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A woman found dead in the trunk of a car was allegedly lured to the U.S. from South Korea for a religious organization, then tortured, police said. A woman found dead in the trunk of a car earlier this week was allegedly lured to the U.S. from South Korea to join a religious organization, then tortured in the basement of a Georgia home, police said. Six people , including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the woman 's death, Gwinnett County police announced on Thursday. The victim -- who is believed to be in her 20s to mid-30s -- is believed to have moved to the U.S. sometime over the summer to join what the suspects referred to as "Soldiers of Christ," police said. The deceased victim was found in the trunk of a silver car parked in a parking lot in Duluth, Georgia, police said. Gwinnett County Police Department "Apparently the victim was subjected to beatings, malnourishment -- which subsequently resulted in what th...

Ta’Kiya Young’s family wants the police officer who fatally shot the pregnant Black woman to be charged COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio authorities on Friday released bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a “gross misuse of power and authority” against the pregnant Black mother. Sean Walton, an attorney representing Young's family, said the video clearly shows that the Aug. 24 shooting of the 21-year-old woman was unjustified and he called for the officer to be fired and charged immediately. Walton also criticized police for not releasing the video footage for more than a week after the shooting. “Ta’Kiya’s family is heartbroken," Walton said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The video did nothing but confirm their fears that Ta’Kiya was murdered unjustifiably ... and it was just heartbreaking for them to see Ta’Kiya having her life taken away under such ridiculous circumstances.” A spokesman for the p...

Authorities are investigating a possible link between Gilgo Beach accused killer Rex Heuermann and South Carolina woman Julia Ann Bean who was last seen alive in 2017. South Carolina authorities said they are investigating a possible connection between accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and a woman who has been missing since 2017. Julia Ann Bean was last seen alive on May 31, 2017, in Sumter County. Her daughter reported her missing on Nov. 18, 2017, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. A person claiming to be a friend of the woman came forward and presented "third hand" information, the sheriff's office said. MORE: Gilgo Beach murders: Suspect identified as Rex Heuermann, charged in deaths of 3 women The sheriff's office said it shared the new information with the FBI and also that the investigation into Bean's disappearance remains ongoing.  Bean's daughter, Cameron, responded to investigators' requests for an inter...

An 18-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus after she took medication from her mother to end her pregnancy An 18-year- old northeastern Nebraska woman was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus she aborted with her mother's help in a case watched by advocates as a slew of states move to restrict abortion access. Celeste Burgess, of Norfolk, was sentenced in Madison County after pleading guilty earlier this year to concealing or abandoning a dead body. Two other misdemeanor charges of false reporting and concealing the death of another person were dropped, in an agreement with prosecutors. “The Court specifically finds that while probation is appropriate, confinement is necessary because without this confinement, it would depreciate the seriousness of the crime or promote disrespect for the law,” the judge's order read. Burgess and h...

A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband 's death and now stands accused of his fatal poisoning was filed Tuesday, seeking over $13 million in damages for alleged financial wrongdoing before and after his death. The lawsuit was filed against Kouri Richins in state court by Katie Richins, the sister of Kouri Richins' late husband Eric Richins. It accuses the woman of taking money from the husband's bank accounts, diverting money intended to pay his taxes and obtaining a fradulent loan, among other things, before his death in March 2022. Kouri Richins has been charged with murder in her late husband 's death. “Kouri committed the foregoing acts in calculated, systematic fashion and for no reason other than to actualize ...

A white Florida woman has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter in the death of her neighbor, Ajike "AJ" Owens, a Black mother of four. A white Florida woman has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter in the death of her neighbor, Ajike "AJ" Owens, a Black mother of four who was fatally shot on June 2 through the door of the suspect's home when she confronted her in a dispute over where her children were playing, according to prosecutors. Owens' family had called for murder charge s to be filed against the suspect, 58-year-old Susan Lorincz, but Florida State Attorney William "Bill" Gladson said there was insufficient evidence to prove such a charge in court. Instead, Gladson announced Monday his office has formerly charge d Lorincz with one count of felony first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and one count of assault. If convicted, Lorincz faces 30 years in prison, Gladson said. Photo released by attorney Anthony D....

A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village in Alaska before a resident shot and killed the bear during the attack. A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village community in Alaska before a resident was able to shoot and kill the bear during the attack. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Wales, Alaska -- the westernmost point of the American mainland with an estimated population of about 170 people -- when a polar bear reportedly entered the remote community, police said. MORE: 1 of America's oldest polar bears dies after outliving average life expectancy by 10 years “Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents,” according to a statement released by the Alaska Department of Public Safety on Tuesday in the aftermath of the attack. “The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male.” The ...

A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing has pleaded guilty to the unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a bar DELAND, Fla. -- A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing pleaded guilty Tuesday to the long- unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a bar. Michael Townson, 53, was sentenced by a judge to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, state prosecutors said in a news release. Townson admitted striking and fatally choking Linda Lois Little after meeting her at a Daytona Beach nightspot in October 1991. Little's body was never found. Prosecutors said Townson told them he drove north on Interstate 95 and left Little's body near a dumpster in rural Camden County, Georgia. Checks of unidentified bodies in that county turned up no match for Little. Townson was already serving a life prison sentence for beating Sherri Carmanto to death with a steel pipe in 2007 at her home in Titusville, Florida. “This defendant is a ...