(NOTE LANGUAGE)Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde have addressed the shocking allegations by their former nanny that, contrary to the ex-couple’s claim their split was amicable, Olivia left Jason to date pop singer Harry Styles.
“As parents, it is incredibly upsetting to learn that a former nanny of our two young children would choose to make such false and scurrilous accusations about us publicly,” they said in a statement obtained by Access Hollywood. “Her now 18 month long campaign of harassing us, as well as loved ones, close friends and colleagues, has reached its unfortunate apex. We will continue to focus on raising and protecting our children with the sincere hope that she will now choose to leave our family alone.”
In an interview with the Daily Mail published on Monday, the nanny claims the split left Jason “just out of control crying,” and saying, “he was going to get her back and he loved her.”
The nanny claims things got really bad in 2020 when Olivia made a salad for Harry in the family’s kitchen and “Jason had chased after her, videotaping her in the house. Olivia was saying, ‘I’m scared of you, Jason, I’m scared of you.’ And he said: If you’re scared of me, why are you leaving your kids with me?'”
“So then, Jason went outside and lay under her car so she wouldn’t leave,” the nanny continued. “She went back into the house and he went in, it was back and forth. He said he was doing it on purpose to make her late going to see Harry.”
Olivia denied that she had dumped Jason for Harry, telling Vanity Fair in September the accusations were “completely inaccurate,” insisting, “Our relationship was over long before I met Harry.”
(NEW YORK) — A United Nations report published Tuesday showed women’s and children’s health have backslid due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change.
The report, titled Every Woman Every Child Progress Report, found that since 2020, rates of anxiety and depression, food insecurity and intimate partner violence have risen while rates of vaccination have declined.
“The impacts of COVID-19, conflicts and climate crises have raised the stakes for vulnerable communities, revealing the weaknesses and inequities in health care systems and reversing hard-won progress for women, children and adolescents — but we are not powerless to change this,” UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell said in a statement.
“By investing in resilient, inclusive primary health care systems, jumpstarting routine immunization programs and strengthening the health workforce, we can make sure that every woman and every child can access the care they need to survive and thrive,” Russell said.
The report found that at least 25 million children were either unvaccinated or under-vaccinated in 2021 — at least six million more than in 2019.
This includes routine childhood vaccinations like the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which prevents against certain strains of the virus that can lead to cervical cancer.
The pandemic also forced millions of children to miss school, and the report estimates that 80% of children in 104 countries and territories “experienced learning loss because of school closures.”
Additionally, the report found that more than 45 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, which occurs when children don’t have adequate nutrient intake. According to the report, this leaves children vulnerable to developmental delays, disease and death.
What’s more, world hunger had risen since the beginning of the pandemic, with 768 million people experiencing hunger.
The report attributes the rise in global hunger to pandemic-related economic disruption and climate change events such as drought and conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war.
In addition, estimates showed an increase in mental health conditions compared to years prior, including an increase in major depressive disorders of 27.6% and a 25.6% increase in anxiety disorders since the pandemic began.
The report also examined how records from helplines, police departments and other organizations showed an increase in violence against women and, specifically, intimate partner violence.
The authors said the rise could be attributed to several factors, including lockdowns forcing women to spend more time in close proximity to abusive partners, stress from the pandemic leading to violence and less access to social services.
“Almost three years on from the onset of COVID-19, the pandemic’s long-term impact on the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents is becoming evident: Their chances for healthy and productive lives have declined sharply,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general for the World Health Organization, said in a statement.
The statement added, “As the world emerges from the pandemic, protecting and promoting the health of women, children and young people is essential for supporting and sustaining the global recovery.”
Jesse Williams will reprise his role as Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital physician Dr. Jackson Averyis one more time. He’ll be guest starring on a Grey’s Anatomy episode titled “When I Get to the Border,” set to air November 3, according to Entertainment Weekly. Williams will also direct the episode. Williams left Grey’s Anatomy as a series regular last spring after 12 seasons, though he returned for a cameo in the season 18 finale, when it was revealed his character would move to Boston to take over the family foundation…
Loving‘s Ruth Negga, Yesterday‘s Himesh Patel and Beauty and the Beast‘s Luke Evans have been tapped to star in Good Grief, the feature directorial debut from Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek co-creator Dan Levy, according to Deadline. The movie follows Marc Dreyfus, who enters into a comfortable marriage in order to distract himself from the loss of his mom. However, the loss of his husband forces Marc to face his grief, sending him and his two closest friends on a Parisian weekend of self discovery, according to the outlet. Better Things andThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel‘s Celia Imrie, BPM Beats Per Minute andSpring Blossom‘s Arnaud Valois, Game of Thrones‘ David Bradley and Jamael Westman also star…
Fox has given an early second season renewal to its upcoming animated comedy Grimsburg, according to Variety. The series features Jon Hamm as the voice of down-on-his-luck detective Marvin Flute, who “must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferocious ex-wife and his lovably unstable son.” Grimsburg doesn’t currently have a premiere date, but is expected to launch in 2023…
(NEW YORK) — Meet the world’s first “ultra luxury electric super coupe.”
The $413,000 Rolls-Royce Spectre is not be the world’s most expensive electric vehicle (that title goes to the $2.4 million Rimac Nevera hypercar). Nor is it the fastest. Its EPA-estimated range of 260 miles falls short of the industry-leading Lucid Air Grand Touring ($154,000), which gets 516 miles on a full charge.
Yet Rolls-Royce will undoubtedly sell every Spectre, a two-door fastback that seats four, it builds next year at the company’s headquarters in Goodwood, England.
“Demand has been incredible. While we haven’t even shown Spectre publicly, we have more hard orders already than we had in total for Dawn or Cullinan,” Martin Fritsches, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars America, told ABC News, referring to the company’s convertible and SUV models. “We have already seen hundreds of our clients visit the Bespoke design studios in Goodwood to start configuring their Spectre commission.”
Last year, the 117-year-old brand decided it would cease production of its gas-guzzling, 12-cylinder engines and replace its entire lineup with EVs by 2030. The Spectre, the company’s first electric vehicle, will be available starting in late 2023. Bespoke customizations can easily add 20% more in value to the Spectre’s MSRP, Fritsches noted.
The 6,559-pound coupe sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and delivers 664 ft-lb of torque and 577 horsepower. Designers gave the Spectre 23-inch wheels along with the widest grille ever put on a Rolls-Royce. Even the brand’s famous Spirit of Ecstasy mascot got a makeover: The figurine was remodeled to have a lower, more dynamic stance that’s also aerodynamic. Moreover, Spectre is the first Rolls to offer Starlight Doors, which add 4,796 illuminated “stars” to the interior.
“Spectre represents the start of our electric era [and] has been under development for many years,” Fritsches said. “The prime directive of this project was to ensure that Spectre is a Rolls-Royce first and foremost and happens to be powered as an electric car second.”
Ivan Drury, director of insights at Edmunds, expects the Spectre to be an instant hit for Rolls-Royce, potentially even exceeding demand for the Cullinan SUV, the company’s top-selling model.
“There will be a lot of hand-raisers and it will be sold out for years,” Drury told ABC News. “The price of these vehicles has no meaning to customers. Rolls-Royce operates on a different level than anyone else — it has guaranteed sales.”
Even a global recession, which some market strategists are predicting this year, would have little if any impact on the company’s future sales, according to Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Cox Automotive.
“Expensive cars have done very well over the last few years and EVs in general are bought by the most affluent people,” Krebs told ABC News. “The demographic of customers who buy these vehicles are less affected by the economy.”
In 2021, Rolls-Royce delivered a record 5,586 vehicles to clients around the world, a 49% increase from 2020. Rolls-Royce has already sold 4,701 vehicles in the first nine months of 2022, with customer orders extending well into next year, Fritsches said.
The introduction of the Spectre could put pressure on Tesla, the undisputed EV leader, and German carmaker Porsche, which has seen customers rapidly shift to its all-electric Taycan, with sales last year outpacing the brand’s venerable 911 sports car. EVs are the fastest-growing auto segment in the U.S., accounting for 6.4% of the total market, up from 2.6% last year, Krebs said. Tesla has reported a 64% rise in sales this year though its stronghold on the market has started to slip with the arrival of more EVs.
General Motors’ Cadillac division, however, may be Rolls-Royce’s most serious competitor in the ultra-luxe space. Its new $300,000 Celestiq electric concept will lead the brand’s electric future and become Cadillac’s new flagship vehicle, according to company executives. Like the Spectre, the Celestiq will be hand-built, handcrafted and customized to owners’ discerning specifications. It arrives by 2025.
Dan Pund, executive editor of Road & Track, said EVs present a new challenge to high-end automakers: how to stand out when the number of cylinders and driving engagement no longer matters.
“Powertrain is not the differentiating factor anymore — styling now is so important,” Pund told ABC News.
As for Rolls-Royce’s electric ambitions, Pund said customers can anticipate the same level of comfort and luxury they have always sought in the brand.
“It makes sense for them to go electric,” he said. “Enormous torque, smooth, quiet rides — this is what the company is known for.”
Fritsches said the Spectre, much like the marque’s Black Badge models, will keep the company relevant in an industry that’s quickly moving away from gas-powered conveyances.
“We are already seeing newcomers to Rolls-Royce who have been waiting for us to make the commitment to electrification,” he said.
(NEW YORK) — The biggest shopping day of the year is on the way.
Though Black Friday will offer hundreds of deals from tons of retailers, you can shop early this year and expect to save even more.
“By starting to shop earlier, retailers are giving holiday shoppers longer durations of time to stretch those paychecks that are already tight,” ABC News technology and consumer correspondent Becky Worley said on Good Morning America.
Whether you are trying to figure out what to purchase or when, read below to stay in the know:
When is Black Friday this year?
Black Friday falls on Nov. 25 this year, the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Deals will be starting within the next few weeks. With markdowns starting early this year, it’s important to have a list and plan ahead before hot ticket items sell out.
What should I shop for on Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday?
Cyber Monday is just three days after Black Friday and is strictly an online shopping event. Cyber Monday will be on Nov. 28.
Historically, tech items see the largest markdowns on Cyber Monday.
Overall, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday should have overlapping opportunities to save.
Tips for conquering Black Friday shopping like a pro
Make a list. Think — who do you need to shop for this holiday season and how much are you willing to spend?
Plan your non-negotiable purchases ahead of the sale.
(NEW YORK) — Grab the corkscrew, a bottle of your favorite cabernet sauvignon or chardonnay and some fellow wine-loving friends to transport your next game night to California’s legendary wine country.
Top Trumps USA, under license from Hasbro, exclusively unveiled the new Monopoly Napa Valley Edition with ABC News’ Good Morning America on Tuesday, offering a first look at the board, player tokens and more.
This iteration of the classic game replaces Atlantic City squares with representations of iconic wineries, historic landmarks and time-honored local businesses across Napa Valley.
The premier wine region made up of five main towns — American Canyon, Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga — is home to award-winning winemakers, Michelin star restaurants and picturesque views from the Silverado trail to the hillside of Howell Mountain. Fans of the destination can pretend to own or rent a small-scale version of California’s first American Viticulture Area through this limited-edition game.
Pictures of sprawling vineyards, hot air balloons and the Grape Crusher Statue are prominently placed in the center of the board with pops of merlot-hued graphics and grape vines.
The featured wineries for players to purchase include Frank Family Vineyards, Beringer, Sterling Vineyards, JaM Cellars, Hall Wines and Napa Cellars. Neighboring culinary-related properties up for grabs include the sprawling food hall at Oxbow Public Market, The Model Bakery with imagery of their famously fluffy brick-oven-cooked English muffins, as well as Bounty Hunter and La Chev Bakery.
“The iconic Monopoly game is an opportunity for everyone to live the Napa Valley lifestyle in the comfort of their home while enjoying our award-winning wines,” Beringer Vineyards General Manager and Sr. Winemaker Ryan Rech told GMA. “Graced with stately 19th century architecture and beautiful gardens, Beringer’s estate, including the Victorian-era Rhine House, was designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Now, to be immortalized on the Monopoly game board for generations to come is not only fun, but feels like another milestone for our landmark estate and allows all ages to enjoy the Napa Valley experience.”
Like the perennial Monopoly board, players can build houses and hotels to improve properties and charge rent, as well as pick up Chance and Community Chest cards for unexpected prizes and penalties as they trade their way to success.
Silverado Resort, Senza Hotel and one of Napa’s many bed and breakfasts are depicted, as well as Napa Valley College, Alta Luxury Transportation and FlyWithWine.
There are eight tokens for players to choose from: the boot, the race car, the top hat, the cat, the dog, the battleship, the thimble and the wheelbarrow.
“We’re thrilled to launch Monopoly Napa Valley Edition in time for the holidays and to celebrate one of the most beloved, culturally rich and geographically beautiful wine regions in the world,” Jennifer Tripsea, a representative for the game and puzzle brand, said in a statement. “We’ve spent months creating a portrayal of the area’s dynamic communities that we hope locals and visitors alike will enjoy for years to come.”
She added that the team behind the new game “incorporated important feedback from locals to truly make this a fun and engaging game for Napa Valley residents and beyond.”
“Napa Valley’s roots as a wine-growing region trace back to the early 1800s and still today it is the epitome of beautiful wine country scenery, incredible luxury properties, and legendary world class wine,” Rech said. “Founded in 1876 by entrepreneurial German brothers Frederick, a financier, and Jacob, a winemaker, I can’t imagine a Napa Valley Monopoly board without Beringer!”
The new Napa Valley board is available for $39.95 on Amazon, CVS and the Top Trumps USA website, as well as local retailers in Napa Valley.
Whether you’ve visited in person, live locally or have it at the top of your travel bucket list, this game offers a fun taste of what Napa has to offer.
(STOCKTON, Calif.) — The suspected Stockton, California, serial killer is due to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon after police say he was apprehended while “out hunting” for another victim this weekend.
Wesley Brownlee, a 43-year-old Stockton resident who police say is linked to six slayings, was arrested early Saturday while driving, Stockton police chief Stanley McFadden said.
Ahead of Brownlee’s arraignment on Tuesday, the police chief said the suspect was near perfect in covering up his tracks and being careful.
“He didn’t make many mistakes. We know he purposely stayed in the dark,” McFadden said Monday.
Both police and the San Joaquin District Attorney’s Office said it’s remarkable they were able to make an arrest in less than 90 days of the crime spree.
Authorities said they zeroed in on Brownlee from tips. Police said they then surveilled him as he allegedly prowled the streets for another victim.
McFadden said Brownlee was apprehended while wearing dark clothing and a mask around his neck. Police said he was also armed with a gun.
“He was on a mission to kill. He was out hunting,” McFadden said in a statement. “We are sure we stopped another killing.”
The six slayings — all fatal shootings of men — spanned from April 2021 to September 2022, according to police.
Five of the six killings were in Stockton; one was in Oakland, about 70 miles away. All of the shootings were at night or in the early morning.
A seventh victim, a 46-year-old woman, was shot in April 2021 and survived her injuries, police said.
(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police released body camera footage on Monday showing the moment a man allegedly fired 18 shots at two officers, killing one of them.
Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Truong Thai returned fire as he laid on the ground. The suspect — Tyson Hampton, 24, of Las Vegas — was arrested several blocks away after the pre-dawn shooting on Oct. 13, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said.
“The blue vehicle that Hampton was driving doesn’t just accelerate and try to leave the area. He’s driving very slowly as he fires back at the officers and the citizens on the street,” Las Vegas Police Assistant Sheriff Andy Walsh said during a press conference on Monday, while playing videos from both officers’ body-worn cameras.
Hampton faces eight felony charges, including murder and attempted murder, as well as one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. He made an initial court appearance on Oct. 14, where he did not speak and was temporarily represented by a deputy public defender. He is being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, pending his arraignment on Tuesday.
“The tragic part about this is (that) from the evidence, this defendant was being investigated for a misdemeanor,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told reporters on Oct. 14. “That’s why it’s a sad day. It didn’t have to happen. This officer didn’t have to lose his life.”
Hampton’s wife had called 911 at about 1 a.m., saying she had been battered by her husband. Thai and Officer Ryan Gillihan were assigned to respond. Gillihan arrived first and spoke with Hampton’s wife, who was with her mother, several blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip. Hampton was sitting in his car a short distance away, according to police.
Footage from Thai’s body camera shows the officer arriving on scene and walking over to Hampton’s car to ask him “what’s going on,” but the man didn’t reply. Thai tells Hampton to put his hands on the steering wheel, which he does without saying anything, even as the officer asks him again “what’s going on tonight.” Hampton then looks over to the passenger side of the vehicle and removes his right hand from the steering wheel. Thai reaches into the car and attempts to control Hampton’s arm while ordering him to “get out of the car.”
As Hampton begins to drive away, Thai walks backward to his patrol vehicle while Gillihan walks toward Hampton’s car. Hampton then points a gun out of the driver’s side window and unleashes a barrage of bullets, striking his mother-in-law and Thai, who was wearing a ballistic vest. Both officers fire back as Hampton drives away from the area, as seen in their bodycam videos.
A short time later, Hampton’s vehicle was spotted by another officer driving not far from where the shooting occurred. Hampton refused to stop for all marked police vehicles and a PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique) was conducted. Hampton was then taken into custody with the assistance of a K9 unit, according to police.
Thai, who was shot in the torso, was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he died from his wounds. He was 49 and had been a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 1999. Hampton’s mother-in-law was also transported to the hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury, police said.
(WASHINGTON) — The Trump Organization on some occasions charged the Secret Service more than five times the government rate to stay at Donald Trump-owned properties while the agency was protecting him and his family, according to documents obtained by Congress.
In total the Secret Service spent at least $1.4 million in tax dollars at Trump Organization hotels and other properties over 669 expenditures between January 2017 and September 2021, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney wrote in a Monday letter to Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the Secret Service.
Maloney, D-N.Y., wrote in her letter to Cheatle that the Secret Service had provided only partial accounting of when its agents had stayed at Trump properties and how much the agents paid.
Some of the trips were while agents were accompanying Trump’s children Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, according to Maloney.
The oversight committee requested documents and details on the agency’s Trump spending in 2020, citing “disturbing” news reports of “exorbitant charges” by the former president’s properties.
Donald Trump did not divest himself of his businesses when he took office, though he said his sons were in charge — an arrangement that has drawn scrutiny and criticism from Democrats and ethics experts ever since.
According to the records the Secret Service has since provided the oversight committee, Maloney wrote Monday, “the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service a nightly rate in excess of the government per diem rate at least 40 times from the beginning of the Trump Administration through September 15, 2021. In several instances, the rates charged were more than three times the per diem rate.”
Maloney wrote that the Secret Service had granted at least 40 exceptions when agents were paying above the accepted rate at Trump properties. But she wrote that there may have been other instances of higher-than-accepted rates for which agents did not seek exemptions.
Maloney noted that the charges contradict previous statements made by Trump Organization officials, such as when Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, said in 2019: “If my father travels, they [government employees] stay at our properties for free — meaning, like, cost for housekeeping.”
The next year, in response to a Washington Post article about how much the Secret Service was being charged by the Trump Organization, Eric Trump said in a statement: “We provide the rooms at cost and could make far more money renting them to members or guests.”
On Monday, Maloney wrote that the records the committee obtained dispute this.
“Despite claims by the Trump Organization that federal employees traveling with the former President would stay at Trump properties ‘for free’ or ‘at cost,’ new information … shows that the former President’s company charged the Secret Service excessive nightly rates on dozens of trips,” she wrote.
The acceptable government rate is based on an average of daily hotel prices based on location and season, Maloney wrote.
In one example from 2017, Maloney wrote, agents were charged $1,185 per room per night at the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
Maloney wrote that there were two gaps in what the Secret Service had provided the committee, however: data on what the agency paid when staying at overseas Trump Organization properties and data on four trips to Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
There are some records of government spending for the Secret Service while Trump was abroad: In July 2018, the State Department spent about $70,000 on behalf of the agency for a stay at Trump’s Scottish hotel.
Separately, the State Department spent at least $38,500 at the Trump hotel in Vancouver, including some $15,000 for rooms for Secret Service agents in February 2017.
In a statement on Monday, Eric Trump, who is executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said that “any services rendered to the United States Secret Service or other government agencies at Trump owned properties, were at their request and were either provided at cost, heavily discounted or for free.”
“The company would have been substantially better off if hospitality services were sold to full-paying guests, however, the company did whatever it took to accommodate the agencies to ensure they were able to do their jobs at the highest levels,” Eric Trump continued. “They are amazing men and women.”
Eric Trump insisted that his father “funded the vast majority of his campaign with hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money and turned away billions of dollars in real estate deals worldwide after winning the Republican Primary.”
In a separate statement, a Secret Service spokesperson said the agency “has received a letter from the House Oversight Committee requesting information pertaining to protection-related hotel charges, and the agency will respond directly to the committee with the requested information.”
The cost of Secret Service for presidential families has made headlines beyond Trump. Earlier this year, ABC News reported that agents had been paying more than $30,000 a month for a residence in Malibu, California, close to where President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was staying.
(NEW YORK) — A mother allegedly admitted to intentionally killing her 5-year-old daughter before taking her to the hospital where her body was found partially wrapped in plastic and mesh bags, police say.
The incident occurred on Sunday when Melissa Towne drove to HCA Tomball Hospital, located just north of Houston, Texas, at approximately 12 p.m. and asked hospital personnel for a wheelchair because “her daughter’s body was hurting,” according to a statement from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
“An emergency room nurse walked to Towne’s Jeep Cherokee, where she found Towne’s 5-year-old daughter partially wrapped in plastic and mesh bags,” the statement read. “The child was unresponsive and a laceration was visible on the child’s neck.”
The 5-year-old girl was pronounced dead 10 minutes later.
The Tomball Police Department was notified about the death and responded to the hospital where Towne was detained and reportedly told the authorities that she killed her daughter at Spring Creek Park before driving her to the hospital, police say.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Crime Scene Units responded to the crime scene and took over the investigation into the death.
“Towne was transported to the Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit, where she provided investigators with a statement admitting to intentionally killing her daughter,” police said in their statement released to the media. “The Harris County District Attorney’s Office accepted a charge of Capital Murder against Melissa Towne and she was booked into the Harris County Jail.”
ABC New’s Houston station KTRK-TV obtained a statement from the surviving members of the little girl’s family.
“We ask for privacy and respect for [the victim’s] father, James, and our family as we all figure out how to grieve her horrible loss and try to figure out how to go on from here. [The 5-year-old girl] has grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and a father that all loved her dearly and never thought such a tragic event would happen to such an innocent child. She will always hold a special place in all of our hearts. We will always remember her as the sweetest little girl who never met a stranger. She was so full of love and giggles and her bright blue eyes shined so full of curiosity. We are hoping and praying justice will be served and the heartless monster who took our sweet girl away from us pay for the innocent life she took,” the statement said.
The initial probable cause magistrate judge set Towne’s bond at $15 million, according to KTRK.
A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services also released a statement to KTRK regarding the case against Towne.
“Child Protective Services is investigating this tragic death alongside law enforcement. The child’s mother, Melissa Towne, does have prior history with CPS, but specific details of CPS investigations are confidential according to law,” the statement read. “Ms. Towne has three additional children ranging in age from 2 years old to 18 years old, who are safe and have been living with other family members.”
It’s unclear if there were any potential witnesses, according to authorities.
The investigation into the alleged murder is ongoing.
