Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his neighbor in 2023Prosecutors said Trevor McEuen shot Aaron Martinez more than 30 times in what they called an “act of hatred”Authorities reportedly said there were prior incidents between the two A Texas man who fled on the first day of his scheduled murder trial and was captured a month later has been sentenced for killing his neighbor. Trevor McEuen, 33, was sentenced to life in prison on Oct. 23 after being found guilty of capital murder in the May 2023 shooting death of 35-year-old…

NEED TO KNOW Jessica Maria Motes is accused of concealing a body after the remains of a child were found in her trunkShe told her father she “hurt” someone, according to authoritiesShe told him she thought the person she hurt “is dead,” authorities allege A Georgia woman is facing criminal charges after the body of a 4-year-old child was found in the trunk of her car, authorities allege. Jessica Maria Motes was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 26 and charged with concealing the death of another person, a spokesperson for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in an email to PEOPLE.…

NEED TO KNOW More than 1,000 items were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California at one of its off-site storage facilities on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at around 3:30 a.m.The items stolen included Native American baskets, jewelry and other historic artifacts, along with laptopsMuseum officials believe it was a theft of opportunity as the thieves “grabbed what they could easily find and snatch and get out of the building with,” per CNN More than 1,000 items are missing from the Oakland Museum of California following an early morning burglary. The Oakland Police Department announced in a press release on Thursday,…

NEED TO KNOW Edward LePore, 45, was arrested on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murderLePore is accused of attempting to solicit the murder of two peopleHe allegedly told a fellow inmate that he could shell out $50,000 for each killing A New Hampshire inmate is accused of attempting to solicit the murder of two people. Edward LePore, 45, was arrested on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder, according to the Keene Police Department. According to court documents cited by WMUR, LePore, an inmate at…

NEED TO KNOW Staff at The Haunted House Restaurant in Cleveland called police to request a man be removed from the establishment on the night of Oct. 22 after he allegedly brandished a gunThe man accused the waiter dressed as Halloween villain Michael Myers of flirting with the mother of his young daughterAfter threatening the waiter and waving his gun, the man allegedly announced he would not be paying his bill, leading police to investigate the incident as an aggravated robbery A guest at a horror-themed restaurant in Cleveland allegedly brandished a gun and refused to pay his bill after…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House announced on Friday that journalists would no longer be authorized to freely access an area of the West Wing that is home to offices for various senior communications officials, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.In a memorandum, the National Security Council said journalists are prohibited from accessing Room 140, also known as “Upper Press,” which is located near the Oval Office, without an appointment, claiming that the move is needed to shield potentially sensitive materials and protect national security.”In order to protect such material, and maintain coordination between National Security…

NEED TO KNOW In 1972, two men stole four paintings from the Worcester Museum of Art in Massachusetts before shooting a security guard in what became known as the nation’s first armed art heistThe men, working with at least three others, stole two works by Paul Gaugin, one by Pablo Picasso and one that was attributed to Rembrandt at the timeThe heist serves as the basis for the new film The Mastermind from director Kelly Reichardt and starring Josh O’Connor and Alana Haim Some people believe that the modern era of American art heists started on May 17, 1972. That…

NEED TO KNOW Sizhe “Steven” Weng, 30, allegedly admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting three women, according to a prosecutor’s motion filed on Sept. 2, the Los Angeles Times reportedWeng has been charged with forcible rape, sodomy by controlled substance or anesthesia, rape by controlled substance and sexual penetration by controlled substance or anesthesia, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. He has pleaded not guiltyWeng’s attorney, Daniel Perlman, tells PEOPLE his client is “innocent as a matter of law” A University of Southern California student allegedly admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting three women, according to a…

NEED TO KNOW Philip Taylor Kramer was by all accounts in the prime of his life when, one February in 1995, he vanished without a trace — not to be found until years laterKramer had been the bass guitarist for the legendary heavy metal band Iron Butterfly before he went on to work as a rocket scientist at Northrop guidance systemsBut on Feb. 12, 1997, he left his home in the L.A. suburb of Thousand Oaks and never returned Philip Taylor Kramer was by all accounts in the prime of his life when, one February in 1995, he vanished without…

NEED TO KNOW Relisha Rudd, 8, vanished from a D.C. homeless shelter in March 2014She was last seen on hotel surveillance video with janitor Khalil TatumTatum later died by suicide Eleven years have passed since Antonio Wheeler’s then 8-year-old stepdaughter Relisha Rudd vanished in 2014. Eleven years without seeing Relisha’s wide smile and joyful spirit, or experiencing her love of reading and math, or watching her stand up for her two younger brothers in the face of any disrespect thrown their way. Eleven years that Wheeler says brought sleepless nights and cold sweats, and “a lot of unsettling thoughts” about…