“We’re all more than the worst thing that we’ve ever done.” by Adam Carlson By all accounts, Donovan Nicholas wasn’t acting like himself when he repeatedly stabbed and then shot the woman he called “Mom” late one afternoon in April 2017. Shaggy-haired and thin, Donovan, a few months shy of his 15th birthday, was dressedContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: At 14 he slaughtered the woman who raised him and at 21, he walked free. What now?”
Category Archives: Lives Destroyed
True Crime Sundays: Gilgo Beach suspect’s wife’s cheek swab matches her DNA on victims
Prosecutors cleared her, saying she was out of town at the time of the murders. by Aaron Katersky A DNA sample taken from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material that was found on the remains of victims, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Investigators obtained a cheekContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Gilgo Beach suspect’s wife’s cheek swab matches her DNA on victims”
True Crime Sundays: Kaylee Goncalves’ mom demands change for Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger in court & says his suit makes her ‘sick’.
by Emma Crabtree THE mother of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves has demanded that her daughter’s alleged killer no longer receive pre-trial special treatment. Bryan Kohberger is set to stand trial next year for the deaths of four University of Idaho students who had been brutally stabbed in their off-campus home. He has maintained his innocenceContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Kaylee Goncalves’ mom demands change for Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger in court & says his suit makes her ‘sick’.”
True Crime Sundays: Horrifying pictures of Idaho crime scene 1122 King Road after FBI returned to site a year on from four students’ murders
by M.A. Loreto A YEAR ago, four University of Idaho students were killed in their home in Moscow, Idaho; earlier this month, FBI agents returned to the location to find further evidence in the trial. The home is located near the University, and was the residence of three of the students that were killed: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Horrifying pictures of Idaho crime scene 1122 King Road after FBI returned to site a year on from four students’ murders”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Nina Strada
by Judy L. Thomas and Laura Bauer Fentanyl has killed more than 850 in KC area. NINA STRADA, 22. DIED: JUNE 23, 2021 ‘She was that girl who would light up a room with her smile and her giggle’ On the surface, life was good for Nina Strada in mid-2021. The 22-year-old esthetician had justContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Nina Strada”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri. Taylor Everitt, 24
by Judy L. Thomas and Laura Bauer Died: October 28, 2020 Fentanyl has killed more than 850 in KC area. fter a critical crash, he suffered from leg pain. And bought a pill Becca Everitt had come home late from work the night before her son died. At the time, Taylor — who she calledContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri. Taylor Everitt, 24”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri. Ethan Everley, 16.
by Judy L. Thomas and Laura Bauer Died: March 29, 2022 Fentanyl has killed more than 850 in KC area. ‘I thought that we were going to build an empire someday’ Ethan Everley never minded working, his dad says. Whether it was at Wendy’s — where he’d work the register, cook or do whatever wasContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri. Ethan Everley, 16.”
True Crime Sundays: Brian Wells Showed Up To Rob A Bank With A Bomb Around His Neck.
by Patrick Thornton On August 28, 2003, a man walked into a Pennsylvania bank and handed a note to the teller demanding $250,000. The note also warned that a bomb would go off if he didn’t get the money. Leaving the bank with just $8,000, the man was surrounded by police, and revealed himself to be BrianContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Brian Wells Showed Up To Rob A Bank With A Bomb Around His Neck.”
True Crime Sundays: Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of ‘Sandlot’ Actor’s Mom After She Was Found Dead in Home
A suspect has been arrested in the murder of Sheriff Deputy Deanna Esmaeel, the mother of ‘Sandlot’ actor Marty York by Brenton Blanchet A suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Del Norte County Sheriff Deputy Deanna Esmaeel, the mother of Sandlot actor Marty York. Esmaeel was was found dead in her home on ThursdayContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of ‘Sandlot’ Actor’s Mom After She Was Found Dead in Home”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Youngsville woman sentenced for death due to fentanyl overdose
Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Stephanie S. Kightlinger, 27, of Youngsville, is escorted by City of Warren Police to District Judge Raymond Zydonik’s office when she was arrested back in January on charges stemming from a drug death. Kightlinger pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and possession with intent to deliver.