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New England Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police New England Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police
New England Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her two children faced a judge after being arrested out of state, as new and disturbing details surfaced in court, police said.  The hearing took place Monday afternoon, April 27, in Vermont, where Janette MacAusland, 49, appeared virtually following her arrest in Bennington late Friday night, police said. MacAusland is charged with two counts of murder in Massachusetts in the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella. Court documents revealed a troubling statement she allegedly made to a relative. According to a police affida…

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by Josh Lanier
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Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event
Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event The manifesto that the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent to his brother in Connecticut said he was sorry, as well as commenting on the poor security around the event.  The brother of Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 25, contacted New London police just before 11 p.m. to report he had received a manifesto from the Torrance, California, man. Officers contacted federal authorities.  Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting firearms acros…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Woman Found Dead In Pond After Husband Reports Her Missing CT Woman Found Dead In Pond After Husband Reports Her Missing
CT Woman Found Dead In Pond After Husband Reports Her Missing Connecticut police said a woman was found dead in a pond on her property after her husband called to say he could not find her. A North Stonington man called police Monday morning, April 27, to report that he was searching for his wife but had been unable to locate her. Officers responded to the property on rural Puttker Road. At first light, police said she was found in a pond on the property near the Rhode Island border. Authorities have not released the woman's name, and no additional details about the circumstances of her death have been confirmed. Emergency crews were on scene Monday…

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by Josh Lanier
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Remains Found In CT Woods Identified As Missing Mansfield Woman; Investigation Continues Remains Found In CT Woods Identified As Missing Mansfield Woman; Investigation Continues
Remains Found In CT Woods Identified As Missing Mansfield Woman; Investigation Continues Human remains found in a wooded area last week have been identified as a woman who went missing in October, authorities said.  The body of Anne Marie Pappalardo, 61, of Mansfield, was found in a wooded area of Chaplin on Friday, April 24, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said.  She was reported missing on Oct. 26, according to Connecticut State Police.  Police said at the time she had left her home alone without her cellphone, and her vehicle was found near the Natchaug Forest along Route 198 in Chaplin, close to the Natchaug River.  Investigators sai…

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by Josh Lanier
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MURDER: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say MURDER: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say
Murder: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say A 49-year-old accupuncturist found bleeding in Vermont led police to a horrific discovery in Massachusetts, authorities said. Janette R. MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is charged as a fugitive from justice tied to a murder investigation after two children were found dead inside her home, according to police in Vermont. According to The Independent, MacAusland's husband of nine years, Samuel MacAusland, had filed for divorce last October. The two were allegedly involved in a bitter custody battle over the 6- and 7-year-old children. The Bennington Police Department was contact…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials
Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials UPDATE: The search for a Norwegian Cruiseline crew member who went overboard off the coast of Cape Cod over the weekend has been suspended, a spokesperson for the cruiseline said Monday, April 27. ORIGINAL: Members of the U.S. Coast Guard were searching for a Norwegian cruise ship crew member who fell overboard during a voyage from Bermuda to Boston on Sunday, April 26, Daily Voice has learned. A Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson tells Daily Voice that the crew member went overboard just east of Cape Cod late Saturday, April 25. "Upon confirming the incident, the vessel immediately inform…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police
New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police A New England man is accused of posing as a teenager online to sexually exploit a Pennsylvania girl, police announced on Friday, April 24. John Pulk, 33, of Maine, turned himself in following the investigation, according to the police. Pulk is charged with sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor, and related offenses, Lower Southampton Township Police said. Investigators determined Pulk allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media before contacting a juvenile female from Bucks County, authorities detailed. He is accused of soliciting explicit images from the girl, l…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Cops Troll Influencers Whose Own Videos Got Them Arrested After NY Car Meet Cops Troll Influencers Whose Own Videos Got Them Arrested After NY Car Meet
Cops Troll Influencers Whose Own Videos Got Them Arrested After NY Car Meet Police in Yonkers shared a now-viral response to drivers who posted themselves causing $10,000 in damages during a car meet last month. The group drove their BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes to JFK Marina about three weeks ago, then recorded the stunts and shared them online, Yonkers police said. Those videos ultimately helped detectives identify them, according to police. “Our social media team found these videos, and it didn't take long for Detectives in our Crime Control Strategies Division to identify these drivers, arrest them, and impound their cars,” the department said in an epic arrest vid…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bodycam: CT Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before Bodycam: CT Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before
Bodycam: CT Girl Found Dead Was Out Alone After Midnight Days Before Newly released police body camera video shows a 12-year-old Connecticut girl walking alone on a street after 2 a.m., just days before she was found dead in her home and her stepfather was charged with sexually assaulting her. The footage, obtained by NBC Connecticut, shows Eve Rogers outside a Mobil gas station on Elm Street in Enfield on March 11. The clerk had called the police after reporting that she had stolen an energy drink from the store, according to the heavily redacted video. In the video, Eve walks up to the Enfield officer holding the drink, and she tells him she took it. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Dead Puppies, Dog, Cat Found In Filthy CT Home: Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges Dead Puppies, Dog, Cat Found In Filthy CT Home: Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
Dead Puppies, Dog, Cat Found In Filthy CT Home: Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges A woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after officers say they found several dead animals inside her home. Christine Banta of Lebanon is accused of keeping animals in extreme and unsafe conditions, according to a court document. Officers reported finding a dead Pitbull mix, six black Labrador retriever puppies, and a dead cat inside the foreclosed home.  The animals were described as extremely malnourished. Some showed signs of decomposition. Conditions inside the home were described as severe. “It was impossible to walk anywhere without stepping on feces,” one animal …

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by Josh Lanier
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Award-Winning Chef Accused Of Beating Wife To Death In Massachusetts Hotel Room Award-Winning Chef Accused Of Beating Wife To Death In Massachusetts Hotel Room
Award-Winning Chef Accused Of Beating Wife To Death In Massachusetts Hotel Room An award-winning chef at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, accused of beating his wife to death at a university hotel, has pleaded not guilty.  Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, of Wilbraham, is charged with murder and assault and battery on a police officer after his arrest at Hotel UMass, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Campus police received a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, reporting an emergency in Room 413. When they arrived, officers found the body of 31-year-old Emma MacDonald, authorities said. Police said Jeffrey MacDonald attacked an officer …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Day Care To Close After Child Sex Assault Arrest; Police Say More Victims May Come Forward CT Day Care To Close After Child Sex Assault Arrest; Police Say More Victims May Come Forward
CT Day Care To Close After Child Sex Assault Arrest; Police Say More Victims May Come Forward The Connecticut day care where police say a former employee sexually assaulted a 4-year-old boy will close next month, officials said. BrightPath Avon Early Learning & Child Care announced this week that it will close on Friday, May 22. The decision comes days after Avon police released new details in their investigation. Jan Carlos Berrios Otero, 29, was arrested on April 1 and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in connection with an incident on March 30, when investigators say he abused the boy during nap time. The child's parents noticed scratche…

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by Josh Lanier