Author: Edward Campbell

Two children, a 4-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a shooting in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union neighborhood Sunday afternoon, October 11, while a 30-year-old man believed to be responsible for the shooting was hospitalized with gunshot wounds, authorities said. Police responded shortly before 1 p.m. to reports of gunfire near Venice Boulevard and South Catalina Street. When officers arrived, they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported all three to nearby hospitals. The two children later died from their injuries, while the man remained hospitalized. Investigators believe he shot the children before…

A Missouri woman is facing a child abuse charge after investigators alleged that she pressured her daughter to make false accusations against her father during a contentious custody dispute. Amy Rinkler, 40, allegedly threatened to kill the girl if she refused to follow her instructions, according to a probable cause affidavit. Investigators said the alleged abuse took place between 2024 and 2026. The Aurora Police Department launched an investigation in April 2026 after receiving a report of suspected child abuse. During interviews with investigators, the girl said she did not feel safe at her mother’s home and described threats and…

A New York man has pleaded guilty to killing his former girlfriend and dismembering her body after their relationship ended, bringing a major development in a case that began with a missing-person investigation in April 2024. Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder on October 7, 2026, in Ulster County Court. The victim, Alberta Dale, 44, was from Pennsylvania. Prosecutors said the killing occurred between March 31 and April 1, 2024, shortly after Dale ended the relationship. The case came to light after Dale’s family contacted authorities about her disappearance. On April 1, 2024, deputies…

A 24-year-old Iowa man has been sentenced to decades in prison after his 2-month-old daughter died from severe injuries inflicted in an assault, a case that also involved an attack on the child’s mother. Dylan James Brown, also known as Guy Green, received consecutive prison sentences totaling 55 years after pleading guilty to child endangerment resulting in death and domestic abuse assault. He must serve 35 years before becoming eligible for parole and was also ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution. The case began on August 7, 2025, when emergency responders were called to a home in Grimes, a suburb…

A Florida man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him of fatally shooting another man outside a middle school following a student awards ceremony in 2024. Roderick Kelvin Watson Jr., 36, was found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Joseph James Juarez Coles. Circuit Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky sentenced Watson to life in prison following the verdict, announced in October 2026. The shooting happened on May 22, 2024, in the parking lot of North Marion Middle School in Citra, in Marion County. Students, parents and school staff had gathered for…

Zhontay Capers, 24, has been sentenced to between 32 and 33 years at the minimum and up to 67 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Bernard Gribbin, a longtime Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus operator. The sentence was handed down on October 9, 2026, nearly three years after the shooting that took Gribbin’s life and left his family and colleagues grieving. Capers pleaded guilty in August to third-degree murder and related charges, including offenses involving reckless endangerment. The case stemmed from a shooting aboard a Route 23 bus in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood on October 26, 2023. How…

Two parents in southern Oklahoma are facing child neglect charges after an investigation into the living conditions of their three young children uncovered allegations of prolonged confinement, inadequate food and a lack of basic hygiene. Sara Tudor, 46, and Michael Brown, 43, were arrested on October 8 and booked into the Garvin County Jail. Each faces three counts of child neglect, according to authorities. The case began in late July when a schoolteacher contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to report concerns about three children, ages 9, 8 and 4, in Garvin County. The report prompted an investigation that…

A 22-year-old Massachusetts man is facing a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother after an alleged family dispute involving her rescue cats and his employment, according to court records and authorities. Ryan Hanafin was arrested in Vermont on October 8, 2026, after investigators began searching for him following the death of his mother, 49-year-old Andria Hanafin, at their home in Reading, Massachusetts. A murder arrest warrant was subsequently issued, and he also faces several firearm-related charges. The investigation began shortly after midnight Thursday, when Andria’s husband, Matthew Hanafin, returned home from work and discovered her…

A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a vehicle in the southern Las Vegas Valley, according to the latest available reports. The collision happened around 7:31 p.m. Friday, October 9, near Bermuda Road and Windmill Lane. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital in critical condition but later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. Police Investigating the Fatal Crash The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision. Authorities have not released further details about what led to the crash or identified the people involved. The crash also affected traffic near the intersection.…

A South Carolina woman is suing a funeral home after allegedly discovering that an unidentified person had been placed in her mother’s casket during a scheduled viewing, turning an already difficult moment into a deeply distressing experience for the family. Iris Gordon, of Horry County, filed a lawsuit against Ocean View Funeral Home and Cremation Services over the incident involving her 87-year-old mother, Iris Evans, who died on January 14, 2026. According to the lawsuit, Gordon had arranged her mother’s funeral through the Conway-area funeral home and paid $13,820.55 for the services. The complaint alleges that a serious mistake was…