The search began as a missing person case and grew into a child abuse and murder prosecution. BUCYRUS, Mo. — Deputies who searched a rural Texas County property in March found children living in alleged abuse and neglect before uncovering remains later identified as a missing teenage boy, authorities said. The surviving children are at … Read more
Investigators say footage from inside a Tremonton home conflicted with the account given during a 911 call. TREMONTON, Utah — Surveillance video from inside a northern Utah home helped turn an 11-year-old boy’s reported hanging into a child homicide case against his father and a torture case against both parents, police said. Brigham Young Merrell, … Read more
The 224-year prison term followed a jury verdict in the death of UCCS voice professor Haleh Abghari. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An El Paso County judge sentenced Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson to 224 years in prison after a jury convicted him of killing UCCS professor Haleh Abghari during a break-in at her Colorado Springs home. The … Read more
A nephew’s account helped detectives piece together the hours before Norris Taft was fatally struck. PHOENIX, Ariz. — A text message from a Phoenix man saying he believed a dating-app match had catfished him became part of a homicide investigation after he was run over and killed, police said. Norris L. Taft, 52, died after … Read more
The Richmond case centers on how long twin toddlers were left alone before relatives called 911. RICHMOND, Va. — Prosecutors say apartment camera footage undercuts a mother’s claim that she briefly left her 17-month-old twin sons in a bathtub before they suffered fatal drowning injuries in April. The allegation emerged during a Richmond Circuit Court … Read more
The accused shooter remained jailed after a judge heard testimony about the gun, the argument and the victim’s chest wound. SNELLVILLE, Ga. — A police detective said a handgun malfunction may have stopped a Chick-fil-A shooting from turning deadly after a customer fired three shots during a dispute that began with a cigarette-smell remark. The … Read more
The murder case against Kyle Cathcart has drawn attention to Jodi Cathcart’s work with foster families and the children who were home during the attack. COVINGTON, Wash. — Three young children were inside their Covington home when their mother was killed, prosecutors say, and their father is now jailed on a first-degree murder charge in … Read more
The shooting outside Southwest Elementary School killed a teen player and a woman who police said came to his aid. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids families returned to school support services after police said a soccer game dispute outside Southwest Elementary School led to the fatal shootings of a 15-year-old boy and a woman … Read more
The case centers on 9-year-old Ruger Boude and alleged injuries found after an April hospital visit. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Prosecutors have charged a mother and her boyfriend with second-degree murder and child neglect after police said a 9-year-old boy died from injuries tied to physical abuse. The case against Alicia Reanne Busey and Steven … Read more
Casie Lynn Graves, a 38-year-old mother of four, was strangled and left near railroad tracks in Orange in 2023. ORANGE, Texas — A family that spent more than a year waiting for answers saw Derek Lennon Bradley convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing Casie Lynn Graves, a mother of … Read more