CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Nearly a year after a woman’s body was found at the bottom of a 24-story stairwell in a Chicago high-rise, her husband — already convicted of assaulting her — is now facing first-degree murder charges, police confirmed this week. Adam Beckerink, 47, was charged Monday in Cook County for the October 2024…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A man once found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing a 6-year-old Kentucky boy in 2015 has been extradited from Florida after authorities discovered he was living near a school and had failed to register as a convicted felon. Ronald Exantus, who served half of his 20-year sentence, was arrested…
SANFORD, FLORIDA — A 23-year-old Florida man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend because she refused to have an abortion may soon face the death penalty after being convicted of first-degree murder and killing an unborn child, prosecutors announced Monday. The Seminole County jury found Donovan L. Faison guilty in the 2022 shooting death of 18-year-old…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — Nearly three decades after 14-year-old Lydia Perkins vanished, Lexington police have renewed their search for the missing teenager — a case that has haunted her family and investigators for 28 years. Perkins disappeared from the Cardinal Valley neighborhood on October 19, 1997, when she was just a freshman in high school. Her…
LIMA, MONTANA — A 28-year-old Montana mother has been arrested and charged with deliberate homicide after her disabled 2-year-old son was found decomposing inside their home, police said. The mother allegedly admitted she “stopped giving him water” weeks before his death, saying she felt “overwhelmed” and “didn’t prioritize him.” According to court documents obtained by…
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY — A documented MS-13 gang member with an extensive criminal record in El Salvador and pending U.S. drug charges was arrested in Kentucky following a joint operation between ICE, the ATF, and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, officials confirmed. The suspect, Omar Alexander Ramirez, had been released into the U.S. under the Biden…
CLEVELAND, OHIO — A well-known Ohio restaurateur is facing serious charges after prosecutors say he brutally attacked his girlfriend, forcing a towel down her throat, biting her nose, and mocking her as she prayed for her life. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Robert “Bobby” George, 44, allegedly told the victim, “You think God…
WESTERVILLE, OHIO — What began as a minor fender-bender outside a Kroger grocery store turned deadly when an Ohio woman allegedly fled the scene, struck the other driver, and dragged him more than 300 feet before he died from his injuries. Police say 34-year-old Danielle Henry is now behind bars on aggravated vehicular homicide and…
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A 60-year-old Virginia woman is accused of letting her 28-year-old autistic, nonverbal son waste away and die in squalid conditions — weighing just 65 pounds at the time of his death and showing signs of long-term neglect, police say. Authorities identified the suspect as Manisha Nath, who was arrested last week…
BLACKFOOT, IDAHO — A 16-year-old boy is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he stole a gun from his workplace, walked into a nearby trailer park, and shot a woman in the head because she refused to give him a ride. Authorities say the suspect, Bobby Grant Jackson Jr., admitted to killing 30-year-old…