California police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who reportedly vanished from her high school last week. On Friday, Jenna Medel arrived at Granite Hills High School by bus. However, she has not been seen or heard from since that morning — when she was seen walking away from the school, according to VVNG. Medel … Read more
Texas police are investigating after a woman’s body was found in an alligator’s jaws on Tuesday morning in a Houston bayou. According to KOMO News, police were searching for a missing woman when they discovered human remains in Horsepen Bayou, just west of El Dorado Boulevard. An officer shot and killed the alligator to prevent … Read more
Investigators arrive at the crime scene Investigators from the Quincy Police Department and the Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office, pictured here, responded to the scene. Who was Becky Bliefnick? Becky Bliefnick was a mother of three and worked as a nurse at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. She received The Daisy Award, which recognizes the care … Read more
A Wisconsin man who survived a shooting during an Uber ride is now dedicated to mentoring youth and driving change in his community amid a rise in carjackings. Kevin Simmons, a volunteer minister and former Uber driver, picked up two passengers from the city’s northwest side after 2 a.m. in October when gunfire erupted, according … Read more
“Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz, who set New York City on edge with late-night shootings in the 1970s, was denied parole after his twelfth board appearance. Berkowitz, 70, was rejected after a Board of Parole prison interview on May 14, according to information listed on a state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision web … Read more
Four young girls head to an AMC in their hometown of Braintree, Mass. It’s a Saturday matinee showing of the movie “If.” The four girls, ages 9-17, have the theater all to themselves, but just minutes into the movie, an unknown man wearing a trench coat and sporting long, blonde hair approaches the darkened theater. … Read more
A Michigan man appearing virtually in a Washtenaw County court hearing earlier this month was ordered by a judge to turn himself in after his camera showed him actively driving under a suspended license. The incident happened during a hearing May 15. Corey Harris, 44, was scheduled to attend the hearing for charges stemming from … Read more
A California judge has denied all but one request for new DNA testing from convicted murderer Scott Peterson’s new defense team on Wednesday. Peterson was convicted and sentenced to death in 2004 for the murders of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn child, as CrimeOnline reported. He was initially sentenced to death but got … Read more
Turns out, the inheritance didn’t exist, and her boyfriend had been tricked into believing it did. A North Dakota woman accused last year of killing her boyfriend with antifreeze has pleaded guilty in a Minot court. Ina Thea Kenoyer, 48, initially pleaded not guilty after her arrest last October for the death of 51-year-old Steven … Read more
A former South Dakota mayor and law enforcement officer has been charged with murder in the small town he once served. Jay Ostrem, 64, appeared in court Wednesday to face three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Paul Frankus, Zach Frankus, and Timothy Richmond on Monday night, the Argus Leader reported. Ostrem did … Read more