Year: 2024

Murder
June 2, 2024

No Death Penalty for Suspected ‘Peeping Tom’ UGA Nursing Student Killer

The District Attorney’s Office for the Western Judicial District in Georgia will not pursue the death penalty against the defendant accused of murdering a nursing student at University of Georgia’s campus. As previously reported by CrimeOnline, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, allegedly attacked and killed 22-year-old Laken Riley in February while she was out for a …

CrimeCon
June 1, 2024

LIVE: 3rd Annual CLUE Awards Winners Announced

CrimeCon, in partnership with the Law&Crime Network, teamed up for the 3rd annual CLUE Awards to celebrate  excellence in true crime content, on May 31 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Renowned journalist Ashleigh Banfield, of “Banfield” on NewsNation and the upcoming podcast “Drop Dead Serious,” hosts the ceremony, while presenters include CSI creator …

Child death
June 1, 2024

2 West Virginians Charged in Child Abuse Death of 3-Month-Old Boy

Police in West Virginia on Saturday announced the arrests of two people in connection with the death last month of a 3-month-old boy. Evander Meadows was found unresponsive at a home in Milton on May 23 and was rushed to a hospital, where he died the following day, the Milton Police Department said. Earlier on …

Child sex crimes
June 1, 2024

Deputy Sheriff, Dispatcher Wife Charged With Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child

A Missouri deputy sheriff and his wife have been arrested on charges of attempted sex trafficking of a child under 12 and attempted use of a child in a sexual peformance. The St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department said that David K. Blankenship, 39, and Karlie Blankenship, 28, are being held without bond. The department said …

Child sex crimes
June 1, 2024

Arkansas Man Flies Teen Girl from California for Sex

Police in Arkansas have arrested a 49-year-old man who allegedly flew a 15-year-old girl to California for sex. The Fort Smith Police Department said they were contacted by officials in California on Friday about Sean Robert Schiemann, who had allegedly been engaged in a relationship with the teen online and had reportedly bought her a …

Shooting
June 1, 2024

2 Dead, Including Tribal Police Officer, in Early Morning Arizona Shooting

A tribal police officer and another person were killed early Saturday morning in a shooting in Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community. Another officer and three more civilians were wounded at what Gila River Police described as “a disturbance at a home.” A large crowd was involved, police said, and multiple gunshots were fired as police …

Court
June 1, 2024

Ex-Cop Gets 150 Years for Gunning Down Wife, Stepdaughter, Shooting at First Responders

A former Virginia police officer has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for gunning down his wife and stepdaughter and shooting at police officers who responded to the scene for his hours-long standoff. Richard Crowder, 60, pleaded guilty in February to the deaths of Diane Crowder, 53, and Carrie Czaksz, 35, in July 2022, …

Murder
June 1, 2024

Maryland Cops Search for Sex Offender After Parole Officer Found Dead in His Apartment

Maryland police are searching for a registered sex offender after his parole officer was found dead in his apartment. The Montgomery County Department of Police said it had obtained a warrant for the arrest of Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, on a charge of second degree murder. They cautioned that Sewell may be armed and is …

Madalina Cojocari
Missing
June 1, 2024

Madalina Cojocari’s Stepfather Found Guilty of Not Reporting Her Missing

A North Carolina jury took just 15 minutes to return a guilty verdict on Friday for Christopher Palmiter, who was charged with failing to report his stepdaughter, Madalina Cojocari, missing in late 2022. Palmiter was sentenced to 30 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $30,000 in attorney’s fees, WCNC reported. Madalina Cojocari was …