Jonathan Anderson, Journalist

Jonathan Anderson is a Midwest-based journalist. Follow him on Twitter at @crimescoops.

Killer Dad Chris Watts, Who Murdered Daughters and Pregnant Wife, is Now Writing to Female Pen Pals and Working as a Custodian in Prison: Report
Murder

Family killer Chris Watts is spending his days inside a Wisconsin maximum-security prison writing to female pen pals and working as a custodian, the New York Post reports. He has also has allegedly continued to practice religion after he “found God” following the slayings. The 38-year-old pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife, …

Murder
August 17, 2023

Teen Convicted of Crashing Vehicle to Kill Boyfriend Allegedly Posted Comments on Obituary

An Ohio teenager convicted of murdering her boyfriend and another man by deliberately crashing her vehicle into a building allegedly posted tributes to the victims following the wreck, according to the New York Post. Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was found guilty Monday of murder, aggravated vehicular homicide and multiple other charges in connection with the deaths …

Lindsay Shiver and Robert Shiver
Murder for hire
August 16, 2023

See It: Georgia Woman Accused of Plotting to Kill Husband Complains to Police She Can’t Use Family’s Private Jet to See Lover

Newly released body camera footage shows the Georgia woman accused of plotting to kill her estranged husband complaining to police that he wouldn’t let her use their private jet to see her boyfriend, according to Law&Crime. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 36-year-old Lindsay Shiver was charged last month in the Bahamas with conspiring to murder her …

Gabby Petito
Murder
August 16, 2023

Gabby Petito’s Parents to be Questioned in Lawsuit Alleging Emotional Distress

Gabby Petito’s parents were scheduled to be questioned this week as part of a lawsuit against the parents of Brian Laundrie and their attorney, WFLA-TV reports. The depositions – in which individuals are questioned under oath – were set for Tuesday and Wednesday for Petito’s parents, Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt. Laundrie’s parents, Chris and …

Politics and Crime
August 15, 2023

Former Publicist for Kanye West, R. Kelly Among Co-Defendants in Georgia Trump Indictment

A former publicist for Kanye West and R. Kelly is among the co-defendants indicted Monday night by Georgia prosecutors in connection with Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trevian C. Kutti was recorded on video pressuring a Georgia election worker to falsely confess to police that she tampered with ballots and committed …

Murder
August 14, 2023

Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Off Suicide Watch

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is off suicide watch as he remains behind bars while facing charges in connection with the murders of multiple women. The development was first revealed Sunday in the Investigation Discovery television show “ID Special Report: The Long Island Serial Killer,” hosted by CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace. Suffolk County Sheriff …

Homicide
August 14, 2023

Los Angeles Mother Finds Woman’s Body Wrapped in Plastic in Son’s Room

A Los Angeles mother made a disturbing discovery Sunday when she found a dead body in her son’s room. The mom, who has not been identified publicly, noticed a “distinct gas smell” in the home and went into her son’s room, according to the television station, Fox LA reports. Inside the room, the mother said …

August 14, 2023

Video Shows Deadly Pennsylvania House Explosion

Newly released video shows the deadly Pennsylvania home explosion over the weekend that left five people dead and multiple others injured, WTAE-TV reports. Doorbell camera footage obtained by the television station shows a massive fire ball erupt around 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Rustic Ridge Estates neighborhood of the town of Plum, a suburb of …

Manslaughter
August 13, 2023

‘She just loved everybody’: 8-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot in Head by Babysitter’s Son

An 11-year-old boy has been detained after he allegedly shot and killed an 8-year-old girl whom his mother was babysitting, WRAL-TV reports. On Friday, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office announced that the boy, whose identity has not been released, was placed in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Authorities believe they …