Articles by Jacob Charles

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Police: Fake Puppy Sale Used to Lure Woman to Her Death

Investigators allege the woman was led into an ambush, fatally shot and burned inside a vehicle during what she thought was a puppy sale.
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Prosecutors: Father Starved Daughter to Death While Doing Drugs, Playing Video Games

Investigators say the child was confined behind a locked bedroom door inside her father’s home.
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Court Records: Man Called Pregnant Sister “No Longer Innocent” Before Killing Her

Prosecutors say the killings unfolded over several hours after Bethany Ann Israel arrived at her brother’s home and family members later went searching for her.
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Jury Finds Father Did Not Intend to Kill Infant but Caused Fatal Injuries

A Fort Worth jury determined the infant’s death was not intentional but resulted from violent actions that caused catastrophic injuries.
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Minnesota Man Charged With Kidnapping, Raping 7-Year-Old Girl

Court records show the 7-year-old’s abduction followed prior online contact between the suspect and the child’s mother.
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New Jersey Man Accused of Drugging, Sexually Assaulting Sleeping Tenants

Craig Cardella is facing more than 70 criminal counts after prosecutors say he drugged and sexually assaulted tenants while they were unconscious.
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Advances in DNA Technology Solve 1983 Killing of Dorothy “Toby” Tate

A single blood sample preserved from a 1983 crime scene became the key to solving Dorothy Tate’s murder, after advances in DNA genealogy analysis connected it to two suspects more than four decades later.
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Decade-Long Search Ends as FBI Captures Fugitive Accused in Sandy Ly Le’s Death

Federal authorities say Alejandro “Alex” Rosales Castillo was arrested in Mexico nearly 10 years after a Charlotte woman was found shot to death in Cabarrus County.
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Police: Man Posed as ICE Agent While Threatening Juvenile With Knife During Burglary

Police say the suspect claimed federal authority, pulled a pocketknife and was ultimately knocked unconscious by the juvenile he allegedly tried to rob.
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Texas Homeowner Charged With Murder After Fatally Shooting Armed Intruder

Police say the intruder was armed and forced his way inside the home, but investigators determined there was probable cause to charge the homeowner with murder.
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Massage Parlor Employee Allegedly Poops Towards Officers to Avoid Arrest

According to authorities, a massage parlor employee attempted to avoid arrest by “defecating toward officers” after a confrontation with a health inspector.
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11-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Father in Head Over Confiscated Nintendo

The boy is among the youngest people in central Pennsylvania to face homicide charges in adult court under state law.
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Man Charged With Murder After Firing at Car He Believed Carried His Kidnapped Daughter

Investigators say the man fired at a passing vehicle after confusing it with one he believed was carrying his daughter, who was later found elsewhere.
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Florida Mother Jailed for Allegedly Drowning 7-Month-Old Baby in Bathtub

Prosecutors say the mother acted with premeditation in the death of her 7-month-old daughter, who was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
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Navy Veteran Shot Dead After Intervening in Dispute Involving Child

Investigators say the confrontation began when a child’s car door struck another vehicle and escalated as Mayra Alejandra Rodríguez Muñoz tried to intervene.
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Prosecutors: NJ Mother Left Note to Husband Before Killing Two Young Sons

Authorities said a handwritten note addressed to the children’s father was recovered during the investigation into the deaths of two young brothers in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
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Prosecutors: Maxton Man Shot Deputies, Stole Patrol Car and Ran Them Over

Federal authorities say the attack unfolded after the defendant was repeatedly released on bond, culminating in a violent ambush that left two deputies seriously wounded.