Louisiana couple sentenced for allowing their severely autistic daughter to rot to death on their couch
A Louisiana couple has finally gone to trial for the murder of their severely autistic 36-year-old daughter, Lacey Ellen Fletcher. It was found “melted” into the couch, covered in excrement, sores and maggots. The victim’s parents, Sheila Fletcher and Clay Fletcher, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month. On Wednesday, an East Feliciana Parish judge ruled […]
Blinken: Reported Navalny death underscores ‘weakness and rot’ at heart of Putin system
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the reported death of Alexei Navalny highlights the “weakness and corruption” at the core of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, and said the Kremlin’s decision to criticize the opposition leader’s death. He said he was responsible. In his remarks at the Munich Security Conference, Mr. Blinken […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Drugs leave rural areas to rot in the shadows, ‘like playing Whac-A-Mole’
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homelessness crisis plaguing Oregon.read part 1 and part 2. McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A street on the outskirts of town, bordered by fields and the Yamhill River beyond, is lined with run-down RVs, nondescript sedans, shopping carts, bicycles, tents and tarps. Among the piles of […]
Colorado couple let 189 bodies rot while blowing cash on cars, crypto
A Colorado couple raised money from hundreds of families for an “eco-friendly” funeral and spent it on cars, cryptocurrency and designer jewelry, but the bodies remained dilapidated, according to newly released court documents. It is said that it was decomposed in a facility where it was used. John and Carrie Hallford call their Return to […]