Investigator says missing Lauren Spierer’s boyfriend wasn’t ‘properly alibied’
Missing
Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old college sophomore when she vanished 10 years ago
Hot car deaths
June 4, 2021
3-year-old dies in hot car while mom tends marijuana plants for hours
A 3-year-old California girl died on Thursday after she was left in a parked car for 3 hours in 100 degree heat while her mother tended a marijuana grow. Visalia police said they were contacted shortly before 6 p.m. about a girl who was not breathing. An officer who was on an unrelated call across …
Murder
June 4, 2021
Teen girl to be held at youth services center until she’s 21 for deadly Uber Eats carjacking
One of two teen girls involved in a deadly DC carjacking earlier this year was ordered committed until she’s 21 to the the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. Uber Eats driver Mohammad Anwar, 66, was killed on March 23 after a 15-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl asked him for a ride and then …
Celebrity
June 4, 2021
Nickelodeon star Drake Bell ARRESTED for crimes against children: Reports
“Drake and Josh” star Drake Bell was arrested on Thursday in Ohio for crimes he allegedly committed against a 15-year-old girl in 2017. The actor, whose real name is Jared Bell, 34, was charged in Cuyahoga County with attempted endangering children and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. WJW reported that the criminal charges stem from …
Unsolved
June 4, 2021
Samuel Olson: Dad insists he was not involved in young boy’s death
The dad of a Texas boy found dead in a hotel insists that he had nothing to do with his death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sam Olson was reported missing on May 27. His stepmother, Theresa Balboa, told police that the boy’s mother, Sarah Olson, and a man dressed as a policeman came to her …
Missing
June 4, 2021
Bravo star Andy Cohen asks public for tips in disappearance of childhood friend who fled from hospital
“Real Housewives” host Andy Cohen made a public plea last week for information in the disappearance of a New York man who has not been seen or heard from since late last month. Last Thursday, Cohen, 53, shared the Missing Persons Clearinghouse’s missing vulnerable person alert for Andrew Neiman, 48, who vanished after leaving MidHudson …
Celebrity Justice
June 4, 2021
Police suspect foul play in disappearance of former NFL player’s girlfriend [VIDEO]
A former NFL player’s girlfriend has been missing for more than a month after the two got into a violent fight at a house party, KTRK-TV reports. Investigators are now assessing whether the woman, 29-year-old Taylor Pomaski, could be a victim of foul play. Pomaski was last seen April 25 at her home in Spring, Texas, …
Cold Cases
June 4, 2021
Molly Bish: Convicted rapist named person of interest in teen girl’s unsolved 2000 slaying
On Thursday, Massachusetts authorities named a person of interest in the unsolved 2000 abduction and slaying of a 16-year-old girl. According to the Boston Globe, Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said new information led them to investigate Francis Sumner Sr. in connection with Molly Bish’s murder. Early declined to say what information led them …
Crime Stories
June 3, 2021
CrimeCon 2021: Nancy Grace & team gear up for crime-fighting weekend
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace and numerous expert guests are joining in at CrimeCon 202,1 at the Fairmont in Austin this weekend. On Saturday, Grace will take the stage at 2 p.m. CDT, in the Congressional Ballroom on the third floor, to present “Evil at our Elbows: Monsters Blending in.” Our favorite legal analyst will delve into …
Unsolved
June 3, 2021
Boy found dead by Nevada trail still unidentified; FBI offers reward for information
The body of a young boy found murdered near a Nevada trailhead last week remains unidentified, and Las Vegas police have released another “digitally enhanced” photograph in hopes of learning the boy’s identity. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police thought they had that part of the mystery solved over the weekend when a “panicked mother” called, …
Court
June 3, 2021
Husband gets 30 years for savage beating death of wife on Alaska cruise
A Utah man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for the beating death of his wife during a family cruise to Alaska in 2017. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to the second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Kenneth, Kristy, their three daughters, and several members of Kristy’s …
Shooting
June 3, 2021
Bicycling mom shoots at neighbor’s loose dog, hits her 5-year-old son instead
A Texas mom has been charged with shooting her 5-year-old son while trying to shoot a loose dog belonging to a neighbor. The incident happened Saturday afternoon, Houston police said, according to KTRK. The boy was hospitalized in stable condition. Angela Mia Vargas, 24, was charged with deadly conduct with a firearm. Neighbors told KTRK …