Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW Mary Cecilia Rogers, 20, known as New York’s “Beautiful Cigar Girl,” vanished in July 1841 and was found dead in the Hudson River days laterA handkerchief with her initials and rumors of a botched abortion fueled speculation about her mysterious deathEdgar Allan Poe reimagined her case in “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” his only true-crime detective story When the body of 20-year-old Mary Rogers was found in the Hudson River in 1841, New Yorkers were transfixed. Known citywide as the “Beautiful Cigar Girl,” Mary’s mysterious death set off a media frenzy — and later captivated Edgar Allan…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! DENVER – The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is sounding the alarm over a surge in financial sextortion schemes that are targeting teenage boys at unprecedented levels, often with devastating consequences.Callahan Walsh, son of child safety advocates John and Revé Walsh and a key leader at NCMEC, says the surge in cases is unlike anything they’ve seen.”We saw a massive shift in sextortion after COVID,” Walsh told Fox News Digital. “Teenage boys were now being targeted at a much higher rate for financial gain, often by overseas criminal enterprises.”These…

NEED TO KNOW Two 17-year-old girls were fatally struck while riding an e-bike on Monday, Sept. 29, in Cranford, N.J.Neighbors said the driver had been stalking one of the girlsA 17-year-old teen has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection their deaths A 17-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of two 17-year-old girls who were fatally struck while riding an e-bike on the evening of Monday, Sept. 29, in Cranford, N.J., authorities announced Wednesday. The driver of the vehicle that struck the girls has been taken into custody by members of…

NEED TO KNOW Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton was arrested after a case worker noticed severe injuries on her infant and called police Hurtado-Breton allegedly taped her 4-month-old’s mouth shut with a tape because the child wouldn’t stop crying Her husband allegedly told police she was cruel to the child because she wanted a baby boy, and was not as “awful” to her older children Content warning: This story contains disturbing details of alleged child abuse. A Utah woman has been arrested on child abuse charges after she allegedly burned her infant daughter’s face and taped her mouth shut, per authorities. Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Utah taxpayers are on the hook for Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin’s defense team, which has the potential to reach eight figures, criminal defense attorneys told Fox News Digital.After the shooting on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Kirk was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he died, officials said. Tyler Robinson was charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Multiple police union leaders have requested or supported federal law enforcement assistance to counter rising rates of violent crime in their cities, including in Charlotte, where the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska drew national attention. But, at least one union leader reversed course after city officials rejected the idea as illegal and unnecessary. On Thursday, the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg County became the latest police union to invite the National Guard, having sent a letter to city leaders requesting federal law enforcement assistance after the city faced 15 murders in…

NEED TO KNOW Sean “Diddy” Combs has speaking gigs lined up for next week in Miami, prosecutors said, suggesting that he believes he will be given a light sentenceProsecutors called the booked speaking engagements the “height of hubris”Judge Subramanian said he agreed with federal sentencing guidelines that recommend a sentence of 70 to 87 months Sean “Diddy” Combs has speaking gigs booked as early as next week, possibly suggesting he believes he is going to be given a light sentence and perhaps released, prosecutors said during the music mogul’s sentencing hearing. “He has booked speaking engagements in Miami for next…

NEED TO KNOW A 60-year-old man died of a suspected bear attack at a campground in ArkansasThe man, whose name has not yet been released, was reported missing after his son had not heard from him “for a couple days”The man had sent a photo of a “young male bear” at the campgrounds to his family two days before he was found dead A man was found dead at a campsite in Arkansas following a suspected bear attack. Authorities responded to a welfare check request at Sam’s Throne Campground on Thursday, Oct. 2, per a press release from the Newton…

NEED TO KNOW Sophie Roske, 29, has received an eight-year prison sentence for the attempted murder of Brett KavanaughShe called authorities on herself in June 2022, telling a 911 dispatcher that she had thoughts of harming the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and herselfRoske’s attorneys alleged their client had a history of mental health issues A woman has been sentenced for attempting to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. On Friday, Oct. 3, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced Sophie Roske, 29, to 97 months — eight years and one month — in prison for the June 2022…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PROVO, Utah — Newly released surveillance video obtained by Fox News Digital shows Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin at a Utah gas station one day after the conservative influencer was gunned down while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.Local authorities were initially called to a Maverik gas station in Cedar City, roughly 215 miles from where Kirk was shot, after Utah state officials alerted police that alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, 22, may have dumped evidence in a nearby trash can. Officers subsequently responded to the tip, where they uncovered…