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NJ woman gets 42 years for slayings of mother, grandmother
NJ woman gets 42 years for slayings of mother, grandmother

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty in the beating deaths of her mother and grandmother in their New Jersey beach home was sentenced Thursday to 42 years in prison. Heather Barbera, 43, used a nightstick to bludgeon 67-year-old Michelle Gordon and 87-year-old Elaine Rosen in their Ventor condo in July 2018, […] More

January 10, 2020

Dad faces felony charges in 2-year-old girl’s shooting death
Dad faces felony charges in 2-year-old girl’s shooting death

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after his 2-year-old daughter was fatally shot at home. In a 911 call about the Dec. 14 shooting, the girl’s mother said Noelle Massuros was accidentally shot by her 6-year-old brother, who had found a gun that was left […] More

December 27, 2019

Ohio mom pleads guilty in 3 sons’ deaths, sentenced to 37 years to life
Ohio mom pleads guilty in 3 sons’ deaths, sentenced to 37 years to life

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three sons out of jealousy at the attention given them by her husband — who was once her mother’s boyfriend — pleaded guilty Tuesday in the boys’ deaths and was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison.   Defendant Brittany Pilkington had been […] More

November 20, 2019

FL v. Omar Long: Father Convicted of his Daughter’s Death
FL v. Omar Long: Father Convicted of his Daughter’s Death

Omar Long will be released from prison on October 20, 2019, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Long has been serving a 12-year-sentence for the death of his 23-month-old daughter Arianna.   Arianna Long died of heat hyperthermia. Reports say Long worked a late shift and spent time with friends before driving his live-in […] More

October 16, 2019

Parole board weighs release of woman in texting suicide case
Parole board weighs release of woman in texting suicide case

NATICK, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts officials are weighing whether to grant early jail release for Michelle Carter, the woman currently imprisoned for urging her suicidal boyfriend via text messages to take his own life. SOURCE: WBZ   Carter, 22, appeared Thursday before the state Parole Board to seek release after serving seven months of her 15-month […] More

September 19, 2019