Year: 2022

Crime at Work
July 22, 2022

REPORT: Hyundai Parts Supplier Used Child Labor in Alabama Plant

A parts maker for a Hyundai Motor Co. assembly plant in Alabama may have been using child labor, a new report says. Reuters spoke with local police, current employees of the factor, and the family of three underage workers for its report, which says the auto manufacturer didn’t respond for comment. The parts plant is …

Naomi Irion Collage, snapshots
Murder
July 22, 2022

Naomi Irion: New Charges Say Abductor Kidnapped Teen Girl from Store Parking Lot to Rape Her

The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Nevada teen is facing additional charges related to the case, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Authorities had alleged that 41-year-old Troy Driver abducted 18-year-old Naomi Irion from a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, Nevada, in March before killing her and burying her body, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Prosecutors …

Riot
July 22, 2022

VIDEO: January 6 Committee Hearings, June 9-July 21

June 9, 2022 June 13, 2022 June 16, 2022 June 21, 2022 June 23, 2022 June 28, 2022 July 12, 2022 July 21, 2022 For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast. [Featured image: Video from January 6 is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to …

Kidnapping
July 22, 2022

Stranger Tries To Snatch Toddler From Mom at California Bus Stop

Oakland police in California are asking for help identifying a man seen in surveillance footage trying to kidnap a toddler and then assaulting the child’s mother. An “unknown good Samaritan” came to the aid of the mother, prompting the assailant to flee. The mother and the 2-year-old were at the transit bus platform at High …

Theresa Caroline Fillingim
Serial Killers
July 21, 2022

Remains of Missing Florida Girl Found 40 Years Later, at Home of Serial Killer Up for Parole This Year: Reports

The remains of a Florida teen who disappeared over 40 years have been positively identified as Theresa Caroline Fillingim, officials said. According to NBC 2, Margaret Johns said that the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of her sister, Theresa, who disappeared from her Tampa-area home in 1980. Police said the teen’s remains were …

Murder
July 21, 2022

Minnesota Woman Charged With Murder, Allegedly Thought She Was ‘Burning a Witch’

A Minnesota woman has been charged with murder and arson after she allegedly stabbed and man to death and set fire to his camper, telling investigators she thought she was “burning a witch.” Court documents say that Crystal Wilson used methamphetamine and alcohol Sunday morning and went to the Mii Gwitch Mahnomen Days pow wow …

Assault
July 21, 2022

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Florida Police Sergeant Charged With Assaulting Fellow Officer

A Florida police sergeant seen on body camera footage putting his hands on female officer’s throat last year was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault on a police officer. Christopher Pullease, 47, was also charged with tampering with evidence, battery on a police officer and assault, WPLG reported. Pullease has been on administrative leave …

Child Abuse
July 21, 2022

3 Arizona Children Found Living in Filth With No Food or Running Water

An Arizona couple has been arrested after an anonymous tip led police officers to their home, where they found their three children living in a filthy house without food or running water and not going to school. The investigation began in February, when a caller told the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office that the three young …