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In Florida, police say a man romantically pursued a woman, showing a picture of her to coworkers, but that interest ended in murder. Police in North Port, Florida, say 53-year-old Michael Douglas tied her up and stabbed her more than three dozen times. The police were called out to the 3000 block of South Haberland Boulevard on Sept. 26 before Hurricane Ian hit. “Once on site, officers found a gruesome scene, with the victim bound …
It appears that the bombmaker responsible for the tragic and devastating attack on Pan Am Flight 103 has been captured by U.S. authorities. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi,” a DOJ spokesperson announced. “He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Additional details, including information regarding public access to the initial appearance, …
A New Orleans Police Department employee who drove for Uber in her time off was stabbed to death by a passenger on Thursday, authorities said. According to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, Yolanda Dillion, 54, picked up an Uber passenger in New Orleans and drove to Jefferson Parish. After the ride was over, the passenger repeatedly stabbed Dillion, according to Lopinto’s office. The stabbing was reported just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, and sheriff’s deputies …
In the middle of winter, 8-year-old Thomas Valva froze to death after being hosed down and forced to sleep in the garage of his Long Island home. The boy’s father, 43-year-old former NYPD police officer Michael Valva, may now spend the rest of his days behind bars after a New York judge sentenced him to 25 years to life. Following prosecutors’ argument that Valva knowingly forced Thomas and his 10-year-old brother to sleep on a …
In Iowa, a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman are being held for allegedly drowning their newborn in a bathtub moments after birth. According to authorities, Brandon D. Thoma and Taylor K. Blaha were arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kayleen Lee Blaha. On Nov. 22, Blaha met with an employee from the Iowa Department of Human Services (IDHS) at Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center, according to a …
In Florida, a homeowner association president and her husband were murdered. Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavits indicate that a laundry room conflict escalated into deadly violence. Hugh Hootman, 75, is facing two counts of murder in the first degree for the murders of Henry and Ginger Wallace, both 81, on Dec 3. There was an ongoing dispute between them, according to deputies. The Wallace family lived below Hootman. They were shot outside their home …
An 83-year-old man from Hillsborough, North Carolina, died after being shoved to the ground by a shoplifter. The suspect is still being sought by police. “The employee died yesterday, Dec. 1, due to complications from the injuries received,” police reported on Friday. “The North Carolina medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide.” In a surveillance video taken on Oct. 18, a man began leaving the Home Depot with a shopping cart. There were three …
In a horrific fire pit accident in her family’s backyard, a Florida mother of five died after suffering burns over nearly 100 percent of her body. Her 11-year-old son was also hospitalized. During a gathering with friends in Tarpon Springs, Nicole Foltz, 38, and her husband, Jeff, started a fire to prevent bugs from getting into their house, according to WFTS. Nicole tried to reignite the fire after Jeff stepped inside, and it fizzled. “I …
Thanks to some campers, a man lost in the San Bernardino National Forest for two weeks has been found alive. “So we went up to go camping,” Allison Scott explained. “We both had some time off work and it was the day after Thanksgiving.” Allison Scott and her boyfriend Freddie Valdivia will never forget that day.After finding a remote camping area in the San Bernardino National Forest near Angelus Oaks, the couple heard something. “A …
Officials say a California elementary school principal committed suicide by jumping from a multistory parking structure at Disneyland. Anaheim police reported finding a dead man at the amusement park just before 9 p.m. Saturday night. The Orange County coroner identified the man as 51-year-old Christopher Christensen, principal of William T. Newland Elementary School in Huntington Beach. His death was ruled a suicide by officials. In a post on his Facebook page, Christensen said he had …