Crime News

IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO — Prosecutors have dismissed kidnapping charges against a 24-year-old Idaho college student after full surveillance footage showed he “mistakenly” walked away with a shopping cart carrying a stranger’s 4-week-old baby inside a busy Costco — contradicting the initial claims made by the infant’s mother. Initial Complaint Claimed the Baby Was Taken Intentionally…

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT — A 33-year-old Connecticut mother already accused of trying to poison her estranged husband with antifreeze is now facing new charges after investigators say she attempted to falsify a paternity test by using her nephew in place of her own son during a court-ordered DNA appointment. Poisoning Allegations Sparked the Initial Criminal Case…

MILTON, ONTARIO — Chilling testimony and disturbing allegations continue to emerge in the murder trial of two Canadian women accused of abusing and ultimately causing the death of their 12-year-old foster son, a boy referred to in court as L.L., after years of what prosecutors say was systematic confinement, starvation, and cruelty inside their home….

Holly, Michigan — A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder after police say he smothered his mother to death with a pillow inside her own bedroom following an argument about his behavior and life decisions. Mother Found Dead in Bed After Family Member Forced Entry Authorities say James Robert Hall, who had been living…

Detroit, Michigan — A 74-year-old man who attacked a young girl in a neighborhood park, slashing her throat with a pocketknife in broad daylight, has been sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison, bringing closure to a case that horrified families across the city. Child Survived After Her Throat Was Cut at Ryan Park…

LOUISIANA — A northern Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison after authorities say he brutally beat his girlfriend, left her unconscious for nearly an entire day, and made no attempt to call for help as her condition fatally deteriorated. Prosecutors Say Victim Suffered Massive Head Trauma and Was Left Without…

MISSOURI — A woman in Kansas City reportedly used a ChatGPT-generated email to trick her trafficker and escape after enduring days of strangulation, assault, forced prostitution, and threats against her 1-year-old son, according to newly filed court records. The suspect, 37-year-old Jacquan Wilson, now faces a long list of felony charges as prosecutors detail a…

MARYLAND — A 24-year-old mother from Cecil County has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and multiple counts of child abuse after investigators say she spent a drunken “girls night” sending Snapchat videos while caring for her 5-week-old daughter, who was found dead the next morning with signs of trauma and early rigor mortis….

TEXAS — Police in Odessa say a 15-year-old boy is now charged with three counts of capital murder after he allegedly abandoned a plan to shoot his ex-girlfriend outside of school and instead went to her home, where he is accused of killing her mother and two younger siblings in what investigators describe as a…

PENNSYLVANIA — A husband and wife are facing charges after police discovered they had allegedly lived for six months with the decomposing body of the husband’s brother while continuing to cash his Social Security checks, according to newly released criminal filings. Police Say Couple Allowed Brother’s Body to Decompose Inside Home Authorities identified the suspects…