Daisy Coleman: Rape survivor featured in Netflix’s ‘Audrie & Daisy’ dies by suicide at age 23 [Reports]
Sex Crimes
‘She never recovered from what those boys did to her’
Coronavirus
August 6, 2020
SEE IT: Lyft passenger attacks driver over coronavirus protection IN MOVING VEHICLE
A Florida Lyft passenger has been charged with battery and child abuse when he attacked his driver over a plastic partition to protect against the spread of COVID-19, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Travis Smith, 36, was traveling in the vehicle with a friend and the friend’s 7-year-old son, with the Lyft taking them …
Murder
August 6, 2020
Gorgeous poker player stayed in motel for 3 days before her alleged killer checked into THE SAME ROOM [Report]
Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of pro poker player Susie Zhao last month, but the hows and whys of the gorgeous 33-year-old’s death remain a mystery. White Lake Township Police said Wednesday they believe that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Morris, 60, killed Zhao late July 12 or early on July 13 and …
Technology and Crime
August 6, 2020
Twin YouTubers facing felony charges for ‘prank’ bank robbery that ended with cops holding Uber driver at gunpoint: Prosecutor
Twin brothers who run a popular YouTube account are facing felony charges for two bank robbery pranks they allegedly carried out in California last year, authorities announced Wednesday. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Alan and Alex Stokes, 23, are charged with false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit …
Juveniles
August 6, 2020
SEE IT: Melanie Gibb gave recording of phone call with Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell to a reporter ahead of preliminary hearing, then asked not to publish
“They’re going to be [in jail] for the rest of their lives,” Gibb said
Podcast
August 6, 2020
KILLER WIVES: Human Speed Bump [Thursday Crime Stories]
There’s nothing more difficult for a woman in love to find out that her spouse is cheating. That’s what happened to Clara Harris, and what followed has been a study in mariticide. Clara Harris said she did not mean to run over her husband with her Mercedes. Evidence shows she did doughnuts. Joining Nancy Grace …
Coronavirus
August 6, 2020
Los Angeles will cut off water & power to homes hosting large parties, mayor says
The mayor of Los Angeles, California, said Wednesday that he’s authorized the city to shut off utilities at homes where large parties or gatherings are being held. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said residents who threaten public health or safety are subject to having their electricity and water cut off. The Los Angeles Times reported …
Murder
August 6, 2020
Florida woman who had husband kill Burger King worker over drive-thru delay has been charged, police say [Update]
A Florida woman is behind bars for her alleged participation in the shooting death of an Orlando Burger King employee. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on August 1, a woman became upset after her Burger King order took too long. She allegedly had her husband meet her at the fast-food restaurant, off of E. Colonial Drive …
Unsolved
August 6, 2020
Slade Petty: $10K reward offered after beloved teen with no known enemies is mysteriously stabbed to death
A recent high school graduate is dead and his family is desperate to understand how a loving son and devoted friend would end up murdered. William Slade Petty, a 2020 graduate of North Gwinnett High School, was stabbed numerous times outside his apartment on McGinnis Ferry Road in Suwanee on July 27, 2020. Authorities arrived …
Family Crime
August 6, 2020
DEVELOPING: FBI searching multiple properties connected to Crystal Rogers’ ex-boyfriend [Reports]
Over 150 federal officers deployed to Bardstown, KY, searching at least three properties and conducting 50 interviews
Juveniles
August 6, 2020
Missing Breasia Terrell’s mother responds to questions about family’s cooperation with police
Breasia’s mother revealed that police analyzed her cell phone as part of the ongoing investigation
Homicide
August 6, 2020
Devoted cancer research scientist found murdered after early morning jog on ‘safe’ trail in upscale neighborhood: Police
Texas scientist Sarmistha Sen left for an early morning jog on Saturday and never returned home. Police say she was murdered. Fox 4 reports that less than two hours after Sen left for her morning jog, a witness spotted a body around 25 feet below a creek near Legacy Drive and Marchman Way in Plano, …