Archive for mother

Florida mother hangs herself after killing her two kids

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

It would appear that a 34-year-old woman in Florida has killed her two children and then hung herself from a ceiling fan, committing suicide–this according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The two murders and the suicide took place in the family’s home. After receiving a call for help, deputies responded to a house in ... read more »

34-Year-old man accused of killing his mother for nagging him

Friday, June 29th, 2012

Earnest McGee has been charged with one count of first degree murder for killing his mother, according to authorities. The 34-year-old Chicago man allegedly fatally shot hs 62-year-old mother, Aletha McGee in the basement of her home. Authorities reported that McGee said at the bond hearing that his mother was “driving him crazy” and “always ... read more »

Teens arrested for murder after mom finds body in home

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

Two teenage brothers in Tacoma, Washington were arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder after their mother found a body in the family home in the 800 block of East 52nd street and called police. Friday afternoon, the mother of the two boys — ages 14 and 16 — arrived home to find them standing ... read more »

Girl, 13, allegedly hires two friends to help kill her mother

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Police arrested three Hesperia, California, Ranchero Middle School students after they allegedly attempted to kill the mother of one of the teens. Police responded after a call from the mother after she had been attacked in her bed on Tuesday morning and found her 13-year-old daughter to be missing from the home. According to authorities, ... read more »

Tanicia Goodwin: Slit children’s throats, tried to set them on fire

Monday, March 19th, 2012

A Salem, Mass. mother has been arrested on charges of attempted murder after she allegedly tried to kill her two children by slashing their throats and trying to set them on fire last night. The mother, Tanicia Goodwin, 25,  reportedly sealed up the family’s apartment ventilation system, turned off smoke detectors, removed doorknobs and sealed ... read more »

Police: Step-mother slits 5-year-old’s throat

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

A 5-year-old Magnolia, Texas boy lies in critical condition today after police allege that his step-mother attacked him, causing serious injuries by slitting his throat from ear to ear. The boy, Michael Spurlock, was found shortly after midnight last night after Sheriff’s stopped by his family’s home for a ‘welfare visit’. It is not yet ... read more »

Pennsylvania mother sentenced for ‘Baby Myah’ leukemia scam

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

Police say 23-year-old Arielle Lucinda Poor’s scam began shortly after she gave birth to baby Myah who was born July 8, 2010. Poor deceitfully sought and received money, donors for breast milk and bone marrow, saying the infant suffered from cancer. She claimed she had miscarried a pregnancy and was hoping a sibling could provide bone marrow for Myah. ... read more »

Mothers of Americans imprisoned in Iran start hunger strike

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Two American mothers say they have started a hunger strike for their sons who are accused of espionage in Iran. The strike was said to begin Thursday, with the mothers fearing that their sons are in grave danger. The men, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were charged with espionage after being arrested in 2009 while hiking along the unmarked border ... read more »

Police: Mother commits suicide, 6 yr. old son missing

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Police say a 43 year old Aurora, Illinois mother was found dead in a motel room about 75 miles north of her home, from an apparent suicide. The woman, Amy Fry-Pitzen, was traveling locally with her 6 yr. old son Timothy Pitzen on what turned out to be their last vacation together. Fry-Pitzen reportedly took ... read more »

Mother jailed by Columbian rebels freed

Friday, January 11th, 2008

A woman who was jailed in Columbia by a leftist rebel group, was inpregnated by one of the rebels several years after she was held hostage. Eight months after giving birth, they took her infant away from her and placed the baby in foster care. Now her son is almost 4 years old and the ... read more »

German mother kills her 5 children

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Suspected of having a mental illness (no duh!), a 31 year old mother in Germany is suspected of killing all 5 of her young children, ranging from previously reported infant deaths to the new slayings which included the rest of her children, ages 3 – 9. Since we hear about this so much, I have ... read more »