Had Previous Domestic Violence Charges
A Nevada man charged with the murder of a Reno woman last week is also wanted in the Las Vegas area for domestic violence-related charges. Jesce Richt, 40, was arrested on Monday for the fatal shooting of Jessica Griffin, 40, on April 18. Court documents say Richt, also known as Paul Watterson, had an address …
Trials
April 28, 2023
WATCH LIVE: Accused Killer Stepmom Letecia Stauch, Murder Trial Day 16
Day 16 in the murder trial of a Colorado stepmother accused of murdering her stepson in 2020 begins Friday morning at the El Paso County court. Prosecutors say Letecia Stauch stabbed, shot, and beat her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch inside the family’s El Paso County home in January 2020. Months later, his body was found …
Missing
April 28, 2023
Missing Oklahoma Woman Last Seen in Texas May Need Medical Care: Police
Police are searching for an Oklahoma woman last seen Sunday in Cameron County, Texas. Shauna Messer Vanbuskirk, 38, was last seen Sunday at around 10 p.m. Sunday near Padre Island Highway and Ruben M. Torres, Cameron County Sheriff Eric Garza said. She was last seen wearing a black sports bra and black shorts as he …
Death investigation
April 28, 2023
South Dakota Mother Found Dead; Family Believes It’s a Domestic Murder
A South Dakota woman was found dead in her apartment on Wednesday, and investigators say they’re now looking into a “suspicious death.” Family and friends identified the woman as 23-year-old Jordan Beardshear, mother of a 1-year-old son. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said in a statement that “a young child was found safe by …
Missing
April 27, 2023
Missing: 12-Year-Old Kansas City Boy Didn’t Come Home From School
Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are looking for a 12-year-old boy who didn’t come home after school. Isaiah Barnard was last seen wearing a gray hoodie with a bear and the word “Republic.” He was also wearing jeans. He is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 120 pounds, KCTV reported. Police said …
Murder
April 27, 2023
Woman Accused of Killing 6-Year-Old Girl Had History of Fights With Girl’s Bio Mother
Hannah Landon is accused of strangling and beating Bella Fontenelle to death and leaving her body in a plastic bucket on her mother’s lawn.
Murder
April 27, 2023
Beloved Teacher, Mom Murdered in Dunkin’ Drive-Thru Over Boyfriend’s Affair
Police in Pennsylvania have charged two people with first degree murder in the death of school teacher and mother Rachel King, who was shot dead in her car in a Dunkin’ drive thru line on April 11 with her 11-year-old son in the back seat. King, 35, was taking her son to violin practice that …
Trials
April 27, 2023
David Temple Learns Fate After Third Trial for Shooting Pregnant Wife in Head
A Texas jury took two hours to sentence wife killer David Temple to life in prison, marking his third conviction since 2007. According to KHOU 11, a Harris County jury handed down the maximum sentence possible for Temple, who killed his wife, Belinda, in 1999. She was eight months pregnant at the time. The prosecution said …
Court
April 27, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Trial: Uncle Alex’s Fingerprint Found on Plastic Bag Containing J.J.’s Decomposed Body
On Thursday, a forensic scientist testified that fingerprints found on a bag containing J.J. Vallow’s body are his adoptive uncle’s prints, who died months after the boy’s disappearance. According to East Idaho News, Idaho State Police employee Tara Martinez said that Alex Cox’s palm print and a right fingerprint were located on the bag. The …
Famous Murder Cases
April 27, 2023
Carolyn Bryant Donham: Emmett Till’s False Accuser Dies at 88 Without Ever Facing Prosecution
Carolyn Bryant Donham, a white woman whose false claims led to Emmett Till’s slaying in 1955 Mississippi, reportedly died Tuesday in Louisiana. Chief investigator for the Calcasieu Parish coroner’s office, Megan LeBoeuf, confirmed Bryant’s death to Mississippi Today. Bryant, 88, was in hospice care for cancer at the time of her death. Bryant was never …
Crime Stories
April 27, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Beautiful Mom of Three’s Body Found Behind Abandoned Barn, Who Killed Joanna Speaks?
It’s a Saturday afternoon around 6 p.m. in early April. Ridgefield police department receive a call about a body, discovered on an abandoned property. Police say not only were there signs that a homicide had occurred but “there are indications the body was moved.” The body of Joanna Speaks, a mom of three, is identified. …