Ala. Couple Accused of Using Blowtorch to Torture 3 Children

Ashleigh Ableman and Howard Anderson.Photo:Dale County Sheriff’s OfficeAn Alabama mother and her boyfriend are behind bars, accused of burning three children under the age of 12 with blowtorches.Ashleigh Ableman, 27, andHoward Anderson, 53, were booked into Dale County Jail Oct. 5 on charges of torture/willful abuse of a child, according to Dale County Sheriff’s Office online records.The couple is accused of burning the children several times, and investigators say there is evidence of additional abuse,WDHN reports.

Ala. Couple Welcomes 'Incredibly Rare' Quadruplets — Including 2 Sets of Identical Twins!

Photo: Gofundme An Alabama couple was hoping for a second child, but ended up with four more instead! Michael and Hannah Carmack welcomed the “incredibly rare” set of quadruplets at the UAB Women and Infants Center in Birmingham on March 14,according toToday. The pair of identical twins — girls Evelyn and Adeline, and boys David and Daniel — were born via Cesarean section at 27 weeks gestation, per the report.

Ala. Girl, 11, Is Mysteriously Found Dead After Vanishing, and Mom Says She Wouldn't Have Run Away

Photo: Jonie Barnett/FacebookIn Alabama, the small towns of Mount Vernon and Collinsville are reeling from the death of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found early Saturday morning 12 hours after she went missing.Amberly Barnett of Mount Vernon was reported missing Friday evening at around 6 p.m., triggering an extensive search throughout DeKalb County.People reported seeing a dark-colored SUV outside Amberly’s aunt’s home in Collinsville, Alabama, around the time she disappeared, DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Walden said at a Saturday press conference.

Ala. High School Band Director Accused of Inappropriate Sexual Relationship with Student

Ashlee Elizabeth Steinman.Photo: Chilton County JailA high school band director in Alabama is accused of engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her male students.WSFA,AL.com, andCBS 42all reported on the arrest of Ashlee Elizabeth Steinman.The 29-year-old, the band director at Chilton County High School in Clanton, was arrested on Tuesday.Steinman faces two separate felony charges for school employee engaging in a sex act with a student and using her official position to gain access to the student and carryout the illegal relationship, C.

Ala. High School Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with Students Is Found Dead in Her Home 2 Days Later

Leslie Gillespie.Photo: R. A. Hubbard SchoolA 44-year-old teacher committed suicide days after authorities in Alabama accused her of sexually abusing two of her students.Leslie Buttram Gillespie was arrested on Thursday, PEOPLE confirms.Gillespie was charged with individual counts of second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy along with two counts for being a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19.Gillespie was working at R.A. Hubbard High School in North Courtland at the time of her arrest.