Month: March 2019

Thursday Crime Stories: Rich parents caught allegedly paying huge bribes to get average kids in elite schools

 Thursday Crime Stories: Rich parents caught allegedly paying huge bribes to get average kids in elite schools
Podcast

Dozens of wealthy parents, including “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and actress Lori Loughlin, face federal felony charges for allegedly paying bribes to get their children into elite colleges. Nancy Grace explores the college entrance scandal with experts, including Jennifer Brovost, co-ounder of NYPEAS (New York Private Education Advisory Service), Mark Jerome, an athletic consultant …

Missing nurse & mom-of-two found dead: Police call foul play while questioning alleged ‘abusive’ husband [Report]
Unsolved
March 14, 2019

Missing nurse & mom-of-two found dead: Police call foul play while questioning alleged ‘abusive’ husband [Report]

North Carolina authorities announced on Wednesday that a woman’s body found in Edgecombe County on Tuesday has been identified as missing mom and wife, Diana Keel. ABC 7 reports that Diana, an emergency department nurse at Wilson Medical Center, was found in Leggett, around 24 miles from her Nashville, North Carolina, home. On Wednesday, the Nash County …

Jussie Smollett pleads NOT GUILTY to charges in alleged hate crime hoax, lying to police
Celebrity Justice
March 14, 2019

Jussie Smollett pleads NOT GUILTY to charges in alleged hate crime hoax, lying to police

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an alleged hate crime hoax in which he is accused of lying to police. CBS News reports that Smollett’s attorney, Tina Glandian, pleaded not guilty on her client’s behalf to 16 counts of disorderly conduct stemming from the January 29 incident, when Smollett told …

AMBER Alert: Dad arrested for allegedly shooting & killing ex, but still no sign of his missing toddler daughter
Missing
March 14, 2019

AMBER Alert: Dad arrested for allegedly shooting & killing ex, but still no sign of his missing toddler daughter

Wisconsin police arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his 2-year-old daughter’s mother. He’s the prime suspect in the toddler’s ongoing disappearance. On Wednesday, Milwaukee police announced the arrest of Dariaz Higgins, 34, and a second person for harboring and aiding a fugitive. Higgins is accused of fatally shooting his daughter’s mother, Sierra Robinson, 24, and wounding a …

Swimming coach accused of raping 8-year-old girl is caught on security cam allegedly touching her little sister inappropriately: Police
Sex Crimes
March 14, 2019

Swimming coach accused of raping 8-year-old girl is caught on security cam allegedly touching her little sister inappropriately: Police

An Australian swimming coach is facing numerous charges after police say he sexually assaulted a little girl, 8, and touched her 6-year-old sister inappropriately. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Sydney University student, 20-year-old Kyle Daniels, is charged with “sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10” and “intentionally sexually touching a child …

Gambino crime family boss shot dead, run over in front of his wife and children
Murder
March 14, 2019

Gambino crime family boss shot dead, run over in front of his wife and children

The head of a New York crime family was fatally shot in a gangland-style murder in front of his Staten Island home. The New York Post reports that Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali, believed to be the boss of the Gambino crime family, was shot and killed Wednesday night in front of his mansion in the Staten …

Woman fires shotgun at husband during booze-fueled argument over his snoring: Cops
Domestic Abuse
March 13, 2019

Woman fires shotgun at husband during booze-fueled argument over his snoring: Cops

Authorities in Florida say a 47-year-old woman shot her boyfriend at their home in Brevard County this week during an argument about the latter’s loud snoring. According to the New York Post, police say Lorie Morin initially claimed the shooting was an accident, an assertion backed up at first by the victim. As the Brevard …

Backgammon pro Rod Covlin GUILTY of murdering millionaire wife in Manhattan apartment
Family Crime
March 13, 2019

Backgammon pro Rod Covlin GUILTY of murdering millionaire wife in Manhattan apartment

Rod Covlin was found guilty in a Manhattan courthouse for the murder of his wife Shele Danishefsky — nearly ten years after she was found dead. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Danishefsky was found by her 9-year-old daughter in their Upper West Side apartment on New Year’s Eve in 2009. Danishefsky was a multimillionaire with assets upward of …