Crime Updates

BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA — Two adoptive mothers in rural Pennsylvania are behind bars after their 16-year-old son arrived at school looking severely malnourished — prompting an investigation that uncovered allegations of torture, starvation, and physical assaults so extreme prosecutors have filed more than 950 charges against each woman. According to police, 51-year-old Amy Billotte and 37-year-old…

BOUNTIFUL, UTAH — A Utah father who “does not like anything medical” is now facing criminal charges after he allegedly disappeared with his 5-year-old son to stop the child from undergoing a routine surgical procedure. Police say 45-year-old Benjamin Despain failed to return his son, James, after a scheduled visitation — triggering a frantic search…

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO — A courtroom tragedy turned into a courthouse assault this week after a grieving uncle allegedly launched an “MMA-style takedown” on a defense attorney, leaving the lawyer with a shattered pelvis and severe spinal injuries. According to investigators, 36-year-old Daniel Ashby attacked attorney H. Michael Steinberg at the Arapahoe County Courthouse on…

CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY — A 17-year-old New Jersey boy accused of brutally mowing down two teenage girls on e-bikes — including a girl he had allegedly been stalking for months — had been the subject of multiple desperate 911 calls from his own parents just weeks before the killings, according to newly released police audio….

TOLEDO, OHIO — A 23-year-old Ohio father is facing several charges after police say he was so violently intoxicated that he punched his own 6-month-old baby in the face while trying to assault the child’s mother — then attacked officers and medical staff at a hospital. According to court documents, Avery Mapes was drunk and…

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA — A 20-year-old California mom is facing the possibility of spending decades behind bars after prosecutors say she left her two young sons inside a hot car for more than two hours while she got lip filler, leading to the death of her 1-year-old boy. According to investigators, Maya Hernandez arrived at a…

JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI — A Missouri woman endured a terrifying morning when her ex-boyfriend allegedly broke into her home, climbed into her bed, whispered “I’m home,” and then violently attacked her as she tried to escape. Police say the incident was only one of multiple assaults the same victim has suffered at the hands of…