Ellen Killoran

Ellen is a seasoned journalist and former media & entertainment reporter with a taste for true crime. Formerly a senior editor at IBTimes, her work has appeared in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Maxim, NYMag, Indiewire, and more. She co-produced the HBO documentary "Youth Knows No Pain" and appeared in a documentary series that aired alongside the Lifetime movie "Manson's Lost Girls." Tips: ekilloran@crimeonline.com

‘There are people who know what happened’: Police ask for more tips as person of interest in Breasia Terrell disappearance faces new charges
Juveniles

Police in Davenport, Iowa, have released a new statement about the disappearance of Breasia Terrell, who has been missing for just over a month. As KWQC reports, the Davenport Police Department issued a release on Wednesday confirming that authorities are still actively investigating Terrell’s July 10 disappearance. The announcement came the day before Henry Dinkins, …

Juveniles
August 13, 2020

‘You don’t know what he did’: Witness confronts suspect who allegedly burned teen alive as he fled the scene

Police have revealed more about the brutal stabbing and burning attack that killed an 18-year-old man on Wednesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Winston Ortiz was stabbed multiple times and set on fire following an argument with a suspect at a Bronx apartment building Wednesday afternoon. A witness, who reportedly lives in the building, told police …

Family Crime
August 13, 2020

‘A shot to my heart’: Memorial for Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow on property where children were found dead vanishes overnight

A memorial for Lori Vallow’s children has been removed two months after Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow were found dead in Chad Daybell’s backyard in Salem, Idaho. Community members had contributed to a memorial for 16-year-old Tylee and 7-year-old JJ, who had not been seen alive since September 2019. Investigators executed a search warrant at …

Juveniles
August 13, 2020

Teen set on fire in apartment building as horrified residents watch: Report

An 18-year-old Bronx man who was stabbed and then set on fire during a verbal dispute with another man has died, the New York Post reported. The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Winston Ortiz, who lived a block away from the building where the altercation took place, NBC New York said. Police sources said …

Husband of missing Suzanne Morphew refused polygraph test; truck data doesn’t line up with alibi, family member says
Family Crime
August 11, 2020

Husband of missing Suzanne Morphew refused polygraph test; truck data doesn’t line up with alibi, family member says

Relatives of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew are concerned that Suzanne’s husband Barry Morphew might know more than he is telling investigators, according to a new report. A relative of Suzanne’s spoke to Fox 21 News about the ongoing investigation into Suzanne’s disappearance three months ago. The Indiana native, who had moved to Chaffee County, …

Missing
August 11, 2020

Missing North Carolina man found dead; police are investigating

A North Carolina man who vanished from his home on the weekend was found dead on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Curtis Allan Wuellner, 50, was last seen at his home in Statesville on Friday evening. Family members initially assumed he had gone to their dock when he was missing from the home on Saturday …

Missing
August 10, 2020

Urgent Missing: Police search for North Carolina man who vanished over the weekend

Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing man who has not been seen since Friday. According to Statesville.com, 50-year-old Curtis Allen Wuellner was last seen at his home on Laurel Cove Road in Statesville on Friday evening. He was not in the home when family members woke on Saturday morning, but his family …