ユタ州の夫婦が、11歳の息子を拷問して死なせ、首を吊ったように偽装しようとしたとして起訴された。
ブリガム・ヤング・メレル（35）は児童虐待致死罪および児童拷問罪で起訴された。妻のメリンダ・マリー・メレル（36）は、息子のモロニ・メレルを死に至らしめたことに関連し、児童拷問罪1件で起訴されている。トレモントン・ガーランド警察は2025年9月21日、子供の意識がないという通報を受け捜査を開始した。少年は病院へ搬送され蘇生措置が試みられたが、死亡が確認された。
A man and his girlfriend in Utah face charges of desecration of a dead body and obstruction of justice after her husband's remains were found dumped on a rural road. The pair quickly accused one another of killing the victim, police said. Neither has been charged in connection with the death itself.
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A Missouri couple has been charged with multiple counts including second-degree murder after authorities discovered the skeletal remains of their 18-year-old son buried in a shallow grave at their home. Chaun Asbury, 42, and Tamala Asbury, 45, were arrested in March during a search of their property in Piney Township. The investigation also uncovered severe neglect of three other children living in the residence.
Tyler Levi Carter, a 29-year-old man from West Virginia, faces a murder charge after prosecutors accused him of failing to help an 11-year-old relative who starved and died from neglect in his home. Authorities say Carter, described as the girl's 'psychological brother,' knew of her dire conditions but did not intervene. The child's father and stepmother were charged earlier this year in connection with the same case.
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Sterling Louis Black faces second-degree murder charges after allegedly shooting his child's mother in a Riverton motel room, leaving their young daughter to discover the body. The child told police that her father was angry with her mother and had gone for a walk. Authorities recovered evidence linking Black to the crime, including a matching handgun.