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Missing Girl Left Home With 'Person of Interest'
Body of Missing Texas Girl
Found in River
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Feb 20, 2024 4:22 PM CST

Body of Missing Texas Girl Found in River

Audrii Cunningham, 11, had been missing since last week

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. Authorities delivered a tragic update Tuesday on the search for 11-year-old Texas girl Audrii Cunningham , who had been missing since she didn't show up for school on Thursday. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons said Audrii's body was found in the...

Texas Cops Have a Big Clue in Killing of Pregnant Teen

San Antonio police release video showing 2 persons of interest after double murder

(Newser) - On Thursday, the medical examiner in Texas' Bexar County officially identified two bodies found in a car Tuesday in San Antonio as those of pregnant 18-year-old Savanah Soto and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Matthew Guerra. KSAT notes that the cause of death for both was listed as a gunshot wound to...

Former Friend Sought in Florida Woman's 1995 Murder
Cops Seek Former Friend in
Woman's 1995 Cold Case
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Sep 26, 2023 10:25 AM CDT

Cops Seek Former Friend in Woman's 1995 Cold Case

'Finding Carlos is of critical importance' to solving Maria Telles-Gonzalez's killing, authorities say

(Newser) - A woman's body was found in a drainage ditch off Interstate 95 in Yemassee, South Carolina, on May 24, 1995. She was wearing only underwear and had no possessions. Apart from a couple of scars, there were no identifiers. As a result, it took authorities more than 27 years...

Blood, Hair Yield Leads in AC/DC Manager's 1993 Murder

Inquiry identifies person of interest, long since dead

(Newser) - Australian authorities say they've identified a person of interest in the murder of AC/DC manager Crispin Dye some three decades after the fact. Dye, 41, a musician in his own right, was celebrating the release of his first solo album under the name "Cris Kemp" in a suburb...

Cops Eye Freed Career Criminal as Suspect in Serial Killings

Jesse Lee Calhoun is person of interest in deaths of 4 women near Portland, Oregon: reports

(Newser) - Days after police arrested a suspected serial killer linked to the deaths of four women in New York, authorities have identified a person of interest in the deaths of four women on the other side of the country. Kristin Smith, 22; Charity Perry, 24; Bridget Webster, 31; and Ashley Real,...

Man Accused of Entering Missing Teen's Home Is Found Dead
Missing
Student's
Remains
Found
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Oct 2, 2021 3:40 PM CDT

Missing Student's Remains Found

Miya Marcano, 19, had disappeared a week ago in Florida

(Newser) - Update: The body of a college student who had been missing for a week has been found in Florida, authorities said Saturday. Authorities discovered Miya Marcano's remains at an apartment building, the AP reports. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the cause of death is not yet known. Cellphone...

How Did a Red Scarf From Sweden End Up at Capitol Riot?

Person of interest wore one of 934 scarves mailed from Skellefteå in 2017

(Newser) - Swedes are hoping to identify a person of interest in the Capitol riot, seen wearing a scarf specific to the city of Skellefteå. A resident of the city of 72,000 first noticed the red scarf amid debris on the floor of the Capitol. Further digging by Sweden's Dagens ...

Cops Have Person of Interest in Evelyn Boswell's Death

But they didn't say much more

(Newser) - Authorities have a person of interest in the death of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, whose body was found in Tennessee in March. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office declined to identify the person of interest, who is under investigation, per WJHL . Evelyn's mother, 18-year-old Megan Boswell, remains in jail following...

Suspect Held After 'Racially Motivated' Louisiana Murders

2 black men were shot dead in separate incidents

(Newser) - Police in Louisiana suspect that a man taken into custody Saturday is the attacker who killed two black men in apparently random, possibly racially motivated murders. Police say Kenneth Gleason, 23, has been charged only with drug offenses for now because they don't have enough evidence for a murder...

'Person of Interest' Named in Search for 4 Missing Men

Prosecutors wanted DiNardo arrested weeks ago

(Newser) - As the search for four missing young men continues in Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old man arrested on a weapons charge Monday has been confirmed as a "person of interest" in the case. Bucks County DA Matthew Weintraub says investigators are still trying to figure out the relationship between Cosmo DiNardo...

New Name Surfaces in FBI's Russia Probe

The 'Guardian' says UK politician Nigel Farage is a 'person of interest'

(Newser) - The Guardian is floating the name of UK politician Nigel Farage as a figure in the FBI's Russia investigation. The newspaper reports that Farage—who was a big backer of Brexit, as well as a supporter of then-candidate Donald Trump—is a "person of interest" in the agency'...

Police Seek Man Reportedly Seen With UVa Student

They release a description of the man

(Newser) - A man shown in two separate videos tailing missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham was interviewed by Charlottesville police on Wednesday and told officers he saw another male approach Graham, put his arm around her, and walk away with her, the Daily Progress reports. The witness said Graham "...

Susan Powell Father-in-Law Now a 'Person of Interest'

Steven Powell May Know Something About Her Disappearance: Police

(Newser) - Police in Utah trying to find the body of Susan Powell after more than two years have labeled her father-in-law a person of interest in the case, reports Utah's KSL.com . Police are specifying that Steven Powell isn't a suspect in her disappearance but that he may have...

Soldier Arrested as 'Person of Interest'
 Soldier Arrested as 
 'Person of Interest' 
FORT HOOD SHOOTING
Nov 5, 2009 6:50 PM CST

Soldier Arrested as 'Person of Interest'

Two others detained earlier have been released

(Newser) - A soldier has been arrested as a “person of interest” in today’s shooting at Fort Hood, while the Army released two others initially detained in the incident, which left 12 dead and 31 injured. The soldier is being questioned, but authorities would give no further details, BNO News...

Sweat-Lodge Deaths Seen as Homicide

Self-help expert James Arthur Ray now 'person of interest' in investigation

(Newser) - Authorities are now treating as homicide the two deaths during a sweat-lodge ritual in Arizona last week, with the self-help guru who was in charge of the proceedings being called a “person of interest.” Investigators have found “indications” the deaths weren’t accidental, but wouldn’t explain....

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