Alleged pedophile identified in viral video of young girl being sexually assaulted turns himself in; fiancé also arrested: Police
Sex Offenders
‘This poor little girl is going to be victimized by this the rest of her life’
child endangerment
February 6, 2018
New details emerge after toddler is found frozen to death on her family’s front porch
New details are emerging about a Friday morning incident that left an Ohio toddler dead after she froze to death on her parents’ front porch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the little girl’s mother found her at around 3:30 p.m., off of Doty Drive near Faye Road, in Akron. The mother said she found the girl “frozen” on the …
Trials
February 6, 2018
‘Poisoning for profit’ mom found guilty of killing disabled toddler, taking credit cards out in his name
Georgia woman Erica White was found guilty on Monday of murdering her toddler son and taking out several credit cards using his social security number, which her and her boyfriend maxed out within months. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a Cobb County jury found White guilty on 16 charges, including capital murder and a number of …
Juveniles
February 6, 2018
Teen who went missing with plans to meet alleged Snapchat predator has died
A Texas teen went missing briefly last year before being safely returned home has been found dead. The Beaumont Enterprise reports that Heaven Ray Cox, 15, died on Saturday of yet-undisclosed causes. Her family reportedly announced her passing in a Facebook post. A woman believed to be Heaven Ray Cox’s mother posted on Facebook on Saturday …
Police
February 5, 2018
‘Cannibal Cop’ Gilberto Valle pens ‘extremely violent’ horror novel, continues to defend creepy fetish: Report
“Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle – the ex-NYPD officer who was jailed for his plans to kidnap and eat young women – has written a fictional novel that revisits the fetish that destroyed his career. Valle, 33, recently told the Daily Mail that his new book, “A Gathering of Evil,” channels his controversial cannibal fetish through the …
Cold Cases
February 5, 2018
Investigators say Robert Wagner’s initial statement doesn’t ‘add up to what we found’ – but renewed investigation may end unless new witnesses come forward
“When the tips all dry up, then I guess we move on to the next case.”
Murder
February 5, 2018
Two young children found stabbed to death in apartment: Report
Two children were found stabbed to death in a home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Monday. Fox 25 Boston reports that police and EMT responded to a 911 call concerning a residence on Prospect Street and found two children dead of stab wounds in a third floor apartment. Plymouth County DA Timothy Cruz did not identify …
Missing
February 5, 2018
Deceased male found in pond, near area where college student Blake Smith’s car was found
Authorities found the body of a male in a pond on Mon., around seven miles away from a missing college student’s car was found in Louisville, Tennessee. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Blake Ryan Smith, a Crown College student originally from Trussville, Ala., disappeared on Sun. afternoon after finishing up his work shift at a construction site just …
School Crimes
February 5, 2018
Dental students took selfie with severed heads: Report
By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year — an episode Yale officials called “disturbing” and “inexcusable.” The selfie was taken in June …
Child Abuse
February 5, 2018
‘House of Horrors’ siblings to get college scholarships after suffering unthinkable neglect and torture while held captive in their own home
The City of Perris, California, and the Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation have unveiled a scholarship program aimed at providing the 13 siblings allegedly subjected to unthinkable torture with a college education. In a statement, the foundation announced the creation of the “Perris Bright Futures Fund,” an account intended to help the Perris siblings rebuild their lives and pay for …
Cold Cases
February 5, 2018
Natalee Holloway’s mom sues over TV series about daughter
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The mother of Natalee Holloway, a U.S. teenager who vanished during her senior trip to Aruba in 2005, is seeking at least $35 million from the producers of what she contends was a fake television documentary about the case. Beth Holloway said in a federal lawsuit filed …
Missing
February 5, 2018
‘I miss their voices’: Jailed father of missing Skelton brothers speaks out for first time in six years
A Michigan father who claimed he gave his three sons to a family more than seven years ago said in a jailhouse interview that he regrets his decision and misses his boys. Speaking with WDIV from an Ionia County prison, John Skelton cried as he recounted how he gave his sons, Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, …