Tag: teen
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Man who passed lie detector in 1979 murder of teen is now named as her suspected killer
A man who passed a lie detector test in 1979 clearing him in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl was identified as her suspected killer, authorities announced Wednesday. The body of Esther Gonzalez was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office…
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Man found guilty of killing 4 relatives, pregnant woman during fight about staying out late when he was a teen
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of five people, including family members and a pregnant woman who was nearly due to give birth, prosecutors said. A jury deliberated about three hours before finding Raymond Childs III guilty of six counts of murder in the killings, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office…
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After eating at McDonald’s, teen with E. coli battles kidney failure
The Summary A high school freshman in Colorado has been hospitalized with a rare and dangerous complication of E. coli poisoning. Kamberlyn Bowler, 15, said she ate McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in the days before she became ill. At least 75 people have been infected with E. coli in an outbreak that McDonald’s has said is…
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DNA testing reveals skull found in a wall belonged to teen who died 150 years ago
DNA testing has revealed that a skull found decades ago in the wall of an Illinois house belonged to an 18-year-old woman who died just after the American Civil War. Officials in Kane County told a news conference Thursday that a skull discovered during renovations at a property in Batavia, west of Chicago, in 1978…
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Teen chess master charged with assault after hitting woman following loss in St. Louis match
A 17-year-old chess grandmaster was charged with assault and expelled from a tournament after hitting a woman when he lost a championship tournament match in St. Louis last week, officials said. Christopher Yoo “crumpled his scoresheet, stormed out of the tournament hall and struck a videographer from behind” after losing a U.S. Chess Championship match…
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Arizona teen planned attack on Phoenix Pride festival, prosecutors say
A grand jury in Arizona indicted a teenager on terrorism charges, alleging he planned to attack participants at the Phoenix Pride Festival, authorities said Wednesday. The 17-year-old was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury on one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, both felonies, according to a statement from…
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Richard Allen used power and fear to kill teen victims, prosecutors say
Richard Allen was armed with a gun when he came across teenage friends Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German near a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017, then used “power and the fear” to force them “down the hill” before slitting their throats, prosecutors said in an opening statement Friday in his…
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Teen kayaker rescued after spending 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak
A 17-year-old kayaker spent nearly 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak Wednesday after becoming separated from his high school paddling group, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The U.S. Coast Guard Hawaii Pacific, working with the Honolulu Fire Department and other agencies, rescued the teen Thursday morning. He was separated from the group around…
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Teen suspect and father indicted in Georgia high school shooting that killed 4
A Georgia grand jury indicted a teenage boy and his father on dozens of charges, including murder, in connection with a mass shooting last month that killed four people at Apalachee High School, officials said Thursday. A Barrow County grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder and…
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Meta unveils features to combat teen ‘sextortion’
Meta is ramping up its efforts to fight sextortion on Instagram with the launch of new features that are designed to help prevent young users from getting blackmailed into sharing nude photos. Starting Thursday, Instagram will automatically block follow requests sent to teenage users from accounts that display certain “scammy behaviors,” according to Meta. It…