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Jayde Wooten was rushed to a hospital after family members and neighbors tried to revive her at a south Macon home. MACON, Ga. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in a large trash can containing water and fish inside a bathroom at her south Macon home, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and an incident report. Jayde Wooten was found Sept. 19 after her father returned …
The girls, ages 4 and 1, survived after landing on protective mats placed below the apartment during a police response. KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan — A 25-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Saturday after police said he allegedly threw his two young daughters from the balcony of a sixth-floor apartment in Gifu Prefecture, with both children surviving after landing on protective mats below. Tomokazu Miura was arrested at the scene in Kakamigahara on Sept. …
Jill Maiorca’s remains were discovered beneath a Big Bear Lake home years before investigators were able to identify them. BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — A Southern California man has been arrested in connection with the killing of his former wife nearly two decades ago after additional DNA analysis identified human remains found beneath a Big Bear Lake home as 29-year-old Jill Maiorca, authorities said. Jeff Maiorca, 53, was arrested Sept. 21 after a yearslong cold …
Joachim Lanham was on day 22 of a planned New York-to-Los Angeles trip when he was struck by an SUV in Kansas. SALINA, Kan. — A 24-year-old Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the United States died six days after he was struck by an SUV and found unconscious in a roadside ditch near Salina, authorities said. Joachim Lanham was traveling west on Country Club Road near Morris Drive when the collision occurred Sept. 5, …
Maribel Loera agreed to a plea calling for 32 years in prison, while her husband’s separate criminal case remains pending. PHOENIX — A Phoenix mother pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, concealing a body and multiple child abuse charges in a case that began after firefighters found the remains of her adopted daughter at the family’s home in 2020. Maribel Loera entered the guilty pleas Sept. 22 in Maricopa County Superior Court. Under the plea agreement …
Court records accuse Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal of repeatedly appearing at a fellow educator’s home despite requests that he stop. GREENVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina middle school principal has been suspended with pay after being charged with misdemeanor stalking involving another employee in his school district, according to court records and Pitt County Schools. Keith Louis Neal, 42, principal of Wellcome Middle School, was charged this week after authorities accused him of …
Loretta Moody’s granddaughter wants the 67-year-old remembered for her life as investigators work to determine who was responsible for her death. WICHITA, Kan. — The family of a 67-year-old Wichita woman whose body was found inside a suitcase brought to a fire station is seeking answers as police investigate her death as a homicide and a reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. Loretta Moody was found dead Sept. 16 after two people …
An 18-year-old is charged with concealing a death as Smyrna police investigate how the woman died and whether anyone else was involved. SMYRNA, Ga. — Relatives searching for a missing 26-year-old DoorDash driver traced her cellphone to a Smyrna apartment complex, where authorities later discovered a woman’s dismembered remains and arrested an 18-year-old man now considered a person of interest in the death investigation. Family members identified the missing woman as Shanteria “Tia” Mosely, also …
Investigators relied on security footage, witness statements and medical examinations after the family was found dead inside a Kuta bungalow. DENPASAR, Indonesia — Bali police have concluded that an Australian father killed his two young children before dying by suicide at their family bungalow in Kuta, after investigators reviewed security-camera footage, witness statements and medical findings from the scene. Damien John Shaw and his children were found dead Sept. 13 after Shaw’s wife, who was …
Police say the 19-year-old blocked a bus carrying 37 children before forcing open its door during an alleged road-rage confrontation. INDIANAPOLIS — A 19-year-old woman faces multiple criminal charges after police say she deliberately blocked a school bus carrying 37 children, approached it with a handgun and forced her way aboard during an alleged road-rage confrontation on Indianapolis’ east side. Jamiya Sutton was charged in Marion County with criminal confinement while armed with a deadly …