Dekalb County, AL

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A 68-year-old man is behind bars on $1 million bail in connection with multiple sexual assaults in the mid- to late 1990s — years after he was released from prison in another rape.

Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Mississippi State

Claiborne County, MS

NBC News

Two "dangerous" inmates being held on murder charges were captured Saturday one day after they escaped from a Mississippi jail. Authorities had been searching for Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, since they broke out of the Claiborne County Detention Center around 2:20 a.m. Friday. A Facebook Live video...

2 inmates being held on murder charges captured after escaping from Mississippi jail

Texas State

Kerrville, TX

New York Post

Andrea Yates, the Texas mom who drowned her five young children in 2001 while in the throes of postpartum psychosis, remains housed in a mental hospital — and if she gets her way, she’ll never be released. 

The Post has confirmed that Yates declined a hearing last month that would have determined whether she was competent to be released from the hospital. 

Under the terms of her conviction, Yates is eligible to undergo a review each year. She has repeatedly declined to be assessed.



The Post has learned that Yates, 60, lives a quiet life inside Kerrville State Hospital, which is intended...

Killer mom Andrea Yates, who drowned her 5 children in a bathtub in 2001, is rejecting the chance to go free

Alabama State

Blount County, AL

The Independent

An Alabama mother has been sentenced to decades behind bars after she left her toddler with her abusive partner, only for her to stop for cigarettes on the way to the hospital, where he died days later.Samantha McCormack, 30, was sentenced by a Blount County judge to serve 25 years in a state correctional facility in connection to the killing of her 18-month-old son, Enzo McCormack, five years ago.She had previously pleaded guilty to felony murder during the course of child abuse.Her partner at the time, 32-year-old Robert Keith Elmore Jr, has already been convicted in 2023 of capital murder...

An Alabama mom stopped to buy cigarettes while driving her dying son to ER. Now she’ll spend decades behind bars for his death

Houston, TX

The family of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray is pushing for the suspects arrested in her death to be given life without parole as opposed to the death penalty so that "they can remember every night when they go to bed the horrific deal" they did to the family, it was reported.

Jocelyn Nungaray's family doesn't want death sentence, saying 'we want them living horror every day'

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In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez in 1989. They were sentenced to life without parole—while even far more dangerous killers like Ed Kemper are assessed for release every few years. New evidence in 2024 could drastically alter where the Menendez brothers are now. Mindhunter Was Great, but It Did Its Real-Life Star a Huge Disservice



Where are the Menendez brothers now? 



The brothers were initially incarcerated in separate prisons because it was believed they could conspire to escape together. Lyle was eventually moved from Mule Creek State Prison to...

The Menendez Brothers Got Life Without Parole for the Murder of Their Parents—That Could All Change

Missouri State

Missouri woman Sandra Hemme has been serving time for four decades after being wrongfully accused of a 1980 murder — now a court has cleared a path for her freedom. The 64-year-old’s dealings with the criminal justice system have been turbulent. Aside from being considered the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in the US, in recent weeks, her situation became more complicated.

Sandra Hemme to finally be freed from prison – after spending 43 years in jail for a murder she didn’t commit

Georgia State

A Georgia man has been arrested on murder charges after his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend was found dead by the side of a road.Mia Campos, 16, was planning her baby shower when her body was discovered on July 15. She was seven months pregnant and her family said she was planning on naming her baby Sebastian, according to Univision Atlanta.“She was just lying there… already cold,” her mother, Miriam Zarate, said. “I touched her belly, hoping that maybe her baby would still be alive, but too much time had passed.”The Gwinnett Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy and ruled Campos’ death...

Ex-boyfriend charged with murder after pregnant 16-year-old found dead on side of the road

Los Angeles, CA

Beverly Hills, CA

ComingSoon

Disclaimer: The article contains mentions of murder and abuse. Reader discretion is advised. In August 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills residence. Reports indicate that Lyle called 911 after killing his parents and told the dispatcher that someone murdered them. Investigators then arrived at the crime scene and interrogated the siblings. After initiating an investigation, they soon received a tip that prompted the authorities to arrest the siblings. The court found the Menendez Brothers guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Currently, they are serving their sentence in a prison in California.

Are the Menendez Brothers Still in Jail & Do They Have a Release Date?

Washington, DC

Law & Crime

Police have arrested and now charged two women, Tiffany Taylor Gray and Audrey Miller, for the April murder of Fasil Teklemariam, a 53-year-old man from Washington, D.C. who was hit over the head, stabbed repeatedly and then had his thumb cut off and allegedly used by his killers to access his accounts and spend his money on Uber ride-shares, marijuana and alcohol.
The post Women accused of murdering alleged ‘sugar daddy,’ using his severed — and still missing — thumb to make app purchases first appeared on Law & Crime.

Women accused of murdering alleged sugar daddy, using his severed — and still missing — thumb to make app purchases

Atlanta, GA

A man who "executed" a father with a bullet to the back of the head over a parking space dispute was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The post Judge goes beyond prosecutors’ requested sentence for ‘execution’ murder over parking space first appeared on Law & Crime.

Judge goes beyond prosecutors' requested sentence for 'execution' murder over parking space

Tennessee State

Nashville, TN

InsideEdition

"Her car was in the middle of the cemetery and she was in the back of the car wrapped up in sheets and trash bags. She was beaten to death. Her face was smashed in, her head was smashed in, she was brutally beaten," the victim's father told WLOX

Beloved Nursing Student Beaten to Death and Left in Cemetery After Ex Released From Jail Without GPS Monitor

Saint Louis, MO

Black Enterprise

Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in jail for a murder he says he never committed. A man 30 years into a life sentence with parole had his conviction overturned by a Missouri judge. But though he has been ordered to be released, according to the Associated Press, the Michigan prison he is still in has not complied with the order.

Man’s Conviction Overturned But Prison Refuses To Release Him

TooFab

Two murder suspects have been captured by Mississippi police just one day after they escaped Claiborne County Detention Center jail by climbing through the ceiling.

2 'Dangerous' Murder Suspects Who Escaped Jail Through Ceiling Captured After Manhunt

Grand Rapids, MI

WTAJ

An Allegan County woman who repeatedly passes herself off as a nurse – despite no formal training, can now add another title to her embellished resume — wanted felon.

Nurse imposter with fake diplomas skips sentencing

Orange County, CA

Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Having a functioning air conditioning unit is essential during the hot North Carolina summers. For those living in apartments or rental properties, the lack of a reliable AC unit can make it difficult to feel comfortable.

Are landlords required to provide air conditioning for North Carolina tenants? Here’s the law

NewsNinja

One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

WAFF

NewsBreak

Trial delayed for capital murder suspect accused of pushing another woman off a cliff

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Trial delayed for capital murder suspect accused of pushing another woman off a cliff

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