Five women — Thalia Salinas, Ruby Cruz, Brianna Valadez, Desiree Cervantezz, and Jacqueline Velazco — had gone out that night to celebrate Thalia’s 23rd birthday. They were traveling in a Mercedes SUV on the freeway when tragedy struck. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety: “A Dodge Ram 4500 pulling
A 42-year-old man, Bradford James Gille, entered a Walmart Supercenter in Traverse City, Michigan, armed with a knife. He walked toward the self-checkout area, where a 13-year-old girl and her friend were checking out. Suddenly, they heard an employee yell, “He’s got a knife!” Panic erupted. Gille proceeded to
At least 10 children were rescued from an underground bunker where they had been sexually exploited for months. The children suffered from sexual assault, rape, sexual torture, and sodomy at the hands of multiple individuals. Seven people have been arrested, including the parents of one of the victims. They have
On August 8, 2015, 25-year-old Julie Mott passed away from complications related to cystic fibrosis. Her death devastated her family, but they came together to honor her memory with a funeral service at Mission Park Funeral Home in San Antonio, Texas. The service began at 1:30 p.m. and
In 2008, police in Florida arrested a 23-year-old woman named Rachel Morningstar Hoffman, a college graduate, after finding six Ecstasy pills, 151.7 grams of marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia in her apartment. A neighbor had reported the smell of marijuana coming from Rachel’s unit, prompting a visit from
On February 20, 2025, a five-year-old girl walked into her parents’ bedroom and found both of them dead from gunshot wounds in their Carroll County, Georgia home. The victims were identified as Kristin Brock and James Brock. The child immediately alerted her 16-year-old sister, Sarah Grace Patrick, who then called
A 17-year-old girl named Erin was videotaped by bystanders as she was being handcuffed by a male police officer in the parking lot of the San Bernardino Food4Less grocery store. Police were reportedly called to the area in response to two people engaging in a verbal altercation. It is unclear
In March 2006, Crystal Mangum, a stripper, was hired to perform at a party organized by Duke University lacrosse players David Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann. The party took place at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., and Mangum was accompanied by another hired dancer. According to Mangum, during the event
In 1985, 13-year-old James “Jimmy” Townsend of Monroe, Louisiana, was beaten to death in a brutal attack that has haunted his family — and especially his daughter, Kristy — for nearly four decades. James “Jimmy” Townsend was born on December 20, 1971, to parentsJames Allen and Rita Gail Townsend, their only child.
On May 16, 2010, a reality TV show called The First 48, which documents homicide investigations and police raids, was filming in Detroit. That night, the show’s camera crew accompanied the Detroit Police Department’s Special Response Team as they arrived at the home of the Jones family. Inside
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