BREAKING: Family of Maryland school shooting victim Jaelynn Willey releases statement
Juveniles
Jaelynn Willey is the 16-year-old girl seriously injured in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland
Juveniles
March 20, 2018
Sheriff orders emergency trace of gun used in deadly high school shooting as SRO officer praised for heroism
Two students were injured and the suspected gunman died in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy Cameron identified the shooter as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins, who died after being treated at a hospital for injuries. A 16-year-old girl and and a 14-year-old …
Celebrity Justice
March 20, 2018
#TimesUp for Manhattan DA? Gov. Cuomo orders probe of Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped an investigation into sexual assault despite apparent audio confession from Weinstein
Consumer
March 20, 2018
Woman behind self-driving Uber that struck, killed pedestrian was felon who served time for armed robbery: Report
The Arizona woman allegedly behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that fatally struck a homeless woman Sunday night reportedly served four years in prison for armed robbery. The Arizona Republic reported that the vehicle was in autonomous mode when it struck Elaine Herzberg, 49, (pictured right) as she walked her bike down a four-lane road in …
Murder
March 20, 2018
Mom stabs two kids to death hours after husband files for divorce
An Indiana judge sentenced a Darlington mother to 120 years in prison Monday for murdering her two children hours after her husband filed for divorce. Brandi Worley, 31, fatally stabbed her two children, Tyler, 7, and Charlee, 3, on the morning of November 17, 2016. WXIN reported that the mother stabbed herself in the neck before calling …
Podcast
March 20, 2018
Tuesday Crime Stories: The Texas Cadet Murder: The dark side of teen love & ambition
Diane Zamora (pictured right) and David Graham (pictured center) were overachieving high school students in love with each other. The teens shared common dreams of flying high in the U.S. Air Force and as a married couple. But a dark secret emerged while they were both in their first year of college. Diane was a …
Family Crime
March 20, 2018
BREAKING: Maryland school shooter identified as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins
St. Mary’s County Sheriff Department has identified the gunman in Tuesday’s shooting at Great Mills High School. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff Timothy Cameron identified the shooter as 17-year-old Austin Wyatt Rollins. Rollins died of his injuries after exchanging fire with a School Resource Officer, who was not injured. A 16-year-old girl and a …
Hate Crimes
March 20, 2018
New blast sends bombing investigators to Texas FedEx center
By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators pursuing a suspected serial bomber in the Texas capital shifted their attention Tuesday to a FedEx shipping center near San Antonio where a package exploded on a conveyor belt in the middle of the night and caused minor injuries to a worker. …
Hate Crimes
March 20, 2018
Texas bomber’s change in tactics could hint at future plans
NEW YORK (AP) — The bombs were left on porches, then by the side of the road, then at a FedEx facility. The victims were black, then Hispanic, then white. The targets were in different parts of Austin, Texas, and then in San Antonio. The seemingly zigzag work of an apparent serial bomber may be …
Trials
March 20, 2018
Watch LIVE: Murder trial of prominent attorney Tex McIver continues
The second week of the murder trial of prominent Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver trials continues on Tuesday morning in a Fulton County, Georgia courtroom. Watch below for live coverage. As CrimeOnline previously reported, McIver was riding in the rear seat of a Ford Expedition SUV in September 2016, while Diane rode in the front passenger seat when the …
Violent Crime
March 20, 2018
BREAKING: Bomb in Austin-bound package explodes at FedEx facility outside San Antonio
An Austin-bound package has exploded at a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, injuring a FedEx employee. CBS News reports that the package bomb exploded at the distribution center outside of San Antonio shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI are investigating the incident, which reportedly …
Weird Crime
March 19, 2018
Two men—one disguised in bull onsie—allegedly tried to burn down ex-lover’s home with spaghetti sauce
Two Florida men allegedly broke into an ex-flame’s home and stole several items before attempting to start a fire by leaving a boiling pot of spaghetti sauce and placing a washcloth near the burner. Per WESH, the victim called 911 Tuesday morning after a security camera at his DeLand home detected motion and filmed someone covering …