An American man is in custody in Russia, awaiting extradition to Colorado, where he has been charged with the 2016 murder of his then-girlfriend.A West Virginia couple are facing multiple charges, after the husband allegedly helped the wife fake her death, to avoid a prison sentence on fraud charges.Finally, authorities in England and Germany have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The suspect is a German national, already serving a long prison sentence on unrelated charges.

June 05, 2020

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Introducing - Sword and Scale Nightmares

Multiple law enforcement agencies in California are hunting for an armed suspect, who allegedly ambushed Paso Robles police officers on Wednesday morning.A New York woman has been charged with the murder of 100-year-old WWII veteran, Gerald Early.Finally, an Ohio inmate, who has pleaded guilty to hiring a hit man to murder a social worker, filed a lawsuit against the intended victim, demanding $25,000 in damages for infliction of mental and emotional distress.

June 12, 2020

A man involved in a slow-speed chase in Fort Lauderdale is being investigated in connection with a double homicide.In Texas, a three-month-old girl was found dead in a submerged vehicle, after allegedly being abducted by her father.Finally, Steven Carrillo, an air-force staff-sergeant, who is accused of ambushing two Santa Cruz County sheriff deputies, made posts condemning the police in the 48 hours before the incident.

June 11, 2020

A Utah mother allegedly drove her minivan into a golf-course pond, with her 18-month-old son still strapped into his car seat, killing the child.Miami-Dade police are investigating the murder of Aubrey Figg, who was discovered dead inside her Miami Beach apartment last week.Finally, prosecutors in Virginia say that a man who drove his truck into a crowd of protesters in Richmond is a self-proclaimed leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

June 10, 2020

An Arizona couple has been charged in connection with the death of Brittany Hand.Authorities in Texas have issued an Amber Alert for seven-month-old Serenity Berry, who is believed to have been kidnapped by her mother.An Active-Duty Air Force Sergeant is accused of being behind an ambush attack that killed one Santa Cruz sheriff’s deputy and left another critically injured.Finally, additional details come out in the West Virginia slayings of Jonathan Riddle, Heather Grogg, and Danielle Tyler.

June 05, 2020

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