West Virginia

Two Teens Found Locked Away in Shed, Couple Arrested

A couple from West Virginia was taken into custody on Tuesday following the discovery of two minors allegedly confined in a shed in Sissonville, according to local law enforcement. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 911 call was received shortly after 5:46 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023, concerning the children’s wellbeing. Deputy H.K. Burdette was dispatched to the 200 block of Cheyenne Lane in Sissonville, where she discovered the two siblings, a …

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Man Kidnaps and Viciously Tortures Woman

Sammy Joe Martz, 47, of West Virginia, has been taken into custody, according to the Philippi Police Department, on Wednesday, on charges of kidnapping after police say he “tortured” a woman with a butane torch while keeping her locked up in her residence. The police got an emergency call on Tuesday from the Anglin Run Subdivision from the woman who said she was hiding under the porch of her neighbor’s home. She reported that Martz …

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Mystery Deepens In Search for Missing Woman

It has been almost a month since a West Virginia woman disappeared. She was last seen at a local bar with an older man. Now, police say, they’ve identified a person of interest. According to The Sun, Gretchen Fleming disappeared from the My Way Lounge & Restaurant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, early on December 4. Currently, she lives with her grandmother in Vienna, West Virginia, but she wasn’t reported missing until December 12. According to …

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