Tag: Crime and Incidents

7 Dead in Vehicle Crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon

ALBANY, Ore.—Seven people were killed and multiple others hurt in a crash involving several vehicles Thursday on Interstate 5 in an agricultural area of western Oregon, police said. Officers responded at about 2:05 p.m. to the crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north…


Widowed Husband Sues Driver, Bars After DUI Crash Killed Bride on Wedding Night

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride. Four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman, identified as…


Utah Kids’ Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say

SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…


Utah Children’s Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say

SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Funeral Held for Jordan Neely Who Died After Chokehold on New York City Subway

A funeral is being held at 10:30 a.m. ET on May 19 for Jordan Neely, a man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the New York City’s medical examiner after being placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger on the New York City subway. Video coverage includes the exterior and interior views…


Limo Service Manager Convicted of Manslaughter in New York Crash That Killed 20

ALBANY, N.Y.—A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial of Nauman Hussain, who ran Prestige Limousine. He faces the possibility…


Mark Gietzen, Longtime Conservative Republican, Dies in Plane Crash at 69

WICHITA, Kan.—Mark Gietzen, a longtime conservative Republican and pro-life activist in Kansas, has died in a plane crash. He was 69. The Kansas Republican Party said in a Facebook post that Gietzen, of Wichita, died Tuesday evening in Nebraska. He was flying a single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk when it crashed in a field near O’Neill,…


Colorado Man Once Charged in Missing Wife’s Presumed Death Denies Involvement

DENVER—A man once charged with murder in the presumed death of his missing wife denied having anything to do with her disappearance in an interview broadcast this week. In the interview with “Good Morning America” aired on Monday, Barry Morphew said authorities in Colorado have been wrong to focus on him as the person responsible…


Man Indicted in Theft of ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Worn by Judy Garland

A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” federal prosecutors in North Dakota say. The shoes were stolen in 2005 and recovered in a 2018 FBI sting operation, but no arrests were made at the…


Remains of Georgia Woman Identified, Confirmed as Serial Killer’s 1977 Victim

MACON, Ga.—The remains of a Georgia woman killed 46 years ago were identified and confirmed as a victim of Samuel Little, known as the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, authorities said Thursday. Yvonne Pless was about 20 when Little killed her in 1977, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s…