All news by author: Charlie Jones

Rita Curran's body was found by her roommate in their shared room in Burlington, Vermont, US. She had been strangled to death with the only clue left a cigarette butt

A massive boom was heard by alarmed residents in McAllen, Texas, US, and a streak of light was seen across the sky. Now fragments of the alien meteorite have been found across the region

Denali Brehmer allegedly recruited a group of friends to kill Cynthia Hoffman after a man claiming to be Kansas millionaire promised her millions of dollars to record evidence of her killing someone

Dr Ruja Ignatova, 42, went on the run after disappearing with £3.40 billion of investors money. She was put on FBI's most wanted list but hasn't been seen since and now grim links to a Bulgarian crime boss

Georgie the alligator was spotted struggling along in a pond near Brandon, Florida, US, unable to eat because someone had tapped her jaws shut. She was like this for two months before being rescued

CCTV footage at the McDonald's in Altamonte Springs, Florida, US, allegedly shows suspect Amari Bente Hendricks, 24, appearing to pull out a gun and wave it in the direction of employees

Tenant Sand Kolalou was arrested after the dismembered head, arms and legs of 69-year-old Frances Walker were found stuffed inside a kitchen freezer in Chicago, Illinois, US

Deborah and Lee Dorbert were overjoyed when they found out Deborah was pregnant until they found out the baby would die at birth. But thanks to strict anti-abortion laws in Florida, US, they will have to carry the baby to term

Revellers had gathered to celebrate the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, when a gunman opened fire injuring five people including a young girl

Andre Thomas has languished on death row after stabbing his estranged wife and their two children to death in his hometown of Sherman, Texas, US. He cut out the childrens' hearts

Christian Demeritt, 38, from Miami, got the headshot when she first left college 13 years ago but she didn't read the fine print and her picture ended up in some bizarre places

The oldest victim in the shocking shooting was pregnant and the mum of a baby who survived the massacre at a home in a suburb of Houston, Texas

Model Kate Konlin publicly defended swindler Simon Leviev at the time despite being thousands of dollars in debt to him. She broke up with him shortly after the documentary was released

Alexandria Cress Borys was shopping at the Kroger in Irmo, South Carolina, US, when an argument with a stranger erupted ending with the mum being fatally shot in the back

The plane fell out the sky a few minutes after take off from the San Francisco region of Guatemala, crashing down into a field before the wreckage was engulfed in flame

Nashali Alma, 24, was working out alone in a gym in her apartment complex when she was attacked. Footage shows her try to escape her attacker before fighting him

The woman was reportedly 'terrified' when she arrived at a petrol station in New Jersey, US. Her aleged captor arrived shortly after but she had dead-bolted the door

The 11-week-old baby was discovered after his mum misjudged the depth of the flood water and drove into it near the town of Pax, West Virginia, following a string of thunderstorms

Mary Brown has been accused of cutting the man's frostbitten foot off so she could taxidermy it at her family's shop and display it with a sign that said: 'Wear your boots kids'

Jonelle Matthews sent the signal after being dropped off at her home in Greeley, Colorado. No one ever saw her alive again and her body was found buried 35 years later

US search teams have ended the hunt for the unidentified balloons shot down over North America. Tensions have been heightened since the high profile 'Chinese spy ballon' met a similar fate off the coast of South Carolina

Ralphie the French Bulldog appears to be 'an adorable highly sought after, young dog' but is actually a nightmare, the shelter in Niagara Falls, New York State said

The meteorite was reported over the town of McAllen, Texas, US, causing such a loud noise terrified residents thought it was an earthquake

Tyre Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, gave a statement outside court after the five officers charged with murder pleaded not guilty in Memphis

The Route 40 Killer, Steven Brian Pennell would prowl that road looking for women to abduct and kill in Delaware, US