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Derek Samuel's family spent a month searching, praying, and offering a $15,000 reward for answers. On Tuesday Georgia Em...
06/20/2026

Derek Samuel's family spent a month searching, praying, and offering a $15,000 reward for answers. On Tuesday Georgia Emergency Search and Rescue crews found his body in a wooded area behind the Reserve at Redwine Apartments in East Point, near where the 20-year-old was last seen after leaving a Target store on April 29.

K-9 Jager and his handler Jim Lopez were the first to locate his remains. Surveillance video showed Samuel did not appear distressed before he vanished and had parted ways with two friends who later reported him missing.

The cause and manner of death have not been confirmed. Police have not named any suspects or persons of interest and it remains unclear whether Samuel left voluntarily or was taken.

His family released a statement asking for privacy. "Although this is not the outcome we all prayed for it has now become our reality," they said. "It's hard y'all. We just ask for some privacy to grieve now please."

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Michael Jackson's former bodyguard Matt Fiddes is speaking out about the King of Pop's love life and the revelations are...
06/20/2026

Michael Jackson's former bodyguard Matt Fiddes is speaking out about the King of Pop's love life and the revelations are turning heads. Fiddes, who protected Jackson from 1999 to 2009, says MJ was a ladies' man whose label worked overtime to keep his relationships hidden from the public.

Fiddes says Jackson had his eyes set on two women in particular. "He loved Beyoncé. He wanted to marry Beyoncé or Princess Diana," Fiddes said. "He would marry Princess Diana in a heartbeat." Jackson would show up to parties hoping to run into Beyoncé and insisted she present him with awards.

His label ordered him to hide his interest in women believing it would hurt his female fan base. "We went to great lengths to hide his girlfriends and wives from the public," Fiddes said.

Fiddes also claims Jackson had a fling with Whitney Houston in 1991. Whitney practically moved into his ranch and Jackson dreamed of marrying her. During their final time together, he begged her to get off drugs. "The two of them whispered that they loved each other as they hugged," Fiddes recalled.

Jabari Stephen Brown, known online as Captain Treezy, gained fame after winning a private jet in a MrBeast YouTube chall...
06/20/2026

Jabari Stephen Brown, known online as Captain Treezy, gained fame after winning a private jet in a MrBeast YouTube challenge. Now he's making headlines for a very different reason. Brown was briefly detained in Paraguay after anti-narcotics agents discovered 577 pounds of cannabis on the plane he was co-piloting from Miami to Panama.

The drugs were found in the luggage and valued at approximately $3.6 million. Investigators believe the cannabis was intended to supply the underground market in Brazil. Brown was released after authorities determined he had no knowledge of the smuggling operation and left Paraguay within hours.

Three Americans were arrested in connection with the case. Troy Anthony Vasquez, David Thomas Wise, and Marisol Rivas, all aged between 39 and 57, were apprehended by Paraguayan authorities.

The plane belonged to Keith Siilats, a 47-year-old Estonian national and co-founder of electric mobility company Bolt Mobility. It was not the same jet Brown won in the MrBeast video.

Lolisa Hood took her three children to Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson, Alabama after two splash pads were closed...
06/20/2026

Lolisa Hood took her three children to Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson, Alabama after two splash pads were closed. She had them read the safety signs before entering the knee deep water. When it was time to leave King Gotti Scott, 12, and Lola Marie Scott, 10, turned left instead of right and wandered into a section of the creek eight to nine feet deep.

Hood pulled her 14-year-old son Bryan to safety because he was closest to the bank. She couldn't reach the two younger children. She called 911 and flagged down strangers to help. Both King and Lola were rushed to a children's hospital in Birmingham.

King was pronounced dead at 5:15 p.m. His sister followed two minutes later. "I was there trying to save my children," Hood said. "I just couldn't save the other two."

Hood wrote on social media that those 15 minutes felt like forever. "Mama is so sorry King and Lola," she wrote. Rest in peace.

Lester Jones heard his 16-year-old daughter being assaulted by her boyfriend and stepped in. It cost him his life. At ar...
06/20/2026

Lester Jones heard his 16-year-old daughter being assaulted by her boyfriend and stepped in. It cost him his life. At around 12:29 a.m. on June 1 police were called to a home in Concord, North Carolina where they found Jones, 47, shot dead and his daughter seriously wounded.

The boyfriend, 17-year-old Keshaun Degraffenreid, allegedly punched the teen girl in the face and shot her with a 9mm handgun before Jones intervened. When Jones stepped in Degraffenreid shot him too firing multiple rounds before fleeing on foot. He was caught on a nearby street after a brief chase.

Degraffenreid is being charged as an adult and faces first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and domestic violence among other charges. He is being held without bond.

Neighbors praised Jones for his sacrifice. "A father made the ultimate sacrifice for his daughter and a 17-year-old kid decided to use violence," one neighbor said. "This father cared. He gave his life up."


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Destiny Wilson spent Mother's Day writing about how grateful she was for her family. Less than three weeks later she and...
06/20/2026

Destiny Wilson spent Mother's Day writing about how grateful she was for her family. Less than three weeks later she and her 3-year-old daughter Jamie Lee were both gone. What happened inside a Hampton, Virginia home on Monday morning has left their family devastated and a community heartbroken.

Destiny's mother Tawana said her daughter had a mental illness, had been previously institutionalized, and had threatened harming herself before. She was overwhelmed caring for Jamie Lee who had autism, cerebral palsy, and a disorder that caused her to self-harm. Tawana said Destiny poured gasoline on herself and set herself on fire around 7 a.m.

Family members rushed to help Destiny while Jamie Lee was in another part of the home. The flames spread too quickly to reach the little girl. Jamie Lee was pronounced dead at the scene. Destiny died at the hospital from severe burns.

A candlelight vigil and balloon release was held in honor of both mother and daughter. Rest in peace Destiny and baby Jamie Lee. 🕊️

Gwendolyn Rolle, a 59-year-old pastor from Fort Pierce, Florida, was arrested and charged with five counts of child negl...
06/20/2026

Gwendolyn Rolle, a 59-year-old pastor from Fort Pierce, Florida, was arrested and charged with five counts of child neglect after police discovered five siblings between the ages of 4 and 9 living in deplorable conditions under her roof. Rolle was not even a licensed foster parent.

According to the arrest warrant the children were regularly sent to bed hungry while Rolle's biological daughter ate KFC and Popeyes in front of them. The home had one working bathroom which Rolle kept locked. The children had to use a bucket as a toilet and bathe outside on the front patio with a garden hose while taking turns holding up a bedsheet for privacy.

The neglect followed the kids to school where they were bullied for wearing dirty clothes and smelling bad. One girl told investigators she relied on school staff giving her perfume to mask the odor so other kids wouldn't bully her.

An anonymous tipster called it in on June 2 but admitted they had been afraid to speak out because of Rolle's position as a pastor. Rolle posted bond and was released. She denied all neglect allegations.

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Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. A Collin County j...
06/20/2026

Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. A Collin County jury convicted him earlier the same day after determining he stabbed Metcalf in the chest during a confrontation at a Frisco ISD track meet in April 2025. Jurors took two and a half hours to reach the sentence. Anthony faced a punishment range of five to 99 years or life in prison.

During sentencing the prosecution called only one witness. Anthony's mother Kayla Hayes told the jury her son regrets what he did. "He's my oldest, he's my firstborn," she said. "He will always be my baby. I love him very much."

The defense argued Anthony acted out of sudden passion in a split second of fear. If jurors had agreed the charge would have been reduced to a second degree felony carrying two to 20 years. They rejected that argument.

The prosecution asked jurors to focus on the life that was taken. "Austin Metcalf was a son. Austin Metcalf was a brother," the prosecutor said. "Nothing you do will take more from Karmelo Anthony than it did from the Metcalfs."

Janay Lesley was a freshman at Spelman College in 2022 when she slid into Lil Baby's DMs asking for financial help. She ...
06/19/2026

Janay Lesley was a freshman at Spelman College in 2022 when she slid into Lil Baby's DMs asking for financial help. She never heard back. Four years later she crossed the graduation stage with her Bachelor's degree in English and then got the surprise of a lifetime. Lil Baby paid off every dollar of her remaining student loans.

Her mother called her with the news. "My largest loan was exactly $24,074.97," Lesley said in a viral Instagram video. "My mom calls me and says the loans were paid off in full. The loans are paid."

Lesley kept grinding throughout college releasing music and freestyles while advocating for sickle cell disease awareness. She won a $5,000 scholarship from another rapper after dropping a freestyle then dropped another aimed at getting Lil Baby's attention. It worked.

"I DM'd Lil Baby April 8th of 2022. It is 2026. I have got my degree. And here comes Lil Baby to pay off my loans," she said. "Every shot you don't take you miss. So take every shot."

Jevon Mallory walked into a back office at a McAlister's Deli in Bridgeton, Missouri on June 8, locked the door, and tol...
06/19/2026

Jevon Mallory walked into a back office at a McAlister's Deli in Bridgeton, Missouri on June 8, locked the door, and told his coworker he was going to kill her. Then he grabbed her neck with both hands and strangled her until she went limp. The reason according to investigators was that she had just received a promotion he applied for.

The restaurant's general manager heard the commotion, unlocked the door, and intervened. Mallory stopped and the victim was able to get to her feet and leave. Mallory told investigators he would have killed her had the manager not stepped in.

Mallory was charged with first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. This is not his first strangling offense. He has a prior 2014 conviction for strangling a woman in a bathroom at Meramec Community College and was sentenced to 10 years in that case.

The victim survived. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is handling the charges.

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