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  • Mom killed, dismembered, and cooked; Toddler thrown in the trash after horrific death – TCN Sidebar

    In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Matthew Tympanick joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the arrest of Torilena Fields for allegedly killing and dismembering her mother before cooking some of the body parts, Leilani Simon standing trial for the death of her son after the toddler’s body was found in the trash, and the two adult children of Melody Farris testifying against their mother as she faces charges for her husband’s murder. 

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  • Judicial Watch Sues Secret Service Records on Security Breach At Trump Event – Agent Reportedly Left Post to Breastfeed

    (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for details of a U.S. Secret Service agent reportedly breastfeeding her baby while on duty at a Trump rally in North Carolina in August (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:24-cv-02925)).

    Judicial Watch filed the suit after the Secret Service failed to respond to an August 15, 2024, FOIA request for:

    1. All records related to a reported incident on August 15, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina in which a Secret Service agent was found to be breast-feeding her child at a Trump campaign rally site in violation of Secret Service regulations, including but not limited to: All emails and text messages sent to and from members of President Trump’s protective detail concerning the incident, as well as all USSS memoranda, reports, cables, directives and disciplinary records related to the incident.

    2. All emails and text messages regarding the aforementioned incident sent to and from the following USSS officials: Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Chief Operating Officer Cynthia Radway, Asst. Dir. Michael Plati, Asst. Dir. Brian Lambert, Chief Human Capital Officer Denise Walker Hall, Asst. Dir. David Smith, Asst. Dir. Miltom Wilson, Uniformed Division Chief Michael Buck, Chief Counsel Thomas Huse, and Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi.

    The Secret Service denied the request on August 22 and later denied an appeal.

    A few minutes before Donald Trump arrived at the fateful campaign event in Asheville, NC, the agent in charge of security was reportedly doing a sweep of the walking route and found an agent had “abandoned her post … ‘to breastfeed with no permission/warning to the event site agent.’” The report also noted that “a working Secret Service agent on duty is not allowed to bring children to a protective assignment.” The agent at issue also allowed unvetted family members to bypass security.

    “The Biden-Harris Secret Service is covering up yet another dangerous security failure in protecting President Trump,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.

    Judicial Watch has done extensive reporting on the Secret Service.

    Judicial Watch recently sued for Secret Service records about a break-in at a hair salon by Secret Service agents in Pittsfield, MA, during a campaign fundraising visit by Vice President Kamala Harris.

    In September Judicial Watch sued for records regarding potential increased protective services to former President Trump’s security detail prior to the attempt on his life at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

    In August, Judicial Watch received Secret Service records that showed the Secret Service has made it a top priority that “diversity and inclusion is not just ‘talked about’ – but demonstrated by all employees through ‘Every Action, Every Day.’” [Emphasis in original]

    Judicial Watch also uncovered records from the district attorney’s office in Butler County, PA, detailing the extensive preparation of local police for the rally at which former President Trump was shot, including sniper teams, counter assault teams and a quick response force.

    In response to a separate open records request, Judicial Watch obtained bodycam footage of the July 13 assassination events from the Butler Township Police Department.

    Judicial Watch reported that the FBI withheld information on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about its coordination with the U.S. Secret Service regarding the July 13 Butler, PA, rally.

    On July 31, Judicial Watch reported that the United States Secret Service completely denied multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents about the assassination attempt on former President Trump.

    Judicial Watch has more than 25 FOIA and open records currently pending on the shooting of Trump with the Biden administration and local and state officials and agencies in Pennsylvania.

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  • Great-grandfather arrested after boy accidentally fatally shot his 5-year-old brother

    PITT COUNTY, N.C. (TCN) — A 72-year-old man was arrested after his 5-year-old great-grandson was fatally shot by the boy’s 6-year-old sibling.

    On the evening of Oct. 8, Pitt County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a call about a shooting at a home in Greenville. When they arrived, they reportedly found the little boy with a gunshot wound to the head. EMS transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. The sheriff’s office said detectives concluded in their initial investigation that the boy’s sibling shot him accidentally.

    The victim was identified as Karter River Rosenboro.

    Detectives later arrested the boy’s great-grandfather, Rayfield Ruffin, because he owned the gun that was used in the fatal shooting. He was brought into custody for violating a charge of storage of a firearm to protect a minor. He was released after posting $2,000 bond.

    According to his obituary, Rosenboro was a “cool dude” who “had a bright beautiful smile, and he had just started to bloom and show his personality.” He was starting to learn Spanish and loved macaroni and cheese. His obituary says he had a twin sister who was “always his protector.”

    The sheriff’s office said Rosenboro’s death remains under investigation.

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    • Shooting Death – Pitt County Sheriff’s Office
    • Karter Rosenboro Obituary

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  • Woman identified in 1980 cold case death was victim of Florida serial killer

    VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (TCN) — Investigators recently identified a homicide victim found nearly 43 years ago and believe she died at the hands of an infamous serial killer.

    According to an Oct. 17 news release from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 5, 1980, a road crew found a female body off a freeway. Despite investigators’ efforts at the time, the case went cold and the victim became a Jane Doe.

    Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said beginning in 2023, his team submitted samples from the case to genetic genealogy company FHD Forensics and obtained funding through the nonprofit Genealogy for Justice. As a result, investigators identified Jane Doe as Pamela Wittman, who was born in Indiana in 1954. Detectives reportedly contacted family members for information on Wittman’s whereabouts in 1980.

    According to the sheriff’s office, officials collected familial DNA to confirm Wittman’s identity. They reportedly reexamined evidence, obtained new information, and determined serial killer Gerald Stano likely killed Wittman in February 1980.

    Stano confessed to killing several women in the Daytona Beach around the same time Wittman’s remains were found and “claimed responsibility for the homicide.” He was convicted in the murders of multiple women, but Wittman’s death remained unsolved at the time. Chitwood said Stano was executed in Florida state prison in 1998 after receiving eight life sentences and three death sentences.

    Investigators believe Stano killed dozens more women and girls in multiple states, including Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

    The sheriff’s office said a memorial marker has been place where Wittman’s body was found and reads, “She had the voice of an angel.” Wittman’s sister reportedly traveled to Florida and has custody of the victim’s remains.

    In a statement, Chitwood said, “After all these years, finally this family can answer the question of what happened to their loved one. While this isn’t the news any family hopes to hear, I’m grateful for everyone who worked so hard to make sure we found the truth and gave Pamela a proper memorial.”

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    • Genetic Genealogy IDs 1980 ‘Jane Doe’ As Victim Of Serial Killer Gerald Stano – Volusia County Sheriff’s Office

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  • Wash. man accused of fatally stabbing his two younger brothers

    KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. (TCN) — A 23-year-old man was taken into custody following a brief pursuit after he allegedly stabbed his two younger brothers to death and fled the scene.

    According to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, on Oct. 9 at approximately 3 p.m., deputies were called to a home in Poulsbo. When they arrived, they found two victims deceased “by homicidal means.” The Kitsap County Medical Examiner identified the victims as 17-year-old Scotty Bass and 16-year-old Sebastian Bass. During their investigation, detectives gathered information that led them to issue a warrant for Seth South’s arrest. The sheriff’s office said South likely fled to either Pierce County or Thurston County in a black Toyota Tacoma, and he should be considered armed and dangerous.

    That night, Pierce County deputies spotted South’s car and initiated a traffic stop while another deputy threw stop sticks on the ground. Deputies brought him back to a substation to be interviewed by Kitsap County detectives, but as they rearrested him at the end of the interview, South reportedly assaulted them. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said South “injured one of the detectives and caused damage to our interview room in his attempt to escape custody.”

    Pierce County officials charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree escape.

    South returned to Kitsap County and was booked on two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of third-degree assault.

    KCPQ-TV, which cites court documents, reports one of the brothers called 911 to report South, his half-brother, slit his throat. He then stopped talking. Deputies reportedly found one of the victims in the kitchen with a bloody knife near his body and the other in a bedroom in an “unusual position.”

    South allegedly gave conflicting accounts of the incident. He reportedly told a relative that he “killed the boys” and a different person that he killed two people. He reportedly claimed innocence to a third. When he was being interviewed, he reportedly said he stabbed one of the brothers, but the brother he attacked killed the other victim.

    Court records show South is being held without bail and will undergo a competency evaluation.

    According to a GoFundMe set up by the family, Scotty Bass “loved the environment and wanted to be a park ranger.” Sebastian, who went by the nickname “Bass,” was “lively and had a heart full of love.”

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    • Press Release – Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office
    • Deputies Arrest Double Homicide Suspect from Kitsap County – Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
    • Medical examiner identifies the victims of Poulsbo area homicide – Kitsap County Medical Examiner
    • Kitsap County man charged in double homicide, arrested after manhunt – KCPQ

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  • Montana man with 'multiple chop wounds' found dead while camping

    GALLATIN COUNTY, Mont. (TCN) — Law enforcement officials are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in what was initially called in as a suspected bear attack.

    According to a press release, on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10:07 a.m., the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone who said they found a deceased male on Moose Creek Road and it looked like it could have been a bear attack. Several law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene, including the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP). An FWP agent “with expertise in bear attacks responded and did not find any signs of bear activity at the scene.”

    The sheriff’s office identified the victim as 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem. Evidence from the scene and the autopsy led detectives to start investigating Kjersem’s death as a homicide.

    Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer spoke at a news conference Wednesday, Oct. 16, and said Kjersem was last seen on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10, when he left to go camping in Moose Creek. Kjersem was scheduled to camp with a friend over the weekend, but he never made it. The friend looked for him, then found him deceased Saturday, Oct. 12, at around 10 a.m.

    Springer said Kjersem had “lots of equipment with him” for his camping trip and set up the site prior to his friend’s scheduled arrival. Officials do not yet know what time he was killed.

    Capt. Nathan Kamerman said the autopsy determined Kjersem “sustained multiple chop wounds, which led to his death.”

    According to Springer, Kjersem suffered “significant damage to the skull and flesh areas of the body.”

    Investigators are searching for additional information or tips related to Kjersem’s death. So far, there have been no arrests.

    Springer said, “He was brutally killed at his campsite, and we need your help.”

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    • The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide – Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
    • We are seeking the public’s assistance on the homicide of Dustin Kjersem – Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
    • Sheriff Dan Springer provides an update on the investigation into the homicide case near Big Sky – Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office

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  • Teen miraculously survives attack and 30 hours alone in the woods

    “True Crime News” looks at the case of Ashley Reeves, a woman who was choked and left to die in the woods. But she pushed past the odds and survived.

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  • Affair with boss turns deadly after his fiancée, sister get involved

    Ashley Bocanegra struck up a relationship with her neighbor when she moved to Atlanta. The relationship turned deadly when his fiancée and sister learned about the affair. “True Crime News” has exclusive footage from that tragic day.

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  • Trial begins for man accused of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee

    Tech CEO Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in San Francisco in April 2023. The trial is underway for the man accused of attacking him, Nima Momeni, though he claims he stabbed Lee in self-defense. “True Crime News” gets updates from a local reporter on the scene.

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  • Illinois teen accused of fatally strangling his 16-year-old girlfriend is charged as adult

    ASHTON, Ill. (TCN) — A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult after allegedly killing his girlfriend in their shared home and turning himself in to the local police department.

    On the morning of Oct. 15, Rochelle Police contacted the Lee County Sheriff’s Office after David Sosa told them he was involved in the death of someone. Deputies performed a welfare check at Sosa’s apartment, where they found his girlfriend, 16-year-old Jaedyn Hill, deceased. The Peoria County Coroner’s Office determined Hill died of strangulation.

    Upon further investigation, the Lee County State’s Attorney’s Office filed four counts of first-degree murder against Sosa. He faces anywhere between 20 to 60 years in prison if convicted. The sheriff’s office said he appeared in court for a detention hearing and was remanded to the Kane County Juvenile Detention Center.

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    • Press Release – Lee County Sheriff’s Office

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