Year: 2018

PHOTOS: Remains of woman discovered inside attic walls identified as homeowner who opposed developers building a complex near her residence

 PHOTOS: Remains of woman discovered inside attic walls identified as homeowner who opposed developers building a complex near her residence
Unsolved

Houston authorities released images this week of the remains of a woman found inside her home last year, identified as the previous homeowner who opposed developers building a large apartment complex by her residence. As CrimeOnline previously reported, new homeowners found the remains of the previous homeowner, 61-year-old Mary Cerruti, behind the boards in the …

SEE IT: Bus driver allegedly caught on video lighting METH PIPE
Drug Crime
March 1, 2018

SEE IT: Bus driver allegedly caught on video lighting METH PIPE

A Texas bus driver is reportedly out of a job after a video allegedly caught him lighting a glass pipe while driving. AGE, a nonprofit agency serving the elderly, reportedly fired the unnamed employee after the video surfaced on Facebook. The video, which can be viewed below, was shot Tuesday in Round Rock and apparently shows …

Drive-by shooting leaves one teen dead, another injured: Cops
Violent Crime
March 1, 2018

Drive-by shooting leaves one teen dead, another injured: Cops

Authorities in Texas have arrested two men on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring a 16-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting earlier this month. According to The Dallas Morning News, 25-year-old Ernest Salazar and 22-year-old George Salazar are believed to have been among the four individuals witnesses say were in the dark-colored vehicle …

Did O.J. Simpson confess? Fox to air ‘disturbing’ never-before-seen interview
Celebrity Justice
March 1, 2018

Did O.J. Simpson confess? Fox to air ‘disturbing’ never-before-seen interview

Years after Fox decided to pull a controversial interview where O.J. Simpson plugged “If I Did It”—a book detailing how he would go about killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman if he had done it—the network will broadcast a special during which the controversial 2006 interview will be seen for the first time. The …

Drunk driver smashes into car, killing mom and her newborn baby: Police
March 1, 2018

Drunk driver smashes into car, killing mom and her newborn baby: Police

A Houston, Texas, woman is accused of being drunk when she struck and killed a mother and her 3-month-old son early Wednesday. KTRK reported that Veronica Rivas, 20, is accused of crashing into the back of a purple Toyota with a mother and child inside. The victims, Shayla Joseph, 36, and baby Braylan Jabari Joseph, were pronounced …

Mom describes horror of finding kids slain by nanny
Murder
March 1, 2018

Mom describes horror of finding kids slain by nanny

By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan apartment was eerily quiet, unusual for a home with three little kids. All the lights were off, except for the glow of a bathroom light. That’s where Marina Krim found her two children — covered in blood, slaughtered by the family’s trusted nanny. “It’s like …

Police called to Tori Spelling’s home, 911 caller reports ‘mental breakdown’: Source
Celebrity Justice
March 1, 2018

Police called to Tori Spelling’s home, 911 caller reports ‘mental breakdown’: Source

Police were reportedly at Tori Spelling’s Los Angeles home Thursday morning after a 911 caller claimed she was having some sort of mental breakdown. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the call involving Spelling, 44, was made at around 7:00 a.m. Friday. At the time, the caller reportedly claimed that Spelling was acting aggressively and …

Nikolas Cruz waives his right to administer late mother’s will, grants permission to woman he accused of trying to steal his money
Murder
March 1, 2018

Nikolas Cruz waives his right to administer late mother’s will, grants permission to woman he accused of trying to steal his money

Nikolas Cruz has waived his right to serve as the executor of his late mother’s will, a hearing set for Thursday in Florida to determine if Florida school shooting suspect will receive an $800,000 inheritance from his mother’s estate was cancelled, the Sun-Sentinel reports. According to the report, Cruz waived his right to represent the …

Blackout-drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber ride across two states
Consumer
March 1, 2018

Blackout-drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber ride across two states

Through a perfect storm of bad decisions and bad luck, a drunk New Jersey found himself stuck with an Uber bill of over $1,600 after a night of drinking in West Virginia. NJ.com reports that Kenny Bachman hailed an Uber from Morgantown, West Virginia, after a night of partying with friends at the University of West …