A woman who lied about helping a homeless veteran to fraudulently fundraise more than $400,000 will spend the next few years in prison, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. On Friday, a New Jersey judge sentenced 32-year-old Katelyn McClure to three years in state prison for her role in the con, which garnered national attention. McClure was …
A U.S. Army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder allegedly murdered his mother and wrote in an apology that he “gave into the Devil” on the night of the killing, TCPalm.com reports. On December 31, police in Port Salerno, Florida, were called to a home shared by 58-year-old Christina Ruth Diorio and her son, 34-year-old …
The surviving roommate who told police she encountered an intruder in the home where four University of Idaho students were murdered was “scared to death,” according to an attorney for one of the victim’s families. “She was scared. She was scared to death, and rightly so,” lawyer Shanon Gray told Fox News on Saturday. “This …
Kohberger, a Ph.D. criminology student at Washington State University, was arrested in Pennsylvania on December 30. Read the probable cause affidavit below: For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast. Listen to the latest episode:
Police in North Carolina are investigating the deaths of five people — two adults and three children — as a murder-suicide after they responded to calls about people screaming for help. The High Point Police Department said it was called to a subdivision on the northeast side of the city shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday …
Arizona police arrested a man this week they say was traveling more than 100 mph in a 45 zone last month when he crashed into a family car, killing a grandfather and his 4-year-old grandson. Two other people — one in the family car and the other traveling in the vehicle with 27-year-old Gage Kauffman …
The Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old in her first grade classroom on Friday has been identified as Abby Zwerner, a 2020 graduate of James Madison University. JMU President Jonathan Alger issued a statement on Saturday saying that the school would “do all we can to support [Zwerner], her family and friends, fellow teachers and …
A Texas man out on bond for allegedly assaulting his wife on December 26 is back behind bars — this time on a $4.5 million bond — after he set fire to the house where his estranged wife and 11-year-old daughter were staying, hit his wife with a car, and threatened law enforcement officers. Pablo …
The notorious BTK, a Kansas serial killer who admitted murdering at least 10 people between 1974 and 1991, says his daughter’s speculation that Idaho college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger may have reached out to him is incorrect. TMZ contacted Dennis Rader, BTK’s real name, and Rader — who gave himself the name “BTK,” for “Bind, …
An Ohio elementary school teacher hopes the 42nd anniversary of her mother’s disappearance will bring answers after she uncovered repressed memories involving the day her mother vanished. On January 7, 1981, Lonene “Lonnie” Rogers vanished during a blizzard in Hayfield Township, Pennsylvania. Although there’s a chance Lonnie may have left voluntarily, her daughter, Alison Morea …
Legal experts are weighing in about the strength of the evidence against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, the Daily Mail reports. This week, authorities released an affidavit detailing the basis for probable cause to arrest Kohberger in connection with the vicious November 13 stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison …
DNA found underneath the fingernails of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl who was stabbed to death in 1988 matches the genetic profile of a man accused of her murder, the Andover Townsman reports. This week, prosecutors revealed more details about the DNA match, helping cement the state’s case against Marvin “Skip” McClendon, who faces a …
