Month: January 2022

Newborn’s Death Investigation Reopened After Suspect Kidnaps, Kills 5-year-old Sold to Him By Child’s Mother: Police

 Kamarie Holland
Violent Crime

Police in North Pole, Alaska, reopened an investigation into a newborn’s death after the child’s father was arrested for allegedly kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and killing another child in Alabama. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 37-year-old Jeremy Williams is accused of killing and raping Kamarie Holland, 5, of Georgia, in December 2021. At the time, Russell County …

Paighton Houston: Family Sues City, Suspect & Bar for Alabama Woman Found Dead, Buried in Backyard
Court
January 7, 2022

Paighton Houston: Family Sues City, Suspect & Bar for Alabama Woman Found Dead, Buried in Backyard

On the two-year anniversary of an Alabama woman Paighton H0uston’s death, a lawsuit was filed against several businesses and individuals. According to the lawsuit, the family of Paighton Houston has filed suit against the Tin Roof Acquisition Company, the City of Birmingham, and suspect Fred Hampton for wrongful death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police said …

Court
January 6, 2022

Report: Ghislaine Maxwell Juror Did Not Reveal Childhood Sexual Abuse in Jury Selection Process

A juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial reportedly answered negatively to a query on the juror questionnaire asking if he, a friend, or family member had ever been a victim of sexual abuse, harassment, or assault, Fox News reports. The juror, identified only as Scott David, later told reporters he had revealed his own childhood sexual assault during deliberations and helped persuade other members of the panel to convict Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Prosecutors have asked Judge Allison Nathan to hold a hearing on Scotty David’s comments, while defense attorneys asked for the convictions to be thrown out. Nathan has set a briefing schedule for the issue.

crime scene tape
Child sex crimes
January 6, 2022

Mississippi Men Abduct, Rape 2-Year-Old Boy: Reports

Two Mississippi men have been charged with kidnapping and rape in relation to a missing toddler who disappeared on December 30 and was found 15 miles away the next day. Keldrick J. Magee, 33, has been charged with four counts of rape, one count of sexual battery, and one count of kidnapping, WDAM reported. Kim …

Cold Cases
January 6, 2022

Arrest Made in 35-Year-Old Kidnapping, Murder of 4-Year-Old South Carolina Girl

A 61-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 4-year-old girl 35 years ago in South Carolina. The Lexington County, South Carolina, Sheriff’s Department said that Wake Forest Police had arrested Thomas McDowell at his home north of Raleigh on Thursday. Jessica “Jessie” Gutierrez was abducted from her …

Child Abuse
January 6, 2022

Fire Leads to Discovery of 11 Malnourished Children Living in Feces-Covered Home: Reports

Eleven children in Washington remain in protective custody after a fire on Sunday reportedly uncovered they were living in substandard conditions. KREM reported that a fire in the backyard of a Spokane home led firefighters to discover that the residence was covered in trash, animal feces, and rotting food. Firefighters wrote that they also found …

Harmony Montgomery
Missing
January 6, 2022

Reward Skyrockets to $90K for Harmony Montgomery, Reported Missing 2 Years After She Was Last Seen

The reward for a missing New Hampshire child who hasn’t been seen since 2019 has increased to $90,000. Manchester police in New Hampshire announced Thursday that the US Marshals Service, businesses, law enforcement agencies, and anonymous donors made monetary pledges. The US Marshals Service alone added an additional $10,000 to the reward fund. As CrimeOnline …

Alisha Canales McGuire snapshot
Murder for hire
January 6, 2022

Man Pays To Have Ex-Wife Murdered — But Hitman Kills Her Sister by Mistake

A Washington man was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for a botched September 2017 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of his ex-wife’s sister. Kevin Lewis, 34, paid $2,400 to his cousin, Jerradon Phelps, 19, to kill his ex-wife, Amanda Canales. Though Lewis directed Phelps to a home in Everett, he did …

Rosemary Rodriguez
Unsolved
January 6, 2022

Boyfriend Remains Uncooperative as Police Find Car & Likely Remains of Beloved Texas Mother Reported Missing in 2019

On News Year’s Eve, police found the abandoned car of a woman reported missing in 2019, with remains inside. Rosemary Rodriguez was last seen leaving her boyfriend’s home on October 7, 2019, in Mt. Pisgah, near Kilgore. Police immediately reached out to Rodriguez’s boyfriend but he reportedly stopped communicating with them after a brief initial …