Children

Florida man sentenced to death for killing wife and four children

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A Florida man, Michael Jones, has been sentenced to death for the brutal murder of his wife and four children in July 2019. The decision was formalized by Ocala County Judge Anthony Tatti on Friday, following a jury’s recommendation for the death penalty during a January sentencing trial. Jones’ attorney has announced plans to appeal the sentence. The tragic events began when Casei Jones accused her husband of infidelity after examining his phone. A heated …

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Illinois Department of Child and Family Services placed a trafficking victim with a three-time felon and alleged pimp

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In a situation highlighting the need for strong and thorough child safeguarding procedures, a scandal involving the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has come to light. DCFS recently placed a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim in the care of Erick Johnson, a three-time convicted felon accused of forcing her into prostitution. Approved to act as the minor’s ‘fictive kin’ counselor, Johnson did not have to go through official authorization, yet still received a …

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Three-year-old leads deputies to mom and two sisters who drowned

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On Sunday, an unimaginable tragedy struck a small beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana when 28-year-old Samantha Alexander and her two daughters drowned while attempting to save the other members of their family from the strong waves. Alexander, a Mississippi native, had taken her four children to Long Beach. When the waves became too powerful for the children, Alexander went into the water in an attempt to rescue them. Unfortunately, her 7-year-old and 8-year-old daughters were …

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Three Children In CPS Supervised Care Found Dead

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In the small town of Italy, Texas, a tragedy occurred on Friday afternoon when three children were found dead and two were hospitalized in critical condition. All of the five children were siblings in “temporary CPS care” according to Tiffani Butler of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. One suspect has been detained by the Elllis County Sheriff’s Office with no danger to the public reported at this time. Reports had indicated that …

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Tragedy Strikes Montreal Day Care: 2 Young Children Killed in Alleged Intentional Bus Crash

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On Wednesday, a city bus driven by Pierre Ny St-Amand crashed into a day care center in Laval, Quebec, resulting in the death of two young children and injuring six others. Eyewitnesses reported that after the crash, the driver exited the bus naked and began screaming incoherently before being tackled to the ground. Mayor Stephane Boyer stated that there is a theory that the crash was intentional, but this remains to be confirmed by the …

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Woman kills two of her kids and attempts to kill infant prior to suicide attempt

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Officials stated Wednesday that a mother had attempted to take her own life by jumping out of a window at her house in the suburbs of Boston; prior to that, she had strangled two of her kids and tried to kill a third. At 6:11 p.m. ET Tuesday, Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth District Attorney, said that police had received a 911 call from the 32-year-old Lindsay Clancy’s husband. First responders discovered three kids in the …

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Mom and 2 kids found frozen to death in a field

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In Michigan, a woman and her two children tragically passed away after being discovered in an open field. They all froze to death in the field. According to authorities, the mother had experienced a mental health crisis prior to their deaths. At a press conference, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard revealed that 35-year-old Monica Cannady had suspected somebody was trying to murder her. Her paranoia led to her believing that everybody was involved in the …

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Former Louisiana Deputy Sentenced To 100 Years In Prison

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In a plea deal, a former Louisiana deputy pleaded guilty to a series of horrific child sex crimes, including ejaculating on cupcakes that his wife fed to junior high school students. In a plea agreement on Tuesday, Dennis Perkins, formerly with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, admitted to rape, sexual battery of a child under 13, video voyeurism, and child pornography. Additionally, he was charged with mingling harmful substances after his wife, a teacher, gave …

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Florida mother drives her car and two children into lake

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Authorities revealed that 35-year-old Ortilla Zamora, who was found dead along with her two children on December 30, in Lakeland, Florida, drove her car into Lake Wire on purpose. Investigators did not find any signs of trauma on any of the victim’s bodies. Lakeland spokeswoman Robin Tillet said the results of the latest investigation indicated that she intentionally drowned herself and the children in the lake. “At this point in the investigation, all evidence suggests …

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Chicago New Year’s Day assaults kill two children

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On January 1, two suspects attacked two children in their respective houses. A suspect shot one child and another culprit stabbed the other child to death. According to reports, the first victim, a nine-year-old boy, was fatally shot inside a home on Chicago’s South Side. The nine-year-old boy was found by the police and taken to Corner Children’s hospital Sunday night, per police reports. Officials identified the boy as Jarvis Watts. “It appears that he …

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