Year: 2024

Missing
July 9, 2024

Autistic 4-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing, May Be Attracted to Water

Florida police are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy who vanished on Tuesday Darrel Beck is reportedly autistic and nonverbal. At the time of his disappearance in Molino, he was wearing a Batman shirt and a diaper, according to the Pensacola News Journal. Beck has blonde hair and blue eyes, is 3 feet tall, and …

Murder
July 9, 2024

Woman Tortures Girlfriend for Months Before Strangling Her & Storing Body in Container

A New York woman spent three months torturing her partner before murdering her last year and hiding her body in a storage bin, prosecutors said on Monday. Kenya Tilford, 41, allegedly tortured Concetta Morton, 27, at their Westchester County apartment from June to September 2023. Tilford eventually strangled Morton and stashed her body in a …

Andrea Yates and family
Prison
July 9, 2024

Andrea Yates: Texas Mother Who Drowned 5 Children Refuses Chance for Prison Release

Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five young children during postpartum psychosis, remains in a mental hospital and intends to stay there permanently. According to the New York Post, Yates refused a hearing last month to determine her competency for release. Her conviction allows for annual reviews, but she has consistently declined the assessments. …

Missing
July 9, 2024

Indiana Family of 5 Missing Since July 4, Children Believed in Danger

A family of five in Indiana hasn’t been seen since July 4, and police are concerned the three children may need medical help. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a statewide Silver Alert for Frankie Terrell, 4; Queen Terrell, 3; King Terrell, 1; and their parents, 50-year-old Willie Terrell and 31-year-old Jessika Terrell. “Frankie, Queen, …

Murder
July 9, 2024

Memphis Fast Food Employee Shot and Killed After Argument With Customer

A drive-thru customer shot and killed a Tennessee Church’s Chicken employee after an argument Monday night. Memphis Police said the shooting happened at about 9 p.m. They found the wounded employee and rushed to Regional One Hospital in critical condition, but she later died. Investigators learned that the employee was working the drive-thru when a …

Missing
July 8, 2024

Missing Tot Girl Found Safe at Roadside Checkpoint in Mexico, Father Arrested

The Pullman Police Department announced Monday that they found 2-year-old Seraya Aung Harmon at a roadside checkpoint near Santa Ana, Mexico, over the weekend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Pullman police in Washington, in collaboration with the Moscow Police Department and the FBI, began investigating Seraya’s disappearance on May 29, when she was last seen with …

Homicide
July 8, 2024

Doctoral Student Seen Running in Yard Before Found Dead in Shed

A Georgia man who was found in a shed in Alabama on Saturday, two days after he disappeared, reportedly died as a result of homicide. AL.com reported that Deundray Cottrell, 31, vanished on the Fourth of July while celebrating with family in Birmingham, after saying he was going upstairs to check on his dog due …

Death investigation
July 8, 2024

Newborn Baby’s Rotting Body Found in Mom’s Car Trunk

A Kentucky woman was arrested after her newborn baby was allegedly found dead in her car trunk on Sunday. According to WAVE, Daira Mejia Aguilar, 22, claimed she gave birth on July 2 and wrapped the baby in a blanket before putting them in a bag in her closet. Officers who responded to the Louisville …

Police
July 8, 2024

Massachusetts Trooper Michael Proctor Suspended Without Pay Following Karen Read Murder Trial

Massachusetts State Police suspended Trooper Michael Proctor without pay following a duty status hearing in the Karen Read murder case. Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, admitted to making “unprofessional” comments about Read during the probe into Read’s boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death. Read faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving …