BREAKING: Nonverbal autistic girl found dead near flooded creek following frantic search [Police]
Missing
The child reportedly vanished as Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the area with heavy rain and wind
Battery
August 5, 2020
DISGUSTING ‘SPIT-BOMB ATTACK’: Man accused of spitting on boy’s face says, ‘You now have coronavirus’ [Police]
A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly spat on a child wearing a mask inside a restaurant. Fox 13 reports that the incident happened at Ricky T’s restaurant in Treasure Island restaurant Sunday night. According to police, Jason Copenhaver, 47, walked up to a table and confronted a boy wearing a …
Child Abuse
August 5, 2020
Father of little girl found dead & stuffed in trash bag had previous child abuse charge dropped during plea deal: Reports
Shortly after a New Mexico girl’s mother died, she went to live with her biological father. She’s now dead and her father has been arrested. KOB 4 reports that 8-year-old Samantha Rubino was found wrapped in a plastic trash bag and left outside of her father Juan Lerma’s Carlsbad home on Saturday. Samantha and her …
Family Crime
August 5, 2020
Chad Daybell case will go to trial: What we learned at dramatic preliminary hearing about the disappearance and deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow
A judge has ruled that the case against Chad Daybell, who is facing multiple felony counts in relation to the disappearance and deaths of his wife’s two children, will proceed to trial. The judge’s decision came after a two-day preliminary hearing during which multiple witnesses, including law enforcement officials and a former close friend of …
Podcast
August 4, 2020
Killers Amongst Us: Florida’s missing Jennifer Kesse showered and dressed for work, then vanished [part 1]
Jennifer Kesse disappeared over a decade ago and her family is still searching for answers about what happened to the 24-year-old Florida woman. Jennifer’s family knew something was wrong when she did not show up for her job on the morning of Tuesday, January 24, 2006. Nancy Grace digs into the mystery with Jennifer’s father …
Missing
August 4, 2020
Leila Cavett: FBI joins investigation as mom of abandoned toddler remains missing over a week
The FBI has joined in on the investigation of missing Georgia mother Leila Cavett, who mysteriously vanished July 26, leaving her family desperate for answers. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police are continuing the search for Cavett, 21, of Dawsonville, Georgia, who was possibly spotted on July 26 in Hollywood, Florida, close to Hollywood Boulevard and …
Family Crime
August 4, 2020
Was ‘cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell trying to cover his tracks? FBI agent testifies about unusual text messages
An FBI intelligence analyst described messages on Tammy Daybell’s phone on the day after Lori Vallow’s 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan was last seen alive. At a preliminary hearing for Chad Daybell in Fremont County, Idaho, on Tuesday, agent Benjamin Dean testified that he had analyzed messages sent and received from Chad’s wife Tammy Daybell’s phone …
Missing
August 4, 2020
URGENT: Nonverbal autistic girl vanishes amid Tropical Storm Isaias, police say
Authorities in Pennsylvania have asked for the public’s help in locating a 5-year-old girl who reportedly vanished Tuesday. The Towamencin Township Police Department said in a Facebook post that Eliza Talal was last seen around noon on Spring Valley Road in Lansdale. Police said they believe Talal is as “special risk” for injury as she’s …
Assault
August 4, 2020
Cops arrest Florida woman who intentionally coughed in cancer patient’s face at Pier 1: Reports
A Florida woman was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges Saturday for allegedly coughing in a cancer patient’s face weeks earlier. On June 23, Heather Sprague reportedly filmed an encounter with Debra Hunter, 52, inside a Pier 1 Imports in Jacksonville. Sprague reportedly spotted Hunter verbally abusing store staff over an item she wanted to return …
Unsolved
August 4, 2020
FIFTH Fort Hood soldier found dead in less than three months: Reports
A Fort Hood soldier was found dead in a Texas lake over the weekend, marking the fifth soldier from Fort Hood found deceased in less than three months. According to a Fort Hood Press Center release, Spc. Francisco Gilberto Hernandezvargas, 24, of New York, died Sunday during a boating incident at the Stillhouse Hollow Lake. …
Murder
August 4, 2020
Mother confesses to 1988 murder of newborn son born alive, tossed along creek in a paper bag: Police
A California woman was arrested late last month for the murder of her newborn son, who was reportedly found dead on a creek embankment in 1988. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Lesa Lopez, 52, identified herself as the baby’s mother and implicated herself in the unsolved slaying. Lopez, who was …
Missing
August 4, 2020
URGENT: Missing mom of two young sons vanishes after leaving friend’s home. Sister pleads for answers [Exclusive]
There is currently a $10K reward for information that leads to missing Georgia mother, Natalie Jones.