The brother of Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a triple homicide. Cleveland.com reports that Tevin Biles-Thomas appeared for his arraignment via video from the Cuyahoga County Jail on Friday. He pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including murder and involuntary manslaughter, stemming from a fatal shooting at …
A city attorney in Los Angeles shot and killed his wife and son, and attempted to kill his daughter, before turning the gun on himself. According to KTLA, Eric Lertzman, his wife Sandra Lertzman, and their son Michael Lertzman, 19, were all found dead of gunshot wounds in their Northridge home on Wednesday morning. Police …
Investigators have found human remains believed to be connected to a decades-old missing persons cold case in Florida. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 10 News that skeletal remains of William Moldt were found inside a vehicle submerged at retention, or manmade, pond at a residential complex that was under construction when Moldt …
Authorities have located the married fugitives who escaped a prison van after overpowering security guards last month. ABC News reports that Blane Barksdale and his wife Susan Barksdale were apprehended in Arizona on Wednesday evening, when they were taken into custody without incident. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Barksdales escaped custody after they hijacked a …
Newly released documents reveal more details about the federal sex trafficking investigation that came to a halt when Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell last month. As first reported by the New York Post, the website Muckrock published investigative documents from the Department of Justice and US Marshals Service …
The New York father who reportedly admitted to brutally killing a family pet and sending photos of the dead animal to his children is out of jail, and faces a maximum of only two years behind bars if convicted. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Antonio Martin, 40, was arrested this weekend in Buffalo after he allegedly …
The mother whose 5-year-old daughter was found dead in a closet in her Texas apartment last week continues to blame her boyfriend for the girl’s death, and said in a jailhouse interview that he wanted to flee to Mexico. As CrimeOnline previously reported, both Priscilla Torres, 27, and her boyfriend Santiago Esparza Jr., are in …
Three sisters from Oklahoma are believed to have plotted the murder of a man who fathered one of their children. The Mercury News reports that authorities have apprehended fugitive sisters Tierzah Mapson, 27, and her sister Elise Anne Mapson, 28, who were hiding out at a Northern California campground. A third sister and alleged co-conspirator, …
A father in New York is facing animal cruelty and child endangerment charges after he allegedly killed his children’s cat and sent them a photo of the dead animal. WKBW reports that Antonio Martin, 40, was arrested on Sunday morning after he allegedly killed his three children’s cat by hanging it from the children’s bed …
A spokesperson for Bill Gates has denied that Jeffrey Epstein directed any of his philanthropic contributions, appearing to contradict claims made an in exposé about the MIT Media Lab’s efforts to keep Epstein’s contributions and involvement in the donations of others a secret following his 2008 conviction for soliciting underage prostitution. Late last week, the …
A Texas man whose girlfriend’s daughter was found dead in a closet has said he turned himself in, and claims he had nothing to do with the 5-year-old girl’s death. KSDK reports that Santiago Esparza Jr. was arrested on Friday night after Houston police issued a warrant for his arrest, suggesting in a public alert …
An infant in the Bronx has died after her 5-year-old cousin rolled onto her while they were sleeping. The New York Daily News reports that the aunt of Ziebella Thorne-Young, who was six months old, found the baby unconscious early Monday morning. The aunt was reportedly babysitting the infant at her sister’s request, and the …
