Havre De Grace Father Admits To Shaking, Abusing Infant, Leaving Her With Severe Brain Injuries
A father who left his 12-week-old child with debilitating injuries in Maryland will spend decades in prison, authorities announced on Friday.
Havre de Grace resident Alex Lawson, 34, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 22 to serve, after pleading guilty last month to child abuse offenses in Harford County.
According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, on June 24, 2025, sheriff's deputies received a call for service involving a 12-week-old baby girl who was in cardiac arrest.
The baby was rushed to Upper Chesapeake Hospital and later flown to Nemours Children…
12 Years Later: Search Renewed For 8-Year-Old Relisha Rudd Who Vanished In DC
Twelve years after an 8-year-old girl vanished in Washington, DC, police are again asking the public to help find her — a case that remains one of the most haunting unsolved disappearances in the nation’s capital.
The Metropolitan Police Department renewed its search this week for Relisha Tenau Rudd, who was last seen Saturday, March 1, 2014, in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue NE in Washington, DC, according to investigators.
It’s been twelve years since 8-year-old Relisha Rudd went missing, and her case remains open and active. MPD continues to receive tips from the public, and we rem…
PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors
A father admitted in court to repeatedly and systematically abusing his 12-year-old daughter for years before killing her, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 16.
Rendell Hoagland, 54, of West Caln Township, pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy, Kidnapping, and other charges related to the 2024 killing of his daughter, Malinda, according to the release.
Hoagland was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 30 to 60 years, under a negotiated plea agreement accepted by Judge Ann Marie Wheatcraft, prosecutors sai…
