Joel James Gonzales, a caretaker at the Royal Gardens elder care facility in Camarillo, California, has been accused with various crimes. He assaulted an assisted living resident and committed obscene activities against a dementia sufferer. He unlawfully entered a residence via a dog door and attempted to murder a six-year-old girl. The girl suffered significant brain injuries. Gonzales faced several counts, including attempted murder, indecent conduct on a dependent adult, rape during a ...

Ronnie Wayne Newman, a 44-year-old individual, was apprehended in Mineral Wells, Texas, for committing a bank robbery. He was sought after for the robbery of a First Convenience Bank branch located within a Walmart store on Anderson Boulevard in East Fort Worth, Texas. The robbery took place on June 6, and Newman was apprehended on June 17, 2022. Interestingly, during the robbery, Newman had a young child accompanying him in the seat of a shopping cart at the Walmart store. The FBI and th...

For severe sexual abuse of a juvenile child under the age of twelve, Bryan Stanley Monholland, 59, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, received a life term. His illegal behaviors took place between July 2012 and March 2018, when he intentionally had intercourse with a child under the age of twelve. The decision to sentence him to life in prison was probably influenced by his prior conviction for indecent molestation in 2004. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valeria Luster, Stephanie Ihler, and Christian Harris p...

Lamora Williams, a 24-year-old Atlanta woman, was found guilty of the murders of her two kids, Ke'Yaunte Penn and Ja'Karter Penn, in a heartbreaking case. The event occurred on October 13, 2017, when Williams contacted 911 to report that her children had died after returning from work. The injuries sustained by the children were not ordinary burns, but rather the result of extended heat exposure. Williams first claimed she left her children with a caretaker while at work, but prosecutors ...

Elaine Rose Jennings, 25, of Madison Heights, Michigan, has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree child abuse in the death of her 6-year-old son, Giovanni “Chulo” Jennings. The charges come from allegations that Jennings and her partner, Daniel John Giacchina, subjected Giovanni to severe physical abuse over time. Giovanni was discovered lifeless and suffering from several injuries; he died the next day. An autopsy found blunt force trauma to his belly and a perforate...

Born in 1964, serial killer Hubert Geralds Jr. is notorious for having murdered five women in Chicago between 1994 and 1995. He used drugs, especially crack cocaine, to entice them, and then he strangled them using a method known as the "Guardian Angel Chokehold". In 1995, Geralds was taken into custody following the discovery of Mary Blackman's body in a trash can. He admitted to all six killings during his trial, and in 1998 he received a death sentence. However, in 2000, prosecutors ov...

Shelly Andre Brooks, born in Detroit in 1969, is a serial murderer who started his criminal career at the age of 32, in 2001. He killed at least seven women, and his pattern included up to 20 or more deaths. Brooks targeted middle-aged female prostitutes and homeless drug users in Detroit, who were often located in abandoned buildings and residences. His harsh techniques included sexual assault and severe force trauma, with victims aged 30 to 54. Brooks' illegal actions were revealed afte...

Bennie Frank Withrow IV, a 38-year-old Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) member, was implicated in Dustin Tucker's murder in December 2021. Tucker was involved in drug trafficking and collaborated with authorities. Withrow retaliated against Tucker, shooting him several times and left him to die in a field. Tucker's body was located in Osage County on tribal grounds on December 20, 2021. Following an investigation, Withrow was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and firearm-rela...

Yvonne Wu, a former New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, was involved in a terrible incident. She was charged with shooting her ex-girlfriend Jenny Li and killing Jenny Li’s new lover, Jamie Liang, in Brooklyn. The incident, which took place on October 13, 2021, was supposedly the consequence of a love triangle between the three people. Wu, a five-year NYPD veteran, was off duty throughout the event. She was waiting at her ex-girlfriend’s house when she allegedly shot both wo...

Rabyah Muballigh, a 26-year-old mother from Fairborn, Ohio, was arrested for serious child abuse involving her 3-year-old daughter. The infant was discovered very underweight, weighing barely 16 pounds and covered with bed bug bites. The living conditions were characterized as horrible, with trash all around the apartment and infestations of mice, cockroaches, insects, and flies. Muballigh pled no contest to various felony charges, including felonious assault and child endangerment. The G...

Jessica Meade, 28, of New Albany, Indiana, was sentenced to 16 years in jail for neglecting her one-year-old child. The incident occurred when the youngster was found in severe condition after aspirating, probably as a result of shellfish eating. Meade and her boyfriend gave conflicting accounts of the incident, and video evidence showed her wrapping the infant in layers of blankets and duct tape, raising concerns about the child's safety. In October 2024, Meade reached a plea agreement, ...

Michael Bear Carson, born James Clifford Carson in 1950, is an American serial murderer who committed homicides in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area from 1981 to 1983. The Carsons were infamous for their conviction in witch-hunting, which excused their brutal behavior. Their first known murder was in March 1981, when they murdered Karen Barnes, a 23-year-old aspiring actress. They shot and murdered Clark Stephens in 1982 as he was living on a marijuana plantation near Ald...

Sarah Dayan was found guilty of 15 major offenses, including murder, following the murder of Keith Huss in September 2020. The jury found her guilty of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which was due to her "heat of passion." Dayan was also convicted guilty of burglary and many theft-related charges. A review of Mr. Huss’s bank account revealed that Dayan had used his bank account to purchase items for herself and had transferred hundreds of...

Daniel John Giacchina, 32, of Madison Heights, Michigan, has been charged with major criminal charges in connection with the death of Giovanni "Chulo" Jennings, 6 years old. Giacchina faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, and felonious possession of ammunition. On July 30, 2024, Giacchina's girlfriend claimed that her son was unresponsive and had several injuries. Giacchina and Jennings are accused of colluding to deceive law enforcement regarding Chulo's care, c...

John Russell Bellhouse is a former federal correctional officer who was found guilty of sexually abusing inmates at a women's prison in California. Bellhouse was convicted on two counts of sexual abuse and three counts of abusive sexual contact involving two women between 2019 and 2020 at FCI Dublin, a federal correctional institution located about 20 miles east of Oakland. He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison. The case against Bellhouse was part of a larger investiga...

Ronnie L. Oliver, 44, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was involved in a carjacking incident that took place in Monroe, Michigan. The incident began at the Highlander Market where two men, including Oliver, allegedly robbed the market and then carjacked a vehicle. The suspects also reportedly fired a shot at a witness and shot both occupants of the carjacked vehicle before fleeing. One of the victims, Michael Ronald Beck Jr., died from his injuries. The suspects were later located at a rest...