Julia Marnin

A man accused of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl in 1982 has been found guilty by a California jury after DNA from his cigarette linked him to the decades-old cold case, according to prosecutors. James Oliver Unick, of Willows, was convicted of murder on Friday, February 13, with the special circumstance “related to the […]

The father and stepmother of an 11-year-old Indiana girl have been arrested in connection with her neglect-related death, authorities said. The girl was found dead at a home in Stilesville after first responders were called on a report of a child not breathing at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, according to a news […]

A woman was arrested on child neglect charges after police in South Florida said she abandoned her two children in an Uber and left them with the vehicle’s driver for about two hours, according to court documents. On the evening of Friday, February 13, an officer with the Sunrise Police Department met with a man […]

Authorities are investigating the killing of an Ohio woman who was found dead inside her home following a reported burglary, police said. The woman, 37-year-old Tipp City resident Ashley Flynn, was a mother of two children and a local teacher, according to police and news reports. Tipp City police were sent to Flynn’s home at […]

Investigators have confirmed the identity of a baby boy who was found dead at an Indiana monastery nearly 40 years ago, authorities said. Now, murder charges have been filed against the infant’s biological mother, the Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a Friday, February 13, news release. For decades, the infant found dead at the […]

A man who was allegedly with a 29-year-old woman just hours before she died has been sentenced to prison in connection with the discovery of her body inside a plastic tote bin, according to prosecutors in Colorado. Daniel Ryan Clark, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, February 11, for tampering with […]

A Texas mother accused of helping her husband forcibly tattoo her two young children before she allegedly tried to get rid of their tattoos using a Brillo pad is headed to prison, according to prosecutors. Megan Farr, 29, was sentenced on Wednesday, February 11, to two years in prison for unlawful restraint and three years […]

A New Mexico police officer accused of driving drunk to work admitted that she had been “drinking all day” when a deputy arrived to investigate her for a possible DWI, according to an incident report. Sante Fe Police Department Officer Maureen Lujan, 33, was arrested on an aggravated DWI charge on Wednesday, February 11, court […]

An Ohio woman who worked at a nursing home stands accused of stealing more than $300,000 from dozens of the home’s residents, according to police. An extensive investigation revealed Christina Williams, 51, drained more than 50 residents’ accounts of funds during a theft that spanned several years at Venetian Gardens in Loveland, the Goshen Township […]

A man has been arrested in a Montana woman’s death after authorities said they discovered her body inside a freezer in the basement of an apartment complex. A coroner’s investigation led by the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 36-year-old Cerenity Marie Shawl, who lived in the area of Cut Bank, according to […]

A New Mexico woman gave birth inside of a portable toilet and “dropped” her newborn daughter inside the toilet’s holding tank, where the infant drowned, according to police. Now, Sonia Cristal Jimenez, 38, is facing one count of intentional child abuse resulting in death, which is a first-degree felony, the Las Cruces Police Department said […]

A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his mother at their North Carolina home, where her body was partially located inside a recycling bin, according to police. Isaac Tracy was arrested in connection with the killing of Katharine Svaldi, 49, at their Fayetteville residence the evening of Tuesday, February […]

Four more people have been arrested in the deaths of a missing Nebraska couple and their unborn baby after human remains believed to be theirs were located last week, according to police. Authorities initially arrested Sterling James, 24, and his wife, Sayde Titus, in connection with the missing person’s case which turned into a homicide […]

Three Florida day care employees are accused of torturing young children in their care through physical abuse, including by hitting them with their hands and a wooden spoon as a “form of punishment,” according to court documents. Surveillance footage from Gingerbread Manor Child Care Center in Rockledge showed three women identified as teachers at the […]

A star athlete on Brigham Young University’s football team, wide receiver Parker Kingston, has been arrested on a first-degree felony rape charge, according to prosecutors. The charge stems from an investigation that began a year ago involving a sexual assault report made by a 20-year-old woman, who shared with police she had been sexually assaulted […]

The boyfriend of a missing 25-year-old North Dakota woman — who was last seen on New Year’s Eve — is suspected of killing her and possibly dismembering her body, which has not been located, according to authorities. Police arrested 21-year-old Joshua Alexander Hite on Tuesday, February 10, on charges of murder and tampering with evidence […]

A Los Angeles man has been charged in the cold case murder of 23-year-old Claudia Guevara, whose body was found in a drainage ditch along a parkway nearly three decades ago, according to authorities. The major development in the case was announced by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Monday, February 9, days […]

A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison after authorities said he continued to sexually abuse a child — who he is alleged to have abused previously — while he was in jail awaiting a murder trial. Anthony Dewayne Taylor, 46, of Frisco, was sentenced on a charge of sexual performance of a child, […]

The cold case murder of 82-year-old Elizabeth Wasson has been solved after authorities said preserved DNA collected from the 1992 crime scene was recently traced back to “notorious” serial killer Cesar Barone. Barone is accused of murdering Wasson in her Hillsboro, Oregon, home, where she was found dead on September 23, 1992, according to a […]

A man “intentionally” crashed his car into a group of youth baseball players and their parents while they were gathered outside a California grocery store trying to raise money for an impending team trip, according to authorities. Jonathan Maurer, 49, is charged with eight counts of attempted murder and several counts of assault with a […]

A son who heard yelling coming from his mother’s bedroom shortly after waking up ended up finding his stepfather stabbing her to death inside a closet, police in Maryland said in charging documents. The woman, Amethyst Stephenson, 47, had a protective order in place against Alexander Stephenson, 53, who is her estranged husband and now […]