A Missouri woman has been apprehended by local law enforcement after she was accused of filming herself as she suffocated her infant son with her hand and a blanket. The woman, identified as Emma Rigdon, 20, reportedly told a friend that the act gave her a sense of joy and an adrenaline rush. Rigdon is now facing two charges of child abuse or neglect, a class D felony, as per a probable cause statement from …
A tragic incident unfolded at a shopping mall in Casper, Wyoming, when a 14-year-old boy was fatally attacked while attempting to shield his girlfriend from two masked teenagers. The event took place at Eastridge Mall on a Sunday afternoon. The victim, Bobby Maher, was alerted by his girlfriend that she was being followed by two individuals, later identified as Jarreth Plunkett and Dominique Harris. Maher rushed to the mall to ensure the safety of his …
A Florida couple, aged 42 and 33, were recently apprehended after allegedly executing a complex scheme to kidnap a 7-month-old baby girl from Washington state. The couple, identified as Marlly Jarina Ardila-Urrego and Chun Ho Vincent Lai, are related to the infant’s mother and were arrested last week. They face multiple felony charges, including kidnapping, burglary, and assault, according to court documents. The case has been described as “extraordinarily unusual” by Senior King County Deputy …
A Texas woman, aged 36, was apprehended this week after a standoff with a SWAT team. The woman, identified as Lul N. Top, is facing charges of abusing her spouse and subjecting her children to physical and emotional torment, including an alleged attempt to place one of her children in a hot oven. Top was arrested on Monday and is facing six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to court documents. The …
A Chinese couple, Zhang Bo and Ye Chengchen, were executed this week for the murder of Zhang’s two children from a previous marriage. The execution, believed to have been carried out by lethal injection, followed the approval of their death sentences by China’s highest court. In 2020, Zhang was found guilty of killing his two children by throwing them from the 15th floor of a residential building in Chongqing, southwest China. Ye was also convicted …
A Pennsylvania man, aged 55, has been apprehended by law enforcement for allegedly murdering his 62-year-old neighbor. The incident, which involved a stabbing, is believed to be the climax of a nearly two-year dispute over “loud snoring.” The suspect, Christopher James Casey, from Hatboro, was taken into custody last Thursday. He faces charges of third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and possession of a crime instrument in connection to the death of Robert Wallace. The Upper Moreland …
A North Carolina man, 24-year-old Amir Devon Hines, has been apprehended by authorities following the tragic death of his 5-year-old son, Karter Holloway, who was nonverbal and diagnosed with autism. The young boy was reportedly beaten so severely that he suffered a brain hemorrhage and was covered in bruises. Hines was arrested on New Year’s Eve and is now facing charges of murder and felony intentional child abuse. The Raleigh Police Department reported that officers …
Three teenagers from Ohio are facing murder charges following their alleged involvement in a fatal assault on a father outside a Kroger supermarket in Columbus earlier this month. The incident, which took place on the evening of December 6, reportedly began with a dispute between the teenagers and other customers inside the store on South High Street. The accused, identified as 19-year-old Jamarion Fredrae Evans-Bennett, 18-year-old Dionta Davon Hughes, and a 17-year-old male, were asked …
A South Carolina couple, Amy and Rosmore Vilardi, have been apprehended and charged with the brutal murder of four family members. The victims, who were found stabbed and shot to death, included Amy Vilardi’s mother, father-in-law, grandmother-in-law, and maternal grandmother. The horrific incident took place on Halloween night in 2015. The Vilardis were taken into custody last Friday, following their identification as persons of interest by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in March. The victims’ …
Jean Pierre Ojeda Salazar, a 25-year-old man, is facing charges for the alleged murder of his 35-year-old girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter in their Florida home. Salazar was ordered to remain in custody until his trial during a court appearance on Monday. He is charged with first-degree murder with a weapon, second-degree murder with a weapon, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the deaths of Alejandra Cabrejo and her daughter, Mariana Cabrejo. Hillsborough …