An initiative by a Massachusetts district attorney to clear a backlog of more than 1,100 untested rape kits from his jurisdiction has resulted in an indictment in a 2010 sexual assault, authorities said Friday. It is the first time someone has been indicted since Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn launched …
Read More »Family of Monique Munoz, woman killed by L.A. teen Brendan Khuri speeding in father James Khuri’s Lamborghini, reaches $18.85 million settlement
The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced Wednesday. Monique Munoz, 32, was on her way home from work at a hospital on Feb. 17, 2021, when …
Read More »Editor called reporter to cover Virginia shooting before realizing she had been killed
A Virginia newspaper reporter was one of two people killed during a shooting early Saturday outside a restaurant and bar, authorities said. Sierra Jenkins, 25, who covered education for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after the shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, according to officials. Jenkins …
Read More »Second arrest in alleged theft by funeral home worker of 84
A second person has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an 84-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s disease out of his home and life savings, CBS Miami reports. Police say Andy Mora is one of two people who persuaded the elderly victim to sign over the house and funds, claiming to him that they …
Read More »XXXTentacion shooting death: 3rd suspect arrested in rapper’s slaying
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The third of four suspects in the shooting death of emerging South Florida rap star XXXTentacion was arrested in rural Georgia at a relative’s house, authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Robert Allen, 22, of Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. He was …
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