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Teens Murder 15-Year-Old Kimberly "Kimmy" Jo Dotts. Content Warning.
“Snitches get stitches,” the teens told 15-year-old 8th grader Kimberly Jo Dotts before hanging her upside down from a tree and clubbing her to death with a rock after they feared she would tell one of their parents they had planned to run away from home.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Children Home Alone: Real-Life Horror Stories
Kids in the U.S. can stay home without adult supervision at any age in 37 states. The remaining have an age limit for leaving kids home unsupervised, with Illinois allowing children as young as six years to stay home alone. In some situations, leaving a child without adult supervision may be due to necessity, particularly in situations with single parents. Experts say children under 12 should never be left home without adult supervision. However, leaving children of any age home alone without adult supervision is extremely risky. It takes seconds for disaster to occur, and when it does, life may never be the same again.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Divorced at 10: The Story of Nujood Ali. Content Warning.
“I’m a simple village girl whose family had to move to the capital, and I have always obeyed the orders of my fathers and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.”
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
4 Times Criminals Saved Cops Lives
Criminals aren’t exactly the biggest fans of law enforcement. Their job is to commit crimes and get away from law enforcement, while police have a duty to keep them off the streets and behind bars. Yet, humanity often prevails when a life is on the line. When life-or-death situations occur, even criminals step in to save the lives of police officers.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Mother Who Slit Her Daughter's Throats. Content Warning.
“I just killed my daughters,” Texas mother Debra Jeter screamed into the phone to the 9-1-1 operator while calling the woman names and scolding her all while urging her to get an ambulance to the home to save the daughter who was still alive.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Horrific Unsolved Murder of 8-Year-Old Nurin Jazlin. Content Warning.
Nurin Jazlin, 8, walked to a night market near her house in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, on the evening of August 20, 2007, to buy a hair clip. She attended her second year at SK Setapak Desa School and wanted her hair to look pretty for classes the following day. Jazlin never returned home. Her distraught parents, Jazimin Abdul Jalil and Norazian Bistaman reported her missing the same night. A month later, their worst nightmare became a reality.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearances of Ren & Setina Princess Weddles
Setina Princess Waddles and her twin brother, Ren, disappeared at separate times sometime in 2016, although their parents, Aaron Weddles and Princess Canez-Walker, did not report them missing until 2018. The twins were around six weeks old and four months old when they disappeared.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Where is Kevin's Head?. Content Warning.
On Sunday, March 27, 2016, Easter day, at around 4 p.m. inmate Kevin Singleton held a shank to a guard’s neck, forcing him to open the exit door at the Chowan County Detention Center in Edenton, North Carolina. He then fled from the facility through the delivery area.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
13-Year-Old Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances During Hurricane Andrew . Content Warning.
Leigh Marine Occhi disappeared under mysterious circumstances from her home on Honey Locust Drive in Tupelo, Mississippi, on August 27, 1992, as Hurricane Andrew ravished the state. Leigh, 13 at the time, lived with her mother, Vickie Felton. Her father, Donald Occhi, relocated to Germany after splitting with Vickie in 1981, although he later moved back to the States and called Virginia home.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
Mother Disappears After 911 Call as Ex Chased Her Down Road in Car
*Please follow our new FB page: @TrueCrimeCrazy The 9-1-1 operator listened intensely as Jamilla “Millie” Smith told her that her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Harmon, 34, had broken into her home at 425 Old Jackson Highway and was chasing her down the road in his car, a black Dodge Charger.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
'Mom' Neglected 18-Month-Old to Death, Said Toddler Was an A*shole, Would Become the Next Dahmer . Content Warning.
A jury convicted 33-year-old Cheyenne Hill of Indianapolis of child neglect in the November 2022 murder of her 18-month-old daughter, Elliaunna Plummer. In April 2024, Judge John Plummer III sentenced her to 30 years in prison.
By Criminal Matters2 years ago in Criminal
