Two resort housekeepers in Florida were arrested Wednesday for stabbing and cutting each other with knives during an argument, according to authorities. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Rock Reef Resort in Key Largo at approximately 9:48 a.m. regarding a fight. There were…
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Skeletal Remains Found By Florida Iguana Hunters Identified As Missing Man
Skeletal remains found by Iguana Hunters have been identified as a man who went missing in 2020, according to investigators. Skeleton remains found near Mile Marker 77 In Monroe County, Florida, in a wooded area south of U.S. 1 by iguana hunters on April 9,…
Read More Skeletal Remains Found By Florida Iguana Hunters Identified As Missing ManFlorida Pastor And Son Who Stole $8 Million In COVID Funds, Go “Non-Verbal” In Court
A Florida pastor and his son, accused of stealing more than $8 million of COVID relief funds, suddenly went “non-verbal when facing the judge Wednesday. Evan Edwards, 64, and his son Joshua Edwards, 30, were taken into custody Wednesday at their home in New Smyrna, Florida, about…
Read More Florida Pastor And Son Who Stole $8 Million In COVID Funds, Go “Non-Verbal” In CourtFlorida Man Who Brutally Raped And Mutilated Woman Has Been Captured
Deputies have captured a Florida man wanted for brutally raping and attempting to murder a woman in Orange County. The sheriff’s office says 54-year-old Bruce Whitehead was taken into custody at 7 a.m. Thursday. According to deputies, Whitehead spent 20 years in prison for rape and…
Read More Florida Man Who Brutally Raped And Mutilated Woman Has Been CapturedUpdate Captured: Florida Manhunt Underway After Woman Brutally Raped, Mutilated By Convicted Felon
This man was captured on Thursday morning; read the update here. Orange County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Bruce Whitehead, 54, who raped and mutilated a woman off Pine Hills Rd near North Ln. on Dec. 10. According to deputies, Whitehead spent 20 years in…
Read More Update Captured: Florida Manhunt Underway After Woman Brutally Raped, Mutilated By Convicted FelonPennsylvania Teen Fugitive Wanted For Murder, Arrested At Mulberry High School In Florida
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old Henry Madera, Jr. of Mulberry, who was wanted by the Reading City Police Department in Pennsylvania for 3rd Degree Murder and other felonies. According to investigators, on Tuesday, the Reading…
Read More Pennsylvania Teen Fugitive Wanted For Murder, Arrested At Mulberry High School In FloridaAppeal Rejected For Brandy Bain Jennings In Brutal Florida Cracker Barrel Murders
More than 27 years after three employees of a Southwest Florida Cracker Barrel restaurant were murdered during a robbery, a federal appeals court has rejected a Death Row inmate’s appeal in the slayings. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on…
Read More Appeal Rejected For Brandy Bain Jennings In Brutal Florida Cracker Barrel MurdersOhio Couple Arrested In Florida After Kidnapping 6 Children
An Ohio mother and her boyfriend were arrested after abducting six children and fleeing the state, and ending up in Florida. According to investigators, on Tuesday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Florida Highway Patrol in reference to a minivan involved in…
Read More Ohio Couple Arrested In Florida After Kidnapping 6 ChildrenFlorida Woman Faces Hefty Fine After TSA Finds Loaded Gun At DC Airport Security
As Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has reminded people, Florida is a “Second Amendment” state. Yet one of his constituents forgot that does not apply once you cross the state line. The Transportation Security Administration stopped a Florida woman from boarding a flight at Dulles International…
Read More Florida Woman Faces Hefty Fine After TSA Finds Loaded Gun At DC Airport SecurityCrystal River Woman Sentenced To Life For Murder Of Her 77-Year-Old Husband
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A Crystal River woman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of her husband. Victrina Marie Crites-Worley, 52, entered a guilty plea on October 4, 2022, to a lesser count of murder in the…
Read More Crystal River Woman Sentenced To Life For Murder Of Her 77-Year-Old Husband