Articles by Jacob Charles

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Singer D4vd’s Tour Halted as Police ID Woman’s Body Found in His Car as Missing Teen

The LAPD served a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills home linked to the artist as part of a death investigation involving 15-year-old Celeste Rivas.
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Police: Gunman Hid in Camouflage Before Ambushing State Troopers, Killing Three

Authorities identified the shooter as Matthew Ruth, 24, who opened fire on officers serving a warrant at his ex-girlfriend’s rural Pennsylvania home.
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Man Charged for Killing 19-Year-Old Daughter in Fire Set During Argument with Estranged Wife

Authorities allege the fire was set intentionally after the man was told he could no longer stay at the family’s Pennsylvania home.
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DNA Evidence, Knotted Sheets, and No Body: What We’ve Learned in the Nikki McCain Murder Case So Far

The preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain has revealed a chilling timeline built on forensic evidence, key witness testimony, and a case without a body.
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Grand Jury Indicts New Jersey Couple for Murder of 3-Month-Old Daughter

Investigators say the infant’s injuries couldn’t be explained by the parents’ conflicting stories.
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Holocaust Survivor Bludgeoned to Death by 95-Year-Old Woman in Nursing Home

Police say she was struck in the head with a metal part of a wheelchair during an altercation with a 95-year-old resident.
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Parents of Calian Skywater Arrested in New Mexico After Investigation

Police say the 1-year-old had bruising on up to 80% of his body, and medical experts ruled the injuries consistent with fatal abuse.
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GUILTY: Man Who Killed Ex and Her Mother, Shot Her Father, Convicted in Court

A Louisiana man has been found guilty of killing his ex-partner and her mother, and attempting to kill her father.
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Man Accused of Printing Manifesto on Killing Judges Faces Federal Charges

The manifesto, titled “How to Kill a Federal Judge,” included threats against judges, children, and politicians, according to federal prosecutors.
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Man Arrested for Impersonating Judges to Free Jail Inmate

Authorities say the suspect posed as a judge in multiple phone calls to secure a fraudulent bond for an inmate charged with aggravated burglary.
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Police: Motel Manager Beheaded Over Washing Machine Dispute

An affidavit reveals a gruesome new detail in the beheading of a Dallas motel manager, alleging that the suspect kicked the victim’s severed head “like a soccer ball” before disposing of it.
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‘Going to Give Him Something to Cry About’: Man Allegedly Broke Toddler’s Leg Over Sleep

Police say the man admitted to hitting the 3-year-old multiple times in anger after the child wouldn’t fall asleep.
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California Woman Sentenced for Shooting Sleeping Husband Execution Style

Prosecutors said Nichols fired three shots at her husband while he slept, with forensic evidence and security audio disproving her claims of self-defense.
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Decomposed Body Found in Car Registered to Singer D4vd at Hollywood Tow Yard

D4vd, currently on tour, is reportedly cooperating with police as the death investigation unfolds in Los Angeles.
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Mother Faces Charges After Son Killed by Alligator in New Orleans

Authorities allege the child was unsupervised for hours before he went missing and was later found dead in a lagoon.
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Police: Woman Told Child to Smoke Meth, Said ‘I Hope You Die’ During Alleged Incident

Investigators allege the 22-year-old mother used meth in front of children and told one to smoke from a bong.
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28 Years After His Death, Calif. Man Named as Serial Rapist in Multi-State Cases

DNA testing and investigative genealogy connected former Navy diver Sean McNulty, dead since 1997, to a series of rapes committed across three states.