By Calvin Palmer
The man suspected of killing his estranged wife, daughter, his sister and her son this morning at a house in Alabama was found dead later today near his home.
Kevin Garner’s body was found just after 3:30 p.m in a wooded area near the home he had shared with his estranged wife in Priceville, [...]
April 7, 2009
Suspect in killing of four people at Alabama home found dead
April 7, 2009
Blow to chopper pilot’s job chances as judge revokes license
By Calvin Palmer
A judge today upheld a ruling revoking the license of a commercial helicopter pilot who let a porn actress perform a sex act on him while flying over San Diego.
A passenger was videotaping and captured Puma Swede performing the sex act during the 2005 flight and an edited version eventually became public.
The Federal [...]
April 7, 2009
Mother-of-six in $800,000 cancer scam goes on the run
By Calvin Palmer
An unemployed Ohio husband and wife with six children conned family and friends out of $800,000 by claiming he was suffering from cancer.
Melanie Chen, 29, and Phylip Chen, 38, have each been indicted on counts of theft and receiving stolen property.
But authorities have been unable to find Melanie Chen since she failed to show up for [...]
April 7, 2009
Husband of South Wales model charged with her murder
By Calvin Palmer
The husband of a South Wales model has been charged with her murder.
Paul Grabham, 25, was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of murder and had been held for questioning.
His wife, Kirsty, 24, a part-time model, disappeared 10 days ago after a night out with friends in Swansea. Her body was found yesterday [...]
April 7, 2009
Church searched in connection with death of Californian girl
By Calvin Palmer
Police hunting the killer of eight-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found yesterday in a suitcase after an irrigation pond was drained, today cordoned off a church as part of their investigation.
The Clover Road Baptist Church on West Clover Road is down the street from where Sandra lived at the Orchard Estates Mobile [...]
April 7, 2009
Police seek man after four people found shot dead in Alabama
By Calvin Palmer
Four people, two women and their children, were shot dead this morning at a house in Alabama.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Ronnie Willis said a family member found the bodies at a Greenhill residence, near the Heritage Chase subdivision, at about 8:25.
An investigator said the deaths occurred at some time between midnight and 3:00 a.m.
Police are hunting [...]
April 7, 2009
Woman pleads not guilty to charges over hit-and-run death of USC student
By Calvin Palmer
A 30-year-old woman pleaded not guilty yesterday to vehicular manslaughter in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a USC student and badly injured another.
Claudia Cabrera was charged with misdemeanor manslaughter and felony hit-and-run driving with an allegation of causing great bodily injury, said Deputy District Attorney Joseph Shidler.
Cabrera allegedly ran a red light about 3:00 [...]
April 7, 2009
Court told parents hit boy, 3, with bamboo sticks to drive out demons
By Calvin Palmer
More details emerged today of the attempt by the parents of a three-year-old southwest Harris County boy to remove demons from his body.
Assistant Harris County District Attorney Darin Darby told a court hearing that both parents beat the boy with bamboo sticks and poked his feet with chopsticks.
The new details of the alleged [...]
April 7, 2009
Man guns down sister-in-law in German court building
By Calvin Palmer
A gunman opened fire at a German court this morning, killing a relative, injuring two other people before killing himself.
The shooting occurred at the administrative court in Landshut, 47 miles northeast of Munich.
Prosecutor Christoph Stroetz said the incident appeared to stem from a long-running inheritance dispute with the victim and her six siblings [...]
