By Alaa Elassar, CNN

(CNN) — For more than a month, a Virginia high school football coach accused of child pornography offenses has remained missing after vanishing from his home without a trace.

His sudden flight and consequent disappearance has left behind a stunned community — including his wife, children and the team he once led — and a trail of unanswered questions.

Travis Turner, 46, is believed by his family to have walked out of his home on November 20 in Appalachia carrying a firearm and disappearing into the thick, mountainous woods. He hasn’t been seen since.

Virginia State Police said they were on their way to visit Turner at his home, but when they arrived, the coach was already gone. Days later, they announced the coach is wanted on five counts of child pornography possession and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.

Here’s what we know.

The last time he was seen

The last-known contact Turner’s family had with him was on or around Thursday, November 20, when he set off into the nearby woods with a firearm, the family’s attorney, Adrian Collins, said in a statement. At that time, no arrest warrants had been issued for him.

“Criminal charges were not obtained against Turner until days after he failed to return home,” he added. “He was not a fugitive nor wanted by law enforcement at the time he went missing. His wife was not helping him escape, she was asking for help to find him.”

When Turner failed to return home that night, his wife immediately contacted local authorities but was informed that a missing person report couldn’t be filed until 24 hours had passed, according to Collins. The next day, she formally reported him missing to the Virginia State Police. The family has been fully cooperative with law enforcement in their ongoing search for Turner, Collins said.

“Police are actively searching for Turner. Since his disappearance, VSP has utilized a number of assets, including search and rescue teams, drones and k9s, to assist in the search. VSP’s main priority is locating Turner safely; he is now considered a fugitive,” Virginia State Police said in their only statement, issued on November 25.

The United States Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for any information on Turner, the agency announced on its Facebook page on December 1.

CNN has reached out to Virginia State Police and the US Marshals for an update, but has not heard back.

A husband, father and coach

Turner’s family released an updated statement through Collins, their attorney, confirming their homes and properties “have been searched multiple times, with their consent.”

Turner left his car and keys at home, as well as his contact lenses, glasses, wallet, license and cash, Collins said. Turner also left behind his prescribed daily medications, “which he needs,” the attorney said. “It is not like Travis to disappear or stay away from home.”

Turner, who was listed as a physical education teacher at Union High School in a now-removed entry on the school’s online staff roster, was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses, state police said. The agency hasn’t shared any details about when or where he was last seen or who may have seen him last.

“If Travis has the ability and is able to respond to his family’s wishes; your wife and children are in distress. Leslie pleads for you to come home and face

Por Svitlana Vlasova, Todd Symons y Tim Lister, CNN

Un general ruso murió en un aparente atentado con coche bomba en Moscú, y las autoridades culpan a Ucrania por el último asesinato de un alto oficial militar.

El teniente general Fanil Sarvarov, que dirigía el departamento de entrenamiento operativo de las fuerzas armadas, murió después de que un artefacto explosivo instalado debajo del chasis de un automóvil explotara el lunes por la mañana, dijo el comité de investigación de Rusia en un comunicado.

Los investigadores investigan diversos motivos del homicidio. Una de las teorías es que el crimen fue organizado por los servicios especiales ucranianos, añadió el comité.

Varios rusos destacados han muerto a causa de dispositivos explosivos o han sido asesinados a tiros en Moscú en ataques atribuidos a los servicios de seguridad ucranianos desde la invasión rusa a gran escala de Ucrania en 2022.

Un video publicado el lunes por los medios estatales rusos mostró un vehículo gravemente dañado en un estacionamiento de un barrio de clase media de Moscú.

Sarvarov había sido jefe del departamento de entrenamiento durante nueve años, según la agencia estatal de noticias TASS. El hombre de 56 años había llevado a cabo previamente las tareas de organización y conducción de una operación en Siria, cuando las fuerzas rusas apoyaban al régimen de Asad, según TASS.

Entre los altos oficiales rusos muertos en Moscú se encuentra el teniente general Yaroslav Moskalik, subdirector del principal departamento operativo del Estado Mayor, que fue víctima de un ataque con coche bomba cerca de Moscú en abril.

Hace un año, Igor Kirillov, general a cargo de las fuerzas de protección contra armas nucleares y químicas de las fuerzas rusas, murió después de que un dispositivo explosivo colocado en una motocicleta fuera detonado cerca de la entrada de un edificio residencial.

Ucrania se atribuyó rápidamente la responsabilidad del homicidio.

Entre otros muertos se encuentra el fundador de un grupo de milicianos prorrusos, Armen Sarkisyan , descrito por Ucrania como un “cerebro criminal”, que murió tras un atentado con bomba en el centro de Moscú, en febrero de este año.

Varias figuras políticas prominentes también han muerto, incluida una figura destacada del movimiento nacionalista ruso, Darya Dugina , en 2022. Un influyente bloguero a favor de la guerra, Vladlen Tatarsky , murió en un atentado con bomba en un café en San Petersburgo en abril de 2023.

Esta es una historia en desarrollo y se actualizará.

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By Karina Tsui, CNN

(CNN) — A man who fatally shot another man with a bow and arrow in a New Jersey suburb was arrested Sunday, after an hourslong standoff with police as he barricaded himself inside a house he eventually set on fire, CNN affiliates WABC and WCBS reported.

The scene unfolded Saturday evening around 7 p.m. when a man – who has not been identified – collapsed with an arrow in his back in Kearny, New Jersey, a suburb of Newark, according to WABC.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said the man was found dead after being struck by a sharp object and that the suspect, who also has not been identified, barricaded himself in a home, WCBS said.

Over the following hours, into early Sunday, a tense standoff ensued as Hudson County SWAT teams – with drawn guns pointed at the house – repeatedly ordered the suspect to exit, as sirens blared through the neighborhood and residents were awoken to evacuate.

“I heard the guy yelling out, ‘I can’t come out!’ or ‘I can’t do that!’ and then they were like ‘Come out. We’re here to help you,’” witness Rebecca Szymanski told WCBS.

One resident, Ana Cristina Pacheco, told WABC it was around 5 a.m. on Sunday morning when she noticed the fire and SWAT teams.

Some neighbors were told to stay inside while others were evacuated and taken to shelter in a nearby church, WCBS and WABC reported.

“I see a lot of fire engines, police, SWAT, some hummer with a gun,” evacuated resident Neeraj Yadav told WCBS. “I come outside with my kids and I was told to run back in the house, so that’s what I did.”

As SWAT teams negotiated the suspect’s exit, firefighters worked to douse the flames as the home became engulfed by the blaze.

More than 12 hours after the fatal attack, the suspect eventually surrendered, walking out of the home Sunday afternoon. The man, armed with knives, was taken into custody.

It’s unclear what exactly led to the deadly bow-and-arrow attack. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is continuing to investigate.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is expected to charge the suspect on Monday, WABC reported.

CNN has reached out to Kearny police, Kearny Fire Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for comment.

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By Zoe Sottile, CNN

(CNN) — His detailed tip helped lead investigators to the gunman behind the deadly Brown University shooting – but whether the tipster known only as “John” will ever receive the $50,000 reward offered by the FBI is still an open question.

After two students were fatally shot and nine wounded at the Providence, Rhode Island, school December 13, the FBI announced it would offer a $50,000 reward for “information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible.”

One crucial tip, which first appeared as a comment on Reddit with details about the suspect’s vehicle, provided vital information for investigators as they hunted the man they say opened fire at Brown’s engineering building before gunning down a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his home days later. The Reddit comment helped officers narrow in on the suspect’s rental vehicle, which they traced to a Salem, New Hampshire, storage facility where he was found dead.

For Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, the tip – which was cited in an affidavit and arrest warrant for the shooter, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente – was so important that the tipster deserves all of the $50,000. He argued as much in a letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel.

“John is no less than a hero,” Smiley said in the letter, which his office shared with CNN. “His bravery, selflessness and stewardship on behalf of his community went far beyond what anyone could ever hope from a tip.”

There’s just one hiccup: Because Valente, a Portuguese national who briefly studied at Brown’s physics department more than 20 years ago but never completed his degree, was found dead, there will never be an arrest and conviction, which the FBI specified in offering the reward.

It’s unclear how the FBI might respond to the mayor’s request. A spokesperson for the bureau told CNN “the FBI will not comment on whether reward money has been paid and to whom” for “privacy protection, and to ensure the public’s continued cooperation and incentivization with any future assistance.”

Smiley was resolute in his letter. “I believe that our community is breathing easier today because of the extraordinary assistance John provided to our law enforcement agencies,” he wrote. “I am writing to you today to request that the entirety of the $50,000 reward be issued to this incredible Providence neighbor.”

Reddit post provided key details about suspect’s vehicle

John’s comment on Reddit was one of countless made in communities dedicated to Providence and true crime generally, as users discussed the extended manhunt and the baffling set of crimes that disturbed the close-knit academic communities at Brown and MIT.

But John wasn’t just speculating about the shooting. He said he had seen the suspect, who was shown in photos and videos from authorities, opening and backing away from a gray Nissan parked near the gates of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

“I’m being dead serious,” the post, quoted in the affidavit for Valente’s arrest, reads. “The police need to look into a grey Nissan with Florida plates, possibly a rental. That was the car he was driving.”

A tip about the Reddit post led police to identify a “grey/blue Nissan sedan” in surveillance videos.

He ‘blew this case wide open’

John’s help went beyond just the Reddit post.

Four days after the shooting at Brown’s engineering buildi

By Svitlana Vlasova, Todd Symons, Tim Lister, CNN

(CNN) — A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, with officials pointing the finger at Ukraine for the latest assassination of a senior military officer.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who ran the armed forces operational training department, died after an explosive device installed under the chassis of a car exploded on Monday morning, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement.

“Investigators are pursuing various motives for the murder. One of the theories is that the crime was organized by Ukrainian special services,” the committee added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was “immediately informed” of the death of Sarvarov via special services channels, according to the Kremlin.

Several prominent Russians have been killed by explosive devices or shot dead in Moscow in attacks blamed on the Ukrainian security services since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Video released by Russian state media Monday showed a badly damaged vehicle in a parking lot in a middle-class neighborhood of Moscow.

Sarvarov had been head of the training department for nine years, according to state news agency TASS. The 56-year-old had previously “carried out the tasks of organizing and conducting an operation in Syria,” when Russian forces were backing the Assad regime, TASS said.

Other recent deaths

Senior Russian officers killed in Moscow have included Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the main operational department of the General Staff, who was the victim of a car bomb attack near Moscow in April.

A year ago, Igor Kirillov, a general in charge of the Russian military’s nuclear and chemical weapons protection forces, died after an explosive device planted on a scooter was detonated near the entrance to a residential building. Ukraine swiftly claimed responsibility for that assasination.

Others to have been killed include the founder of a pro-Russian militia group, Armen Sarkisyan, described by Ukraine as a “criminal mastermind,” who died following a bombing in central Moscow, in February this year.

Several prominent political figures have also died, including a leading figure in Russia’s nationalist movement, Darya Dugina, in 2022. An influential pro-war blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in a cafe bombing in St Petersburg in April 2023.

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