True Crime Sundays: At 14 he slaughtered the woman who raised him and at 21, he walked free. What now?

“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?”

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”

Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed

by David Sentendrey GODLEY, Texas – A woman tasked with helping decide sexual education curriculum in Godley ISD has been removed from multiple positions within the district because she’s a convicted prostitute. A FOX 4 investigation also found she is advertising herself online as an escort. The discovery raises concerns about background checks in the district and across theContinue reading “Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic.

Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain by Laurie Fickman A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” The breakthrough discovery could have major implicationsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic.”

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.

True Crime Sundays: Body found in trash ID’d as missing 2-year-old, father to be charged with murder

DeKalb County Police Department – PHOTO: In this photo released by the DeKalb County Police Department, J’Asiah Mitchell is shown.

True Crime Sundays: Idaho woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in US Capitol breach “I understood what Jesus felt like when he was in the garden of Gethsemane praying and felt so alone,” St Cyr said in a video on Facebook after the sentencing. by Andrew Baertlein, Alexandra Duggan BOISE, Idaho —Continue reading

Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.

by Minivonne Burke and Alicia Victoria Lozano PARK CITY, Utah — A woman who allegedly spiked her husband’s drink with fentanyl and then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died is now accused of secretly taking out almost $2 million in life insurance policies on him. The allegations against Kouri Richins were raised in anContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.”

Man who broke into women’s homes and rubbed their feet while they slept arrested: Police

Mark Anthony Gonzales, a 26-year-old man from from Atwater, California, has been arrested after breaking and entering into women’s homes and rubbing their feet while they slept in a series of dist…Show more
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At least 36 people have died in Maui wildfires that overwhelmed hospitals, demolished homes and destroyed cultural sites

by Nouran Salahieh The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has soared to 36, and officials worry the devastation could intensify as the infernos torch more of the ravaged island. The loss of life marked a staggering increase from earlier reports of six people killed. While survivors recall harrowing escapes by car or boat, many residents who fled still don’tContinue reading “At least 36 people have died in Maui wildfires that overwhelmed hospitals, demolished homes and destroyed cultural sites”