5 Illinois Family Members Found Beaten To Death

Beason, Illinois – I wasn’t going to post this as everyone is already covering it and we already had an asshole who killed his family this week. But since they have not arrested anyone and are still asking for tips, what the hell. Raymond “Rick” Gee, 46, his wife, Ruth Gee, 39, and three of their children, Justina Constant, 16, Dillen Constant, 14, and Austin Gee, 11, were found dead Monday afternoon in their home. 3-year-old Tabitha Gee, remains in critical but stable condition at a Peoria hospital. Coroner reports state that they were all beaten to death. Police are interested in a primer/gray Chevrolet S-10 or Ford Ranger-type of pickup that was seen in the area. Some AP video and timeline after the jump. [Read more...]

The Daily Bite

Another day, another bunch of stories we just couldn’t get to. Here are a few interesting ones that would have made the front page if we had enough time to get to them. [Read more...]

Christian Taylor, 14, Killed His Mother

WELLS, Vermont. – On August 2nd at 3:55 a.m., 911 operators received a call and heard the sounds of a woman screaming along with the unmistakable sound of an object hitting another object repeatedly before the screaming stops. State troopers are dispatched to the address the call originated from and Christian Taylor, 14, answered the door stating he was unaware of any problems and told the troopers he would go get his mother, 40-year-old Francine Morgan. When he returned to the troopers, he stated that there was blood in her room. When troopers went inside, they found Francine Morgan’s body on the floor, a bloody flashlight on the bed as well as blood splattered on the floor, ceiling and walls. An autopsy revealed that Francine Morgan died from blunt force trauma to the head and that she had also been shot in the cheek.

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