On December 24, 1945, George and Jennie Sodder and 9 of their 10 children, their eldest son in the army, went to sleep. At around 1am, a fire broke out and George and Jennie, along with four of their children escaped, but the other five were never seen again.
According to CBC News, Canadian Police are investigating the theft of high-value items worth an estimated $15 million from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
Over the weekend, The McCurtain Gazette-News, an Oklahoma print only newspaper, released portions of an audio recording and transcription on the front page exposé where McCurtain County, Oklahoma officials, including the sheriff, could be heard discussing killing journalists, lynching black people, and hiring hitmen.
Fox 4 News reports that 24-year-old substitute teacher Nattaly Garcia has been fired after allegedly allowing and encouraging students to get into fistfights in the classroom. Garcia reportedly turned herself in to the local police on Monday. She has been charged with four counts of child endangerment.
A dead body that witnesses believed was a burning mannequin was found in an open field in Ruskin, Florida this weekend.
Merced Police Department is investigating the death of 10-year-old Anthony Duran’s death inside Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park this week in California.
Madeline Kingsbury, 26, a Minnesota mom who vanished more than two weeks ago planned to move out of the home she shared with her ex prior to her disappearance. According to People, Kingsbury was last seen on the morning of March 31, after she and the father of her children, 5 and 2 years old, dropped them off at daycare before returning to the home they shared together.
Per a news release by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 65-year-old Kevin Monahan shot and killed 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis after her vehicle pulled into his driveway on Saturday night. Monahan fired at least two shots at the vehicle and Gillis was pronounced dead at the scene.
Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, has been arrested and charged with use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. Garcia came across the website RentAHitman.com, which advertises fake hitman services.
Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced to 70 years in prison after spitting on police officers during his arrest last year. According to KLBK News, Pearson was found guilty on April 12 of two counts of harassment of a public servant.
On Dec. 4, 1872, an American ship called the Mary Celeste was found abandoned and floating in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was found to be perfectly intact, except for a lifeboat which appeared to have been boarded in an orderly fashion.
According to People, a cargo truck with approximately $750,000 in dimes was broken into in Philadelphia. Authorities say the robbery occurred after an unmarked trailer was left at a Walmart parking lot overnight on Thursday. The driver had picked up the dimes from the Philadelphia Mint earlier that day and was set to transport them to Florida on Friday.
People reports that police have arrested Nima Momeni, 38, in connection with the deadly stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
Darel A. Galorenzo, 35, has been charged in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son. According to People, authorities allege the toddler drowned in a brook after his father lost the boy while fleeing a car crash
Craig Greenburg, Louisville Mayor, has announced that the gun used in the Louisville bank shooting will be sold at auction due to Kentucky law.
According to the New York Times, three people have been arrested in Japan following their alleged connection to what’s being described as “sushi terrorism.” The 15, 19, and 21-year-olds arrested have allegedly been pulling unsanitary pranks and sushi conveyer belt restaurants. These stunts have been captured on viral videos.
According to People, an arrest has been made in connection to the murder of Marcy Suzette Nellis, a missing Pennsylvania woman, who was found dead along a trail near her home last month.
It is unsurprising that the United States has more deaths from gun violence than any other developed country per capita. America has surpassed 100 mass shootings since the start of 2023, making headlines about gun violence the new normal.
According to People, A 13-year-old boy allegedly stole a car and led police on a short chase on Saturday afternoon in Woodland, California. The chase ended after the juvenile crashed into two other vehicles, killing a 43-year-old woman and injuring ten others.
On December 1, 1948, a dead man was found slumped against a wall on Australia’s Somerton Beach. The man was allegedly well dressed, wearing a full suit and polished shoes, with no signs of trauma, and his identity and cause of death remained unknown to police.
