Michael K. Williams, an actor known for his role in the widely-acclaimed HBO series “The Wire,” was found dead in his New York penthouse on Monday afternoon, according to emerging reports. Sources told the New York Post that Williams, 54, was found deceased in the living room of his Brooklyn apartment near drug paraphernalia, suggesting …
Legal scion Alex Murdaugh has resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab after reportedly suffering a superficial gunshot wound to the head on Saturday in South Carolina. On Monday, Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, issued a statement to WCSC on Murdaugh’s behalf. It reads in full: “The murders of my wife and son have …
Police in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was reportedly found dead last month near a shoreline. New Jersey State Police said in a statement that New Jersey State Police Marine Services discovered the unidentified man a mile from the shoreline of Sea Bright in Monmouth County on …
It’s been more than 10 years since the untimely death of Heidi Firkus, and now, her husband has been indicted for her murder in Minnesota. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 38-year-old Nicholas James Firkus was arrested in May and charged with second-degree intentional murder in the death of his wife, Heidi Firkus, who was fatally shot …
A Minnesota man is behind bars after police say he assaulted his 11-week-old baby when the infant wouldn’t stop crying. According to court documents, Tyler Lee Drake, 20, was charged with assault on August 30, after an investigation led police to determine his newborn’s injuries were not accidental. Brainerd Dispatch reports that Drake is facing …
Susan Smith initially told police a black man stole her car with her two kids inside later admitted she strapped the two boys in and shoved the car into a lake, drowning them. CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace looks at the case she believes “really brought to the forefront parental homicide” on “Fox & Friends.” The case is one of five Grace highlights in her “Murder Moms” series on FoxNation’s “Crime Stories.”
Firefighters found a man, a woman, a boy, and a girl with gunshot wounds dead inside a southwest Houston home on fire Sunday morning. Police said the children appeared to be between the ages of 10 and 13, KPRC reported. The adults appeared to be in their 50s, according to KTRK. Fire crews were called …
A Texas murder suspect who was released from jail last year is back behind bars after allegedly stabbing a potential witness. In December 2020, 280th Criminal District Court Judge Chris Morton reduced Felicia Washington’s bail from $100,00 to $50,000. Washington was behind bars in Harris County for allegedly killing victim Ramona Jones in October 2020. …
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday that George Edwards, 79, had been found safe and reunited with his family. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have asked for help locating a 79-year-old man who flew into Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Sunday and hasn’t been seen since. Family members were supposed to pick up George Edwards, …
Authorities have launched an investigation after hiker Jennifer Coleman was found dead Sunday afternoon at Glacier National Park in Montana. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Coleman, of Richmond, Virginia, went hiking around August 30 or 31, and never returned home. According to Glacier National Park spokesperson Gina Kerzman, park rangers found Coleman’s vehicle in the Logan …
A Michigan father in the midst of bitter divorce and custody proceedings shot his toddler son to death last week and then turned the gun on himself. Derek Thabo, 32, had also threatened to kill his wife and all her family — including a child from another marriage — according to a protective order filed …
