Staten Island's "girl with the scorpion tattoo," who went unnamed since her beaten, strangled and burned body was discovered in September of 1991, has been identified as 30-year-old Christine Belusko using forensic genealogy, police said Tuesday.
“When somebody comes out of the blue from nowhere and kills someone, that causes fear in the community,” George Debusk, Horry Co. Senior Assistant Solicitor, said in the latest episode of Snapped. “It wasn’t a random event. This was a family affair.”
Eight years after the body of 19-year-old Stephen Smith was found on a road in Hampton County, South Carolina, just 15 miles from the Murdaugh family home, authorities are investigating the death as a homicide.
"Yes, I was living in sin. But did I commit any crimes? No," Heidi Carter told an Indiana court before she was sentenced to 65 years for aiding her lover in the murder of Tim Ivy and the rape of a female victim.
Josh Duggar, who appeared with his family on the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" and was convicted on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, had another two months added to his prison sentence.
Lori Vallow Daybell is accused of murdering her children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as her now-husband's wife Tammy Daybell. Her trial is slated to begin in April.
Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome were all found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday for the 2018 death of rapper XXXTentacion. Their sentencing is scheduled for April 6.
