CARROLLTON, GEORGIA — A Georgia couple is behind bars after allegedly abandoning their three toddlers at a campsite — including a 2-year-old boy with Down syndrome who had been deprived of critical oxygen and feeding support necessary for his survival. 46-year-old Jason Askea and 41-year-old Kira Askea were charged with cruelty to children with excessive…
OGDEN, UTAH — A 16-year-old Utah teen is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend, Chanelle Alvarez, in the head at close range inside her family’s Ogden home, according to newly released police documents. Authorities say Hezekiah Plummer, who was “known to run away” and had been staying at the home on…
NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA — A Georgia mother will spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree for the tragic death of her 1-year-old daughter, who died after being left in a hot car for more than five hours while the mother cleaned a house nearby. 31-year-old Ariel Osbey admitted…
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A Texas father has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the horrific abuse and killing of his 12-year-old son, who was forced to write lines of “I will obey” and endure violent punishments that ultimately left him brain dead. 35-year-old Derrick Coles was convicted on four counts of first-degree…
WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN — A Wisconsin mother and her boyfriend are under arrest after a 4-year-old boy, identified as Dante Campbell, was found unresponsive and “stiff” outside a Dairy Queen in West Allis over the weekend, according to police. Authorities say the couple pulled into the parking lot of a Dairy Queen near 108th Street…
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — A former college hockey player who sexually assaulted a fellow student in her dorm room, then messaged her years later admitting, “So I raped you,” has been sentenced to two to four years in prison, ending a decade-long fight for justice that once went ignored. 32-year-old Ian Cleary, a former Gettysburg College…
PASADENA, TEXAS — A Texas woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after allegedly running over her husband outside a Pizza Hut following a heated text message argument that turned deadly, police said. 37-year-old Alina Gonzalez-Morelos was arrested and charged with murder in the death of 42-year-old Leonardo Mendoza, according to a Pasadena Police Department…
DRESHER, PENNSYLVANIA — A Pennsylvania mother will spend up to 50 years behind bars after her severely disabled 21-year-old son starved to death, weighing just 59 pounds when police found his body on the floor of the family’s apartment. 43-year-old Sherrilynn Hawkins pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree murder, neglect of a dependent person, theft…
GOODING COUNTY, IDAHO — A 16-year-old Idaho boy who helped murder and dismember his friend, later keeping one of the victim’s bones as a “trophy,” has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, after telling the courtroom he deserves to suffer for what he did. Rolan Delacruz, tried as an adult, pleaded guilty…
MARANA, ARIZONA — An Arizona man who shot his girlfriend and her dog before FaceTiming his ex-girlfriend to brag about the killings has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, according to court records and local reports. 30-year-old Taton Dorfman was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Hannah Rogers, who was found…