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Man brutally beats girlfriend to death, drops sofa on her body to take a nap

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Leroy Brahm III, 33, has been found guilty of the ruthless murder of his girlfriend, Annabel Rose Meenan, 21. Brahm brutally attacked Meenan, beating her and stomping on her head more than 80 times before placing a sofa over her body and falling asleep on it. The attack was fuelled by Brahm’s jealousy over Meenan’s sexual relationship with another man. However, Brahm had initially encouraged the relationship that sparked the deadly dispute. …

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Son confesses to murdering his parents

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PHOENIX, AZ – A disturbing incident unfolded in a north Phoenix neighborhood as a man confessed to killing his parents, leaving local residents shocked. Phoenix law enforcement authorities received a distressing emergency call and arrived at the scene, a residence near State Route 51 and Bell Road, shortly before 5:15 a.m. on February 12. Upon arrival, police officers encountered a man exiting the home, who claimed there were dead bodies inside, according to Phoenix Police …

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Abusive caregivers charged with 10-year-old’s disturbing death

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HONOLULU, HI – A chilling case of child abuse has emerged from Honolulu, with the arrest of two caregivers and a woman associated with them in the horrific death of a 10-year-old girl. The victim, Geanna Bradley, apparently succumbed to prolonged abuse and neglect, chronic starvation, and injuries stemming from blunt force assault. Legal guardians Brandy and Thomas Blas, along with Debra Geron, deemed Geanna’s non-biological grandmother, were taken into custody on February 8. They …

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Three kids found dead in burning car, two women also murdered

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CARMAN, CANADA – A series of gruesome discoveries made on Sunday led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man in Carman, a small town in central Manitoba province, Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) suspect the man of murdering five individuals known to him- two women and three children. The chain of incidents began on Sunday morning. Initially, authorities came across a deceased woman’s body located on the side of a road. A few hours …

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Mom puts her baby into hot oven

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KANSAS CITY, MO – A shocking incident in Kansas City, Missouri, has left a one-month-old infant dead, allegedly due to being placed in an oven by her mother. The mother, Mariah Thomas, 26, has been charged with child endangerment in connection with the incident. An emergency call regarding a non-responsive child led police to Thomas’s residence. They arrived to find the infant, Za’Riah Mae, dead from multiple burn wounds. Her clothing was reportedly melted onto …

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Baby decapitated during birth, hospital charged with homicide

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CLAYTON COUNTY, GA – The parents of a newborn have called for justice after the child was decapitated during delivery, and the death was ruled a homicide by the Clayton County, Georgia Medical Examiner’s Office. This shocking incident has been blamed on the hospital staff’s alleged misconduct and attempts to hide the decapitation. Dr. Roderick Edmond, the family’s attorney, called attention to the hospital’s alleged effort to pressure the parents into cremating the baby to …

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Naked teen stabs family during sleepover

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ATHENS, GA – A nightmarish scenario unfolded in an Athens, Georgia family home when a 15-year-old houseguest allegedly attacked and stabbed the family during the early hours of January 27. The suspect, known to the Cates family, went on the rampage, leaving Jessica Cates, her daughter Abbie, and her son Tyler, injured. Awoken by the screams, Jessica discovered the suspect on top of her daughter, Abbie. He was naked and carrying a knife. Reacting instantly, …

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Cult leader charged with murdering 191 children

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MALINDI, KENYA – The Malindi High Court in Kenya charged Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 additional suspects on Tuesday for the murder of 191 children. The prosecution is in response to the grisly discovery of children’s remains within the Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya last year, at an alleged death cult site run by Mackenzie and his followers. Over the course of several months, authorities exhumed more than 400 bodies in the …

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Highway patrol trooper dies in high-speed chase with suspect

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TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol in Tampa is mourning the loss of one of their own, Trooper Zachary Fink, who was fatally hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 95 during a pursuit on Friday morning. According to reports, Fink was in pursuit of a reckless driver in a Kia car, who was speeding excessively. When the suspect failed to pull over and instead veered his vehicle in the wrong direction, Fink tried to follow …

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Walmart worker shot by customer during argument

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PINEVILLE, NC – A Walmart employee was shot in the leg following a disagreement with a customer over unpaid chicken and dog food items, according to the Pineville police. On January 28, around 6:30 p.m., Pineville police were called to a reported shooting at a Walmart store on Pineville-Matthews Road. Upon their arrival, officers found an employee with a gunshot wound to his leg. They learned that the dispute over a self-checkout transaction had sparked …

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