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PeopleMan Allegedly Held Wife, 7 Children and Mother-in-Law Captive for 20 Years, Sexually Abusing Several of Them
One of the suspect's daughters escaped their home and reported him to police, per local authorities
- Associated Press
Indonesia arrests a suspect wanted by China for running a $14 billion investment scam
Indonesia's immigration officers on the tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by Beijing for helping run over $14 billion investment scam to clients in China, officials said Thursday. The 39-year-old man, identified only by his initial, LQ, was arrested on Oct. 1, when an immigration auto-gate in Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport denied him departure for Singapore.
- Bloomberg
Malaysia commutes death sentence of Najib’s former bodyguard
Malaysia has commuted the death sentence of an ex-police guard of former premier Najib Razak, after the Southeast Asian country changed its law on capital punishment.
- People
Houston Father Bound, Suffocated and Raped His 8-Month-Old Daughter: 'Worst Kind of Evil'
Luis Luna, 27, was convicted of capital murder in the August 2020 suffocation death of his 8-month-old daughter, Savayah Mason
- People
Man Lured Italian Woman to Home with Ruse of Au Pair Job, Then Sexually Assaulted Her
Arisknight Arkin-Everett Winfree, 32, pleaded no contest in April to five felony counts including kidnapping, coercing and enticing someone to travel for the purposes of illegal sexual activity
- The Independent
A father fled with three children into the wilderness. They’ve now been spotted three years later wearing camo
Family described by witness as ‘well prepared for the wilderness’
- People
Husband Accused of Strangling Jessica Barnes Had Secret Child, Sexual Relationships with Couple’s Roommates: Police
Jessica Barnes' remains were found last month, and subsequently, her husband Brandon Barnes and their roommates Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett were arrested
- People
A Former La. Mayor Was Killed Alongside Daughter. A Secret Video Shows Him Admitting He Sexually Abused Her (Exclusive)
Joe Cornelius Sr. was a beloved figure in Minden, La. His own daughter, Keisha Miles, and her children knew a different man behind closed doors
- PA Media: UK News
Man who pushed stranger onto Tube tracks jailed for life for attempted murder
A judge said the attack would ‘strike fear into every traveller on the Underground’.
- People
A Passerby Thought He'd Found 2 Mannequins. It Turned Out to Be Slain 7-Year-Old and Her Mother
Kirkland Warren, 28, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated murder and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Meshay Melendez, 27, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, 7
- People
K9 Who Took Bullet for Handler Retires from Indiana State Police After 8-Year Career
"We wish you a happy retirement filled with rest, belly rubs and lots of treats,” a dispatcher for the Indiana State Police told K9 Apache
- The Independent
Mother recounts ‘biggest mistake of my life’ allowing daughter to go out the night her ex murdered her
Holly Newton, 15, was murdered by her ‘obsessed’ and controlling ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail. Her parents want her killing to be classed as domestic violence
- People
Boy Called Police Saying Little Brother Had Been Dead in Home for a Year. Now, His Mother Is Going to Prison
Gloria Williams pleaded guilty last week to two charges connected with her son's murder
- CNN
A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged
A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor during a night shift in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, a crime that ignited nationwide protests about the country’s pervasive problem with gender violence.
- People
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Lawyers Accuse Government of Leaking 2016 Cassie Video to 'Savage' Reputation Before Trial, Feds Deny Claim
In May, disturbing footage of Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura was published online
- People
Rock Thrown Through Windshield Kills Aspiring Cosmetologist Driving on Calif. Highway
Sarina Rodriguez's loved ones said on an online fundraiser that "her life was cut far too short due to a senseless act of violence"
- PA Media: UK News
Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife ‘gathered names of special forces personnel’
The 23-year-old is on trial accused of passing secret information to Iran.
- BBC
Carer jailed for 'sickening' abuse of disabled patient
Naguib Lootfun admitted having sex with the vulnerable young woman at a care facility in Maidstone.
- The Daily Beast
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Mom Heckled as She and His Kids Support Him in Court
Disgraced superstar rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, appeared in court Thursday in his sex-trafficking and racketeering case with his six of his children and elderly mother on hand to support him.Diddy has spent the last three weeks in a Brooklyn jail, but appeared in Manhattan court Thursday afternoon before district judge Arun Subramanian.The embattled rapper smiled as he entered the courtroom though a side door, greeting each of his lawyers with an embrace, Inner City Press reporte
- People
Husband Accused of Beating Wife to Death with Hammer After She Filed for Divorce
Daniel Keith Flaherty, 42, led police and volunteers on a search for his missing wife before allegedly admitting to killing her, police allege in an affidavit