A Georgia mother is behind bars after police say she left her 1-year-old daughter inside a hot car, leading to the child’s death. According to 11Alive News, Newton County deputies responded to a call Tuesday, concerning an unresponsive child at Highway 162 and Rocky Plains Road. Deputies found an unresponsive toddler and immediately started life-saving …
North Carolina police have identified a woman who was found dead in a wooded area on Wednesday. The Fayetteville Observer reported that a man searching for his dog in Fayetteville discovered Crystal Loughran’s body. Loughran, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene, though it remains unclear how she died. Anyone with information regarding this case …
The St. Louis County Police Department is searching for a missing mother who hasn’t been since Thursday. According to NBC 5, friends last saw Whitney Stark at around 5:30 p.m., at a residence in the 1800 block of Santa Blas Walk Lane. Family members reported her missing at around 6:45 p.m., according to police. Stark’s …
Arizona police are looking for a 32-year-old woman who disappeared after starting a cross-country trip from California to Connecticut. Chelsea Grimm was last seen on September 28 in Williams, about 35 miles west of Flagstaff, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. On October 5, hunters found her abandoned vehicle on a forest service road northeast …
The judge and attorneys involved in Chad Daybell’s upcoming murder trial have set a November 29 date for a hearing on whether to allow cameras in the courtroom for the proceedings. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce previously barred cameras for the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, Daybell’s wife who was charged and convicted on the …
A parent, apparently angry at his son’s playing time, shot the boy’s youth football coach in the back four times at a practice this week in St. Louis. The gunman, Daryl Clemmons, turned himself in on Wednesday, the day after the shooting, and has been charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action, the …
A Colorado jury on Thursday reached a split verdict in the trial of two Aurora police officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain during a 2019 arrest. The jury convicted Randy Roedema of criminally negligent homicide, after rejecting a more serious charge of reckless manslaughter, and third-degree assault, KUSA reported. The jury found Jason …
A Pennsylvania woman charged with hanging her two children in the basement of her Berks County home four years ago may be preparing to enter a plea in her case. Prosecutors intended to seek the death penalty for Lisa Snyder, as CrimeOnline previously reported, and her defense attorneys had filed paperwork saying they intended to …
A 9-year-old Detroit boy shot his 4-year-old brother Thursday with an older brother’s loaded, unsecured handgun. Detroit police said the 9-year-old took the gun from his 17-year-old brother’s room to play with, WJBK reported, and shot the younger boy in the cheek. The bullet then struck his shoulder. The 9-year-old told police that his older …
New warrants reveal what investigators believe happened to Georgia mother Aimee Lafakis, who was found deceased earlier this month, allegedly at the hands of a former boyfriend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brandon Wineinger stands accused of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault for Lafakis’ death. Warrants obtained by 11Alive News indicate that the defendant is …
Minnesota police said on Wednesday that authorities there ran a license plate belonging to a North Dakota woman who vanished in July. Stearns County police said a deputy randomly ran Jonett Wanner’s plate near St. Cloud on August 12, a month after she logged out from work at home in West Fargo, North Dakota, and …
Texas police arrested a woman on Wednesday, weeks after her 3-month-old son died with reported injuries that suggest he was abused. The Waco Herald-Tribune reported that Amir Cosby died two days after he was hospitalized on September 21 for 16 bone fractures, brain swelling, a blood infection, and severe malnourishment. Police interviewed a family member …
