Brittni Carlini Burned, Beaten to Death With Baseball Bat by Friends

Brittni was beaten to death, set on fire, and then buried outside Albuquerque

​UPDATE: Accused killer Ryan Vigil commits suicide by hanging himself in his cell. See update after the jump...

Brittni Carlini, a 20-year-old college student from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was excited about a snowboarding trip she had planned for last weekend. So she went to the home of her friend Ryan Vigil to retrieve a snowboard. That's when she disappeared.

Her parents reported her missing the next day. The trail quickly led to Vigil, 19. He admitted that they -- along with another friend, Christopher Midyette, also 19 -- got into an argument over the trip. As Brittni was leaving, Vigil says Midyette smashed her in the head with a baseball bat. The pair then took her to a remote area, dug a grave, doused her with gas and set her on fire, then buried her...

Roxanne Pennock, Minivan Mother of 5, Arrested in 4 Armed Bank Heists

Neighbors believe she was driven to armed robbery to provide for her family

​Roxanne Pennock, a suburban mother of five children, apparently took to robbing banks in Southern California to support her broke family. In a sign of the fiscal woes hitting middle class America, she was caught in a red minivan used to escape from her latest caper...

Miguel Herrera Accused of Raping, Pouring Acid on Girlfriend's Face

Miguel Herrera beat and whipped his girlfriend, all for showing up late

​Los Angeles police are searching for 30-year-old Miguel Herrera, wanted in a brutal attack against his girlfriend on Halloween night. The victim says she showed up late to Herrera's apartment that night, and they got into a argument. So he decided to teach her a lesson.

Police say he punched the woman, stabbed her, and whipped her with an electrical cord. Then he poured acid on her face and tried to get her to drink it. Herrera also raped her before finally letting her go...

Anthony Sowell Case: How Lazy Police Let a Serial Killer Run Free

Police found 11 decaying bodies in Anthony Sowell's indoor graveyard

​UPDATE: The smell of death has returned to Anthony Sowell's neighborhood as police search an abandoned house next door. See update after the jump...

Fawcett Bess owns Bess Chicken and Pizza, across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell. This is where police found the bodies of 11 women -- left in the attic, stuffed in crawl spaces, and buried in his backyard. This is also where Cleveland police were called to at least five times in the weeks and months leading up to the discovery. But they did almost no investigation.

Bess recalls an incident two weeks before police discovered the bodies. He found a naked Sowell standing in the bushes next to his house. On the ground was a naked woman bloodied and beaten. Bess called 911 and an ambulance took the woman away. But police didn't arrive until two hours later -- and never bothered to interview him...

Vampire Rapist Ricky Franklin May Be Serial Killer, But Cops Can't Convict Him

Ricky Franklin is suspected in the murder or disappeance of at least 10 women

​UPDATE: Woman says Franklin kidnapped her in the '90s, but police never investigated. See update after the jump...

Ricky Franklin picked up a 21-year-old woman in Jackson, Mississippi Saturday and took her to a club in nearby Bolton. They later repaired to his trailer home. That's where he beat her with a bottle, tried to bite off her ear, sucked her blood, choked her, and brutally raped her, say police.

Franklin was confronted by a relative, so he ran into the woods before turning himself in the next day. But if history's any indication, he may well skate on the crime. He's a suspect in 10 murders and cases of women disappearing. Though he's been tried three times, he's never been convicted...

Burrell Edward Mohler Sr. and His 4 Sons Accused of Serial Child Rape, Forcing Sex with Dog

Patriarch and pervert Burrell Mohler Sr. apparently introduced his four boys to pedophilia

​UPDATE: Police believe there may be one or more bodies buried on the Mohler land. See update after the jump...

Beginning in 1988, police believe 77-year-old Burrell Edward Mohler Sr. started raping the young boys and girls in his extended family. Over time, it seems he also introduced his four sons to pedophilia, and they forced the kids to even have sex with dogs.

All all five men are now charged with raping at least five children under the age of 12. Police are searching property outside Bates City, Missouri, looking for notes the victims buried in glass jars over the years -- and also searching for bodies...

Ex-Navy Petty Officer Robert Nydegger Charged in 22-Year-Old Cold Case

Navy corpsman Crispino Buzon was supposed to fly to the Philippines to get his wife. He never showed.

​Navy corpsman Crispino Buzon, 25, was supposed to get on a plane at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino on April 25, 1987 to fly to the Philippines to pick up his wife. When he failed to shop up in the Philippines, he was reported missing.

A few weeks after his disappearance, a bag containing Buzon's clothing, military identification and other belongings was found in a reservoir near Victorville. By then a full-blown missing person's investigation was underway, and it hadn't taken long for detectives to determine that the reservoir was near a home that Buzon's supervisor, Petty Officer First Class Robert Nydegger, 40, had rented for his wife...

Latin-Style Speakeasies Get Lawless in L.A.

Speakeasies make a comeback in L.A., but they bring with them a few problems

​This delicious Breakfast Reading is on us, courtesy of the fine men and women of the Village Voice Empire:

Chaos in the Casitas
Lawless, south of the border style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.

The Anti-Semites of Human Resources
A worker at Administaff says he was thrown in a dumpster, tied to a fence, and shot with BBs -- all for being a Jew.

Dude, Where's My VW Bus?
Van stolen in Washington 35 years ago turns up in Long Beach cargo container.

Reader: Pot Rarely Causes Violent Crime, But Alcohol Does

Brittni was murdered over a snowboarding argument

​Reader "iSynic" responds to Brittni Carlini Burned, Beaten to Death with Baseball Bat by Friends:

"This is an incredible tragedy, but blaming it on pot guys? The US Department of Justice estimates that Alcohol is involved in 40% of all violent crimes in America. How many does Cannabis contribute to? 0% except those cases involving violent dealers (which wouldn't exist if it was legal)...

Caught on Tape: Rhashad Carlton and His Mom Nearly Stomp Man to Death Across from Police Station

This surveillance video is not for the tender of heart. It's from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and shows a street beating that's as vicious as it gets...