Texas State

Atascosa County, TX

Jourdanton, TX

New York Post

A 12-year-old Texas cheerleader died Monday, four days after she suffered mysterious “life-threatening” injuries that her parents tried to treat with smoothies and vitamins, authorities announced Wednesday. 

Jourdanton Junior High School student Miranda Sipps died in the hospital Monday night after her mother finally called for help when the preteen went into respiratory distress, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said.

The girl’s mother, Denise Balbaneda, and stepfather, Gerald Gonzalez, 40, were arrested for failing to seek medical help sooner for the girl during the four days while she was “mentally and physically incapacitated and non-responsive,” the sheriff said. 



The pair didn’t...

Texas cheerleader, 12, dies after parents tried to treat ‘life-threatening’ injuries with smoothies and vitamins: sheriff

CBS News

Three Mexican suspects were arrested with two South Africans when elite police units raided a multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab hidden in a remote farm north of Johannesburg, police said Tuesday.The owner of the farm near Groblersdal, about 125 miles from Johannesburg, was among four men arrested on Friday, police said.A third Mexican was picked up on Monday, the spokeswoman for the elite Hawks unit told AFP."The drugs were obviously intended for local and international sale," Brigadier Thandi Mbambo told AFP, adding that the manufacturing facility was operating "at a large scale."Authorities also seized large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture...

Multimillion-dollar crystal meth lab found hidden in remote farm

Hamilton, OH

After two decades of eluding capture, Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, who has been one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives over the past 20 years, has been arrested in Mexico. Astonishingly, Riano, 72, was found working as a local police officer. The Ohio murder. In December...

‘America’s most wanted’ fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico

Indiana State

Hamburg, IA

The Mirror US

Deputies found the four-year-old in "a mixture of both human and animal feces," inside a residence in Hamburg after the child escaped from a makeshift cage

Boy, 4, escapes homemade cage covered in feces to find help as grandparents face child neglect charges

Missouri State

Washington County, MO

Sullivan, MO

A Missouri man is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend after allegedly forcing her to watch him and his new girlfriend dig her grave. Tony Lawrence Charboneau and Brandi Luffy, both residents of Sullivan, have been charged with murder and related offenses in connection with the death of Charboneau’s ex-girlfriend on June 20. Washington County Prosecuting Attorney John Jones announced the charges in a release per the NY Post on Monday, August 5.

Man Forced Ex Girlfriend to Watch Him Dig Her Grave Before Her Murder

Loudoun County, VA

Sterling, VA

WashingtonExaminer

A Salvadoran man, who is accused of killing a Virginia grandmother during a fatal carjacking this week, has been living in the United States illegally. Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, was arraigned on a felony carjacking charge and the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson is expected to to file additional charges in the fatal Sunday encounter […]

Virginia grandmother killed by undocumented immigrant in carjacking

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

OK Magazine

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is being called out by her former prison roommate.On the July 11 episode of The Kardashians, Blanchard told Kim Kardashian during their discussion on prison reform that her request to have therapy sessions while behind bars was denied, but her fellow inmate Rachell Garlick claimed that wasn't true."This is for you, Kim: Gypsy lied straight to your face," Garlick declared in a TikTok video. "Because all you got to do is fly a kite and go to mental health, I did it.""Put me on a lie detector test. Seriously," she insisted. "Because she told me she did...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard 'Lied' About Being Denied Therapy in Prison, Former Cellmate Shares: 'She Told Me She Did Not Need Help'

North Carolina State

Ventura County, CA

Diamondhead, MS

A suspected serial killer awaiting prosecution for one cold case murder has been charged with three other slayings of women strangled to death in California. Warren Luther Alexander was initially arrested in North Carolina in 2022 in connection with the 1992 murder of 29-year-old Nona Cobb, who was strangled to death. She was found dead on an interstate northwest of Winston-Salem on July 7, 1992, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

Suspected serial killer awaiting North Carolina murder trial charged with three California murders

InsideEdition

As his girlfriend kept watch, Tony Charboneau "dug a shallow grave with the tools he gathered, he took out of the wheelchair, and shot and killed" his ex Amy Hogue, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Murdered Grandma Tied to a Wheelchair and Forced to Watch Ex Dig Her Grave Before Being Executed, Say Police

Mississippi State

Port Gibson, MS

ABC News

Two men escaped from a Mississippi jail in early July. ABC News has since learned that the escape was not recorded and that the jail was experiencing camera issues.

Mississippi jail where murder suspects escaped had surveillance camera issues

Springfield, IL

Sangamon County, IL

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, whose office hired the former deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey last month, said that he will not resign.

'Horrified': Sheriff who hired ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing speaks out

Starkville, MS

Mississippi News Group

Three city employees in Starkville have been arrested and charged with stealing rolls of trash bags according to a press release from teh Starkville Police. On Tuesday, July 30th, the Starkville Police Department arrested three individuals for embezzlement, spcifically fraud committed in public office.

Three Starkville city employees arrested for stealing rolls of trash bags

Manlius, IL

A 62-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash involving an S-U-V last night. It occurred around 10:45 p.m. in Manlius Township at 136th Avenue and 58th Street. Michigan State Police say an S-U-V went through the red flashing light and stop sign at the intersection and hit the motorcycle. The 62-year-old Bloomingdale man died at the scene. His name has not yet been released.

Motorcyclist dead after fatal crash in Manlius Township

Milwaukee, WI

BIN: Black Information Network

A Wisconsin man charged with the murder and dismemberment of a 19-year-old college student who he went on a first date with allegedly plotted to kill her weeks before she went missing.

Man Accused Of Plotting To Dismember Black Teen Weeks Before Their 1st Date

Illinois State

The Independent

 The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency. Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson killed Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, over a pan of hot water on July 6. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sheriff Jack Campbell said he was horrified by the body camera video that shows Grayson, who is white, shooting Massey just below the eye. “We will spend the rest of my career, certainly, trying to...

Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust

A Missouri man with an alleged history of domestic abuse is accused of strapping his ex into a wheelchair and forcing her to watch him and his new girlfriend dig her grave before killing her, investigators said.

Tony Charboneau, 36, was charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, Amy Hogue, 43, and other crimes related to her death after she vanished on June 20, Washington County Prosecuting Attorney John Jones announced last week.

Charboneau supposedly got into an argument with Hogue, which led to him punching and stomping on her as she was leaving his home on the day she went missing,...

Grandmother strapped to wheelchair was forced to watch grave being dug before ex killed her: cops

Riverside, CA

RadarOnline

Authorities in California say advancements in DNA testing have helped detectives identify and arrest a woman on suspicion of killing her newborn baby girl almost 37 years ago, RadarOnline.com can reveal.According to the Riverside Police Department, an individual rummaging for recyclables found the deceased infant in a plastic bag in a dumpster behind a business in Riverside in October 1987, Front Page Detectives reported.The local coroner’s office ruled the newborn’s death a homicide.Investigators exhausted all leads in the case, and were unable to identify a suspect at the time.The Riverside Police Department formed a new Homicide Cold Case Unit and...

DNA Leads California Cops to Arrest 55-Year-Old Woman — in 37-Year-Old Cold Case of Daughter Discarded in Dumpster

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Tennessee State

Knoxville, TN

HuffPost

Suceli Perez's uncle suggested that the Tennessee man had lured the teen to his home by claiming to be sick.

Man Charged With Murder After 18-Year-Old He'd Dated Is Found Dead In Bed Of His Truck

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Henry Co. deputies ask for public’s help to identify man found dead in 1966

HENRY Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who was found dead in 1966...

Henry Co. deputies ask for public’s help to identify man found dead in 1966

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