SC Teens Denied Bond After Gruesome Discovery, South Carolina Mom Found Dead After Birthday Trip Gone Wrong, Military Love Triangle Results In Murder, Jay-Z’s Nemesis Tony Buzbee Gets Hit With Embarrassing Lawsuit And More

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SC Teens Denied Bond After Missing Body Turns Up in the Most Gruesome Way

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South Carolina police have arrested and charged two suspects in connection to the murder of 18-year-old MyAngel Walker. According to officials, Walker’s family filed a missing person’s report after the teen didn’t show up the work on Thursday (Dec. 12). - Phenix S Halley Read More

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Cleveland Mother Forced to Make an Impossible Decision When Both of Her Children Are Shot at the Same Time

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A grieving mother is searching for answers after a fatal shooting in Cleveland left both of her children dead. Police say Mariana Grier, 21, and Antwon Grier, 20, were shot following an altercation between the daughter and a separate group of women. - Phenix S Halley Read More

This South Carolina Mom Was Found Dead After a Birthday Trip Gone Wrong, And There’s One Major Suspicion at Play

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Ta’Haley Payton vanished in November during a trip to North Carolina celebrating her 22nd birthday. Almost four weeks later, Payton was found dead, and her family is seeking answers — especially since things don’t seem to be adding up. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Straight Out of Netflix, a Military Love Triangle Resulted in Murder and Shut an Entire Army Base Down

Natravien Landry (left) charged with the murder of Andre S. Stewart Jr. (right) Screenshot: Lincoln County Detention Center, Facebook

An Army National Guard soldier was charged with murder following a shooting which led to the death of U.S. Army Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. According to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, the U.S. Marshals Service took 25-year-old Natravien Landry into custody on Saturday (Dec. 14), and now the Army National Guard soldier awaits another court hearing after a love triangle went terribly wrong. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Florida Father Arrested After Allegedly Physically Abusing His Child Over a Couch Cushion

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Two Fla. parents were taken into custody after Kissimmee police were made aware of alleged child abuse claims. Now, both Lance Eugene Rachel and his wife, Kimberly Corene, face child abuse charges connected to a domestic incident from Saturday (Dec. 7), according to a statement made by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Jay-Z’s Nemesis Tony Buzbee Just Got Hit With The Most Embarrassing Lawsuit

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Tony Buzbee hasn’t had a break since he started representing alleged Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers. A civil lawsuit against Diddy and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter— alleging the rappers raped a 13-year-old Jane Doe in 2000— has gotten messy over the weeks. Ironically, the Texas attorney is now facing a Jane Doe of his own in a new lawsuit against him. - Phenix S Halley Read More

A 3-Year-Old Washington D.C. Boy Allegedly Shoots His 5-Year-Old Sister, Here’s What Happened to Their Babysitter

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Washington, D.C. officials have officially charged two people in connection to a Monday (Dec. 16) incident that left a young girl hospitalized. Police say it all started when a mother left her two children at home with a family friend and an older sibling. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Convict Is Granted ‘Compassionate Release’ But Back Behind Bars for the... Same... Damn... Crime

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Prison is meant to rehabilitate criminals who are ready to turn over a new leaf and reenter society, but it seems like even 26 years in prison wasn’t enough to change 61-year-old Markham David Bond’s life around. - Phenix S Halley Read More

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