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A convicted felon recently tried to sue a potential employer for refusing to hire her based on her criminal past, but she wasn’t successful — and for good reason. While trying to argue that convicts should be allowed to “explain themselves” to potential employers who see their criminal records, the foolish woman revealed the very reason why this isn’t a good idea: She got caught lying. Nonetheless, her story is making media headlines and creating the debate surrounding the working rights of convicts, but there really shouldn’t be a debate at all. Employers and business owners should certainly have the right to protect their customers, their other employees and their money from people who have committed violent crimes and theft. Bloomberg Law reports that Ria Schumacher attempted to sue a company that rescinded its employment offer upon running a background check on her — a background check which revealed that she was a convicted murderer who had also done prison time for robbery. Her

Police in Texas are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted another while they were dining separately at a taco restaurant in Brownsville. The incident reportedly took place after one customer complained about a crying child while he was trying to eat. Instead of quieting the youngster, the man being sought by police chose to react violently. According to Yahoo News , a man who was dining at Tacos de Marcelos became frustrated because a baby was crying and it seemed that nothing was being done to lessen the noise. The man allegedly told the child to be quiet, which angered its parents. The father of the fussy kid reportedly approached the table where the complaining customer was eating his food. According to Brownsville police, the man assaulted the other diner, punching him repeatedly. Reports say the Texas man left the eatery before police could arrive on the scene. Even as of Friday, his identity is still unknown. Police in Brownsville are seeking the man, so that he can be charg

Casey Anthony is in the news again, because she obviously can’t stay out of the spotlight for longer than a couple of months. Even though countless people believe the Florida woman got away with the 2008 murder of her own child, she’s a free woman and she’s supposedly ready to “tell her truth.” But how can you trust anything that comes out of the mouth of a woman who is a convicted liar? When Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter Caylee Marie Anthony, she didn’t escape justice unscathed. She was ultimately convicted of four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. These charges stemmed from the overall investigation into the disappearance and death of her daughter. Over the course of the search and investigation, Casey reportedly lied to detectives multiple times. How many things did “Tot Mom” lie about? Here’s a short list: The Nanny: Casey made up a fake nanny story, telling detectives that a woman named Zenaida took her daughter and refused to give her

A woman is missing from the Sacramento area, and her loved ones are worried she might have fallen victim to foul play after using a popular dating app. Leslie Ben-Iesau has been missing now for several days and the public is being asked for any information that could lead to her whereabouts. According to Fox 40 News , Leslie Ben-Iesau hasn’t been seen or heard from since around April 15th . She was last seen shortly after leaving her home on her way to meet someone that she’d been talking to on a dating app. That specific app was OkCupid, and according to family members the missing woman had been talking to someone named “Bea.” To make matters worse, phone records indicate that the missing woman hasn’t used her cellphone since the day she was last seen. Loved ones of Leslie Ben-Iesau say she also struggles with mental health problems. This may or may not have something to do with her disappearance, especially with the fact that she was meeting strangers off of dating apps. Hopefully in

A pet duck has proven to be a more effective police officer than the actual cops in the town of Chandler, North Carolina, after it located the body of a woman who had missing since 2020. Nellie Sullivan disappeared approximately two years ago, but it looks like authorities didn’t do a thorough search of her property — because that’s exactly where she was found. According to Penn Live , residents of a trailer park in Chandler were chasing their pet duck who had gotten loose. During the chase, the duck reportedly ran under a trailer — a trailer that belonged to the missing woman, who vanished in 2020. When the owners of the runaway pet attempted to retrieve it from beneath the mobile home, they discovered the remains of the woman. While this story is attracting attention due to the somewhat comical fact that duck led to the discovery, this story illustrates an embarrassing and shameful fact. Police in Chandler, North Carolina clearly did not do a thorough search of the missing woman’s p

The search for a missing Oklahoma woman is over on a tragic note, with the discovery of human remains in a shallow grave in Tulsa. Authorities have confirmed that the remains have been positively identified as Tyra Whitaker, who vanished in January of this year. Now detectives intend on charging the man who last saw her with murder. Did a serial killer murder Tyra Whitaker? The missing Oklahoma woman was last seen in January with a man named Terryl Brooks, who has been charged in association with the murders of at least two other women. According to News 6 Tulsa , Brooks is already in jail on these murder charges — and the discovery of Whitaker’s body will likely add to the accused killer’s body count. The loved ones of Tyra Whitaker at least have the closure of knowing what happened to the missing woman, but full closure won’t be had until justice is served. If you know anything about the murder of this Oklahoma woman, or the man accused of killing her you are encouraged to call Tulsa

A Reddit post about a bride not wanting her drug addict brother-in-law at her wedding is going viral — and hundreds of people are blasting her for a variety of reasons. While there are plenty of good points being expressed about how the woman is behaving toward her future husband and his family, many seem to be pushing the idea that the bride’s a bad person for choosing not to associate with drug addicts. It totally seems like the post in general was some kind of ragebait — and droves of people are biting down on the hook. However, it also seems like it’s a good time to state the obvious: You are not required to allow anyone in your personal space that makes you feel uncomfortable — and yes , that includes people who are addicted to drugs. You are not a bad person for cutting toxic people and their toxic habits out of your life, regardless of who that person is. Drug addiction doesn’t just harm the drug user Drug addicts may live as if they’re in their own little bubbles, but the fac

Felicia Marie Johnson is still missing, and the latest developments in the search for her indicate that she might have fallen victim to foul play. Now her loved ones are fearing the worst while media headlines report a shocking discovery. According to CNN News , a bloodied cellphone has been located in the search for Felicia Marie Johnson. The cellphone belongs to the missing woman, and was found discarded along a Houston, Texas roadside. Other belongings of Johnson’s were located in her motel room. It’s as if she disappeared into thin air, but the nature of her cellphone implies that she’s been hurt. Felicia had recently come to Houston from California in search of employment, and was working at a nightclub in the area. The night she vanished, she was offered a ride to her motel room by a customer at the gentleman’s club she had applied to work at. The identity of this person isn’t known, but it’s possible he might know what happened to the missing woman. Loved ones of Felicia Marie

The unidentified remains of a woman recently located in Bessemer, Alabama most likely belong to a woman who vanished around two decades ago. According to homicide detectives in Alabama, the search for Janet Jones Luxford may be over after more than 20 years of searching. In a phone conversation between The Justice Voice and Bessemer homicide detectives, it was revealed that the Bessemer Jane Doe located in March of this year is likely the body of missing woman Janet Luxford. According to a detective on April 20th, a man who isn’t yet being identified by police came forward on his own volition and confessed to killing Janet Luxford when she disappeared in September 2001. He is who led homicide detectives directly to the skeletal remains that were entered in to the NAMUS database in March. The man, according to a homicide detective in Bessemer, was overcome by guilt after nearly 21 years, and after his parents recently passed away he decided to come forward. He told police in Bessemer

A 75-year-old grandmother is dead after officers with the Las Cruces Police Department reportedly shot her while she was having a dementia-related episode. This shocking incident took place on Saturday night, but details are finally being clarified surrounding why officers shot and killed Amelia Baca. According to Las Cruces Sun News , officers were called to the home of Amelia Baca and her family regarding a domestic disturbance. They were told that a woman was threatening a family member at the residence with a knife and threatening to kill her. When they arrived at the scene, 75-year-old Amelia Baca was allegedly brandishing at least one knife. A police officer reportedly discharged his firearm at the elderly woman at some point during the incident. That gunshot killed Amelia Baca. According to loved ones of the slain grandmother, Baca was suffering from a dementia-related episode when she grabbed a knife and began making homicidal threats. The grandson of Amelia Baca said that his

Arizona has a missing girl problem, with numerous cases of missing children, teens and young women disappearing without a trace. Is there something specific to blame for the increasing number of unsolved disappearances of young women in the Grand Canyon state? The NAMUS database reveals that more than 260 women and girls are missing in the state of Arizona, with an unsettling number of these unsolved cases originating in recent years. What’s more, the majority of these cases involve teenage girls and very young women. It’s easy to opine that some of these girls are voluntarily missing, but are all of them? That wouldn’t be entirely probable. Just this year alone, approximately 10 girls have become the focus of unsolved disappearances in the state of Arizona. The year before that, over 20 girls and women vanished without any closure in their cases. For the past decade several teenagers and young women have gone missing, one by one, in the state of Arizona. All of these cases remain un

Police in Houston are looking for a woman who went missing last week under mysterious circumstances. Felicia Marie Johnson was last seen on Friday, and hasn’t been in contact with her friends or loved ones every since. Now police are asking for assistance from the public in locating the missing woman. According to 26 News Houston , 24-year-old Felicia Marie Johnson was last seen around the 10300 block of West Little York Road in Houston, but no other specifics are being given. What’s known is that she was leaving the area, but the direction she traveled is also unknown. The area where she was last seen is a commercial area with restaurants, motels and shops — so she wasn’t spotted around a residential area. This is an important detail because if she was a victim of a crime, the location where she was last seen would indicate whether a stranger or acquaintance might be responsible. Nonetheless, this is a developing case, and very little is known — including whether or not the missing H

Update: Reagan Kale has contacted authorities and is no longer missing. Have you seen this missing woman? Reagan Elizabeth Kale reportedly vanished from Charlottesville, Virginia a couple of days ago, but her disappearance is only just gaining media attention. This is a developing case, so the circumstances of how the woman went missing aren’t entirely known — but the search for her is growing in urgency. According to WDBJ News 7 , Reagan Elizabeth Kale was last seen on Sunday . She was reportedly seen leaving a motel on Emmet Street — but the name of the establishment isn’t being shared at this time. There is far more unknown than known in the disappearance of Reagan Kale, such as who may have been the last person to see her before she left the motel where she was last sighted. What also isn’t known is whether or not foul play is suspected in her disappearance. If you’ve seen Reagan Elizabeth Kale, please call 434-970-3280.

Tammie Michelle Mooney disappeared nearly 20 years ago after quarreling with roommates at her Summerlin Las Vegas, Nevada home. Her case remains unsolved with very few circumstances known, and even less known about those who last saw her alive. Could this case ever be solved, or will the disappearance of this Las Vegas woman remain a mystery forever? According to NAMUS , Tammie Mooney called her mother sometime between December 16-19 of 2003. During the phone call she claimed that she got into a fight with one of her roommates at her residence on Horseback Ridge Avenue. NAMUS states that she had quarreled with “a female roommate,” but little else is shared. She and her boyfriend were looking for a place to stay, but they were alright at the time of the call. That was the last time anyone seen or heard from the missing Las Vegas woman. There are so many questions to ask in this case that may never be answered due to how much time has passed. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance

A Las Vegas woman vanished nearly three decades ago, but there are so few circumstances surrounding her disappearance that it’s proven practically impossible to solve. Her name was Camille Dotson, and she was last seen on September 3, 1994. Is there a chance that this cold case could ever be solved –or will the loved ones of this missing woman forever go without closure? The NAMUS database shares that Camille Dotson was last seen around 4:20 on the afternoon September 3, 1994. The NAMUS profile states that the missing Las Vegas woman had just been released from the Clark County Detention Center at this time. However, the historic Las Vegas case file on Dotson shows that she was actually arrested, and in police custody during this time. She was still in the system around the 15th or 16th of September, 1994, but a bench warrant was ultimately issued for her. On September 26, 1994 she was arraigned in court on a charge of selling cocaine, but she may have been arraigned in absentia, bec

A Mesquite, Nevada woman has been missing now for over a year and the circumstances of her disappearance have foul play stamped all over them. Marcelina Amado Salgado vanished in January 2021 — and the man she was living with at the time is considered a person of interest in her case. That man also happens to be missing — most likely hiding from the authorities who are seeking him for questioning. Media reports over the past year have shied away from stating the obvious, and so have the police investigating the Mesquite, Nevada woman’s disappearance. Meanwhile, there don’t appear to be any active searches for this woman’s body. Why? The NAMUS database shares that Marcelina Salgado was last physically seen with her 46-year-old boyfriend — a man named Manuel Bravo-Gil. The duo were seen leaving Salgado’s place of employment in Mesquite, Nevada on January 23, 2021. Shortly after this sighting, Marcelina’s grandmother called her phone. The woman answered, but was in the middle of an alte

Cosleeping is a dangerous habit that puts infants at risk of suffocation and other fatal injuries. So why are parents continuing to ignore warnings against doing it? It seems that this outdated method of accidentally killing your children is still trendy among certain parents, even though it is attributed to the deaths of multiple children every year. Will this ever change, or will children simply continue to die under unnecessary circumstances? Recently a mother from Appleton, Wisconsin pleaded ‘no contest’ to killing her child by cosleeping. Nicole Sobay, 35, had meth and marijuana in her system, according to documents , at the time of the infant’s death. Cosleeping was to blame, and in the mother’s stupor she didn’t wake up while her child suffocated on its face. Another infant death associated with cosleeping occurred earlier this year. A young minnesota mom has been arrested after letting her infant die in bed with her while she slept in a drunken stupor . The aforementioned case

The body of an unidentified woman was located in a burning trailer in Winnemucca, Nevada over two years ago — but nobody seems to be talking about it. The circumstances surrounding the discovery of her body are sparse, but disturbing, and the lack of media attention over the situation is confusing. Now that it’s been over two years, will any kind of attention be given to this unknown woman? According to the NAMUS database, the discovery of the Winnemucca Jane Doe was made on June 25, 2020. Her unrecognizable remains were located after putting out a trailer fire in the area. The coordinates of the location aren’t publicly available, nor do there seem to be any other sources sharing information about the exact location. Furthermore, it hasn’t been confirmed whether this is a homicide or not — but judging from the known circumstances, it’s a safe bet to say this woman could be a victim of foul play.

Skeletal remains discovered last month in Bessemer, Alabama are unidentified — and the mainstream media hasn’t expressed any interest in publicizing the disturbing case. According to the NAMUS database, the remains were found on March 28, 2022 after a citizen in the area notified police of their presence. Not much is known of this discovery, but with the number of unsolved missing persons cases in the Southern United States, this Jane Doe shouldn’t go ignored. The NAMUS page about this unidentified body reveals that the skeletal remains appear to be female. She may have stood between 5′ and 5’3″ tall, but her build couldn’t be determined due to the condition of her remains. Furthermore, her age couldn’t be determined — though she is presumed to be an adult. The only other physical identification they could make on the set of skeletal remains, was that the decedent was caucasian. The profile also reveals that her estimated time of death was approximately 20 years ago. In other words

A cold case out of Pinal County, Arizona remains unsolved for just over a decade, and the lack of publicity isn’t helping. The skeletal remains of at least two adults and multiple children were located in the remote desert backdrop of Pinal County in 2012, but no media reports appear to exist about the grisly discovery — and nobody seems to be talking about it at all. Who were these people, and how did they end up in a discarded pile in the Arizona desert? The NAMUS database shares that the horrifying find was made on January 20, 2012 in an area around what is called the 7B Nature Trail — a remote desert hiking spot near the town of Florence, Arizona. The circumstances of how the discovery was made aren’t readily available, but what is known is that a pile of skeletal remains were located. According to the NAMUS report, the bones appeared to have been gathered and stacked in a pile by an unknown party. Only partial remains were found of at least two adults and what is being called “

Could a serial killer be active in the town of Kingman, Arizona? Over the course of the past 20 or more years, multiple people have vanished from the small desert town — and what’s worse: a handful of unidentified bodies have been located in the region. Could these disappearances and deaths be connected to someone local? According to the NAMUS database, Five people have vanished from Kingman, Arizona over the past 20 years. None of these people have been located. Among those five missing people is a woman by the name of Kimberly Lynn Varela, who disappeared in 2002. Her boyfriend was the last person to see her, and an investigation of a home where she was last seen returned possible evidence of a crime. Nonetheless, her boyfriend was never charged and Varela has never been found. According to the missing Kingman woman’s boyfriend, at the time of her disappearance, she had a history of leaving for brief periods of time. Another missing woman in this area, Michelle Rene Segura, disappea

Forty years ago, the body of an unidentified female murder victim was located around Slaughter Creek in the town of Romulus, Alabama. The woman had been sexually assaulted, beaten, strangled and left partially submerged in the water of the Black Warrior River. When fishermen discovered her body on April 18, 1982, she’d reportedly only been in the water for about a day. Even though her body was discovered relatively shortly following her murder, her case remains unsolved — and very little information even exists about it. So who was this woman — and who killed her? The discovery of the unidentified woman now known as the Tuscaloosa County Jane Doe happened exactly 40-years-ago today. On this 40th anniversary of this cold case, there are obviously no new updates to share. In fact, it seems as though her case has simply been filed away and forgotten about — but this was a young woman who was murdered in a truly tragic way, and she deserves to have justice. She deserves to have a name put

Who killed Orsolya Gaal? The murder of the New York woman is making worldwide headlines due to the gruesome details of this developing case. Now updates are coming to the public faster than journalists can keep up with them, creating a whirlwind of confusion surrounding the persons of interest in this grisly murder. Was this mother of two killed by her own family members — or is a killer roaming the streets of Queens? New York Daily News reports that a man walking his dogs happened upon a duffel bag in plain sight on the street in their Queens, New York neighborhood. Upon inspecting the bag he discovered the dismembered remains of a woman. That woman was quickly identified as local resident Orsolya Gaal. Shortly after the horrifying discovery of Gaal’s dismembered remains, her teenage son was taken into police custody. Media outlets have reported that the 13-year-old teen was taken out of the family home in handcuffs. Meanwhile, other media outlets have reported that the slain New Yo

Is your child a bully? It’s not a pleasant accusation to face, especially when your instinct as a parent is to defend and protect your children. However, this is a growing issue in the U.S., and not everyone’s child is as innocent as they wish them to be. The reality of the matter is that some children are indeed bullies, and sometimes the accusations against them are absolutely true. So what do you do if your child is accused of bullying another child in school? According to Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center , approximately one out of five students r eport that they are victims of bullying in school. That presents a figure of around 20% of school-aged kids in the United States — which illustrates a prolific problem. The evidence of this growing problem also can’t be denied by observing the various legislative moves being made in various states regarding bullying. In fact, as of 2022 every single state in the U.S. has some kind of anti-bullying law. The vast majority of the

A Florida woman is behind bars on charges of premeditated murder after she reportedly killed her own mother, as well as her fiance. The double murder itself isn’t what’s getting attention, however — but the woman’s reasoning and apparent motive are garnering national attention. People Magazine reports that 27-year-old Alexandra Cupolo confessed to killing both her mother and her fiance last Tuesday. The double-homicide was discovered by police who were conducting a welfare check after the woman’s fiance failed to show up at work. Her fiance, an emergency room doctor named Andrew Sturm, hadn’t been seen by neighbors since the previous evening. However, a neighbor told authorities that they’d heard gunshots at around 3:00 in the morning on Tuesday. Those gunshots, come to find out, were the shots that claimed the lives of both Sturm and Alexandra’s mother Jacqueline Cupolo. Police entered the home of the Florida woman and discovered the bodies of her mother and her fiance, who had been

A Georgia woman has been arrested on accusations that she shot at her parents during a domestic dispute. Police say Calaylah Spivey also caused a school to go into a code red lockdown during the course of her alleged crime. According to WMAZ News , Calaylah Spivey was involved in a domestic dispute with her parents, who are not being named in media reports, on Thursday. At some point during the dispute, the Georgia woman retrieved a firearm and shot it at her parents several times before leaving the residence and fleeing in her car. Police say she drove down Hwy 41 with the gun in her possession, until she was apprehended near the Monroe County Achievement Center. Due to the circumstances of the arrest, the Achievement Center was put under a code red lockdown, which undoubtedly frightened students and faculty who were present at the time. Fortunately, Calaylah Spivey was disarmed and arrested. The Georgia woman has been charged with battery, aggravated assault and two counts of posses

More bullying incidents are in the news this week — with one California child being put in the hospital after her bullies allegedly beat her up at Columbia Middle School. The teenage girl has been suspended due to the so-called zero-tolerance-policy in the school district, even though her mother says that she is the victim in this situation — and has been a victim of bullying both on and off campus for some time. ABC News 7 reports that 13-year-old Lauryn was beaten so badly that she was left “battered and bruised.” The teenager, who resides in the California city of Adelanto, had to seek medical care at an area hospital after the incident that took place last week. The fight was captured on video, which went somewhat viral at the time, and resulted in the suspensions of several students — 13-year-old Lauryn, included. The California teen’s mom says that her daughter has been cyberbullied by the students who jumped her at school last week, and that nothing has really been done to st

Have you seen this missing woman? Lori Lynn Campbell vanished sometime around March 27th, but wasn’t reported missing until the beginning of this month. Now it’s been three weeks since anyone has seen or heard from the missing New York woman, so a reward is being offered in hopes of attracting new information in her case. According to Hudson Valley News 12 , a reward in the amount of $2,500.00 is being offered for any information that could lead to the whereabouts of Lori Lynn Campbell. The reward is being offered by New York State Crime Stoppers as part of their efforts in the search for the missing woman. While it does seem like a relatively small amoung in comparison to other much higher profile cases, it is still in the early weeks of this search and that number could possibly increase. What’s needed is more public attention on the disappearance of Lori Campbell. Lori Lynn Campbell is a white female,59-years-old, with brown hair and and a thin build. She was last seen around March

Patrice Endres was murdered nearly two decades ago in a case that has been clouded with suspicion since day-one. With it being so long since the homicide took place, is there still hope in solving this cold case? WRBL News reported that yesterday was the 18th anniversary of the murder of Patrice Endres , in an article that aimed to bring public awareness to her case. The Georgia woman’s case began on April 15, 2004 — when she vanished in broad daylight from a salon in Forsythe County. For nearly two years authorities and loved ones searched for Endres until her remains were located several miles away from where she was last seen in the back of a church building. Patrice Endres was murdered, but to this day her cause of death has never been shared with the public due to the seriousness of the investigation. Over the course of the past 18 years, at least two serial killers have confessed to killing her. Her case has also been featured on the once-popular show Unsolved Mysteries. The popu

A Florida man has recently been convicted in association with the murders of his wife, children and family dog in a shocking case with an even more shocking motive. The man reportedly killed his entire family because he believed the apocalypse is coming. According to 7 News , Anthony John Todt has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was convicted of murdering his wife, three children and their family dog. The horrific crimes took place in 2019. Reports declare that Todt murdered his wife and children because he was convinced that the “end times” were upon them. When the bodies were discovered, according to People Magazine , Todt had been living with the decomposing corpses for several weeks . The Florida man originally claimed that he came home and discovered that his wife had killed their children. In a fit of rage, Todt claimed that he killed his wife for what she’d done. However, he later claimed that he and his wife both had a pact that they were going to kill their ch