Year: 2020

Stuff of ‘spy thrillers’: Rebuffed girlfriend cuts power to ex’s house, breaks in with rifle, knife, bat, rope, and lighter fluid [Prosecutors]
Attempted Murder

A 21-year-old woman broke into her ex-boyfriend’s Shelby Township house early Wednesday morning with a rifle, baseball bat, knife, rope, duct tape, and lighter fluid, but whatever she planned to do was foiled when the dog woke up the sleeping family. Lilly Xiong was charged with assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion, arson …

Kidnapping
February 6, 2020

Sexual assault victim leads cops to woman’s body stuffed in a suitcase

Las Vegas police have jailed a man on murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault charges after they found a woman’s body in a suitcase at a home where another woman said he had sexually assaulted her. Gary Walker, 55, has been charged with one count each of murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and kidnapping and …

Family Crime
February 6, 2020

‘Doomsday’ mom Lori Vallow’s brother was found unresponsive in his own excrement months after he fatally shot her husband: 911 call

An Arizona news outlet has obtained the transcript of a 911 call made after Lori Vallow’s brother Alex Cox was found mysteriously dead in December 2019. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Vallow’s children Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, have not been seen since September. Vallow and her husband Chad Daybell never reported the …

Sex Crimes
February 6, 2020

Ex-foster dad is filmed raping a child. His wife watches a live feed of the assault at work.

This week, a former Michigan foster care provider confessed in court to sexually assaulting a child. Mark Sorensen, 61, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Muskegon County Circuit Court. MLive reported that he admitted to twice assaulting the victim, who was younger than 13. WXMI reported that Mark Sorensen was arrested in April, …

Thursday Crime Stories: The truth about millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the woman who helped him
Podcast
February 6, 2020

Thursday Crime Stories: The truth about millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the woman who helped him

What happened during millionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein’s final days? While a famed forensic pathologist claims Epstein’s death aligns with homicidal strangulation, officials listed it as a suicide. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss: James Shelnutt: 27-years Atlanta Metro Major Case detective, SWAT Officer (RET), Attorney Bobby Chacon: Former Special Agent FBI, current star of FB Watch …

Sex Crimes
February 6, 2020

Weinstein trial: Disgraced producer NAPS in court as accuser tearfully recounts rape [Report]

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein apparently dozed off several times in court on Monday as one of his accusers testified that he raped her. Sources told Page Six, that Weinstein, 67, was spotted dozing off several times as Jessica Mann accused Weinstein of sexually assaulting her several times, including in a Manhattan hotel room in …

Kristin Smart: Primary suspect detained in college student’s disappearance as FBI carries out search warrant at his home
Missing
February 6, 2020

Kristin Smart: Primary suspect detained in college student’s disappearance as FBI carries out search warrant at his home

California authorities issued search four search warrants on Wednesday and detained the primary suspect in the disappearance California Polytechnic student Kristin Smart, who vanished in 1996. According to FOX News, the search warrants span across two different states, including one location in Los Angeles, two locations in San Luis Obispo County, and a location in …