ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A 40-year-old woman convicted in one of Albuquerque’s most gruesome motel murders has been sentenced to life in prison after playing a key role in the hatchet killing of a man who was struck more than 80 times inside a Days Inn room. Angel Salazar was found guilty in August of…
WICHITA, KANSAS — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after a tragic shooting left a 7-year-old boy dead when a 4-year-old found her gun and pulled the trigger as she drank tequila with friends nearby, authorities said. 25-year-old Tasha Dillard pleaded guilty in September to involuntary manslaughter and six counts…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — A 41-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly posing as a lawyer to visit his jailed girlfriend inside the Oklahoma County Detention Center, later claiming he thought “attorney-client privilege” applied to their relationship. Authorities identified the suspect as Aaron Oldham, who reportedly entered the jail’s attorney visitation area on Monday, October…
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — A Louisiana mother accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death because the child touched her contact lenses has rejected a plea deal and will face trial early next year, as prosecutors reveal horrifying new details — including the discovery of the girl’s body in a “makeshift grave deep in the…
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLORIDA — A routine shopping trip turned into a “total nightmare” for a Florida family after a man was viciously sucker-punched outside an Aldi grocery store, leaving him in a coma, according to authorities. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance footage showing the violent assault that occurred around 7:17 p.m. on October…
LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA — A 31-year-old Alabama truck driver is facing murder and DUI charges after allegedly causing a 27-mile string of crashes that killed a former college football player — all while under the influence of tequila and kratom, prosecutors say. John McAdams was indicted this week on multiple charges, including murder, DUI, trafficking…
BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS — More than a year after a 63-year-old Texas woman was found beaten, sexually assaulted, and burned along a walking trail, authorities say DNA evidence has led to the arrest of her alleged killer — a man the sheriff called a “monster.” 23-year-old Samuel Aquim Charon was taken into custody on Wednesday…
GRAND ISLAND, FLORIDA — A Florida man’s trip to play cards turned violent when he shot a woman after hurling an insult at her — only to get beaten up by her husband moments later, according to authorities. 76-year-old Michael Phillips was arrested on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after the altercation outside a…
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — A Texas mother is facing felony charges after her 11-year-old nonverbal son with autism was discovered malnourished, living in filth, and locked inside a soiled bedroom, authorities said. 40-year-old Rachel Nicole Blaylock was arrested and charged with injury to a child after police found her son weighing just 46 pounds, with feces…
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A New Mexico man has been convicted of first-degree murder after brutally killing a research scientist who had taken him into his home out of kindness. 38-year-old Daniel Hadders was found guilty by a Bernalillo County jury on Tuesday for the asphyxiation death of 46-year-old Christopher Fallen, a respected scientist from…