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Transgender guilty in murder of 12-year-old girl

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BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA – An 18-year-old from Pennsylvania, identified as Ash Cooper, has pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including third-degree murder, following the killing of a 12-year-old girl more than a year ago, according to law enforcement officials. Cooper, a transgender woman previously known as Joshua Cooper, admitted to the charges on Thursday. The charges also encompassed possession of an instrument of crime and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. The murder of …

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Dad guilty of 2-year-old son’s drowning death after causing DUI crash

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READSBORO, VT – A Vermont man pleaded guilty on Monday to three crimes, including manslaughter, after his 2-year-old son drowned in a swiftly moving stream last April in Massachusetts. The father allegedly ran from a car accident scene, causing his son’s tragic death. Darel Galorenzo from Readsboro, Vermont, received a prison sentence of nine to 15 years based on the manslaughter conviction, significantly exceeding the state’s typical three-year sentencing guideline. Galorenzo has also been imprisoned …

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Two charged with murder following discovery of 5-year-old’s body in dumpster

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MILWAUKEE, WI – A man of 27 years and a minor aged 15 have been charged with first-degree intentional homicide following the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy. The child’s lifeless body was discovered in a dumpster last week. The accused individuals shared a residence with the young victim, identified as Prince McCree. The boy was reported missing a day before his body was found, stirring concern among local residents and media outlets. If found …

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Man arrested for planning mass shooting at high school

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JUPITER, FL – A 19-year-old man from South Florida was apprehended after law enforcement discovered handwritten threats in his vehicle, detailing his intentions to commit mass murder at his former high school and other locations across several states on his 22nd birthday. The suspect, identified as Henry Horton IV, was stopped in Jupiter on September 27 due to a malfunctioning headlight, which led to the discovery of his alleged plans. One of the discovered notes …

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Mother strangulated three children because of ‘voice in her head’

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DUXBURY, MA – A Massachusetts woman, Lindsay Clancy, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of murdering her three young children in a distressing incident that took place in late January. Clancy, a 32-year-old nurse, is accused of using exercise ropes to strangle her children, aged 5, 3, and 7 months, before attempting to take her own life. The grand jury indicted Clancy on three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation, …

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Former prosecutor charged with murder and evidence tampering

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PIKE COUNTY, KY – A one-time Kentucky prosecutor, Donald Deskins, 49, is now on the other side of the law, incarcerated and facing serious charges. He stands accused of murdering his wife and attempting to manipulate the evidence, following an incident in April 2021 that ended in his wife’s untimely death, as per the Lexington Herald-Leader. The case came to light when Deskins himself reported his wife’s demise from their shared home. The police, however, …

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Woman sentenced to life for torture and murder of grandson

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A Montana resident, Patricia Batts, 51, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal torture and murder of her 12-year-old grandson, James “Alex” Hurley. Batts pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide in May, following a plea deal that saw prosecutors abandon their pursuit of the death penalty. The sentencing took place on Tuesday in a District Court in Bozeman. The case, described as “horrific” and “unnecessary” by District Judge John C. Brown, has shocked the …

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Man sentenced to 60 years for brutal murder of girlfriend

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A Texas resident, Dantravias Jamal McNeil, 35, has been handed a 60-year prison sentence after confessing to the brutal murder of his girlfriend. McNeil was convicted for the killing of Katy Houck, 47, whom he stabbed 27 times in a motel in Baytown, Texas, on August 17, 2020. The couple had checked into the motel on Garth Road on the night of the incident. A few hours later, the Baytown Police Department received reports of …

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Man convicted of killing his wife who was a sheriff’s deputy and her brother to hide the fact that he had another family

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In a shocking case from Georgia, a man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, a deputy sheriff, and her brother in an attempt to hide his secret family, according to the prosecution. The Newton County jury convicted Jaquavia Jackson on multiple charges, including two counts each of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and felony firearm possession. The charges stem from the 2021 killings of his wife, Shakeema Brown Jackson, and her brother, …

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