Convicted Sex Offender Admits Killing Woman He Met At A NY Club

GOSHEN, N.Y. – A convicted sex offender who picked up an aspiring dancer from Texas at a New York City nightclub three years ago has admitted killing her.
Michael Mele pleaded guilty to manslaughter and evidence tampering in the killing of 25-year-old Laura Garza.
The plea came Monday just before the start of his murder trial [...]

Teen Abducted From Coffee Shop Where She Works

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska father is pleading for the return of his 18-year-old daughter who was abducted from the coffee shop where she works.
Samantha Koenig was taken Wednesday evening from Common Grounds Espresso in Anchorage by an armed man, KTUU-TV reported. The abduction was captured on surveillance video.
Her family is offering a reward [...]

Woman Uses Bible Verses to Ward Off Attacker After He Slashed Her Throat

Shelby, N.C. – A North Carolina woman read the Bible to her attacker for an hour and a half after he slashed her throat before the man apologized and left.
Lindsay Wood, 32, of Shelby, N.C., had just arrived home from Bible study on Wednesday. Wood asked her 15-year-old son to collect the trash can [...]

Woman Fights Off Attacker, Sends Him Running Away

SANGER, Calif. -
A Sanger woman used mixed martial arts skills on a man claiming to be a door-to-door salesman.
It was around noon Thursday, when Mayra Villanueva heard the doorbell ring. She looked out and saw it was a man dressed as a Dish Network consultant.
She opened the door and that’s when he threw a punch, [...]

Man Arrested In Brutal Domestic Violence, Victim Says He Poured Boiled Water On Her

West Haven, Conn. – A West Haven man was arrested after his girlfriend told police he punched her in the face and poured boiled water on her skin.
Burl Towles, 44, was arrested and charged with assault, threatening and disorderly conduct.
On Jan. 28, police received an anonymous complaint that a woman was screaming for help.
Officers knocked [...]

Man Charged With Domestic Abuse Of Woman And Molesting Her Teen Daughter

New York, NY – A New York man remained in the DuPage County Jail Wednesday on charges that he molested the teenaged daughter of a Naperville woman he had met over the Internet.
Darren J. Kirkland, 26, of Endicott, N.Y., was being held in lieu of $100,000 bond on charges of domestic battery and aggravated criminal [...]

Man Brutally Beats And Holds Girlfriend Captive For 3 Days

St. Paul, MN – A man smashed a heavy wooden chair against his girlfriend’s head so hard one of its legs broke off.
He wrapped her with duct tape so she couldn’t open her mouth, pulled off her pajama bottoms, threw her into the snow and made her sleep on the dog’s bed.
He held her captive [...]

FBI Finds Abducted Georgia Girls, Taken In Middle of The Night

Authorities have found two teenage girls from Georgia who apparently were taken in the middle of the night.
Amber Henry, 16, and Kirsten Kamradt, 14, went missing from their homes early Wednesday, said Capt. Todd Pippin of Lamar County Sheriff’s Department.
According to Pippin, U.S. marshals and the FBI found the girls in Tennessee.
“Amber was released at [...]

Woman Beaten To Death By Ex, Authorities Say Take Threats Seriously

By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
SALISBURY, NC — Take threats seriously.
That’s the lesson authorities say Rowan County can learn from the murder Friday of a 49-year-old woman who was beaten to death, allegedly by an estranged ex-boyfriend with a history of domestic violence who had been threatening her for weeks.
“Domestic violence is very dangerous and can escalate very [...]

Elementary School Teacher Arrested For Molesting Nearly 2 Dozen Children

A former elementary school teacher in Los Angeles has been arrested for allegedly molesting nearly two dozen children after photos of students posed in bondage positions were passed to the Sheriff’s Department.
Mark Berndt, 61, a teacher with over 30 years experience at Miramonte Elementary School in south Los Angeles, is charged with molesting 23 children, [...]

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