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Cult 'Starved Tot for Not Saying Amen'

1 Mind Ministries members on trial for boy's murder

(Newser) - Not saying "amen" at an age when many children can't say their own name was a death sentence for a Baltimore baby boy, a prosecutor told a court yesterday. Queen Antoinette, leader of the now-defunct 1 Mind Ministries cult, ordered that food and water be withheld from year-old Javon...

Mom Panicked Over Losing Baby Is Held in Her Murder

'She thought the world of her,' says neighbor

(Newser) - A young British mom terrified that she was about to lose her baby girl is being held in her daughter's murder. Police found Sonia Bellfield, 29, covered in blood and the corpse of her 2-year-old daughter, Jasmine, nearby. Neighbors believe the mom, who suffers from serious mental problems, "flipped"...

Dad Charged With Tot's Murder After River Plunge

He deliberately drove into river, police believe

(Newser) - A British dad who plunged his car into icy waters has been charged with murder now that his 5-year-old daughter has died. Police believe Christopher Grady intentionally drove his SUV into the Avon river with his daughter, Gabby, and 6-year-old son, Ryan, as passengers. Father and son escaped and made...

Fla. Man Busted in Murder of Second-Grader

Jarred Harrell 'a person of interest' in Thompson case

(Newser) - Police in Mississippi have arrested a man believed linked to the slaying of 7-year old Somer Thompson last fall. Jared Harrell lived in the same Florida neighborhood as the Thompson family until recently. He is being held on 29 unrelated charges of possession of child pornography, AP reports.

Casey Anthony Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Fla. woman charged with daughter's murder sentenced to time served

(Newser) - Casey Anthony pleaded guilty to check fraud today and was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay court costs. Anthony remains jailed awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges in the 2008 death of her toddler daughter, Caylee. At around the time Casey Anthony told police Caylee had disappeared, she...

Mom: I Killed Brain-Injured Son With Love

'I couldn't leave my child like that'

(Newser) - A British woman on trial for murdering her brain-damaged adult son by injecting him with a heroin overdose said she did it "with love." Frances Inglis, 57, said her 22-year-old son, Tom, was in a "living hell" of pain since suffering severe head injuries in a fall...

Iowa Mom Gets Life for Slitting Son's Throat

Kehoe banned from contacting son who survived attack

(Newser) - An Iowa mother has been sentenced to life without parole for slitting her 2-year-old son's throat and leaving him to die. Michelle Kehoe, who expressed profound regret in court, also slashed her 7-year-old son's throat before attempting to kill herself. He survived and testified against his mother. A jury rejected...

NYC Man: Alter-Ego Killed Son, Wife

'Roberto' vowed to do wrong; relatives say baloney

(Newser) - When New York cops busted a Manhattan hotel janitor in the murder of his wife and 14-year-old son, he had one defense: his imaginary alter-ego "Roberto" did it. Otto Herrarte admitted stuffing the bodies in garbage bags at his Queens home, but said Roberto slit their throats. "I...

Shaniya Raped, Killed on Day of Abduction: Cops

NC 5-year-old was asphyxiated, arrest warrant says

(Newser) - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released today. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according...

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body
Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body
CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL
Nov 20, 2009 12:12 PM CST

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body

Cops have already cleared utility worker

(Newser) - Lawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk...

NC Police Find Body of Missing Girl, 5

Mom was charged with trafficking after Shaniya Davis spotted with man

(Newser) - Searchers found the body of a missing 5-year-old off a road today, ending a weeklong search for the girl, whose mother stands accused of offering her for sex, police said. A Fayetteville Police spokeswoman says that searchers found Shaniya Davis' body southeast of Sanford in central North Carolina. Two people...

Boy, 4, Found Dead in Dryer; Teen Busted

Toddler was dead when he was placed in dryer

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after the body of a missing California toddler, 4, was found in a clothes dryer in the teen's home. Police said Alex Christopher Mercado's body was placed in the dryer after he was killed. Alex's parents reported him missing over the weekend, and the...

SF Cops Tie Night Stalker to 1984 Girl Killing

DNA links serial killer to slaying of 9-year-old

(Newser) - San Francisco police believe they have uncovered another killing by the "Night Stalker" serial killer who terrorized the Bay Area in the '80s. DNA evidence has linked Richard Ramirez to the 1984 murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung, who was sexually assaulted and killed in the basement of a...

Missing Girl's Body Found in Ga. Landfill

7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on Monday

(Newser) - A child's body found in a Georgia landfill has been identified as Somer Thompson, a 7-year-old Florida girl missing since Monday. The local sheriff told reporters that police were now in "full investigation mode" after discovering the corpse. Somer, who was identified from her clothes and a birthmark,...

Brit Dad Busted in Kids' Death

Mom found children unresponsive after visit with father

(Newser) - A man separated from his wife was arrested yesterday after his two young children were found unresponsive in his home and were later declared dead. Police believe the father strangled the girl, 4, and 2-year-old boy, reports the Telegraph. They were discovered by their mom, who arrived to collect the...

Ugandan Child Murders Linked to Witch Doctors

US-backed task force struggles to quell brutal surge

(Newser) - Ritual murders and kidnappings continue to haunt Uganda despite police efforts to battle the horrors, the Guardian reports. Often linked to organ trafficking and witch doctors, some 300 cases were reported last year, and only 18 taken to court. A US-backed task force started this year has failed to stem...

Texas Mom Admits Decapitating Newborn Son

(Newser) - A San Antonio woman has claimed responsibility for the grisly killing of her baby boy, saying she heard voices telling her to do it, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Police say the infant was stabbed, decapitated, and skinned early yesterday. Otty Sanchez, 33, says the devil told her to kill...

Caylee's Autopsy Results Released
Caylee's Autopsy Results Released
Jun 20, 2009 1:46 AM CDT

Caylee's Autopsy Results Released

Slain Fla. toddler found with duct tape over mouth

(Newser) - Autopsy results released yesterday state that there were no drugs found in the body of Caylee Anthony, but duct tape had been placed over the slain 2-year-old's mouth before decomposition, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The toddler's skeletal remains were found mixed with garbage bags and a laundry bag, states the...

Dad Calls Mom Then Shoots the Kids: Police

Alleged Texas killer, estranged from his wife, also shot himself

(Newser) - A Houston man fatally shot his two children yesterday, after calling his wife and telling her he’d do it, police tell the Houston Chronicle. The 34-year-old woman called police yesterday saying her estranged husband, Pedro Enrique Rosabal, 33, told her he had picked up their children from school and...

S. Korean Man Kills Boy to Hide Drunk Driving: Cops

(Newser) - A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said today. The man, whose family name is Lee, struck the boy June 4 in Gwangju and took him to a hospital,...

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