Sheriff’s officials say the remains found in March belonged to Ceasar Asbury, the missing son of the accused couple. HOUSTON, Mo. — A missing person report that described a Missouri teenager as a possible runaway has become a murder case against his parents after deputies found his remains at their home, authorities said. The case … Read more
Police say interviews with surviving children described food restriction, beatings and punishments before an 11-year-old’s death. TREMONTON, Utah — Statements from children in a Tremonton home helped police build a child torture case against two parents after their 11-year-old son died in an incident first reported as a hanging. Investigators say the children’s accounts pointed … Read more
A bloody palm print, DNA under Haleh Abghari’s fingernails and stolen property helped shape the case against Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A bloody palm print and DNA evidence helped lead to a 224-year prison sentence for Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson in the 2024 killing of UCCS professor Haleh Abghari, prosecutors said. The sentence, … Read more
Prosecutors allege a fatal parking-lot crash followed a failed dating-app meeting in Phoenix. PHOENIX, Ariz. — An Arizona woman charged with murder after a dating-app meeting is accused of using the victim’s own SUV to run him over and then leaving Phoenix, police said. Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, was arrested May 6 in Flagstaff after … Read more
Two teenage and preteen relatives found the boys in the bathtub before police arrived, say prosecutors. RICHMOND, Va. — Two young relatives who prosecutors say found twin toddlers struggling in a bathtub are now part of the timeline in a Richmond murder case against the boys’ mother. Amaya Dixon, 21, has been charged with two … Read more
Authorities say two strangers crossed paths inside a Scenic Highway restaurant before one was shot in the chest. SNELLVILLE, Ga. — A routine line inside a Gwinnett County Chick-fil-A became the center of a felony case after police said one customer insulted another, drew a pistol and shot him in the chest. The shooting happened … Read more
The case now moves through King County Superior Court with a $60 million bail order and a first-degree murder charge. KENT, Wash. — A local man accused of killing his wife and staging a home invasion pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder as prosecutors pointed to camera footage, bloody clothing and an alleged confession. Kyle … Read more
Relatives said Savanah Rubio was watching children play when gunfire erupted outside a Grand Rapids elementary school. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Savanah Rubio was supervising children at a soccer game when police said a dispute turned into gunfire, killing her and 15-year-old Jeremiah Griffin-Cuevas outside Southwest Elementary School. The deaths have become both a criminal … Read more
Authorities say exams of other children found BBs, healing fractures and signs of long-term harm. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The death of 9-year-old Ruger Boude has led to murder and child neglect charges against his mother and her boyfriend, along with a wider review of children who lived in the same home. Police said the … Read more
Prosecutors said Derek Lennon Bradley tried to remove location evidence after Casie Lynn Graves was found dead near railroad tracks. ORANGE, Texas — A truck, a short video timeline and a request to remove GPS equipment helped prosecutors win a murder conviction against Derek Lennon Bradley in the strangulation death of Casie Lynn Graves in … Read more