Torture

July 23July 23
Inmate Charged With Murdering Cellmate Inside Indio Jail Pleads Not Guilty
- Crime
A felon accused of bludgeoning his cellmate to death at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio pleaded not guilty Friday to a murder charge. Luke Hanchette, 42, of Hemet is charged with killing 48-year-old John Leo Hemmer of South Dakota, who was found dead Wednesday in a cell the two shared, according to the […]

Ceci Partridge
June 08
Third Suspect in Alleged Cathedral City Kidnapping Arrested
- Crime
A third man accused of holding a man against his will and beating him with a wooden paddle over several days in Cathedral City was arrested Tuesday, police said. Genaro Jaime Lozoya, 30, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, false imprisonment and assault with a deadly […]

Taylor Martinez
March 18March 18
Ex-Con Convicted of Beating, Torturing Girlfriend After Release From Jail
- Crime
- Local
An ex-con from Desert Hot Springs who burned his girlfriend with a hot meth pipe while beating her severely enough to cause her to lose consciousness twice was convicted Tuesday of torture and attempted murder. A Riverside jury deliberated about five hours over two days before finding 35-year-old Jorge Dagoberto Gilbert guilty of the two […]
February 27June 02
‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez’ examines how the system failed a murdered boy
- Crime
- Entertainment
(CNN) — Documenting a horrifying story from every conceivable angle, “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” examines the abuse and murder of an eight-year-old boy by his mother and her boyfriend, and the ways that the system failed to protect him. Difficult to watch, the documentary is inevitably compelling but structurally messy — a byproduct, perhaps, […]
February 10March 10
South Dakota Man To Stand Trial On Torture, Attempted Murder Charges
- Crime
- Local
A South Dakota man accused of physically abusing and eventually strangling his girlfriend until she passed out during a road trip last year must stand trial, a judge ruled Monday. John Leo Hemmer, 46, is charged with nine felonies including torture, attempted murder, criminal threats and several spousal abuse counts. Prosecutors initially tagged on kidnapping […]
November 08November 08
White restaurant manager sentenced for beating and torturing black employee
- Entertainment
John Christopher Smith suffered in silence for years as his manager at a South Carolina restaurant physically abused him and forced him to work more than 100 hours a week without pay, federal officials say. That manager, Bobby Paul Edwards, 54, was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week and ordered to pay him $272,952.96 in […]
August 28August 28
Death Penalty to Be Sought for Mom, Boyfriend Charged In 10-Year-Old’s Death
- Crime
The prosecution announced Wednesday that the death penalty will be sought against a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend, who are charged with the torture-murder of her 10-year-old son. Heather Barron, 29, and Kareem Leiva, 33, remain jailed without bail in connection with the June 21, 2018, death of her son, Anthony Avalos. Prosecutors allege that […]
June 25June 25
New Mexico woman faces charges she tortured her children, forced them to watch her kill pets
- Entertainment
A New Mexico woman is facing charges she beat and tortured her children and forced them to watch her kill their pets. Martha and her husband Timothy Crouch of Aztec, New Mexico, were arrested Monday. Court records show they have not been assigned public defenders yet. Documents also say they had prior complaints in Missouri, […]

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