Melissa Moore had an idyllic upbringing and loved spending time with her father, Keith Jesperson. Years later, she found out her dad was none other than the man known as the “Happy Face Killer.” Now, there’s a new show on Paramount+ about their relationship.
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Nancy Probst’s husband returned home from work and found the new mother shot in the back of the head. Investigators suspected him from the start, but prosecutors dropped the charges against him due to lack of evidence. Nancy’s murder remains unsolved, and her family’s questions are still unanswered all these years later.
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EASLEY, S.C. (TCN) — A woman was arrested this week for allegedly fatally stabbing her newborn not long after giving birth in her apartment.
According to Easley Police Chief Brandon Liner, on Friday, March 7, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Pickens County Emergency Medical Services requested assistance for an incident at an apartment on Nations Way. Officers reportedly attempted to help EMS revive a newborn with serious injuries, but it was “to no avail.” Medics pronounced the child deceased at the scene.
Detectives determined it was “very evident” that An Ngo gave birth inside the apartment. Liner said it also became “very apparent that Ms. Ngo is the one who tragically murdered this child.”
Investigators obtained search warrants and later an arrest warrant to take Ngo into custody for homicide by child abuse. If convicted, she faces 20 years to life in prison.
The arrest report cited by WHNS-TV alleges Ngo “repeatedly stabbed him with a long metal letter opener.”
Liner said a news conference, “I’ve been doing this for 2 1/2 decades and I’ve never seen anything this gruesome. I’ve never seen anything this bad.”
He continued, “We will speak for this baby because he cannot speak for himself. We will make sure this baby will receive justice.”
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (TCN) — A 4-year-old boy reportedly called 911 because his mother allegedly ate his ice cream.
According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, on March 4, a child called dispatch and said his “mom was being bad and needed to go to jail.” In the call posted by TMJ-TV, the child is heard saying, “My mommy is being bad” and “Come and get my mommy.”
The mother reportedly took the phone from her son and explained the situation, telling police they didn’t need to respond.
When officers arrived, the boy told them his mother “ate his ice cream” and should be arrested. However, the child later said he no longer wanted his mother to go to jail, and he “just wanted some ice cream.”
Police returned to the house on March 5 and surprised the boy with some ice cream “after he decided he didn’t want mom in trouble anymore.”
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (TCN) — A 40-year-old man is in custody and a 50-year-old woman remains on the run after allegedly stabbing a man in the head this week.
On March 12 at 2:31 p.m., an Asheville Police Department officer on patrol on the 100 block of Patton Avenue reportedly found a man with a “knife protruding from his head.” Officers rendered aid until EMS arrived, and he was transported to a nearby hospital. Asheville Police said the suspects had already fled the area by the time the officer located him.
In an update, Asheville Police announced they identified Deon Muckelvene and Sheri Sutton as the suspects in the attack. Police arrested Muckelvene in the early morning of March 15 on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The second suspect, Sutton, is wanted on the same charge.
Asheville Police said the victim is alive but in critical condition.
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OXNARD, Calif. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
On the evening of Feb. 23, the Oxnard Police Department responded to Wilson Avenue, where they found Eugenio Lopez Ramirez with stab wounds to his torso. Officers and Emergency Medical Services personnel attempted lifesaving measures before Ramirez was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Following a weekslong investigation, detectives identified Gonzalo Garcia Rodriguez as the primary suspect in the stabbing. According to the Ventura County Star, investigators believe Rodriguez allegedly killed Ramirez at another location, but the victim collapsed near Wilson Avenue and First Street.
Police arrested Rodriguez on March 11, at which time he was already in custody on separate charges. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced two days later that they charged him with first-degree murder and special allegations and aggravating circumstances, including use of a deadly weapon, causing great bodily injury, and that the victim was vulnerable. Rodriguez remains held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on April 21.
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By Ukeh Omang
The Nigerian Climate Adaptation – Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP-EIB) has stated its readiness to fix all threatening gully erosion sites in Cross River state.
The national project coordinator Engr. Anda Ayuba Yalaks made the pledge during his 3 day visit to the state to evaluate the state’s effective readiness towards disbursement and project implementation take off.
Speaking during the visit, the National Project Coordinator (NPC) Engr. Ayuba Yalaks said the visit to Cross River is a Scoping Mission which is aimed at accessing the state’s readiness to participate in the NEWMAP-EIB project.
Ayuba explained that the project is committed to collaboration with stakeholders in its bid towards ensuring a successful project implementation and completion in the State.
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On his part, the state commissioner for environment Hon. Moses Osogi pledged the state’s readiness to offer full support to NEWMAP-EIB in combating Gully Erosion in the State.
Speaking during a visit to his office, Osogi lamented that gully erosion has become life threatening to some areas in the state where houses and other properties have been swept away.
“Interventions undertaken by NEWMAP phase 1 had helped in reclaiming some of this areas as well as preventing disasters in some life threatening sites.
“We have always partnered with NEWMAP since it’s creation in 2010 and we are ready to do even more to ensure we reduce the hazard to the barest minimum,” the commissioner said.
The state project coordinator (SPC) of NEWMAP-EIB Prof. Emmanuel Eyo while on site inspection with the national coordinator highlighted some key sites that needed immediate interventions especially with the rains coming.
At the Ikot Effangha Gully site behind NTA Calabar, the SPC lamented that the gully has been life threatening for years leading to the collapse of about 3 houses.
Also speaking, Mrs Agnes, one of the residents of Ikot Uduak expressed joy as NEWMAP returns, “I am really happy the project is about to begin again as the work done so far in the community is beginning to get threatened again.”
The NEWMAP-EIB team led by the NPC Engr. Ayuba Yalaks and the State Project Coordinator Prof. Emmanuel Eyo concluded the working visit to the state by carrying out on the spot assessment of some gully erosion sites which include Mechanic village, Edim Otop, Ikot Effangha Mkpa, Ikot Uduak, NTA, Goodluck Jonathan Bypass in Calabar as well as Itate in Yala LGA and Agiga in Ogoja local government area.
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji
A traditional ruler and clan head of Iyamoyong community, Obubra local government area of Cross River State, His Highness, Chief Ibara Irom, (Oyamakwa Oyira) has debunked claims making the rounds that he was assaulted by the Obubra local government council chairman, Kingsley Ibon Arikpo some days ago.
The monarch refuted the allegation in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Elvert Ayambem, dated February 27, 2025.
In the same vein a letter from Traditional Rulers Council, Iyamoyong Obubra local government area in Cross River State sighted by our Correspondent yesterday denied that the council chairman did not dish the chairman with a slap.
The traditional rulers’ council letter to the speaker reads, “The attention of Iyamoyong council of chiefs, youths women and village council has been drawn to malicious petition lying before your esteem self everything in that petition is a bundle of lies fabricated by some disgruntled sponsored politicians,” the letter maintained.
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“We dissociate ourselves completely from this fabrication.
“Mr. Speaker, please consider this our disclaimer in the strongest term and advise detractors to respect our rights,” the letter stated.
The letter signed by HH chief Ibara Irom Etaba, Oyamakwa Oyira, HH chief Festus A Okimba, (Okri) and four others who include Mr. Antony Etaba Irom, chairman town council, Mrs Anthonia Edim Women Leader, Mr. Daniel Ogar Okpa youth leader and Mr. Benjamin Eyam Secretary to the town council condemned the allegation in strong terms published in some news platforms perhaps to tarnish the reputation of the council chairman
“As we speak, our lawyers have been given instructions, to deal with this fabrication,” the letter threatened.
Recall that during the week, some pages of newspapers were washed with report of the council chairman Kingsley Arikpo slapping the clan head of Iyamoyong community, Ibara Irom, when the council chairman attempted to halt an infraction between the traditional rulers son, Wisdom Ibara and chairman’s entourage.
In a swift reaction to the allegations, the council chairman Kingsley Arikpo denied the allegations claiming he was a gentleman who had proper home training and cannot dare slap and elderly person talkless of having the guys to assault a traditional ruler.
“No it’s not me. Slap the traditional ruler to gain what?”, chairman asked.
One of the community youths Mr. Ovat (surname withheld) told our correspondent that he was among the community youths who had altercation with the council chairman, stressing that reason why they said the council chairman slapped the chief.
He blamed supporters of the council chairman for refusing to let Wisdom go after Wisdom escaped from their hands to seek refuge at the traditional rulers’ place, only for the chairman’s boys to demand that Wisdom be released to them.
He said that that singular act was against the tradition of the land. stressing that in Africa if any man pursues an individual and the individual runs in the kings palace and the person chasing him struggles to take the individual away from the king automatically the fellow had beaten the king, adding that it’s the reason they alleged that the chairman had slapped the clan head.
A National Youth Service Corps member, Rofiat Lawal, who was abducted along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday, has been released after her family raised N1.1 million to secure her freedom.
Lawal was traveling from Benin, Edo State, to Ibadan, Oyo State, to resume her primary assignment when she was kidnapped. Initially, the kidnappers demanded an exorbitant ransom of N20 million. However, after a series of negotiations, the demand was reduced to N5 million. Despite the steep figures, the family managed to cobble together N1.1 million through a collective fundraising effort.
According to a close friend, Agbakwara—who also shared a video of Lawal on Facebook—the kidnappers had issued a stern warning, insisting that failure to meet their demands would result in her permanent disappearance. “In the early hours of Friday, the kidnappers pressured us, warning that if we failed to meet their demands, we should not expect her return,” Agbakwara recounted.
“In desperation, I reached out to everyone I could, including her colleagues, the Muslim association, her friends from her hometown, and even my own fans. Through our collective efforts and the generosity of many, we were able to raise N1.1 million.”
The ransom was transferred at approximately 4:20 pm on Friday to an account provided by the kidnappers. The payment was facilitated by an intermediary, Isaac Ayo, who claimed that his own sister had been kidnapped and assured the group that he would deliver the ransom along with his own.
After hours of anxious waiting, a long-awaited call arrived around 10 pm on Friday confirming Lawal’s release. She was taken to a hospital immediately following the payment, and by Saturday morning, she was on her way home and reunited with her family. Agbakwara expressed immense gratitude to everyone who contributed to the effort, emphasizing that the unified response was instrumental in securing her freedom.
The incident raises serious concerns about the safety of individuals travelling along critical routes and highlights the vulnerability of NYSC members during their service assignments. Authorities are reportedly investigating the kidnapping, and further details are awaited as the investigation unfolds.
PROVO, Utah (TCN) — Police recently arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of killing his former girlfriend whose remains were found in a shed.
The Springville Police Department first posted a bulletin on Jan. 29, announcing that Lesa Hyde was last seen in late December. According to charging documents reviewed by KSL-TV, a man claiming to be Arthuro Carrion called 911 and said someone had killed his former girlfriend, Hyde, and her “body was hidden in a shed behind an apartment where Carrion was known to stay.”
Provo Police responded to the home on Feb. 23 to perform a welfare check and discovered a body in a detached shed. There were two metal sheds on the property, which Carrion claimed were owned by someone else and that he didn’t have access to a key, KSL reports. However, Carrion’s mother arrived and reportedly instructed her son to give police the keys.
When asked if they would find something in the shed, Carrion allegedly told police, “A dead body.” Authorities subsequently handcuffed him and opened the shed doors.
Charging documents say officers “went further into the shed, noticed the smell of decomposition, and saw a black nylon bag that looked like it had something large in it.” When they unzipped the bag, authorities allegedly discovered a human forearm. Investigators obtained a search warrant and went back in again and found the body of a woman.
According to charging documents, the woman’s body “had her hands bound behind her back with black wire,” and she had a black plastic bag over head, which was pulled with a thick strap around her neck. Although Provo Police did not say who the victim was, KSL reports that the medical examiner identified her as Hyde.
Hyde reportedly sustained bruising on her thighs, shoulders, arms, and chest, and her sternum was broken. Several teeth were also broken.
Police announced that Carrion was booked into the Utah County Jail on a charge of murder. Further charges are pending.
Hyde leaves behind two children, according to KSL.
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