Ex-Marine Accused of Fla. Family Massacre Says He Was Trying to Save a Sex Trafficking Victim: Police

Photo: Polk County Sheriff’s Office An ex-Marine is facing charges after allegedly killing four people and critically injuring an 11-year-old girl during an early-morning rampage in Florida. The 11-year-old girl was also shot multiple times. She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive, per authorities. Judd revealed that Riley’s alleged motive was that he believed he was saving a sex trafficking victim, adding that the suspect showed no remorse for his actions....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Veronica Harrell

Ex-Marine Accused of Killing Parents and 2 Dogs After Allegedly Confessing 'Matter-of-Factly'

Photo: Okaloosa Department of Corrections; Facebook A 30 -year-old ex-Marine has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder in the shooting death of his parents in their Florida home early Wednesday morning. “He has given no indication at all for the motive of the shooting and at this point it’s still a mystery,” Michele Nicholson, spokesperson for the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, tells PEOPLE. “He walked into the Crestview Police Department and essentially was very calm and articulate and told them matter-of-factly that he killed his parents and two dogs....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Ann Castillo

Ex-Maryland Police Chief Set 12 'Revenge Fires,' Gets Multiple Life Sentences

Former Laurel Md. police chief David Crawford was convicted as a serial arsonist and sentenced to life behind bars earlier this week.Photo:Prince George County Fire/EMS Department Prince George County Fire/EMS Department A year after he resigned as a police chief, David M. Crawford began setting fires at the homes of his foes, prosecutors in several counties across Maryland have said. Crawford, 71, stepped down as the Laurel police chief in 2010....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Donald Willis

Ex-Member of Free-Love Cult Details Child Sex Abuse, Incest: 'We Were Supposed to Be God's Whores'

Growing up insidethe Children of God, a religious cult whose roots trace back to the late ’60s counterculture in California, Christina Babin knew from the gnawing in her stomach that something wasn’t right — what she called “the absence of feeling what was normal.” Essentially raised in the group after her mother joined when Babin was 1 year old, she found the Children of God’s public face of open-hearted, “meaningful” Christianity at odds with what it was actually like as a member....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 932 words · Christopher Quinn

Ex-Memphis Officer Charged in Tyre Nichols' Death Will Plead Guilty to Murder, Faces 15 Years in Prison

Tyre Nichols.Photo: facebook A former Memphis police officer who initially pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in connection with the death ofTyre Nicholshas agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and other state charges, and has also pleaded guilty to federal charges, authorities announced Thursday. A statement from theUnited States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Tennesseestates that Mills has changed his plea to guilty on federal charges of excessive force and obstruction of justice after initially pleading not guilty....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Tamara Curry

Ex-MLB Player Danny Serafini Arrested in Connection with Murder of Father-in-Law, Attempted Murder of Mother-in-Law

Danny Serafini, Samantha Scott are arrested in connection with the 2021 murder and attempted murder of Robert Gary Spohr and Wendy Wood.Photo:Placer County Sheriffs Office/Facebook Placer County Sheriffs Office/Facebook An ex-MLB pitcher was arrested this week in Nevada following a two-year investigation into the 2021 murder and attempted murder of his reported father-in-law and mother-in-law. Serafini, 49, was arrested the same day as suspect Samantha Scott, 33, who was apprehended in Las Vegas....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Tim Clark

Ex-MLB Players Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo Allegedly Linked to Drug Ring in Dominican Republic

Photo: Matthew Stockman /Allsport/ Getty; Doug Benc/Getty A pair of retired Major League Baseball players have been accused of being part of a massive drug-trafficking ring in their native Dominican Republic. While the athletes’ alleged roles in the ring remain unclear, only Dotel has so far been arrested, according tomultiplereports. Peralta, who is known as “César El Abusador” is currently a fugitive, say authorities. RELATED VIDEO: 90 Day Fiancé Star Jorge Nava Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Sell Nearly 300 Lbs....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Roberto Robinson

Ex-MLS Player Brad Knighton Shares 11-Year-Old Daughter's Obituary After Boating Death: 'Love You Always'

Photo:Brad Knighton/instagram Brad Knighton/instagram Retired MLS playerBrad Knightonis remembering his late daughter. Earlier this week, the father-of-three’s 11-year-old daughter Olivia Grace died in a boating accident in South Carolina. Remembering his daughterin an Instagram postFriday while also sharing her celebration of life details, Knighton, 38, wrote, “Rest in Peace Olivia Grace Knighton 11/3/11-7/19/23 🤍🙏🏻✝️.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Adam Warren

Ex-MMA Fighter Sharice Davids Could Become the First Lesbian Native American Congresswoman

Photo: Sharice Davids/Flickr Sharice Davids, Kansas’ first openly gay, Native American nominee for Congress, was on her way to the hospital on Wednesday morning when she learned of her victory in the state’s third district Democratic primary. Davids’ decision to celebrate her campaign family before focusing on her historic win comes as no surprise to those who know her best. “She’s just such a good listener, it’s who she is as a person,” Danielle tells PEOPLE, adding that introducing her daughter to her namesake was “very special....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Amanda Hopkins

Ex-N.Y. Cop Pleads Guilty to Stalking, Sexually Abusing Woman While on Duty, Threatening Her with Arrest

Photo: Westchester DA A former New York police officer pleaded guilty to charges that he used his position to break into the home of a woman and sexually abuse her under the pretense of investigating her for a crime, authorities announced. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said Michael Agovino, 35, of Palisades, N.Y., abused the victim in 2019 and 2020 while on duty and threatened to arrest her if she didn’t cooperate....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Louis Johnson

Ex-Navy Sailor Murdered Wife with Children in Other Room, Then Froze Body and Claimed She'd Left

Photo: CBS; Elizabeth Sullivan Facebook A former Navy sailor has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison after being found guilty of killing his wife and hiding her body for two years. Prosecutors say Matthew Sullivan stabbed his wife, Elizabeth, in October 2014, while the couple’s two children were in the other room. Then, they say, he put her body in a small freezer which he kept in his home for two years, telling everyone that Elizabeth had abandoned the family....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Jeremy Carroll

Ex-NBA Star Josh Jackson Accused of Raping Woman in New York City Hotel

Former Detroit Pistons player Josh Jackson, #20.Photo:Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images Former NBA player Josh Jackson has been accused of raping and then threatening a woman in New York City last year, according to a new lawsuit. The former Phoenix Suns power forward is accused of using “his position of notoriety to gain access to [the woman and] to engage in unlawful sexual contact with the [woman] without her consent,” according to a June 12 filing....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Rachel Kennedy

Ex-NFL Cheerleader Sues Dallas Cowboys, Claims She Was Paid Thousands Less than Team Mascot

Wilkins, who made it onto the Dallas Cowboy’s “shoe team” during the 2014-2015 season, told theNew York Postsheonly made $4,700 a year after taxes— and was only paid $8 an hour, which is less than a dollar above the federal minimum wage. Meanwhile, she claims that the team’s mascot, a cowboy called Randy, was paid $64,000 a year, in addition to receiving commission. Although she wanted to be a part of the “prestigious” team since the “seventh or eighth grade,” she told the outlet, “At the end of the day, prestige doesn’t pay my rent....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Sandra Cannon