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An airplane crash leaves minimal physical evidence, but a flight data recorder provides critical insights, helping investigators determine the incident's cause and reconstruct events.
Jack Gilbert Graham planned the first commercial airplane bombing in the U.S. in 1946, seeking financial independence from his mother. The attack targeted a transcontinental flight, resulting in fatalities and marking a significant act of terrorism.
A veteran United Airlines flight attendant was charged with criminal battery after tapping a Delta colleague on the shoulder at a Florida airport. The case involves conflicting reports and Florida's battery statute, with the prosecutor's decision pending.
Flight attendant Carmen Smith was tortured with handcuffs and an ice pick before her attacker waited hours to kill her 5-year-old son Nick in an East Cobb, Atlanta suburb. The case highlights a chilling sequence of violence tied to a broader series of homicides investigated in the region.
Carmen Smith was tortured and murdered by her killer, who later attacked her son Nick after hours of waiting. Detectives uncovered premeditated violence, linking the crimes to multiple victims. DNA evidence led to arrests, including Wasim Daker, while other murders involved suspects like Steve Williams. Investigations focused on connecting clues from the victims' final hours.
In East Cobb, Georgia, flight attendant Carmen Smith was tortured with handcuffs and an ice pick before her 5-year-old son Nick was killed hours later. Wasim Daker was convicted after evidence tied him to the murders, including forensic findings in his home and confessions during interrogation.
Flight attendant Carmen Smith tortured and murdered. Her son stabbed 18 times. Detectives uncover handcuffs, ice pick, broken knife blade. Multiple weapons. East Cobb Atlanta basement crime scene. Planned attack. 00:00:00 Brutal Attack on Mother and Son 00:08:55 Crime Scene Evidence and Analysis 00:17:12 Investigating the Ex-Husband's Alibi 00:25:16 Phone...
Joel Kohnert and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, face accusations of confining a 12-year-old girl in a room for two to three years, forcing her to write Bible verses as punishment, and subjecting her to abuse including forced urination and defecation in the bedroom. Joel is a Broward County fire lieutenant.
A Florida assistant high school football coach was arrested after a school resource officer reported an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student. James Edward III, 43, was taken into custody by police.
Three teenagers were murdered in Marion County, Florida, in 2023, with bodies found near a dumpster, roadside, and in a submerged car. Juveniles Robert Robinson, Tahj Brewton, and Christopher Atkins admitted to the killings, with Atkins claiming he was forced to shoot one victim under threat. Robinson and Brewton received life sentences, while Atkins was sentenced to 40 years with review eligibility after 25 years.
The case began with a 1981 Florida murder that remained unsolved for decades. In 2008, an Adam Walsh case detective reviewing 98 previously undeveloped crime-scene photographs uncovered new clues that finally helped investigators solve the long-mishandled investigation. The resulting arrest brought a shocking breakthrough to a case that had remained cold for years.
Viviana Ortiz-Lopez, 30, faces child abuse charges after allegedly bruising a baby girl’s face while in her care. Detectives in Marion County, Florida, reported the incident, which the mother discovered when she picked up the child hours after being dropped off. The affidavit details Ortiz-Lopez’s alleged actions leading to the charge.