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The Dena Schlosser Case: Water of Life Obsession Results in Murder of Infant
John and Dena Schlosser moved to Illinois from Fort Worth in 2000. John worked as a software designer while Dena served as a stay-at-home mom for the two kids shared by the well-to-do couple.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Gay Couple Kill Lesbian Woman
In 2007, Nathan Maynard-Ellis began a relationship with a woman named CW. He was 17, she was a vulnerable 15-year-old who later described the relationship as violent and controlling. Soon after the pair began dating, she noticed Nathan had an obsession with serial killers, death, gore, and evil things. He was obsessed with death and often said he wanted to kill someone. CW said Nathan sometimes carried around a black robe and weapons in case he found “Someone to kill.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Brian Laundrie Full Autopsy Released
Authorities recovered decomposing partial remains in the Carlton Reserve on October 20, 2021. Those remains were confirmed to be those of 23-year-old Brian Laundrie. On February 14, 2022, Sarasota Medical Examiner Dr. Wilson Broussard released the full autopsy report detailing the cause of death and the exact conditions of Laundrie’s body.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
12-Year-Old Murders Grandparents
On April 9, 1989, 12-year-old Christopher Pittman murdered his grandparents, Joe and Joy Pittman, shooting both to death. Pittman claimed paranormal entities influenced his decision to kill his grandparents, which he said occurred after doctors changed his psychiatric medications. This happened after Christopher moved into his grandparent's home.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of Zymere Perkins
Zymere Perkins, better known as ZP to family and friends, was like other 6-year-old kids. He liked to play with his friends, liked video games and cartoons, and wanted the approval of his mother. Sadly, the woman who should have protected ZP did exactly the opposite. The woman allowed her boyfriend to relentlessly abuse 6-year-old ZP for years until his body could not hold on any longer. Experts estimate the abuse began at around age 3.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Sons Beat Down Mother’s Killer at Sentencing Hearing
The two sons of a woman killed at the hands of her ex-boyfriend gave the man a much-needed beat down during his sentencing hearing. The men were each charged with assault after they jumped over court seats and tables to get to Dale Williams.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Parents Abuse Kids to Death After “Terrified” Social Workers Ignored Abuse
Ainlee Labonte died from severe abuse inflicted by her parents AFTER the Department of Children and Family Services received over 55 complaints against the couple in the 18 months leading to the toddler’s death. Thirty-two of the complaints came after concerned neighbors reported domestic violence in the home. On numerous occasions, neighbors heard Ainlee screaming and noticed she was malnourished.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Cowboy Bob: The Unlikely Bank Robber
Cowboy Bob knocked off bank after bank for a one-year period beginning in 1991. Wearing an oversized, 10-gallon hat and pair of black sunglasses, the bank robber with the thick mustache and Santa-like beard committed five bank robberies without a trace before leads led police to Peggy Jo Tallas, a middle-aged woman described as grandmotherly by loved ones. Police never suspected a woman was underneath the disguise. Peggy Jo spent time in prison and went under the radar for years until 2005 when she struck again, this time ending the story of Cowboy Bob after she died by suicide by cop.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Murder of 5-Month-Old Raymond Porfil Jr.
In 2010, eight years before Joann McLeod murdered her 5-month-old son Raymond Porfil Jr. by “extreme abuse and neglect,” three of her children were removed by the Department of Children and Family Services due to child abuse, drug use, and neglect. The children ranged in age. All three went into foster care.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Mom's Head's on the Concrete...Over There
“Mum's head is on the concrete over there? Can they sew the head back on?" Jessica Camilleri asked police this question as she stood in the front yard outside her home. Moments earlier, Jessica attacked her mother, Rita, with knives in the kitchen of their St. Clair home.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Woman Convicted of Murdering Infant Son Complains Inmates in Prison "Bully Her"
When inmates at the Correctional Institute for Women in Iowa learned why Cheyanne Harris was incarcerated, they took action. In an interview for a docu-series titled “Locked Up With Lifers,” Cheyanne says inmates at the prison make her life “a living hell.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Rebecca Zeni, 93, Died at Nursing Home Due to Untreated Scabies Infection
In May 2018, a forensic pathologist revealed a Georgia nursing home patient died from an untreated scabies infection. He found millions of parasitic mites destroying the woman’s skin and essentially, eating her alive. He listed her cause of death as “septicemia due to crusted scabies.” The woman, 93-year-old Rebecca Zeni died from the infection in 2015.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
