Evanston police say alcohol was a contributing factor in the accidental drowning of Northwestern University sophomore Harsha Maddula, whose body was found in Wilmette Harbor in September 2012. A toxicology report from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office indicated that Maddula had a blood alcohol level of .125, or roughly 1.5 times the legal driving limit of .08, according to […]
Cops: Powell Planned Murder-Suicide – Took Hatchet to Kid’s Necks
The case of the Utah missing woman, Susan Powell, has been in the news for over two years. Child custody battles between the father of the children, Josh Powell, and Susan’s parents, Chuck and Judy Cox, have also been going on for years. Apparently no one but the Coxes, Susan’s parents, could have predicted that things […]
Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Turns Up Safe in Germany
A German woman listed as missing from the Costa Concordia was located alive in Germany. According to the Associated Press, Gertrud Goergens alerted police in Germany that she was alive and well. Goergens was removed from the official list of missing late Wednesday. There are still twenty-three passengers and three crew members missing. Eleven bodies have […]
Va. College Student Visiting NYC Vanishes
Ian Burnet studies engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. He came to New York City to celebrate the New Year holiday with friends and has been missing since Dec. 30 – no one has heard from him. Sources say the 22-year-old has a history of suicide attempts, according to NBC New York. Ian left his Richmond, Va., home […]
Iran Court Sentences Former U.S. Marine to Death
An Iranian court has convicted an Iranian-American man of spying for the CIA and sentenced him to death, Iranian state news media reported Monday. The alleged spy is 28 year-old Amir Mirzaei Hekmati. Hekmati “has 20 days to appeal the court’s decision, which comes at a time of increasing tensions between Tehran and Washington,” according to a report […]