Death penalty sought for mother who drowned non-verbal autistic son in canal, then reported him as kidnapped: DA
Murder
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October 29, 2020
Grace lashes out at move to release socialite Ghislaine Maxwell from jail
On the latest episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation, Nancy responds to claims made by a friend of Ghislaine Maxwell that the accused sex trafficker has lost 25 pounds while awaiting trial on six federal counts in a New York City jail. Nancy and her guests discuss the “Operation Get Ghislaine …
Theft
October 29, 2020
Felony charge for mother who made up story of baby being inside stolen SUV after she explains why she made false report
An Illinois mother who falsely claimed her infant son was inside her stolen SUV is now facing a felony charge. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the mother of a 7-month-old boy told police she walked into the convenience store Monday and within minutes, someone jumped into her vehicle, a grey SUV, and fled with the infant …
Family Crime
October 29, 2020
6-year-old girl dies after lashings with metal-studded belt as punishment for bed-wetting; stepmom claims she fell down the stairs: Report
A 6-year-old girl died in Texas this week after her stepmother reportedly “disciplined” her for wetting the bed. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a 40-year-old woman is in custody after her young stepdaughter was found unresponsive Tuesday, and subsequently pronounced dead. According to KHOU, the stepmother, Jessica Bundren, told police that the unidentified girl had fallen …
Murder
October 29, 2020
BREAKING: Woman decapitated, two others killed in church knife attack
Three people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack at a church in Southern France on Thursday, and one of the victims was decapitated. Translating from the French, the New York Post reports that the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, said in a Twitter post that a suspected terrorist attacked the victims in or near …
Celebrity Justice
October 28, 2020
Porn star Ron Jeremy racks up 7 more sex crime charges; now facing 330 years to life in prison if convicted
Los Angeles County prosecutors added more sex crime charges to the docket against Ron Jeremy on Wednesday, the second time this summer they’ve amended the complaint against the 67-year-old porn star. Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, was arraigned on three counts of forcible rape, two counts of forcible oral copulation, and one …
Cold Cases
October 28, 2020
DNA solves 46-year-old murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Montana girl
Genealogical DNA helped solve the 46-year-old murder of Siobhan McGuinness, a 5-year-old Montana girl who vanished while walking home from a neighbor’s at dinner time one cold afternoon in February, MontanaRightNow reported. The little girl’s body was found two days later in a culvert off Interstate 91, 10 miles from her home. She sustained trauma …
Weird Crime
October 28, 2020
Daniel Chalmers ID’d as megachurch pastor who PEED on passenger during red-eye flight: Report
A police report released to the public Tuesday identifies a megachurch pastor as the suspect who urinated on a sleeping passenger during an October 12 flight from Nevada to Michigan. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, Daniel Chalmers — who heads Love Wins Ministries in North Carolina — was detained after the Delta flight landed in …
Murder
October 28, 2020
‘Loving mother’ shot dead at inside Chuck E. Cheese after argument over son’s stolen game card
An Iowa woman is dead after a disturbing incident inside a Davenport Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Sunday, that started over a game card. ABC 17 reports that Eloise Chairs, 29, got into a spat at around 7 p.m. with a patron at the restaurant after Chairs said her son’s game card was snatched by …
Child Abuse
October 28, 2020
Adoptive parents strangle, beat & starve 6 adoptive children for more than 2 years: Docs
A Tennessee couple pleaded not guilty Monday to various charges related to the alleged abuse of their six adoptive children. Randall and Michelle Ridenour, 53 and 48, are accused of beating, choking, and starving their children, who range in age from 6 to 14. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office zeroed in on the couple after …
Podcast
October 28, 2020
Wednesday Crime Stories: Wife/baby killer Scott Peterson to face new jury?
The California Supreme Court has overturned Scott Peterson’s death sentence. Prosecutors say they will ask for the death penalty when the sentencing phase is tried again. The court says significant errors were made in jury selection that undermined Peterson’s right to an impartial jury. Joining Nancy Grace today: “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox …
October 28, 2020
AMBER ALERT: 2-month-old baby girl abducted in New York at risk of ‘serious harm or death,’ may be with a pair of teens
Police in New York are asking for the public’s help in locating an infant girl who was reportedly abducted on Wednesday. According to WCAX-3, 2-month-old Natalie R. Huntington was abducted from an address in Holley, New York, at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. The infant is believed to be with two suspects: 16-year-old Kevin A. Huntington …