Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW The Hillside Stranglers murdered at least 10 women and young girls in the Los Angeles area during a five-month period between 1977 and 1978Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin, Angelo Buono, were the Hillside StranglersWhile behind bars, Bianchi began a relationship with a woman named Veronica Compton, who later attempted to stage a copycat murder for him The Hillside Stranglers terrorized the Los Angeles County area for over a year — and convinced one woman to stage a copycat murder to help them go free. Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin, Angelo Buono, kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered at…

NEED TO KNOW Eli Weaver’s lover Barbara Raber was found guilty of killing his wife, Barbara Weaver, in 2009Messages between Raber and Eli showed that they had plotted different ways to kill WeaverThe story was adapted into the 2023 Lifetime movie Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story, which hit Netflix on Jan. 15 Barbara Raber was a former Amish woman who was convicted of killing her lover’s wife. Raber had been raised in the Amish community by her adopted family, but she left the group after she got married, according to Snapped: Killer Couples. Even after she separated from the Amish, she…

NEED TO KNOW Michael McKee was arrested in Illinois by federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Jan. 10He was picked up at a Chick-fil-A near his medical office in Rockford, a city located approximately 80 miles west of his penthouse apartment in ChicagoOn Friday, Jan. 16, a grand jury indicted McKee on four counts of aggravated murder and a single count of aggravated burglary in connection with the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer New details are emerging about the arrest of Michael McKee, the vascular surgeon charged with the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia teen was arrested Tuesday in connection with a pair of shootings after his father turned him in to police, authorities said.Lequan Stephens, 16, faces charges of aggravated assault, according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office.The Lovejoy Police Department said officers responded Jan. 17 to a shooting in the 2500 block of Lovejoy Crossing Lane.’DING-DONG DITCH’ PRANK ERUPTS IN GUNFIRE, LEAVING JUVENILE SHOT AND HOMEOWNER UNDER ARREST: POLICE Police said they found a juvenile in the front passenger seat of a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds to the face and neck.Investigators…

NEED TO KNOW Timothy Busfield was released from a New Mexico jail on Tuesday, Jan. 20, while he awaits trial, per online records seen by PEOPLEThe actor’s release from custody came one week after he surrendered to authorities and was charged with child sex abuse crimesBusfield’s wife, Melissa Gilbert, is “very, very excited” to reunite with him, Busfield’s civil attorney, Larry Stein, exclusively tells PEOPLE  Timothy Busfield and Melissa Gilbert are feeling positive following his release from custody. The West Wing actor, 68, was released from Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, N.M., on Tuesday, Jan. 20, one week after he surrendered…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A deadly wrong-way crash on a Tennessee interstate has led to vehicular homicide charges against an illegal immigrant, with jail records showing the suspect is now being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The suspect, 27-year-old Eric Ramon Alcantara-Guevara, is charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and leaving the scene of an accident knowing a death resulted following the crash Sunday night on Interstate 640 West in Knoxville.According to the Knoxville Police Department, officers responded around 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 18 to reports of a wrong-way crash near the Broadway exit, where a…

NEED TO KNOW Russell Brand appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the British capital on Tuesday, Jan. 20 via a video link from the U.S.He was granted bail by a London judge after facing two charges of sexual assault and rapeThe comedian and actor reportedly spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth Russell Brand has been granted bail by a London judge after facing two charges of sexual assault and rape. Brand, 50, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the British capital on Tuesday, Jan. 20 via a video link from the U.S., according to the BBC.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Missouri couple is accused of locking two teenage children in a chicken pen and shooting at them with BB guns as part of what investigators say was a prolonged pattern of severe abuse.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Potosi, Missouri, residents Chantel Spring Hayford, 38, and Jerry Allen Menees, whose age was redacted in court records, were arrested Jan. 13.Menees was charged with two counts each of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, armed criminal action and abuse or neglect of a child, as well as one count…

NEED TO KNOW The Oct. 13, 2022, shooting in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood left five people dead and two others injuredThompson is charged with five counts of murder and will move directly to sentencing by pleading guiltyHis attorneys cited a serious brain injury and said he hopes to spare victims’ families and the community a trial A teenager charged with killing five people in a mass shooting in a Raleigh, N.C., neighborhood in 2022 is expected to plead guilty, a move that will send the case directly to sentencing and avoid a trial. Austin Thompson plans to plead guilty to all…

NEED TO KNOW Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who attempted to take her own life after allegedly killing her 3 children, is still suicidal, according to her attorneyHer attorney made the claim while asking that his client be allowed to arrive at trial in a medical vehicle rather than a jail vanClancy’s trial, which was set to start in February, has now been pushed back to July Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children and then trying to take her own life in 2023, is still suicidal, her attorney said in court. Attorney Kevin Reddington…