FBI desperate bid to find missing Idaho kids, release last photo of Tylee and J.J.
Family Crime
The FBI has released new photos of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow taken on the last day Tylee was seen
Sex Crimes
March 5, 2020
‘Women helping women’: Wellness Now 101 founder fights sex trafficking with natural, homemade products
On any given day, over 68,000 people are “are trafficked right in front of our eyes” according to a Washington Post investigation. Sex trafficking is particularly high in Atlanta, largely due to it bring home to the nation’s busiest airport. Now, an Atlanta business owner is fighting back. She’s hoping the sales of her holistic products …
Child Abuse
March 5, 2020
Alicia Kozakiewicz: K9 Kozak named in honor of survivor lured from Internet chat room and brutally sex assaulted as child
Alicia Kozakiewicz, who survived a horrific abduction as a child in 2002, met K9 Kozak on Tuesday. Kozak is “an electronic detection canine named in Alicia’s honor,” according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. On January 1, 2002, Scott Tyree, 38, lured Kozakiewicz, 13 at the time, from her family home after the pair met …
Murder
March 5, 2020
Police not ready to release more information on Faye Swetlik murder case, as questions remain
A law enforcement official has said that authorities will not be releasing any new information about the Faye Swetlik murder investigation until the case file is closed. Swetlik, 6, was found dead on February 13 in a wooded area in the Churchill Heights neighborhood of Cayce, South Carolina, where she lived and was last seen …
Murder
March 5, 2020
Gannon Stauch: Stepmother accused of killing stepson arrives in Colorado. Court hearing scheduled TODAY
UPDATE Leticia “Tecia” Stauch appeared in court in El Paso County, Colorado, on Thursday afternoon. A judge informed her of the charges she was arrested on and ordered to remain in jail without bond. She’s due back in court on March 11. Original Story The stepmother of missing Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch, has arrived back …
Unsolved
March 5, 2020
DNA identifies charred head found in trash can as man missing since 2018: Police
Authorities in Missouri revealed on Wednesday that they have identified a human head that was found in a garbage bin in 2018. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that DNA testing confirmed the burned remains were that of Demarko Sanders. St. Louis medical examiner’s office administrator Tara Rick told the news outlet that the remains were entered …
Podcast
March 5, 2020
Horrific stories of children, teens sold into sex slavery in their own words. LISTEN Now: Thursday Crime Stories
The numbers are staggering. Nearly half a million children are being sold into the sex trade each year in the US. Young girls and boys are being groomed by predators online or being force-ably taken, and forced into performing sex for money. How do we stop it? In an effort to battle sex trafficking, Wellness …
Family Crime
March 5, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult’ mom Lori Vallow sporting big smile and blue toenail polish in court [VIDEO]
Lori Vallow appeared in a Hawaii court on Wednesday to finalize her extradition to Idaho where she will face child abandonment charges connected to the disappearance of her two children who have not been seen since September. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Vallow will be transferred to Idaho on Thursday and is expected in court there …
Murder
March 4, 2020
Gannon Stauch: Stepmother accused of killing 11-year-old stepson booked in Kansas for ‘courtesy hold’ [BREAKING]
A stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, has apparently been taken to a jail in Kansas. According to Saline County, Kansas, online jail records, authorities booked Letecia “Tecia” Stauch into the Saline County jail on Wednesday. Stauch’s status is listed as a “courtesy hold/in transit.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch was arrested …
Family Crime
March 4, 2020
As Tammy Daybell’s autopsy report is released to police, questions remain about ‘essay’ Chad Daybell wrote 12 days after her death:
Chad Daybell told his children he met widow Lori Vallow on a business trip to Hawaii shortly after his wife died
Juveniles
March 4, 2020
‘Kaia Rolle Act’ passes after police zip-tie little girl, arrest her inside 1st grade classroom over a temper tantrum: Report
Florida lawmakers came together in support of a little girl who cried and pleaded with an Orlando police officer to let her go after he zip-tied her wrists and arrested her last year. ABC Action News reports that lawmakers showed overwhelming support for a Kaia Roller, 6, who was arrested inside her Orlando classroom. Florida …
Homicide
March 4, 2020
Malnourished 6-year-old boy dies after family stashes him in closet, withholds food: Cops
Three people have been arrested in connection with Monday’s death of a 6-year-old Arizona boy. Flagstaff police said in a press release they responded to a residence at 12:39 p.m. after receiving a call regarding an unresponsive boy. Firefighters pronounced the boy dead at the scene after unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate him. How do you …