Author: Maria Monroe

A notorious British pedophile suspected of abusing as many as 200 children was killed by a prison inmate in a gruesome rape and attack designed to make him “feel what those children felt,” prosecutors say. Richard Huckle—who was serving 22 life sentences for abusing impoverished children around the world while posing as a traveling teacher and photographer—died in October 2019 during a carefully planned attack that prosecutor Alistair MacDonald argued was “designed to humiliate and degrade him,” the BBC reports. The attack was allegedly carried out by fellow inmate Paul Fitzgerald, who is currently on trial for the grisly murder. While he…

Authorities shuttered schools in Roanoke, Virginia on Thursday morning after reports that a 22-year-old ex-Marine and murder suspect, who is the subject of a nationwide manhunt, had dumped an R.V. — which may have contained explosives — on a road in the city’s west end. Michael Alexander Brown, who is accused of fatally shooting his mother’s boyfriend, Rodney Brown, on Nov. 9, has eluded authorities for several days in the nationwide manhunt. Brown, a military veteran who’s “familiar with weapons” and known to “live in the woods,” police said, has so far ditched three vehicles — a 1976 white Cadillac,…

The skeletal remains of a missing soldier, who vanished nearly a year ago, were discovered in a field on Friday near Fort Hood, army officials said. The remains were positively identified as belonging to Gregory Morales, a soldier who was stationed at the U.S. Army base. The discovery was made exactly 10 months after Morales disappeared. Dental records were used to identify him. Authorities suspect that the 24-year-old was murdered. “Foul play is suspected at this point in the investigation,” a U.S. Army press release stated. “Army Special Agents are working closely with the Killeen Police Department and are offering a…

The family of a National Guard soldier who died by suicide was gang-raped by a group of soldiers and sexually assaulted by her supervisor shortly before her death, her family claimed. Morgan Robinson, who allegedly endured a series of sexual assaults at the hands of military officials and fellow soldiers during her tenure in the Army, died by suicide in 2018. Her family has since accused the military of doing “nothing” to discipline her suspected rapists. “To think that that’s what took her life — that’s what broke her,” Debbie Robinson, the mother of Morgan Robinson, told CBS News. “They wanted her body.…

While many brides store away their wedding gowns after the big day, a group of women in Ireland are putting old dresses to good use. The 12 Irish seamstresses behind Shannon Angel Sisters transform the fabric into tiny burial gowns for stillborn babies and clothing for premature infants. “This may be the only outfit this baby will ever wear so we want it to be something the mom is proud of,” co-founder Alice Myers told InsideEdition.com. Myers was inspired to start the group after the loss of her 7-year-old son, Jack, in 1998. “I still remember going to shop for funeral clothes for…

Sad and devastated was how Alexis and Gabe felt during their 4-year struggle to start the family they had longed for since becoming married. They were not only willing to try any means necessary, including adoption, they were exhausting the ways. Alexis received multiple rounds of fertility treatments. They also tried in-vitro fertilization. Gabe, wanting to do all he could, visited a urologist, and Alexis even changed her diet. The couple was willing to try anything and everything that it might take to fulfill their dream of becoming parents, but moments of joy and expectation were followed by huge disappoints. Emotionally…

Donnie Wahlberg is no exception. The New Kids on the Block band member and Blue Bloods star was recently in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his band when he dropped in on the local Waffle House for some late night grub. Wahlberg has been a long-time fan of the restaurant. He’s dropped in on Waffle Houses all over the country and posted about his time there. He always gets to know the servers taking care of him at the breakfast joint and makes sure to thank them on social media. This time, though, he would do a little more than just post about…

As a parent, you want what’s best for your children. As they reach their teenage years, they will inevitably start staying out late, doing god knows what. That’s when you get worried as a parent, something we all handle in different ways.The most important thing is that your children are happy and healthy, but at the same time, you’d like to know what they’re up to when they’re away. Life isn’t just about feeling good – they should still take care of their responsibilities, such as doing schoolwork. The father in this funny story was looking for his 16-year-old daughter,…

In Cokato, Minnesota, Valerie Watts had prepared for the birth of her baby boy, Noah. She had purchased toys, a crib, and baby toys, but when she was just a few days away from her due date, the doctors told her she was carrying a stillborn. How devastating! Eventually, Valerie decided to sell the baby crib and all the baby items she had purchased at a garage sale. An elderly man named Gerald took the baby crib because as it turns out he restores furniture and thought he could use the crib. He could tell Valerie wasn’t too keen on…

National Geographic Channel coproduced the documentary Sleepless in America, according which 40% of Americans are sleep deprived. Adolescents are among the most sleep deprived. Many of the people in the United States sleep less than five hours. There are a lot of consequences for the people that don’t sleep well as well as for those around them, and some of the consequences are even life-threatening.According to many experts, sleep deprivation may have played a role in the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Staten Island ferry crash, and the Three-Mile Island nuclear meltdown, as  the film states. Moreover, countless people have…

Marc and Beth Hadden already had two sons they loved very much, but they always felt like their family wasn’t quite complete. They tried desperately to conceive again, but doctors told them they would be unable to have another child of their own. It’s in heartbreaking moments like these, though, that God sometimes works in his mysterious ways. When they found out Beth wouldn’t be able to have another child, the Haddens started to consider adoption. They decided they would leave things in God’s hands for their future. “We said if it’s meant to be, it will be,” Beth said. One…

Morgan Hill, now a 20 year-old young adult, owes her life to a complete stranger. When Morgan was an infant, her biological mother had thrown her into a dumpster, basically waiting for her to die. But when Morgan screamed and cried, her voice couldn’t go unnoticed. A man saved her life. Morgan went through the adoption process, and her adoptive parents had never given her the background story until after her graduation. That is when Morgan decided that she absolutely needed to meet the man that saved her life. Her adoptive mother had saved newspaper clippings and articles from when…

Wei, from Xianyang City, China, stepped outside her office one morning and noticed a plastic bin filled with what she thought was trash. She was about to move on when she heard a whimper. When Wei looked inside the bin, she found a tiny baby wrapped in a blanket. Next to the baby were half a bag of milk powder and 100 yuan. A crowd quickly gathered around the tiny, crying newborn. Some tried to shield her from the sun while others went to fetch some water for her, but the baby kept crying. Suddenly a young woman stepped out from the crowd and took…

When we say that we can see something “as the nose on Figure” is perhaps for good reason, after all! Indeed, the face – especially the shape of the nose – can say a lot about our personality … and about secrets that lies deep within us. First of all you should know that there are 8 major types of different noses, each with its own characteristics. So which of these corresponds to your nose? Compare from above picture and look what your nose can reveal about your personality! 1. The Concave Nose Often considered the perfect nose. The concave nose is…

What would make a man do such a thing? Well, Ruiz was babysitting two children so his girlfriend Terra and a friend of hers named Andrea could go shopping. Both of the children were Andrea’s. At some point during his adventure in babysitting, Ruiz felt that the women were taking advantage of him – so, he committed murder. He took out his frustration on an innocent baby. According to reports, Ruiz (weighing in at a whopping 230 pounds) took his foot and pushed down on Scarlett’s chest – and he pushed down with all his weight. Then Ruiz stood up…

One day, a police officer in Poteau, Oklahoma named Jody Thompson, came across a call reporting a case of child abuse. He arrived at the location to find a 8-year-old boy bound by rope, submerged in a garbage can and imprisoned in the bathroom. The boy’s parents were taken into custody while the boy was rushed to the hospital. Determined to give the boy a better life, Jody consulted his wife – and both have decided to adopt him! The boy is now re-named ‘John’, and lives happily with the couple, as their new son! What a tale of kindness! Check…

We can easily say that it’s been a busy year for America’s biggest big-box retailer – Walmart. I’m from California and I enjoy shopping at Walmart.  According to the latest statistics, Walmart reported a spike in overall sales of 10 percent, while its online sales—largely driven by COVID-19-related lockdown measures—rose a staggering 74 percent. Walmart is one of the few retailers positioned to successfully navigate a global pandemic, reporting a surge in quarterly sales as consumers turned to its giant stores to stock up on food and household goods. Ladies and gentlemen, Walmart has sold a lot of household goods—including face…

At some point developers need to realize that not every object needs a camera, microphone, and sensors attached. It’s one thing to put those on devices that you’re enjoying, but Walmart’s newest submission for a patent really takes the cake. Walmart has applied for a patent for a smart shopping cart. It will be designed to give the store feedback on not just your spending habits, but also your heart rate and when you slow down to take a longer look at something, even if you don’t go on to buy it. It would then go on to use that data…

A small detail undermines an account by a Mexican journalist that hints at previously unknown connections between Lee Harvey Oswald and communist Cuba. Most conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have been disproven. Kennedy was not killed by a gas-powered device triggered by aliens or by actor Woody Harrelson’s dad. But speculation about Kennedy’s Nov. 22, 1963 murder in Dallas continues, fueled by unreleased classified documents, bizarre ballistics and the claim of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald—who was later killed on live TV while in police custody—that he was “just a patsy.” Several JFK assassination experts, like the former New York Times investigative…

A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed a man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time the man’s smile turned into a grin, so she moves again. The man seemed more amused. When she moved for the fourth time, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver and he had the man ar-rested. The case came up in court. The judge asked the man, (about 20 years old), what he had to say for himself. The man replied, “Well your Honor, it was like this: When…