PUEBLO, Colo.—A child’s body was found encased in concrete in a Colorado storage unit, and officers in Pueblo announced this week they are searching for two other children as part of the homicide investigation to determine if they are safe. The remains were discovered on Jan. 10 when the storage unit was being cleared out […]
DENVER—Police in Colorado on Thursday continued to dig out a body encased in concrete that was found in a condo crawl space they believe is of a man killed by a friend and alleged partner in crime during a fight last year. The mounded concrete grave, with apparent human remains visible through its cracks, was […]
WASHINGTON—The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times virtually intact like the domed Pantheon in Rome. An indispensable material for the Romans was a form of concrete they developed that is known for remarkable durability and longevity, though its exact […]
HANOI—Rescuers in Vietnam were desperately trying to free a 10-year boy on Monday two days after he fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on New Year’s Eve. Ly Hao Nam was heard crying for help shortly after he fell into the pile on Saturday morning, but rescuers […]
NEWLAND, N.C.—A caretaker for a western North Carolina woman who was found dead last week in her home, buried in concrete, has been arrested and charged with murder, a sheriff said on Sunday. Elizabeth Carserino, 53, of Goose Creek, S.C. was in the Avery County jail on secured bond of more than $1.6 million, Avery […]
The so-called milkshakes that were hurled at a journalist and others by Antifa in Portland over the weekend may have included quick-drying cement and other chemical additives, according to the Portland Police Bureau. An email forwarded to the bureau by an anonymous source indicated that the recipe for the milkshakes was: soymilk, Quick Rete Cement […]
WICHITA—A Kansas woman whose 3-year-old son suffered severe abuse before he was killed and his body encased in concrete was sentenced Thursday, March 28, to 25 years in prison after she acknowledged that she failed as a mother. During the hearing, Miranda Miller and her attorney, Steven Wagle, asked Sedgwick County District Judge Stephen Ternes […]
Disturbing footage has emerged in Australia showing an individual repeatedly slamming a policeman’s head into the concrete. Victoria Police in a statement described the incident as a “brawl and subsequent assault on police members.” Law enforcement officials stated that “while a 26-year-old man was being arrested, several people attacked the officers and started violently assaulting them.” […]
A Texas man who admitted to killing his estranged wife by tying a massive chunk of concrete to her and throwing her off a bridge into a lake has been sentenced to life in prison. Prosecutors in Fort Worth say Rodolfo “Rudy” Arellano pleaded guilty to capital murder on Jan. 30. He will serve life […]
Authorities in Wichita, Kansas, believe that photos and video of a toddler boy who was found dead in a block of concrete in September show he was abused. One photo shows 3-year-old Evan Brewer standing with his hands tied behind his back and a dark, leather-looking belt around his neck, a probable cause affidavit from […]
