A Killer’s Last Words Before His Execution and More Insane Crime News

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You Wonโ€™t Believe This Inmateโ€™s Last Words Before His Execution

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The day of an execution is always intense. The inmate is given a decadent last meal of their choosing, they are offered a prayer with a chaplain and finally, they are offered their last words before being executed - which is commonly an apology or declaration of innocence. - Kalyn Womack Read More

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You Wonโ€™t Believe Where This Alabama Mother Hid Cocaine, Sheriff Calls Out Her โ€˜Recklessโ€™ Behavior

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A Mobile, Alabama woman was arrested after a raid uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs and guns in her home and car โ€“ including a quantity of cocaine in her three-year-oldโ€™s backpack. And now the County Sheriff is calling the mother out on the โ€œrecklessโ€ behavior that put her children in danger. - Angela Johnson Read More

Mother Who Sought Revenge Against Her Daughterโ€™s Alleged Molester Found Guilty of Murder in Wild Story

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A Georgia mother who set out to protect her child was just convicted of murder for a revenge plot gone wrong. According to a March 29 press release issued by the Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney, a jury found 42-year-old Danyale Harris guilty on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony after she and a group attempted to confront the man she believed sexually abused her daughter. - Angela Johnson Read More

Jonathan Majors Will be Sentenced in Days. Hereโ€™s Everything We Know

Jonathan Majors at the AAFCA Special Achievement Awards Luncheon held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on March 3, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images Gilbert Flores/Variety

On Monday, April 8, Jonathan Majors will learn whether or not heโ€™ll have to serve jail time after being found guilty of third degree reckless assault and harassment stemming from his domestic dispute case involving ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. - Shanelle Genai Read More

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