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Teen's Beau Admits Murder of Mom Found in Suitcase

Daughter says she helped stuff mom's body, police say

(Newser) - Police say suspect Tommy Schaefer has admitted to murdering his girlfriend's mom, a month after her body was found stuffed in a bloody suitcase in Bali. Schaefer, who was arrested along with the victim's daughter, Heather Mack, confessed to killing Sheila von Wiese-Mack, 62, because "he was...

'Altruistic Filicide' Case Begins Tomorrow

Millionaire mother says she killed son, 8, to save him from abuse

(Newser) - A sad and bizarre murder trial gets underway tomorrow in Manhattan, involving a mother who admits killing her autistic 8-year-old son but who says she did so to protect him from abuse, reports the New York Law Journal . But that doesn't scratch the surface of the case involving Gigi...

Sotloff Family Rep Challenges ISIS Leader to Debate

Says slain journalist wasn't a 'war junkie' or a hero, just a 'mere man'

(Newser) - The family of Steven Sotloff has broken its silence in the wake of the journalist's execution with a message equal parts tribute and defiance. Sotloff was neither a "war junkie" nor a "hero," says family spokesman Barak Barfi. "He was a mere man who tried...

Young Couple Arrested After Mother Found in Suitcase

Heather Mack suspected in mother's death

(Newser) - It's no secret that Heather Mack, the 19-year-old daughter of the late jazz composer James Mack, didn't get along with her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack. And now that her mother's body has been found in a bloodied suitcase in Bali, Mack has been arrested along with her...

Mother Arrested After 3 Young Daughters Murdered

Victims in Southern California were 2 months to 3 years

(Newser) - Police in Southern California say a mother killed her three daughters—ages 2 months to 3 years—inside the family home, reports the Los Angeles Times . Carol Coronado, 30, allegedly stabbed the girls as her husband worked outside on his car and then tried to kill herself, reports the Daily ...

Sheriff: Angry Mom Throttles Alleged Bully

Delia Garcia-Bratcher is charged with injuring a child

(Newser) - A California mom went vigilante on Friday by grabbing and shoving an alleged 12-year-old bully on school grounds, authorities say. Delia Garcia-Bratcher, 30, was visiting Olivet Charter Elementary School in Santa Rosa, Calif., at lunchtime and asked her 10-year-old son to point out his tormenter. Seeing him, she grabbed his...

Mom Breaks Back in 3-Story Jump to Save Baby

Massachusetts woman jumped from third-floor cradling her son

(Newser) - When a fire broke out in her apartment building Wednesday, Christina Simoes ended up trapped in a bedroom of her third-story residence with her 18-month-old son. At that point, the 23-year-old went to the window and did the only thing she could: "I grabbed my son and I gave...

Mom Bites Off Dog's Ear to Save Kid

Texas woman fends off pit bull

(Newser) - When a pit bull began attacking her 2-year-old daughter, Chelsi Camp fought fire with fire. The Texas woman bit the dog's ear off in a desperate attempt to save her kid—and it worked, reports KHOU-TV . She also shoved her fist in the dog's mouth and somehow managed...

Mom Turns Self Into 'Speed Bump' to Save Twins

She uses body to slow rolling car

(Newser) - A Massachusetts mom who saw her driverless car rolling backward toward traffic down a sloped driveway—with her 2-year-old twins inside—did the only thing she could think of: "I had to use myself as a speed bump," she tells WCVB . It worked. Mindy Tran of Lawrence suffered...

Mom Who Drove Kids Into Ocean Charged

Florida woman accused of trying to kill her 3 children

(Newser) - The 32-year-old mother who drove her three kids into the Atlantic Ocean has been charged with attempted murder, reports CNN . Ebony Wilkerson has denied trying to harm her kids, but they and witnesses at the scene in Daytona Beach tell a much different story. "She actually told them to...

Mom Spoke of Demons Before Driving Into Ocean

Ebony Wilkerson told police she was fleeing abusive ex-husband

(Newser) - The details surrounding how a pregnant mother managed to plow her minivan into the ocean with three kids on board just got more bizarre: Police say they pulled Ebony Wilkerson over hours before the incident after her sister reported that she was "not all here," NBC News reports....

NPR Host Gives Mom Sweet Sendoff, Thanks to Twitter

Scott Simon's tweets captured last days in ICU: Mary Elizabeth Williams

(Newser) - The mother of NPR's Scott Simon died yesterday, which his million-plus followers on Twitter already know because he took them through her final days in the ICU one tweet at a time, reports the LA Times . The tweets ranged from the mundane (watching baseball with his mom in the...

Mom Throws Infant at Deputy in Getaway Bid

Baby is fine, and woman faces charges of child abuse

(Newser) - How is it possible to rack up charges for shoplifting and child abuse at the same time? By tossing your infant daughter at the deputy coming to arrest you. Police say Pensacola's Ashley Wright, 23, was spotted by a store employee hiding about $250 worth of (adult) clothes in...

Mom Rams Suspect's Car After Daughter Is Taken

5-year-old is safe; suspect is in custody

(Newser) - An amazing story out of Albuquerque, where police say a mother foiled the kidnapping of her young daughter by giving chase in her car. She eventually rammed the suspect's vehicle with her own. A suspect is in custody, and he matches the description of an assailant in a previous...

Mom Holding Newborn Killed by Stray Bullet

Birmingham woman held onto 10-day-old son as she fell

(Newser) - A Birmingham, Alabama, woman who was hit in the chest by a stray bullet managed to hang onto her newborn even as she fell back into her apartment and died, reports al.com . Police say Sheri Williams, 24, was holding her 10-day-old son while standing in the doorway of her...

Cops Arrest 2 Teens in Georgia Baby-Killing

Georgia police nab two boys, 17 and 14

(Newser) - Police arrested two teenage boys today in the killing of a baby shot point-blank in the face in his stroller, CNN reports. One is 17-year-old Demarquis Elkins, who is legally considered an adult; the other went unidentified because he's only 14. "We are turning every stone to get...

Mom Offers $500 Reward to Get Daughter a Job

Linda Smith is handing out resumes to drivers

(Newser) - A mother in Southern California is on a one-woman mission to get her daughter a job. Linda Smith took to holding up a sign at a busy intersection in Menifee on Friday, offering $500 to anyone who takes her daughter's resume and gets her employed, reports the Press-Enterprise . “...

Mom Smashes Window, Grabs Falling Baby

She's 'pretty scraped up' after daring rescue

(Newser) - Talk about reflexes: A mom who saw her baby tumble out a second-story window yesterday went flying after him, smashing through the glass and grabbing his foot, the AP reports. The Spokane, Wash., mom held onto her 14-month-old boy until his shoe fell off—by which time the boy's...

76-Year-Old Faces Jail Over 1957 Murder

Wisconsin woman was charged in death of infant daughter

(Newser) - A 76-year-old Wisconsin woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than a half-century ago will serve 45 days in jail and 10 years' probation, under a plea agreement approved today. Ruby Klokow was charged with second-degree murder in the 1957 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Jeaneen, only after her...

Mom: Cops Used Facebook to Inform of Son's Death

Message unread in 'other' folder for weeks

(Newser) - An Atlanta mother is peeved after what sounds like a police outreach fail following her son's death. When Rickie Lamb, 30, was hit by a car and killed in late January, police sent word to his mother via Facebook, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . One problem with that is that...

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