Louisiana businessman Gary Kergan, who co-owned multiple Sonic Drive-Ins with his brother, disappeared after visiting a nightclub in Baton Rouge. Despite suspicions surrounding an exotic dancer and her accomplice, the case went cold for decades. Gary’s brother Ted never stopped searching for answers until he finally saw justice served. Source: True Crime Daily
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A disguised man enters a Denver bank with a fake name before taking the lives of four unarmed guards and leaving with an estimated $200,000. Authorities identified former police officer James King as the sole suspect, but he was ultimately acquitted by the jury. Did he get…
One in three women experiences some form of physical or sexual violence, but no one should ever feel scared to walk home alone, go for a jog, or do anything but live safely. Thanks to this week’s safety deal, Safely, you can feel calm, cool, and protected. Safely began at the University of Texas when…
MUNCIE, Ind. (TCN) — A 32-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly leaving her two kids home alone, covered in filth, while she went out to a bar. According to court documents cited by WXIN-TV, on Wednesday, March 12, at 2:30 p.m., Muncie Police Department officers responded to a home on East Butler Street after a neighbor…
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (TCN) — A 55-year-old woman stands accused of pretending to be a dentist, operating an illegal business, and injuring patients. According to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina, officials received multiple tips that Yolany Carranza had injured patients at a dental practice, including one instance of nerve damage and partial facial paralysis. Upon…
MORENCI, Mich. (TCN) — A judge declared three boys dead more than 14 years after they spent Thanksgiving with their father and were never seen again. WDIV-TV reports a Lenawee County judge rendered the decision March 5 but reportedly said she could not rule that the boys had been murdered. The case began when Tanya Zuvers was…
DIX, Ill. (TCN) — A woman will spend two decades behind bars for intentionally running over her husband last year. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Melissa Howes pleaded guilty on March 11 to first-degree murder and aggravated DUI involving a death. As part of her plea, Howes agreed to 20 years in the Illinois…
AMARILLO, Texas (TCN) — Authorities identified and arrested a person of interest after a woman’s body was found in an alley last week. According to the Amarillo Police Department, on March 11, officers responded to the area near Center Avenue and Alabama Street, where they found Elizabeth Duckworth deceased and wrapped in plastic. Officials did not…
The teen accused of killing his mother one year after allegedly fatally stabbing his father is now free. Collin Griffith, 17, was arrested in September after he called the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and said he and his mother, Catherine Griffith, “had a very long fight and she fell on a knife and she’s bleeding from the…
Do you believe Collin acted in self-defense in his mother’s death? Source: True Crime Daily
