The Texas sisters who smiled in their mug shots after being arrested for murder knew their alleged victim ... and the fatal stabbing was no random attack ... law enforcement tells TMZ.
Del Rio Police Chief Frank Ramirez tells us ... murder suspects Kitty Mia Diaz, her sister, Amaya Cookie, and their friend Kyandra Renee Fazknew the victim Caroline "Caro" Peña -- the mother-of-five they allegedly stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy street.
Ramirez tells us all four women lived in Del Rio, and he believes the stabbing happened in front of one of the suspects' homes.
Dr. Oz might want to get his eyes checked ... he says there's "tons of people" at the Great American State Fair ... but one pan of the camera makes a completely opposite diagnosis.
TMZ DC was on the National Mall Monday whenOz and Dean Cain took the stage and talked up the event's turnout ... insisting the fair was drawing plenty of people and only getting busier as the week rolls on.
Then our guy Charlie did what any intrepid producer would do ... he panned over to the audience -- and, well, the footage pretty much speaks for itself.
Damien O'Brien and Jessica O'Brien -- the Michigan couple charged with murdering their obese 7-year-old son -- are apparently receiving better treatment in prison than they allegedly provided to their own child.
The O'Briens are enjoying a seemingly cozy experience behind bars, despite being held without bond for allegedly neglecting Casper O'Brien, who prosecutors say was 225 pounds when he died.
Jason Gould, a member of the Genesse County Sheriff's Office, tells us ... the parents are served three meals a day with a rotating menu. Breakfast is a choice of cereal, oatmeal, toast, or scrambled eggs ... lunch can be sandwiches or burgers ... and dinner can be a number of different food options like pizza, tacos, and pasta.
We're told each inmate is assured the right amount of calories and nutrition in each meal ... something prosecutors say Casper's parents failed to provide at home, where they allegedly fed him nothing but potato chips and french fries.
Video of their arrests surfaced on YouTube, showing police taking Kitty and Amaya into custody ... and based on their facial expressions, the two couldn't be happier to be in cuffs. They even smiled in their mug shots.
The judge announced jury selection will start January 5 -- calling in about 40 to 50 people per day -- and opening statements will begin on January 25. Assistant United States Attorney Dominic A. Gentile moved to exclude a speedy trial.
President Trumpsays the Great American State Fair is a smash hit ... even if photo evidence from the event looks to tell a different story.
Trump took to Truth Social Monday morning to celebrate the patriotic bash on the National Mall ... asking supporters if they appreciated the "fantastic job" his team did building and operating the event, which he says was "packed with happy people."
POTUS took his usual swipes at Barack Obamaand Joe Biden ... "DO YOU THINK THAT OBUMA OR SLEEPY JOE BIDEN COULD HAVE DONE IT? THE ANSWER IS NO!"
Trump's post comes as the fair has drawn plenty of attention online -- not just for its attractions, but for photos and videos that critics say show lighter-than-expected crowds across large stretches of the Mall.
A far-right influencer and some of his supporters showed up to the BET Awards holding racist signs ... sparking a melee that was caught on video.
See for yourself ... Jake Lang -- who President Trump pardoned for crimes committed during the January 6 insurrection -- had a group of people rush him while outside Sunday's award show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ... and it got pretty ugly.
VIDEO THREAD: Pardoned J6er Jake Lang showed up with a few supporters to hold signs disparaging Black people at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, where they were kicked and had bottles thrown at them by an angry and growing crowd.
Newly resurfaced body-cam footage from the Taylor Parker case shows the convicted killer inside an Oklahoma hospital desperately trying to convince officers she had just delivered a baby ... when in fact it was the fetus she had cut out of her murdered friend.
In the footage, obtained by TMZ from the Bowie County Court, investigators are seen at her bedside, explaining the situation at hand -- telling Parker they already are certain she's killed Reagan Simmons-Hancock and stolen the baby out of her uterus ... they're just trying to figure out why, mentioning depression and medication.
Parker appears visibly distressed as she repeatedly insists to law enforcement and hospital staff that she had just gone into labor while driving -- however cops are not buying her narrative, telling her "we know you did it."
A Pennsylvania man is under investigation in the disappearance of at least one woman after federal authorities arrested him on gun charges and found a letter referencing the late notorious serial killer Ted Bundy.
Eugene Horsch was taken into custody Friday after FBI agents and local police stormed his home in Philadelphia and found hazardous chemicals, several firearms, ammunition, and an alleged handwritten note mentioning Bundy ... Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore announced at a news conference.
Vanore says investigators also discovered a 55-gallon drum, a bunch of urns, and secret compartments inside Horsch's home. The probe was triggered on June 19, when a U.S. Park Ranger said they overheard a heated argument between Horsch and his girlfriend in a parked car.
A bull rider got violently trampled during a rodeo in NYC, turning him into a bloody mess and sending him straight to the emergency room, according to police.
The terrifying incident occurred Sunday night in the Bronx, where the 25-year-old man was riding the bull at the Rodeo Tierra Caliente before he was suddenly tossed like a rag doll to the ground.
NBC New York obtained a video showing the exact moment the rider fell from the bull and was stomped by its hooves. Several handlers rushed in to drag the rider away to safety.
The search for 19-year-old Marly Kinney has come to a heartbreaking end as her body was discovered Sunday afternoon, TMZ has learned.
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources confirmed Sunday that Kinney's body was recovered near Grayson Lake, roughly five days after she was reported missing.
According to the KDFWR, multiple agencies located the teen's body in the Grayson area at approximately 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
Authorities say the family has been notified and the Carter County Coroner was notified and responded to the scene. The cause of death will be determined by the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort.
What should've been the final day of a music festival ended in unimaginable tragedy ... after cops say a newborn baby's body was found inside a porta-potty.
The heartbreaking discovery was made Sunday at Electric Forest in Michigan, where state police say a worker servicing portable restrooms found the infant's body in the festival's camping area, according to CBS News.
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Authorities haven't released any further information ... but officials say there's no known threat to the public as they work to piece together exactly what happened.
Taylor Parkermay be on death row ... but while she was in jail awaiting trial she was still playing a doting mother to her daughter over the phone -- and TMZ has the audio.
Take a listen toa prison call -- obtained by TMZ from the Bowie County Court -- between Parker, her daughter Emersyn and her mother, Shona Prior ... the conversation is a far cry from the horrifying case that landed Parker on Texas' death row. Instead of murder and fetal abductions, they're talking campfires, thunderstorms, and early Christmas presents.
The call captures Emersyn excitedly describing sapphire-and-diamond jewelry she received as an early gift ... while also telling her mom that her younger brother, Trey, got a cross chain. Parker reacts like any proud parent ... before the jail's automated system cuts in to warn the call is about to end.
23-year-old Cameron Conley has been arrested and charged with Boating Under the Influence after 19-year-old Marly Kinney went missing during a boating outing on a Kentucky lake -- with authorities now conducting an active search for the teen.
Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife say Marly was last seen on June 24 at Grayson Lake. According to local outlets, authorities were called to a boat ramp on the lake after 23-year-old Cameron Conley reportedly told marina staff he could not locate a woman who had been on his boat.
According to the reports, responding state troopers said Conley showed signs of impairment, including the smell of alcohol and bloodshot eyes ... officers had then questioned him about possible drinking while operating the boat.
Former President Joe Biden is taking aim at President Donald Trump ... and his beloved reflecting pool.
Biden unloaded on Trump's makeover of the White House Reflecting Pool during a blistering speech at the Maryland Democratic Party Gala, mocking what he portrayed as the president's obsession with putting his personal stamp on Washington landmarks.
Amidst the former president's words, he said "It's not just his vanity projects ... putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his own honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool. Whoa, what a loser" ... drawing cheers from the crowd.
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is seemingly being tested as President Trump on Saturday announced a new round of strikes on Iran -- and the devastation was caught on video.
Check out the insane footage -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted video of the U.S. carrying out 10 strikes on Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities.
The commander-in-chief posted a message to Truth Social on Saturday night, saying U.S. aircraft "struck Iranian missile and drone storage location, and costal radar sites for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!”
The latest violation occurred early Saturday morning when Iran launched a drone attack on M/T Kiku, a Panamanian oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz with more than two-million barrels of crude oil.
