Julia Marnin

Two teenagers who attended the same Chicago high school were killed by hit-and-run drivers in separate collisions that occurred in late March, according to their loved ones. The girls — Lania Smith and Violet Harris — were students at Hyde Park Academy High School, NBC Chicago reported. Smith, 18, was killed in a hit-and-run crash […]

A search for a missing American woman is underway in the Bahamas, where her husband reported she fell off a small boat and was swept away by “strong currents,” police said. The man, who is also from the United States, said that his wife disappeared after they took an 8-foot, “hard-bottom” dinghy from Hope Town […]

A Texas man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and violently beating her, as well as threatening to kill her, was handed a decades-long prison sentence, authorities said. Joshua Bermea, of New Braunfels, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation with intent to commit a […]

Police officers have arrested the former guitarist for the rock band Turnstile in Maryland, where he is accused of attacking his former bandmate’s father and breaking his leg. Brady Ebert, of Silver Spring, Maryland, is charged with attempted second-degree murder in connection with the Sunday, March 29, attack, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. […]

A woman found guilty of killing her 11-year-old stepson, whose body she allegedly abandoned inside of a suitcase that was found below a Florida bridge, has had her murder conviction overturned by an appeals court. The Colorado Court of Appeals sent Letecia Stauch’s case to a lower court for a new trial after the court […]

Police officers arrested a minor in connection with the death of a 12-year-old girl who died after her family said she was struck in the head with a metal water bottle at a Los Angeles school. The juvenile was arrested on a charge of suspicion of murder in relation to Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa’s death on […]

A South Carolina boutique owner accused of repeatedly scamming customers was booked in jail for the 15th time since the start of 2026, records show. Pamela Brooke Schronce was arrested in Greenville County on Thursday, April 2, on five counts of obtaining property valued at $2,000 or less under false pretenses, according to court and […]

A New York man is accused of shooting his sister in the head with a crossbow as part of a plot to kill her over several arguments they had about their Long Island home’s thermostat temperature, according to prosecutors. Samy Sedhom, of Lawrence, has been indicted on charges including attempted murder and assault in connection […]

An Indiana court official has taken legal action to stop a man who has been described as a “sexually violent predator” from marrying a 22-year-old woman, according to a report. Bradley D. Armstrong was arrested just before his wedding ceremony in La Porte County back on March 17, when the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office […]

A man is accused of killing his newborn — a 3-month-old baby girl — who was found not breathing by officers in Virginia, authorities said. Misael Lopez Gomez, of Bailey Crossroads in Fairfax County, is charged with second-degree murder and felony child abuse in connection with his daughter’s death, according to the Fairfax County Police […]

An Arizona man was arrested on murder charges in the deaths of his parents after police said he called 911 and shared that he killed them. Following Jonathan A. Turk’s 911 call on Tuesday, March 30, officers found the bodies of Fraser S. Turk and Tina B. Turk inside their home in Peoria, which is […]

A Massachusetts man has been accused of viciously killing his 90-year-old grandmother by bludgeoning her with a skateboard, authorities said. Devin Dube of Hudson was arrested on charges of murder, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury over 60, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon over 60, and assault and battery with a dangerous […]

A South Carolina man is accused of kidnapping and trying to kill two 15-year-old girls, including one who found a way to escape and sought help, deputies said. Darrius Gilmore of Richland County is charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of possession of a firearm during a violent […]

The husband of Coral Springs, Florida, Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has been arrested on a premeditated murder charge in connection with her death, according to court records. Officers found Metayer Bowen dead inside her Coral Springs residence while conducting a well-being check on the morning of Wednesday, April 1, according to Coral Springs Police […]

A Wisconsin man is accused of fatally shooting the husband of a woman he was having an affair with and hiding his body, according to court filings. On Monday, March 30, criminal charges including first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse were filed against Charles Allers in connection with the death of Terry DuSell, court […]

A father and his 3-year-old son died in what authorities described as a murder-suicide at a Minnesota home, Us Weekly has learned. A man found his brother, Gene Russell Bartnes, dead at Gene’s home in Holmesville Township on Monday, March 30, the Becker County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release updated on Tuesday, March […]

A North Carolina high school teacher is facing charges after authorities said she was caught trying to deal drugs near her workplace, according to court records viewed by Us Weekly. Jocelyn McArthur, who works at Overhills High School in Spring Lake, was arrested March 26, records show. McArthur, 33, teaches math at the school, WRAL […]

A crew of sanitation workers found the bodies of two teenagers along a Mississippi road a day after they were reported missing, according to authorities. The teens, who are both 16, were identified as Terry Burrell, Jr., and Khloe Hudson, the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday, March 30, news release. They were found […]

A Miami boat captain is charged in the deaths of three girls who were aboard a sailboat he ran over and “crushed” while operating a large tugboat last summer, federal court filings say. Yusiel Lopez Insua was the captain of a 25-foot tugboat that had been pushing a 108-foot-long construction barge during the deadly crash […]

An Iowa man who had been dating 31-year-old Barbara Lenz when she vanished nearly 37 years ago has been found guilty of her murder, authorities announced. Robert Davis’ conviction comes about a year after he was arrested in Lenz’s cold case killing, according to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Lenz’s body has never been located. […]

A U.S. Marine allegedly had a live explosive round inside his checked bag at a California airport, where he was detained soon after it was discovered, according to police. Transportation Security Administration officers found what authorities ultimately confirmed was a live 25mm round while the man’s checked bag underwent a screening at the Palm Springs […]