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Human Remains Found Off Mass Highway ID’d As Woman Missing Since 2019: FBI Boston
Human remains found off a Massachusetts highway have been identified as a Hanson woman who disappeared in 2019, according to the FBI. Sandra Crispo was reported missing on Aug. 9, 2019. A hunter discovered what was believed to be human remains on March 6, 2025 in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 on Route 3 North, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police responded to the wooded area and located part of a human skull, according to the FBI. The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the FBI later determined the skull was a CODI…
Police & Fire
Husband Arrested After Wife Vanishes During Night Boat Trip In Bahamas
A Michigan man has been arrested after telling police that his wife fell from a boat and disappeared during a nighttime trip in The Bahamas. Brian Hooker, 59, was taken into custody in the Abaco Islands town of Marsh Harbour shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. His wife, 55-year-old Lynette Hooker, was reported missing after she fell overboard while riding in a dinghy on Saturday, April 4. The Onsted, Michigan, couple was traveling from Hope Town to Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands at around 7:30 p.m. when Lynette Hooker …
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15-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Two Months After Long Island Disappearance: Cops
A 15-year-old Long Island boy who disappeared in early January has been found dead, authorities announced Thursday, March 12. The remains of Thomas Medlin, of Saint James, were found in the water near Red Hook in Brooklyn on Saturday, March 7, the Suffolk County Police Department said. His identity was confirmed Thursday. Medlin was last seen on Jan. 9. His family said he left school and traveled into the city, potentially to meet someone he met on the online gaming platform Roblox. However, investigators later said the platform was not associated with Medlin’s disappearance. Instead, cops…
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SWAT Raid Targets Area Near Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie's Home
A massive law enforcement operation overnight resulted in three people being detained near the Arizona home where Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie disappeared two weeks ago. The Pima County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant at a residence on East Orange Grove Road and North First Avenue in Tucson, approximately two miles from Guthrie's home More than a dozen vehicles — including SWAT, forensics, and FBI units — surrounded the area during the operation. Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed the law enforcement activity on Friday, Feb. 13 was …
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Person Of Interest In Nancy Guthrie Abduction Released
A person of interest who was detained for questioning in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona has been released. The Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI announced Tuesday night, Feb. 10, that a person was taken into custody south of Tucson for questioning about the disappearance of the NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home near Tucson on Sunday, Feb. 1. The person, identified as a 36-year-old delivery driver, was released around 1 a.m. local time Wednesday, Feb. 11, after being held for several hours. Law enforcement…
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New Searches Conducted At Homes Of Savannah Guthrie's Sister, Mother
The week-long search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has intensified with fresh law enforcement activity at multiple family properties. Authorities executed what appeared to be a search warrant at the home of Annie Guthrie, Nancy's daughter and Savannah's sister, late Saturday night, Feb. 7. Witnesses observed deputies and bright flashes likely from crime scene photography inside the residence for at least three hours, according to CNN. The overnight search came one day after investigators conducted a large-scale evidence seizure at Nancy's o…
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Guthrie Family Signals Willingness To Pay Ransom In New Video To Mother's Kidnappers
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings acknowledged receiving a message from suspected kidnappers and signaled their willingness to pay a ransom for their missing mother in a new video released on social media late Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7. The NBC "Today" show host appeared with siblings Camron and Annie to address their captors directly. "We received your message, and we understand... This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," Savannah Guthrie stated. The family urged the captors to return their 84-year-old mother safely so they can "celebrate with her." View this pos…
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Trump Vows Action After Speaking With Savannah Guthrie On Mother’s Disappearance
President Donald Trump has personally called NBC "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie to offer support and pledge federal resources in the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona. The call took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as the investigation entered its fourth day and authorities continued to search for new leads. In a statement posted to his Truth Social account, Trump wrote, "I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family’s, and Local Law Enforcement’s, …
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Disappearance Of Savannah Guthrie's Mom Takes Troubling Turn: 'Very Concerning Evidence'
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has taken a troubling turn as authorities have officially reclassified the case as a criminal investigation, on Monday, Feb. 2. Click here for a new, updated story: Ransom Note Demanding Millions Now Revealed In Abduction Of Savannah Guthrie's Mother Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that what began as a missing person search is now a criminal probe after investigators discovered "very concerning" and "suspicious" evidence at Nancy's home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, …
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Former NY Giants Player Missing For 7 Months
The family of former New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal is seeking the public's assistance seven months after he was reported missing in Virginia. Beal, 29, was last seen on July 13, 2025, in Virginia Beach by his girlfriend after dropping her off at a family member's house, according to officials. He borrowed his girlfriend's vehicle that day and was supposed to head to work, but he instead drove south to Virginia. She last spoke to him over the phone that day. Beal did not return home the next day. He has not been heard from since. "Samuel did not bring anything with him aside from…
Police & Fire
CT Man Missing After Overnight Fire Causes Explosions, Destroys Home, Garage
Update: Police say they found the man's body inside the home, amongst the rubble. Click here for more information. Original: A Connecticut man is missing after an overnight fire gutted a home and detached garage in Bazrah, authorities said. Bozrah Firefighters got the call around 3:38 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, and arrived to find both buildings on Fitchville Road fully engulfed in flames. Crews had to work quickly to keep the flames from reaching several propane tanks nearby. Fire officials believe a man was inside the home when the fire broke out, but no body was found. Police …
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Endangered Infant, Florida Couple Missing After Secret Birth In Pennsylvania: Police
An endangered infant is missing after a woman allegedly gave birth in secret to avoid authorities, York City Police announced on Friday, Oct. 24. York County Children, Youth, and Families (CYF) received a report alleging that Elizabeth Brown had secretly given birth in York to avoid detection by Florida authorities, according to the release. Investigators believe the approximately 2-month-old male infant has not received any medical care and may be in danger. CYF obtained evidence of the infant’s existence at a residence where Brown and StevieRay Fowler — the alleged father — had stayed, a…
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DNA Matches Human Remains To Missing Penn State Cheerleader, Beauty Queen Kada Scott: DA
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner confirmed on Monday, Oct. 20, that the human remains recovered from a shallow grave behind the abandoned Ada H. Lewis Middle School in East Germantown belong to 23-year-old Kada Scott, a former Penn State cheerleader and Miss Philadelphia Township winner who vanished on Oct. 4. Krasner said suspect Keon King, 21, of Southwest Philadelphia, now faces additional charges of arson, causing catastrophe, conspiracy, and tampering with evidence, along with the kidnapping charge he was arrested on last week. Officials said King has not yet been charged w…
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Search For Missing NYC Boy Leads To Landfill After Mom Denies He Exists
The search for an 11-year-old Brooklyn boy who has been missing for weeks has now stretched more than 300 miles north, where investigators are digging through a landfill. Crews with the New York State Police and NYPD searched the High Acres Landfill in Perinton, southeast of Rochester, on Thursday, Oct. 9, for any trace of 11-year-old Jacob Pritchett, a State Police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Pritchett, who is autistic and nonverbal, has not been seen in several weeks. The investigation began on Thursday, Sept. 25, when child services workers attempted a welfare check at his mot…
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Teen Girl Found Dead In NY Dumpster ID'd After 43 Years; $25K Reward Offered To Catch Killer
A teenage murder victim whose body was discovered in a Long Island dumpster more than four decades ago has finally been identified. The victim, found in a commercial trash container on North Main street in Freeport on Nov. 4, 1982, has been identified as 15-year-old Susan Mann of Hollis, Queens, Nassau County Police said. Mann was reported missing on May 17, 1980. For years she was listed only as “Jane Doe” after her body was recovered outside Cantor Glass Works, police said. Investigators confirmed Mann’s identity using investigative genetic genealogy, a forensic technique that has helped…
Police & Fire
Skeletal Remains Found At Greenwich Construction Site Declared Of 'Historic Nature'
The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says human remains discovered at a Greenwich construction site last week are “of a historic nature.” An excavator unearthed skeletal remains at the construction site in northern Greenwich on Thursday, Sept. 18, according to police. Authorities have not disclosed the exact location. The OCME collected the bones and determined they were “of considerable age," the agency said on Friday, Sept. 26. Though it's unclear how old they are. No additional details were released. After Greenwich police announced the discovery on social media, several…
Lifestyle
d4vd's Tour, Album Halted After Missing Teen Found Dead In Singer's Tesla: Report
Rising music star d4vd's upcoming album release has been postponed and his remaining US tour dates have been canceled after a dismembered teen girl's body was discovered in his car, according to reports. Interscope Records has suspended the Friday, Sept. 19, release of d4vd's album "Withered Deluxe: Marcescence," KTLA 5 News in Los Angeles reported, citing TMZ. The body of Celeste Rivas was found in the front trunk of a 2023 Tesla Model Y registered to the R&B singer on Monday, Sept. 8. The Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas, to d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. Th…
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing CT Man After Canoe Found Overturned In Pond
The search continues for a missing Connecticut man who vanished after going fishing at a pond in Westbrook, as the operation entered its fifth day Tuesday. Police discovered his overturned canoe and parked car nearby, but there has been no sign of him since late Wednesday, July 30. Andrew Corbett, 38, of Westbrook, was last seen that night at a CVS in Groton. His car was later found near the shoreline of Messerschmitt Pond, where authorities located his canoe, overturned in the water. Police began search efforts Friday, shortly after spotting his vehicle near the Westbrook pond. …
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'Cannot Thank You Enough': How Tech Helped NY Widow Get Closure 15 Years After Husband Vanished
After nearly 15 years of unanswered questions, a rapid sonar scan in a busy Long Island harbor brought closure to a grieving widow. Just minutes after launching their boat near the Cedar Beach boat ramp in Mount Sinai on Monday, June 30, volunteer searchers from Exploring With a Mission and Adventures With Purpose spotted a shadow on the seabed. The sonar image showed the unmistakable outline of a Chrysler PT Cruiser — the same vehicle Robert “Bob” Long was driving when he vanished in December 2010, as Daily Voice reported. “It was pretty evident that we had found Robert Long right away,”…
Obituaries
Missing Retired CT Detective Found Dead At Home, Buried Beneath Hoarded Trash: Report
The body of a retired Connecticut detective was found in her home eight months after she was reported missing, buried under mountains of garbage, reports said. Mary A. Notarangelo, 73, was found in her Toll Gate Road house in Glastonbury in February after a biohazard cleaning company was called in to clean up the property. They located her body when crews used an excavator to remove the floor-to-ceiling piles of hoarded trash, CT Insider reported this week. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not determined how she died. Glastonbury police had searched the ho…
Police & Fire
Body Found Near Taylor Swift’s Home ID’d As Missing Mass Man: ‘You Will Be Deeply Missed'
Police in Rhode Island have identified human remains found near Taylor Swift’s mansion in the wealthy beach community of Watch Hill as belonging to a missing man from Massachusetts. Eric Wein, 31, of Mansfield, was reported missing on April 18. His body washed ashore just over a quarter-mile from Swift's Watch Hill estate on May 14, according to the South Kingstown Police Department. Authorities said his car had been found abandoned several days earlier. No foul play is suspected, South Kingstown police said. An update that none of us wanted on my cousin. Heaven gained anoth…
Police & Fire
New Haven Police Address Those Serial Killer Rumors
Police are pushing back against rumors swirling online that a serial killer is behind the death of a 60-year-old New Haven woman whose body was found last month. Investigators said there is currently "no indication of any criminality" connected to her disappearance and death. Denise Leary was first reported missing in late September 2024, and her remains were found just a short distance from her home in March. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled her cause of death "undetermined," and officials said there were "no signs of foul play" discovered during the autopsy. In a detailed st…
Police & Fire
Princeton University Student Found Dead, Officials Confirm
The body of a 23-year-old Princeton University student who had been missing since last weekend was found in a New Jersey lake on Friday, April 25, university officials announced. Lauren Blackburn, a junior who hails from Indiana, was last seen around 6 p.m. on April 19, near Firestone Library, according to a missing persons alert issued by the university. Blackburn was described as 6'2" tall, weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, authorities said. At the time he was last seen, Blackburn was wearing blue jeans with torn knees, a yellow T-shirt, a black, zippered hooded sweatsh…
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Woman Accused Of Killing Her Roommate In Florida Found Living In CT: Police
A Florida woman who is accused of killing her roommate just after Christmas 2022 was arrested this week in Connecticut, authorities said. Gisselle Victoria-Gonzalez, age 42, was busted in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on an extradition warrant out of Orlando, the police blotter said. She is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Runyleidy Medina-Pacheco, also 42, Orlando Police said. She also faces one count of tampering with physical evidence and one count of grand theft. Medina-Pacheco traveled from the Dominican Republic in December 2022 for an extended vacation and…
Obituaries
Hiker Finds Missing Man Dead In His Truck
A 64-year-old Connecticut man who went missing earlier this week was found dead on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Ronald Lavoie left his Hartford County home in East Windsor around 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, but did not return, his family told police. A hiker called police on Wednesday morning to report they found a man dead and slumped over in a truck. Police responded to the area around 12:30 p.m. to find Lavoie in his Chevrolet Silverado. Police do not suspect foul play, but the death remains under investigation. Police did not say exactly where they found Lavoie's body or how …
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