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Sex Crimes
March 20, 2019
Mom allows man to sexually assault her 5-year-old daughter for $400, police say
A Texas mother is facing criminal charges following allegations that she rented her 5-year-old daughter to a 62-year-old man for sex. From KCBD, Shirley Harmon, 36, was arrested for sexual assaults involving her young daughter and Gary Landreth, 62. Officials said Harmon admitted to knowing about the abuse but allowed it to continue—and even accepted …
Prison
March 20, 2019
Army vet bit off inmate’s face before decapitating mom with teeth & butter knife: Lawsuit
A Mississippi Army veteran who allegedly decapitated his mother last summer with a butter knife, his teeth, and hands had bitten off part of an inmate’s face three years earlier, according to a lawsuit filed by the inmate. The Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported that Jaron Stubbs claimed he sustained the facial injuries in June 2015 while jailed …
Unsolved
March 20, 2019
Ayla Reynolds Update: Mom gets extra time to find presumed dead toddler girl’s dad for wrongful death suit
The mother of a missing, presumed dead toddler, Ayla Reynolds, has been given an extension to find the little girl’s father. Cm reports that a Cumberland County Superior Court justice in Maine gave Trista Reynolds an extra 60 days to locate Justin DiPietro, the father of Ayla. Reynolds filed a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro last year, …
Family Crime
March 20, 2019
Murdered teen Grace Packer begged ‘mom’ for help, but Sara Packer ‘got off’ on watching boyfriend rape her daughter: Confession
The man who admitted to brutally raping and killing 14-year-old Grace Packer, his girlfriend’s adopted daughter, is awaiting his fate, and jurors at his sentencing hearing heard the confession he gave investigators in January 2017 as he was recovering from a suicide attempt. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Packer was raped, drugged, and left for dead …
Child Abuse
March 20, 2019
Handcuffed dad SMILES after allegedly admitting to striking 1-month-old son’s head into wall, killing him
A New York father has been arrested hours after his 1-month-old son reportedly died from head injuries which possibly stemmed from child abuse. WNBC reported that Christian Rodriguez, 24, was charged Tuesday in connection with the death of his son, Aiden Rodriguez, who was found in his Bronx apartment Monday night with head trauma and died …
March 20, 2019
Sing or be tortured? Creator of popular YouTube kids channel ‘Fantastic Adventures’ accused of starving, pepper spraying, giving ice baths to adopted children who were forced to perform
One of the boys said he spent ‘most of his life’ in a bare closet with limited access to food, water, or the bathroom
Celebrity Justice
March 20, 2019
‘I was sickened’: Nancy Grace opens up about heartbreak surrounding Shannon Graves’ murder, dismemberment
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace stopped to speak with Ohio outlet WKBN about the Shannon Graves case, following her appearance at the Skeggs Lecture Series in Youngstown on Tuesday. In 2017, authorities found Graves’ body in a freezer in Campbell, six months after her family reported her missing. Arturo Novoa, Graves’ ex, was arrested in connection with her …
Trials
March 20, 2019
WATCH LIVE: Day three of Bo Dukes on trial in slain teacher Tara Grinstead case
The trial for Bo Dukes, a man accused of helping to conceal teacher Tara Grinstead’s body, is underway continues at Wilcox County Superior Court in Georgia.
Dukes is one of two men accused of taking part in Grinstead’s death and disappearance. In 2017, he was indicted on charges of concealing a death, tampering with evidence, and hindering apprehension of a criminal.
Grinstead was last seen in 2005, in Oncilla, Georgia, leaving a party. The former beauty queen’s disappearance remained cold for over a decade until a 2017 tip led authorities to Dukes. Ryan Duke, a friend of Dukes at the time, was also arrested, and confessed to killing Grinstead and hiding her body. Duke later said he falsely confessed so he could go to jail in order to avoid retaliation from Dukes.
Child Abuse
March 19, 2019
Daycare owner gives 6-month-old girl a lethal dose of Benadryl on child’s third day at the facility: Cops
Authorities in Vermont say a 6-month-old baby died on her third day at a daycare center when its owner gave her a lethal dose of Benadryl. According to WSB, 53-year-old Stacey L. Vaillancourt appeared in court on Monday to plead not guilty to felony charges including manslaughter and cruelty to a child related to the …
Murder
March 19, 2019
Man sits on 2-year-old boy, smothering him to death in gruesome punishment for grabbing phone: Cops
Authorities in Iowa say a 31-year-old man is facing criminal charges related to the death of a young boy in his care recently. According to the New York Post, Larry Murphy was staying in a hotel room in Council Bluffs with the 2-year-old victim and the boy’s mother at the time of the fatal incident. …
Sex Crimes
March 19, 2019
Man carries on months-long sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl who is now pregnant: Cops
Authorities in Florida say a man was arrested on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor, whom he is believed to have impregnated. According to WFLA, Carlos Perez Corona of Clearwater remained in jail as of the latest reports available after officers took him into custody on Sunday. Police reports indicate a …