Mar. 15, 2025
Vanessa Godfrey.Photo:Vanessa Godfrey/Facebook
Vanessa Godfrey/Facebook
A man in Australia has reportedly pleaded guilty to manslaughter after being accused of strangling his estranged wife on Valentine’s Day while giving her a neck massage.Jeffrey James Godfrey, 53, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday, Jan. 23 over the 2022 death of his 46-year-old estranged wife Vanessa Godfrey after he allegedly believed she took his IDs, according to multiple local outlets including theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),The Brisbane Timesand9 News.
Mar. 15, 2025
Elizabeth Pollard.Photo:Elizabeth Pollard/Facebook
Elizabeth Pollard/Facebook
Based on a preliminary autopsy report, Pollard died of injuries to the head and torso, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson.
Carson tells PEOPLE it is unknown whether Pollard died in the fall or died after. Toxicology results from the autopsy have not yet been completed.
The Unity Township woman set off hours earlier in her car, along with her 5-year-old granddaughter, who was later found safe and asleep inside her vehicle.
Mar. 15, 2025
New York City police have recovered DNA evidence from the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson.The sample has been taken to the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s office for analysis, a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner confirms to PEOPLE. It wasn’t immediately clear what kind of sample was taken nor where it was taken from.TheNew York Postreported, however, that the DNA was recovered from a water bottle left at the scene — from which police also swept fingerprints — as well as the bullet casings at the scene of the murder.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo:Newport Beach Fire Department
Newport Beach Fire Department
Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) and Fire Department crews responded to a call for a vehicle in the water at Corona del Mar Main Beach at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 14,the agency said in a statement.
Multiple units provided medical care on the scene before the individual was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment, Newport Beach police said.
Mar. 15, 2025
Max Castro of the Blasius of Attleboro Dealership.Photo:CBS Boston/Youtube
CBS Boston/Youtube
An auto dealership worker was among those who helped pull four children from an icy lake in Massachusetts.According toCBS News, first responders said the kids fell in after school while walking on Lee’s Pond in Attleboro on Monday, Feb. 24. The others fell in after trying to help the first who had fallen through the ice.Speaking to the outlet, Max Castro, of the Blasius of Attleboro Dealership, recalled how he was mid-sale when he became aware of the situation.