An excavator was seen over the weekend digging up the backyard of the home of the suspect in several killings on New York’s Long Island and the heavy equipment was still behind Rex Heuermann’s house Monday morning. According to law enforcement sources, investigators are looking into whether any victims may …
Read More »“Mom influencer” Katie Sorensen sentenced to jail for falsely claiming couple tried to kidnap her kids at a crafts store
A social media influencer who went viral for a 2020 Instagram video falsely claiming a couple tried to kidnap her children at a crafts store in Northern California has been sentenced to jail, prosecutors announced Thursday. Kathleen “Katie” Sorensen, 30, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 of which …
Read More »1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison caught while dressed in “full female Muslim garb” with a head covering, authorities say
One of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison early this week was captured Thursday night while dressed as a woman, federal authorities said. Members of a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force were conducting surveillance in an area of North Philadelphia where they believed 24-year-old Nasir Grant was …
Read More »Remains found in 1987 identified as Christine Lester, Navajo woman who had “explicit” letter sent to her
Human remains that had been buried for decades in a California gravesite and marked as “Jane Doe” have been identified as Christine Lester, a Navajo woman who went missing from northern Arizona, authorities said. Lester’s family said they received an “explicit” letter written to her from an anonymous person years …
Read More »Brian Walshe hired investigator to follow wife Ana Walshe before murder because he suspected affair, prosecutor says
Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife in January, hired a private investigator to follow her in the days before her murder because he suspected she was having an affair, a prosecutor said Thursday, CBS Boston reported. Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, has been missing since …
Read More »Weapons, ammunition, and 5 yearbooks from The Covenant School found in Nashville shooter’s home, search warrant says
Weapons, numerous boxes of ammunition, five yearbooks from The Covenant School, and a school photo were found by authorities searching the home of Nashville shooter Audrey Hale, according to court documents obtained by CBS News Tuesday. Officers found a “suicide note,” the contents of which have not been revealed, along …
Read More »Florida teen Aiden Fucci sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 13
A Florida judge sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison on Friday for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate on Mother’s Day in 2021. Aiden Fucci, 16, was 14 when he stabbed Tristyn Bailey at least 114 times in the woods near where the teens lived in north Florida, …
Read More »Newborn found dead in Iowa ditch; mother and grandfather charged with murder
The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him. Megan K. Staude, 25, told police the …
Read More »2 adults and girl killed in possible home invasion outside Chicago; woman hospitalized
Two adults and one child were fatally shot in an incident police are calling a possible home invasion outside Chicago on Sunday night. A suspect was found and detained in connection with the killings, authorities confirmed on Monday morning. Officers in Bolingbrook, a suburb southwest of Chicago, responded to a …
Read More »Mallory Beach boat crash: Alex Murdaugh testifies in his murder trial exactly 4 years after fatal boat crash involving his son
Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense Thursday and Friday. The disgraced former South Carolina lawyer is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul Murdaugh, in June 2021. His first day of testimony happened to come on the four-year mark of a fatal boat crash …
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