Nearly a year after a restaurant server saved an abused boy by writing him a note to ask if he needed help, a Florida jury found his stepfather guilty of multiple charges of abuse.
A coroner's report says that Andrea Langhorst, who was found dead in a car with her toddler twins Olivia Dryer and Adam Dryer, killed them with a lethal dose of methamphetamine before taking her own life.
Prosecutors said Leighton Dorey IV, 44, flew from France to San Diego, California and killed his 71-year-old father, Leighton Dorey III in 2017 over a perceived lack of financial support.
“I have always been raised to believe there is no such thing as an unforgivable sin. But this is as close as it gets,” Judge Bradford Charles said while sentencing Kimberly Maurer in the death of her stepson, Maxwell Schollenberger.
Jessica Salas-Ruiz and Fernando Inzunza were arrested on child abuse charges for allegedly torturing and abusing five nieces and nephews in their care.
Katherine Magbanua was found guilty in the murder-for-hire killing of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel. She's now the third person convicted for their role in the plot.
Dawn Gillard and her three young children — Katelynn Gillard, Ronald Gillard and Joshua Gillard — were found shot to death in their home, allegedly by their own father who then shot and injured himself.
