Authorities in Virginia say a former police chief was arrested on suspicion of abduction and rape in connection with two separate incidents involving the same alleged victim. According to Fox News, 46-year-old Kevin Matthew Buckland had been appointed the head of the Rich Creek Police Department in 2003. Three years later, he was fired following …
An administrator at Ripon College called the student org’s account ‘false and propagated’ in a recent email to CrimeOnline
A discarded cigarette reportedly helped police in Illinois identify a suspect in the 2009 stabbing death of a young mother whose body was found in her home. According to The News-Gazette, Michael Henslick, 30, was charged with the November 2, 2009, murder of Holly Cassano, 22, whose body was discovered by her mother in their home in …
A partially dressed Texas woman wearing broken shackles, caught on camera Friday morning while frantically ringing doorbells, was apparently escaping sexual assault from a man who later shot himself in the head. ABC reports that the mystery woman’s reported boyfriend, identified as 49-year-old Dennis Ray Collins, allegedly killed himself on Wednesday afternoon inside a Montgomery …
The Colorado father accused of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters reportedly appeared unemotional and detached when he was arrested two days after his family was reported missing. A source close to the investigation reportedly told People that when Chris Watts went through intake on August 15, “He looked like he couldn’t be bothered …
Police in California are asking for the public’s help in locating a Canadian mother and daughter who they believed vanished during a camping trip in the Bay Area. Per KTVU, Audrey Rodrigue, 29, and her 10-year-old daughter, Emily, flew into San Francisco International Airport Saturday from Canada. From there, the pair spent the night at the Burlingame at …
A Pennsylvania mother is facing criminal homicide charges for allegedly killing her 11-week-old son by breastfeeding him while using drugs. According to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN, Samantha Jones, 30, of Bucks County, killed her son, R.J., with a “combination of fatal drugs [injested] through breast milk.” An autopsy determined the infant had traces of methadone, …
By SYLVIE CORBET, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French judicial official says rape and sexual assault accusations against actor Gerard Depardieu are the subject of a preliminary investigation. The French film star denies the allegations. The official said a woman filed a complaint on Monday near the southern city of Aix-en-Provence and the case was …
New York police say a couple is under arrest in the murder of a woman whose remains were found inside of plastic bags scattered among two parks in the Bronx over the last week—and at least one of the suspects is believed to have been the woman’s friend. Lisa Marie Valasquez, 25, of Melrose, died …
A Georgia solicitor who frequently tried drug-related cases is on administrative leave after she was arrested over the weekend for marijuana possession, officials said. According to WXIA, Deidre Merriman, solicitor for the City of Atlanta, was arrested in Dooly County on August 25. Police said a deputy pulled Merriman over after spotting her speeding on GA 401 …
It’s been 14 years since she last saw her teen daughter alive, but an Oklahoma mother is on a mission to find the killer and to help change laws. Next month marks the 14th year since 18-year-old Brittany Phillips was raped and killed inside her Tulsa apartment. The young college student, described as a sweet, …
A man in Washington State allegedly beheaded his girlfriend in front of their 3-year-old daughter, citing Biblical passages about God “striking” down women who didn’t follow God’s word. The New York Post reports that Timothy Hernandez, 32, is accused of murdering his girlfriend Vanessa Cons in front of the couple’s young daughter. He then allegedly told …
