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  • Man Confessed To Raping and Killing Former Girlfriend’s 12-Year-Old Daughter and Hiding Body Freezer

    Man Confessed To Raping and Killing Former Girlfriend’s 12-Year-Old Daughter and Hiding Body Freezer

    A man from Pennsylvania reportedly confessed to killing and raping his former girlfriend’s daughter, Elaina Smith, who was merely 12 years old. According to the New York Post, prosecutors say 39-year-old Jason Shackelford hid the young girl’s body in a freezer. 

    Shackelford admitted to the fatal attack after officials responded to disruption between him and Smith’s mother at a Lancaster hotel last Friday, says the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. He reportedly informed officials that he assaulted and killed Smith at her home last Wednesday evening while her mother was at work. The mother told officials that she and Shackelford were in the midst of a breakup and she told him to move from their home. 

    When Smith’s mother got home from work the next morning, Shackelford told her that he abducted her daughter and took her to New York where he promised she’ll be safe. The mother told police that her ex then assaulted and raped her as he forced her to go to the Wyndham Lancaster Hotel, a nearby hotel. Reports say he used her daughter’s safety and well-being as an influence. When they got to the hotel, he reportedly raped her once more and let her go outside to smoke a cigarette. While she was outside she requested for hotel staff to contact the police. 

    The man then confessed to murdering the young girl after he was arrested. During a search of the home, they sadly found Smith’s remains in the basement freezer. Autopsy results revealed she pass away from strangulation. 

    Shackelford has been charged with criminal homicide and more charges may be added on as the investigation continues. Reports say Shackelford is a registered sex offender.

    #Clique, let’s keep Elaina’s mother and family in our thoughts and prayers! 

  • Pittsburgh Man Arrested For Shooting Wife And Leaving Her Stranded On Highway

    Pittsburgh Man Arrested For Shooting Wife And Leaving Her Stranded On Highway

    A man in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been located and arrested almost two months after shooting his wife and leaving her on a highway ramp, CBS News reports.

    On November 28th, Kevin Crews and his wife began arguing as she was driving on Interstate 579. The argument turned violent, and Crews reportedly shot her in the leg. After being asked to switch seats, so that Crews could take his injured to receive medical care, he got into the driver’s seat, and left her on the side of an exit ramp.

    Investigators temporarily closed off the ramp to investigate as the suspect’s wounded wife was transported by EMTs to a nearby hospital. Though the healing process will take time, she is expected to fully recover.

    This past Saturday, Pittsburgh police received a tip that led officers to the apartment of Crews’ girlfriend, Chelsey McIntosh. Though the suspect was not there, McIntosh confessed to making arrangements for Crews to safely hideout at. Shortly after, the suspect was found in a neighboring apartment.

    “I commend my detectives and personnel for swiftly acting on the information they developed today leading to the apprehension of this dangerous individual,” Sheriff Kevin Kraus said in a statement. “The actions of this defendant represented a clear threat to the victim and the public.”

    Kevin Crews was arrested without incident and charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and firearms charges. McIntosh has been charged with hindering apprehension.

  • Pittsburgh Man Arrested After Fatally Stabbing Estranged Wife And Sending Photo Of Her Body To Her Friend

    Pittsburgh Man Arrested After Fatally Stabbing Estranged Wife And Sending Photo Of Her Body To Her Friend


    The Pittsburgh man accused of fatally stabbing his wife, sending photos of her body to her friend, and then fleeing the state has been located and arrested.

    On Thursday, January 5th, when calls and texts to Tarae Washington went unanswered, her father looked for her at her Pittsburgh home. Inside the kitchen, he discovered his daughter’s body, People reported. He then dialed 911 and told dispatchers that his daughter “had been stabbed, is beyond help, and it was not self-inflicted.”

    Investigators noted that there traces of blood throughout the house: the bathroom walls and floor, bathtub, toilet, throughout the second floor’s hallway, the stairwell, the living room, the dining room, and the kitchen. Officials believe that a blood-covered carving knife that was found in the second floor’s hallway was used as the murder weapon.

    According to CBS News, Washington was in the process of divorcing her longtime husband, William Fitzgerald. She had filed for the divorce on November 1st, which was set to be finalized in February. Though her would-be former spouse wanted to reconcile the marriage, the police report states that Washington “was not interested.”

    Photos of Washington with another man were taken from her phone and sent to two people. The first recipient of the photos with a message reading, “This is why she wasn’t answering her phone in Baltimore.” The second person to receive the messages accused Fitzgerald of killing Washington. “Fitzgerald replies to the (witness’) accusations three times within the text message string,” police documents report. “Fitzgerald does not make any attempt to assert his innocence in the replies.” A third person later received a photo of Washington’s body after she was fatally stabbed. “This what y’all got her,” Fitzgerald texted.

    Four days later, on the following Monday, Fitzgerald was located in Morgantown, West Virginia, about 75 miles away from where the incident occurred. He was arrested and will remain in West Virginia pending an extradition hearing. Washington leaves behind two adult children, who have created a GoFundMe page in order to receive help for funeral expenses.

    “She gave so much of herself to us, to her grandkids, to all of her family and friends,” the fundraiser reads. “Her spirit shined like the morning sun, warming those who saw her and spreading joy and hope. It hurts to even write that she’s gone.”

  • Parents Who Don’t Believe In Modern Medicine Allegedly Used Herbs and Oils To Care For Dying Newborn Instead Of Calling 911

    Parents Who Don’t Believe In Modern Medicine Allegedly Used Herbs and Oils To Care For Dying Newborn Instead Of Calling 911

    A couple from Pennsylvania, Drew and Amy Hoenigke, have been apprehended and charged after the pair waited three days to alert officials about their newborn son’s death, according to PEOPLE.

    The newborn, who was birthed at the home, lived for just a few days as officials claim the parent’s utilized herbs and teas as opposed to

    “modern medicine”

    in an attempt to take care of the baby boy. According to the attorney general,

    “Shortly after the birth, the baby showed signs of severe distress. Messages from the defendants described the baby as struggling to breathe and ‘turning blue.’”

    “In a failed attempt to aid the child, Amy Hoenigke and Meckes utilized a peppermint oil infuser and attempted to create a makeshift breathing tube from a water bottle. Without proper medical care, the baby died approximately two days after birth,”

    the attorney general went on to write. 

    “Experts believe that the caretakers should have immediately sought medical care when the child began showing signs of distress and difficulty breathing,”

    the attorney general continued.

    “The inaction of the defendants resulted in needless suffering, and made it impossible for the baby to survive,”

    the attorney general added. 

    Police said the couple moved to a

    “rural”

    region in an attempt to live a holistic lifestyle. 34-year-old Amy Hoenigke informed officials that she and Drew

    “do not live a conventional lifestyle and choose not to pay attention to things like timeframes or even keep track of the days.” 

    Authorities discovered the infant boy’s

    “decomposing”

    body on Jan. 20 and next to his body officials discovered a box that contained

    “remnants of burned herbs.”

    The 31-year-old father told The Daily Beast that they didn’t alert authorities due to their skepticism of

    “modern medicine.”

    They were also concerned about their 2-year-old daughter who was unvaccinated. The father added that their daughter was birthed at home and lacked a birth certificate. 

    The couple has been charged with a slew of charges including, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The couple has since been released on a $150,000 bond and is currently awaiting their pre-trail in January.  

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Pennsylvania Woman Arrested After Her Children Her Alibi About Their Sibling’s Death: “Stop Lying, Mommy!”

    Pennsylvania Woman Arrested After Her Children Her Alibi About Their Sibling’s Death: “Stop Lying, Mommy!”


    On August 29th, 2021, Lancaster, Pennsylvania woman Autumn Lynn Vossler reported her 5-year-old son, Harmon, missing. Many hours later, police discovered the boy’s body in the Susquehanna River. It was initially filed as an accidental death.

    According to Lancaster Online, the mom of four told police that she had been walking along the river with her children when they began running ahead of her. Vossler alleges that she realized that one of them was missing when she finally caught up to them, and saw Harmon being “carried away by a stream and into the river.” During her explanation about her whereabouts when the incident occurred, police camera footage shows one of Vossler’s children saying, “Stop lying, Mommy! We never saw you- we snuck out of the house!”

    After reviewing the case and investigating it further, the Susquehanna Regional Police Department arrested Vossler December 29th. She’s reportedly been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of felony endangering the welfare of children. Court records report that the 29-year-old is currently being held at Lancaster County Prison on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to reappear in court on January 18th.

  • Woman Arrested For Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Ex’s Wife And Daughter

    Woman Arrested For Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Ex’s Wife And Daughter


    Early in December, authorities caught wind of a woman’s plan to hire someone to carry out a murder. They then sent an undercover police officer to meet 56-year-old Marilyn Zhou.

    On December 18th, while meeting up with the cop in Trenton, New Jersey, Zhou thoroughly explained her expectations, which resulted in the death of her ex-husband’s new wife. The suspect told the fake hitman that the would-be victim has a 13-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, and that if the teenager was present at the time of the murder, then she should also be killed. According to New York Post, Zhou provided the officer with a pair of rubber gloves, a towel, two photographs of the woman she wanted dead, and $21,000. She then told him that she would give him an additional $20,000 after the killing had taken place.

    Later that day, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Investigations Unit made the arrest. Inside Zhou’s home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, investigators found items she had recommended using for the murder, along with $18,000 in cash. The 56-year-old has now been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of money laundering.