Following Tuesday’s devastating Amtrak 188 derailment, eight fatalities have been confirmed, and all other victims have been accounted for. “We believe we have now accounted for all 243 individuals,” Mayor Michael Nutter says during a press conference. Check the jump for more details.
Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Open Up To Robin Roberts About Life After Captivity
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus endured ten years of captivity by the hands of Ariel Castro. However, on May 6, 2013, being locked down was no longer an option. Berry had found a way to escape and dial 911. “I’ve been kidnapped and been missing for 10 years. I’m here. I’m free now,” a panicked Berry told the 911 operator. Now, Berry and DeJesus are doing big things. The two have collaborated on writing a book titled, Home: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, and are now speaking with Robin Roberts during a 20/20 special that will air on Tuesday, April 28 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC, about life after captivity.
(Photos) AirAsia Flight 8501 Did Not Have Permission To Fly Route On The Day Of Crash!
Officials are now reporting that AirAsia Flight 8501 did not have permission to fly route on the day of crash. The bodies of victims from AirAsia Flight 8501 are still being returned to family members. Indonesian officials have also detected two large objects in the Java Sea which are said to be from the aircraft. Read more on the story and check out the photos below!
Texas Massacre Gunman Collapses In Court
This Friday in a Texas Courtroom Ronald Lee Haskell fainted while the judge read his six murder charges. Police held him for about twenty minutes before he fell again and had to be put in a desk chair and wheeled out of the courtroom. The 33 year old suspect is going to have to listen to the mass murder charges again, including the killing of four children on his arraignment set on August 14.
(Photos) Sports: Foul Play? Huge Explosion At Home Of Tennis Star, 3 Bodies Discovered So Far
A scary report this morning at the home of tennis Star James Blake. A mansion in Florida owned by him exploded into a huge fireball today according to witnesses. Neighbors say Blake hasn’t lived there in over a year and has been renting it out to the current tenants. The fire is still going and is so dangerous that they can’t collect evidence or the bodies of the three victims they know about until tomorrow. One of the early reports however says that upon a quick investigation of the house, one of the victims had fireworks literally strapped to their head. So was this an accident or is there more going on here? Hit the jump.
3 Dead, 10 Missing In Blaze At Jersey Shore Motel That Housed Sandy Victims
Early this morning a fire left three dead and 10 people missing at a Jersey Shore motel. The residents of this motel included Superstorm Sandy victims who were staying there because their homes remain uninhabitable nearly a year and a half after the storm. This is an unfortunate story, read more below.
