A Michigan man accused of shooting to death a mom of five and fleeing to Mexico is back in Michigan to stand trial. According to jail records, 44-year-old Yenly Garcia was booked into the Kent County jail on Friday, MLive.com reported. Garcia is charged with murder in the death of 33-year-old Mollie Schmidt, who was …
Two 17-year-olds were shot Friday night, one fatally, when gunfire erupted at the end of an Oklahoma high school homecoming football game. Police, including three school resource officers, responded quickly to the scene but were unable to locate the suspect, said to be another 17-year-old, KTUL reported. The shooting took place outside the football stadium …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace is skeptical about reports tying the murder of Georgia mom Debbie Collier to an ex-con involved in an auto accident with her and a possible serial killer. Fox News obtained a 911 call about Collier’s death from her sister, Diane Shirley, who offered a second-hand tale about Collier having a car accident …
An ex-police officer in Philadelphia is alleged to have sexually abused multiple children, and investigators say there could be more victims who have yet to come forward, WPVI-TV reports. Authorities on Wednesday arrested 52-year-old Patrick Heron, a retired Philadelphia police officer, on charges that include sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor, harassment, …
An Arizona man has been convicted of kidnapping and murdering a 13-year-old girl as he awaits trial on charges of doing the same to another young victim, the Arizona Republic reports. On Friday, jurors found 40-year-old Christopher Clements guilty in connection with the death of Maribel Gonzalez (pictured left), whose naked body was found buried …
Debbie Collier’s cellphone was found “smashed” near her nude and partially burned body, and it is unlikely that she was targeted randomly, investigators said Friday at a press conference, NowHabersham.com reports. “There is nothing that has come from this investigation that would support the theory that either this was a random act of violence or …
A newly released photograph shows missing Texas school teacher on a sidewalk in New Orleans, apparently the day after she left her home and disappeared. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 48-year-old Michelle Reynolds told her husband she was going to get food on the afternoon of September 22 and never returned. Last Saturday, Reynolds’ husband, Michael …
Florida deputies have arrested a second person after a hotel employee kidnapped a co-worker’s toddler earlier this week. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that Jan Hans Gasperik, 49, has been charged with child neglect and kidnapping, the same charges faced by Zita Gasperik, also 49, when she was arrested on Wednesday. The sheriff’s …
A Pennsylvania man already charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after his 5-year-old daughter was found unresponsive has now been charged with murder in the girl’s death. An autopsy completed on Thursday found multiple internal injuries and signs of strangulation, leading to the upgraded charge. Gregory E. Woods Jr, 25, …
An Illinois woman who said she was mentally ill last year when she killed her 7-year-old daughter was sentenced on Thursday to 53 years in prison. On January 24, 2021, Galesburg police discovered Willow Banks’ body in an apartment’s upstairs bedroom. An autopsy revealed that the girl suffered multiple stab wounds, blunt force trauma to …
Questions are being raised about the impact of the new Netflix documentary, “Sins of Our Mother,” on Lori Vallow’s chances of a fair trial. Vallow’s attorneys point to media coverage surrounding the case making it impossible for that to happen. To that point, Vallow’s attorneys asked the judge to ban cameras from the courtroom, saying that …
