An Arizona lawyer has been charged in an illegal adoption scheme where he allegedly paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give their babies up for adoption in the United States. Paul Petersen, an elected county assessor for Maricopa…
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Ohio Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Beating 5-Year-Old Grandson to Death
An Ohio grandmother has been charged with murder after she allegedly admitted to striking her five-year-old grandson. Yisenya Flores, 45, is being held on $1 million bond in the death of Anjuan M. Hare III, who was pronounced dead at…
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Ariz. Couple Accused of Killing Missing Veteran, 72, and Burning His Home Captured After Escape
An Arizona couple charged with killing a missing Vietnam veteran and setting his house on fire is back behind bars after 16 days on the run following their escape from custody. Authorities re-arrested Blane and Susan Barksdale on Wednesday night…
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Cook at California Hotel Stockpiled Guns, Was Allegedly Planning Mass Shooting: Police
A cook at a California hotel was arrested this week after allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting at his workplace. According to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department, a “concerned” hotel employee notified authorities that 37-year-old Rodolfo…
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What's at Stake If Todd and Julie Chrisley Are Convicted of Tax Evasion: 'The IRS Can Grab Everything,' Says Expert
Hours after Todd and Julie Chrisley turned themselves in for indictments of tax evasion, wire fraud and conspiracy bank fraud, the Chrisley Knows Best stars pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. But although the couple is maintaining their innocence in their…
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Bam Margera Arrested in Connection with Trespassing After Reportedly Checking Out of Rehab
Bam Margera was arrested Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The former Jackass star was arrested in connection with trespassing just before midnight at a hotel in Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department tells PEOPLE. According to…
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13 Years After His Wife Went Missing, Husband Allegedly Confesses to Murdering Her
A Wisconsin man has allegedly confessed to murdering his wife and throwing her body in a dumpster — 13 years after she disappeared, PEOPLE confirms. On Aug. 5 2006, Megan Shultz, 24, was reported missing by her husband Keith Comfort,…
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Shanann Watts, Laci Peterson, the Yates Kids: Picture-Perfect Families Rocked by Murder
They were seemingly the perfect families living the American dream. Friends and neighbors envied their storybook romances, well-behaved children, or outwardly happy lifestyles. But when murder hit these families, everyone realized all was not as it seemed. When murder hit…
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Georgia Mom Charged With Murder After Allegedly Dropping Baby in Fight With Other Woman
A Georgia woman has been charged with murder after she dropped her baby during a fight with another woman, which police say resulted in the baby’s death. Karen Lashun Harrison, 26, remains in police custody on murder and several other…
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Actress From The Wire and The Chi Arrested in North Carolina for Allegedly Possessing Cocaine
Formal drug charges have been filed in North Carolina against actress Sonja Sohn, known for her roles as Detective Kima Greggs on HBO’s The Wire and Laverne on the Showtime drama The Chi. Online records accessed by PEOPLE confirm Sohn,…
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Ariz. Ex-Teacher Reports to Prison for 20-Year Sentence After Sexually Abusing 6th-Grade Boy
An Arizona teacher convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student will spend the next 20 years behind bars. On Wednesday, Brittany Zamora reported to the woman’s state prison in Goodyear, Arizona. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to three felony charges: sexual conduct…
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15-Year-Old Sexual Assault Victim Was Abused by Detective Investigating Her Case
A Los Angeles County sex crimes detective accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse and lewd act with a child, PEOPLE confirms. In 2017, detective Neil David Kimball, 46, began investigating the sexual assault…
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Louisiana Man Who Licked Grocery Store Ice Cream for Internet Challenge Arrested
Authorities have arrested a Louisiana man who posted a video of himself licking ice cream out of a container at a local grocery store before putting it back on the shelf. Lenise Lloyd Martin III, 36, was detained by Assumption…
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Calif. Mom Accused of Killing 12-Year-Old Son She Once Tried to Drown When He Was a Baby
A California mother was arrested Saturday after she allegedly killed her 12-year-old son and seriously injured his younger brother. Sherri Renee Telnas, 45, had allegedly previously attempted to drown the older son, Jackson Telnas, 11 years earlier in Montana’s Clark…
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