Tag: woman

Thailand Widens Investigation Into Woman Suspected of Killing 13 With Cyanide

BANGKOK—Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was charged with premeditated murder of one victim, while the other deaths were still under investigation, police said. She has…


US Judge Orders Man Held in Case of Missing Navajo Woman

The family of a Native American woman who went missing from her home on the Navajo Nation pleaded with the man accused of assaulting her and taking her pickup truck, asking during a court hearing Friday that he tell them where he left Ella Mae Begay so they could bring her home and find closure….


DNA: Woman Was on Famed 17th Century Swedish Warship

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was among those who died on a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum that displays the ship said Tuesday. The wreck of the royal warship Vasa was raised in 1961, and was remarkably well-preserved after…


3 Women Missing in Mexico After Crossing From Texas on Trip

PEÑITAS, Texas—Two sisters from Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday. The abduction of four Americans in Mexico that was caught on video last week received an avalanche of attention and was resolved in a matter…


Woman Arrested in Gruesome Killing of Hong Kong Model

HONG KONG—A woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested in mainland China and charged, Hong Kong police said. The arrest of the 29-year-old woman brought the total number of people allegedly involved in the case to seven. Police said they…


Woman Reported Missing 31 Years Ago Found in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than 30 years ago in a case that stumped authorities who later declared her legally dead has been found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico. Patricia Kopta left behind a husband and siblings and meandered through northern Puerto Rico for a while before…


Mom Welcomes Baby 17, Keeps Family Tradition of Giving All Kids Names Beginning With ‘C’

A mom of 17 and her husband, who feel blessed by their ever-expanding family, are continuing to uphold a tradition since giving birth for the 17th time: every baby has a name beginning with the letter “C.” Patty Hernandez, 41, is originally from Guatemala, and her husband Carlos, 40, is from El Salvador. They’ve made their home…


Cancer-Stricken Elderly Chinese Woman Sentenced Again for Her Faith, Denied Medical Parole

A persecuted Chinese woman arrested again for her faith was denied medical parole after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The police told her family that she doesn’t meet the criteria for parole. Jiang Shumei, 67, from Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, was at her home with Xu Zhenying, 76, on Feb. 26, 2021, when the police…


Woman Pronounced Dead at NY Nursing Home Found Breathing in Funeral Home Hours Later

An 82-year-old woman was found to be breathing at a New York funeral home on Saturday, three hours after she was pronounced dead at a nursing home, according to police. A spokesperson for Suffolk County Police Department told The Epoch Times in a statement via email that detectives from the department’s Sixth Squad are investigating…


Funeral Home Finds Woman Breathing Hours After Declared Dead

MILLER PLACE, N.Y.—An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island at 11:15 a.m. Saturday,…