Year: 2022

‘Paul Flores murdered her’: Jury Deliberations Begin in Case of Missing & Murdered Kristin Smart, Allegedly Killed by Fellow Student

 Kristin Smart
Trials

A jury in Salinas, California, is now in deliberations following weeks of testimony in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of California Polytechnic State University student, Kristin Smart. “Paul Flores murdered her and buried her under his father’s deck. It is that simple,” San Luis Obispo County Deputy Dist. Atty. Chris Peuvrelle during closing arguments, …

Celebrity
October 5, 2022

‘Rust’ to Resume Filming Months After Cinematographer’s On-Set Shooting Death

Producers and Alec Baldwin have settled with the estate of the cinematographer who was fatally shot last year on the set of “Rust,” presumably setting the stage for the movie to resume filming in January. According to Deadline, Halyna Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins, is now “Rust’s” executive producer. Director Joel Souza — who was shot …

Kidnapping
October 5, 2022

VIDEO: Suspect Uses Toddler as Human Shield During Brief Standoff With Police

Shocking video from a Florida sheriff’s office shows a man using a toddler as a human shield during a standoff with police in a McDonald’s parking lot. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said that Brandon Matthew Douglas Leohner, 27, allegedly kidnapped a 1-year-old baby at gunpoint from the child’s mother, his girlfriend, and left the …

Weavers
Court
October 5, 2022

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Mother in Case of Boy Found Dead in Freezer

Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Virginia mother whose son was found dead last year in a freezer at the family’s home. Charges against the father remain, and he is scheduled to go on trial in July 2023 for the death of Eliel Adon Weaver, who is believed to have been 4 at the time …

‘I’m Sorry I Did This’: Man on Trial for Kidnapping Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney Allegedly Texted a Family Member, Prosecutor Says
Court
October 4, 2022

‘I’m Sorry I Did This’: Man on Trial for Kidnapping Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney Allegedly Texted a Family Member, Prosecutor Says

Prosecutors on Tuesday laid out their case for the first of two suspects charged in federal court with kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap a minor, relating to the kidnapping and death of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney in October 2019. As CrimeOnline previously reported, McKinney was kidnapped from a birthday party on October 12, 2019, in …

Court
October 4, 2022

North Dakota Woman Found GUILTY of Conspiring to Murder Husband, Hide the Crime

A North Dakota woman was found guilty Tuesday of conspiring to kill her husband and then working with her lover to hide the crime. A Bismarck jury took just two hours to return a guilty verdict for Nikki Sue Entzel, charged in the death of her husband Chad Entzel in December 2019, according to KFYR. …

Sex Crimes
October 4, 2022

Sex Offender Is Caught on Camera Groping 16-Year-Old Stepdaughter During Virtual School

An Ohio man was arrested last month for allegedly groping his 16-year-old stepdaughter during virtual school. Berea Police Lieutenant Tom Walker told WOIO that David Lowe, 52, a registered sex offender, was seen walking up behind the girl and putting his crotch on her head while only wearing his underwear. The victim’s teacher and 39 …

Rape
October 4, 2022

Tennessee Man Asked Acquaintance for Ride To Work, Rapes Her on the Way

A Tennessee man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly raped a woman he’d asked for a ride to work. The 25-year-old victim told Metro Nashville Police that she picked up Gary Lynn Pohlemann III, a 24-year-old acquaintance, Tuesday morning after he asked for a ride, WZTV reported. As he gave her directions, police said, he …

October 4, 2022

Kentucky Man Accused of Kissing 5-Year-Old Girl on the Mouth on Carnival Cruise

A Kentucky man was arrested Monday for allegedly kissing a 5-year-old girl on the mouth while on a cruise aboard the Carnival Sunrise. Ernest Richard Bishop, Jr., 51, was taken into custody Monday when the ship returned to port in Miami, WPLG reported. The victim’s father said he saw Bishop kiss his daughter while the …