A baby was found dead in a hearse at a Gadsden funeral home. Police arrested 29-year-old Terica Pearl within 12 hours, charging her with murder in a case described as “tough for everybody involved.”
A Louisville woman has been sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty in connection to two grisly murders, including the decapitation of a man whose head has never been found. The plea deal leaves behind a trail of disturbing details and no clear motive.
Conrad Ashcraft, a nonverbal 3-year-old with autism, was allegedly suffocated to death by a daycare worker who used their legs or feet to force him to sleep. His mother arrived four hours later and found him lifeless on the floor. The daycare is now facing a wrongful death lawsuit.
Noah Burke was just 4 years old and weighed only 10 pounds when he died. Born with a rare swallowing disorder, he couldn’t eat on his own. Authorities say his mother, Jessica Burke, let him waste away from starvation and now faces life in prison.
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