Two cousins just 10 and 12 have been charged with murder for allegedly beating a 3-year-old girl to death — while their parents and guardians left eight kids home alone to go gambling. The two preteen boys, who have not been identified because of their ages, are accused of beating Blessing Buckles until she suffered … Read more
The woman accused of drunkenly mowing down new bride Samantha Hutchinson on her wedding night got special treatment in jail — even while whining about not getting an exercise mat to do crunches. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, has been allowed to have in-person visits from her family thanks to a helping hand from Sheriff Kristin Graziano — … Read more
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to CNN affiliates WBMA and WVTM. Russell had pleaded not guilty to one count of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and one count of falsely reporting an incident. A judge found her guilty, and Russell … Read more
A teenage Ohio girl was convicted of murder, accused of intentionally killing her boyfriend and his friend by crashing her car into a brick building going 100 mph. Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was found guilty in a bench trial on 12 counts: four of murder, four of felonious assault, two of aggravated vehicular homicide, one of … Read more
A 13-year-old Michigan boy armed only with a slingshot, a marble, and a rock is being hailed a hero after hitting a 17-year-old suspect in the head and stopping his 8-year-old sister from being kidnapped. In a remarkable interview with 9 & 10 News, Owen Burns revealed that he was playing video games after school … Read more
A Rhode Island man jailed for 260 years in prison for producing child pornography involving prepubescent children fainted in court when the judge read out his sentence. Thomas Goodman, 45, was told his crimes showed “depravity beyond comprehension” by Judge John McConnell at the US District Court in Providence. The paedophile pleaded guilty to eight counts of production … Read more
A 36-year-old mother in Texas accused of abusing her husband and physically and emotionally torturing her children — even trying to put one of them in a hot oven — was arrested this week following a standoff with a SWAT team. Lul N. Top was taken into custody on Monday and charged with six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly … Read more
MACHIAS, Maine (BDN) — In a case involving one of Maine’s worst-ever cases of police corruption, a former candidate for Washington County sheriff who worked as a police officer in eastern coastal Maine for nearly 20 years was sentenced to serve 4 years in prison on drug and gun charges. Jeffrey Bishop, 55, originally faced … Read more
What began as a routine phone call quickly spiraled into a nightmare for Jurek Wasowski. “I am devastated,” Wasowski lamented, reflecting on the scam that upended his life. It was a summer day when Wasowski’s phone rang. “I never answer calls from unknown numbers, but at that moment, I happened to be occupied and picked … Read more
A shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in Missouri has resulted in one fatality and 21 injuries, officials report. Among the injured, eight were in critical condition initially, with seven facing potentially life-threatening injuries. Notably, nine children sustained injuries, but all are anticipated to recover. Authorities have detained three suspects linked … Read more