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Police find body burning in fire pit while searching for missing college student

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Police allegedly discovered a burning body in a fire pit outside a woman’s home, and charged her with murder. The University of Missouri campus police responded to Hudson Hall dormitory around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 10. They arrived at the dorms after a mother called for a welfare check on her son, who has high-functioning autism. Her last contact with him was at 11:30 pm the day before. KATV reports that dorm cameras captured …

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Video shows big explosion and fire at chemical plant

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Following an explosion that sent smoke billowing into the air, a fire broke out at a Carus Chemical plant in LaSalle, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. According to Grove’s Facebook page, the city is monitoring the fire at the plant “to get more information.” No details about the cause of the fire were immediately available. An explosion was reported at the plant around 9 a.m. local time, according to the News Tribune. The paper reported that …

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Man trapped in a trench for 8+ hours after the ground collapsed

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An Allentown man was freed after a trench collapsed and trapped him inside for 8 hours. A crew of firefighters removed the man from the trench shortly before 10:30 p.m., after the collapse occurred just before 2 p.m. Despite being buried neck-deep in dirt, the trapped worker was alert and talking to rescuers the entire time. After the whole ordeal, he got some exciting news about his family. Just before being lifted out of the …

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Authorities are desperately trying to locate a missing 4-year-old girl

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Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a 4-year-old girl who went missing earlier this week in Cyril, Oklahoma. In an effort to locate Athena Brownfield, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) have deployed infrared helicopters, boats, four-wheelers, and personnel on the ground, according to Trooper Eric Foster of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. On Wednesday afternoon, Foster said, “We’ve been in helicopters with infrared, as well as …

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Fitness model stabs roommate with knife in a fit of rage

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A fitness model was sentenced Tuesday to eight years behind bars for stabbing his roommate more than a dozen times. The stabbing took place in a fit of rage in 2018. Almost four years ago, Geoffrey Tracy, 30, attacked Gregory Kanczes with a knife in his apartment kitchen, leaving him covered in blood. After accusing Kanczes of going through his belongings, the bodybuilder allegedly attacked the victim 16 times with a knife. A portion of …

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Afghan refugee and father of 7 killed while driving for Uber

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An Afghan father of seven was killed while driving an Uber in Durham, N.C., his family told news station WRAL. According to his cousin, Yousaf Mangal, Ainzargul Totakhil was found dead inside his vehicle on Dec. 30. Mangal said that, “he was just doing his daily work to make money and feed his family.” Uber’s spokesperson provided the news station with a statement as well, saying “we are profoundly saddened by the senseless act of …

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Suspect finally arrested for shooting a detective after 20-hour search

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Phoenix Police Department has taken into custody a suspect accused of shooting and wounding a Scottsdale detective Friday night during a special assignment. According to Phoenix Police, 37-year-old Kenneth Hearne was apprehended Saturday night, after fleeing from a two-story balcony and shooting at officers. The Phoenix Police Department spokesperson Philip Krynsky says that after Hearne was spotted by law enforcement, he produced a gun and officers opened fire. Hearne was shot during the confrontation and …

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Murder-for-hire husband nearly dodges death row over a lawsuit

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The execution of former police officer Robert Fratta nearly got delayed after being convicted of killing his wife in a murder-for-hire plot. Fratta was convicted in 1994 of hiring two men to kill his estranged wife during a custody battle. In 2009, he was given a retrial and sentenced to death after a stint of maintaining his innocence. Since then, the guilty verdict has not changed, but a separate case had a chance of delaying …

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Beloved elementary school teacher killed in domestic violence shooting

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Police suspect domestic violence killed a 28-year-old Texas woman. The victim was named 2021 “Teacher of the Year” at her elementary school on Saturday. At about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Sugar Land police responded to calls about a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wendy Duan dead with multiple gunshot wounds. Duan taught third grade reading and language arts at Boone Elementary School in Houston. In December 2021, she posted on Facebook about being named the school’s …

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Three men shot in busy area of the infamous Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Two people were injured and one person died in a shooting on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early Saturday morning. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. local time, a suspicious incident took place. The Los Angeles Police Department reported that three men in their 30s were leaving a building near Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue. As they left, a deadly shooting took place and claimed the life of one of the men that was present. Two other …

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