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 …
Kansas City, Missouri law enforcement officials are currently investigating a tragic incident involving a well-respected family with ties to both Missouri and North Carolina. The incident, which occurred on Monday, was a double murder-suicide involving 38-year-old Domonique A. McGeachy, her husband Jerel McGeachy, also 38, and their 12-year-old son, Jerel McGeachy Jr. Authorities were alerted to the situation when Domonique failed to report to work, prompting a welfare check at the family’s residence. Upon entering …
James A. Merritt, a 35-year-old man from Morehouse, Missouri, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 29 years and a $25,000 fine for the murder of 18-year-old Haley Marie Decker. The young woman’s remains were found in a suitcase in an Illinois wildlife refuge in 2020. Decker, originally from Normal, Illinois, had been reported missing 22 days prior to the discovery of her body. Merritt was convicted in January on charges of second-degree …
Shannon Hopkins, the father of a 24-year-old woman from Missouri who was brutally murdered, has spoken out about the horrifying moment he discovered his daughter’s lifeless body. His daughter, Mackenzie Hopkins, was found beaten to death in her bathtub, with her 4-year-old daughter Bella nearby. The incident occurred on January 15, 2022, in her Kansas City home. In his first public statement since the conviction of his daughter’s killer, Hopkins recounted the chilling scene he …
In a tragic incident over the weekend, a former college football player mistakenly shot his mother, believing her to be an intruder in their Missouri home. The 25-year-old man, Jaylen Johnson, has been inconsolable since the incident, according to his attorney, William Goldstein. The unfortunate event unfolded early Thursday morning when Johnson’s mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson, 56, attempted to enter their Olivette home through the back door. Mistaking her for a trespasser, Johnson fired his gun, …
A former Missouri Teacher of the Year and her four children tragically lost their lives in a house fire that authorities are currently investigating due to suspicious circumstances. Bernadine “Birdie” Pruessner, a community college professor, and her children, Millie Spader, 2, Jackson Spader, 5, and 9-year-old twins Ellie and Ivy Pruessner, were found deceased in their Ferguson home following a fire that broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Monday. The fire also claimed the lives …
A tragic incident unfolded in Kansas City, Missouri, when a one-month-old infant was found lifeless and severely burned in an oven. The mother, Mariah Thomas, told law enforcement officials that she had mistakenly put her baby in the oven, thinking it was the child’s crib. The Kansas City Police Department responded to a distress call from the residence, where they discovered the horrifying scene. The infant was not breathing and had sustained severe burns. The …
Kansas City, Missouri – The families of three men found dead outside a home in suburban Northland are seeking answers after the police declared that there were no signs of foul play. The men had gathered at the residence to watch an NFL football game but failed to communicate or meet with their families afterwards. Two days later, one of the men’s fiancée discovered a body on the back porch, prompting the involvement of law …
The decade-long mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Missouri veteran, Donnie Erwin, has finally been solved, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated YouTuber. Erwin, who disappeared on December 29, 2013, in Camdenton, a city in the Ozarks, was last seen driving a 2002 Hyundai Elantra. His remains, along with an artificial hip, were discovered on Sunday, nearly ten years to the day of his disappearance. James Hinkle, a YouTuber and drone pilot with over …
A woman from Missouri has been handed a life sentence following her confession to participating in the fatal abuse of a five-year-old girl. The child was reportedly bound and gagged to stop her from taking food. Angela West, 41, entered a guilty plea to a single count of child endangerment leading to death. Pulaski County Judge John Beger directed that West serve her life sentence in a state prison. West’s co-accused, Shamira Buford, is set …