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Missing Teen Football Player Found Dead on Island

The 18-year-old student-athlete disappeared during a Fourth of July boating trip to Mississippi’s Horn Island. OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — The family of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells is calling for a full investigation after the Mississippi student-athlete was found dead on Horn Island two days after disappearing during a Fourth of July boating trip with friends. Wells was last seen at about 3 p.m. July 4 on the barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, according to …

Boy, 5, Killed During Violent Attack Inside His Bedroom

Police said the suspect forced his way into the Pineville home before the child suffered fatal injuries. PINEVILLE, N.C. — A 31-year-old father has been charged with first-degree murder after his 5-year-old son suffered fatal injuries inside a Pineville apartment early Thursday, police and court records said. Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles was arrested shortly after the July 9 attack and booked into the Mecklenburg County jail. A judge denied him bond during his first court appearance …

Hotel Staff Discover Mother and Children Dead Inside Room

Police said evidence indicated the 40-year-old woman killed the two 4-year-olds before dying by suicide. HOUSTON — A woman and two 4-year-old children were found fatally shot inside a southwest Houston hotel room July 3 in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide. Houston police said the victims were a 40-year-old woman, a juvenile girl and a juvenile boy. Their names had not been released as authorities awaited verification from the Harris County Institute of …

Former British Lawmaker Found Murdered in Home

Police said Ann Widdecombe suffered serious injuries at her Dartmoor home, but investigators have not identified a motive. HAYTOR, England — British police arrested a 26-year-old man Friday on suspicion of murder after former member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe was found dead with serious injuries at her home near Dartmoor National Park. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot, less than 10 miles from Widdecombe’s home in …

Dad Murdered 12-Year-Old Son Before Pursuing Daughter

Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr. also admitted trying to kill his teenage daughter after the fatal May 2025 attack. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut judge sentenced a Branford man to 60 years in prison for murdering his 12-year-old son and attempting to kill his teenage daughter, state prosecutors announced. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 53, received a 40-year sentence for murder and a consecutive 20-year sentence for attempted murder during a July 6 hearing in New …

Driver Executes Teen After Traffic Light Dispute

Police say the shooting followed brake-checking and a traffic dispute on San Mateo Boulevard. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 31-year-old Albuquerque man will remain jailed before trial after police said he shot and killed a 19-year-old driver during a road rage encounter on San Mateo Boulevard in March. Cecilio Sanchez Lopez is charged in the death of Roman Valenciano, who police said was driving to pick up his mother after work when the confrontation began. The …

American Mother Found Murdered in Ireland

Irish police say a person of interest known to Jamey Carney left the country before her body was discovered. KILLARNEY, Ireland — Irish police are investigating the death of Jamey Carney, a 43-year-old woman from New York who was found dead Tuesday at her home in Killarney, County Kerry. Gardaí upgraded the case to a murder investigation after a post-mortem examination was completed Wednesday. Police have not released the results for operational reasons. Investigators said …

Toddler Found Alone in Busy Intersection

Police said the child was found in Terra Alta’s busiest intersection before troopers discovered unsafe conditions inside her home. TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — A West Virginia mother and two grandparents face felony child neglect charges after a 2-year-old girl was found alone in a busy Terra Alta intersection, leading police to a home with roaches, human waste and live chickens, authorities said. The case began with a 911 call about a small child standing by …

Pregnant Woman Killed in Random Shooting

The lawsuit centers on what case workers knew before the 2023 Belltown shooting. SEATTLE, Wash. — The husband of a pregnant Seattle woman killed in a random downtown shooting has sued the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, alleging workers failed to act on warnings before the 2023 attack. Sung Kwon filed the wrongful death lawsuit more than three years after his wife, Eina Kwon, was shot while the couple sat in traffic in Seattle’s Belltown …

Man Kills Woman, Dies of Heart Attack While Dumping Her Body

Autopsies showed Jessica Folds died by strangulation and Daniel Robbins died from a heart attack, officials said. LANETT, Ala. — Alabama authorities say a Georgia man killed his girlfriend, then died from a heart attack while trying to dispose of her body after both were found June 10 in a wooded area near County Road 86 in Lanett. The deaths of Jessica Folds, 47, of Lanett, and Daniel Robbins, 44, of Macon, Georgia, are being …