The first of three men convicted in connection with the murder of Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers in 2015 was sentenced on Wednesday to 17 years in prison. Lawson was convicted in May of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence, and Nelson County Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III followed the jury’s recommendation …
A Michigan man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter from ex-wife”s home in Pennsylvania on Sunday was arrested on Wednesday, still in the Keystone State. Police said the little girl has been brought back to her mother and Jafar Almaarej faces mutlple charges, including kidnapping and making terroristic threats, WDIV reported. “That’s the important thing, …
The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old California girl found dead in a hotel bathtub on Saturday appeared in court this week to enter not guilty pleas in the girl’s death. Genesis Ariah Mata was found dead in a room at a La Quinta Inn in Bakersfield Saturday evening, KBAK reported. A probable cause statement …
A 27-year-old New York man was arrested over the weekend in the torture murder of his girlfriend, whose brutalized body was found a stairwell of a Bronx apartment building last month. A week-long manhunt finally dredged up Robert Strother, who is charged with murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse, and tampering with …
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer said on Tuesday that they contacted President Donald Trump about a pardon as Combs awaits an October sentencing date for prostitution-related charges. Nicole Westmoreland told CNN that Combs’ legal team reached out to Trump regarding a pardon. Combs “remains hopeful” about the possibility of a pardon, according to Westmoreland. While a …
A New York woman found dead aboard a boat in Suffolk County August 5 has been identified as a Manhattan designer. According to a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office press release, police arrived at the Montauk Yacht Club at midnight Tuesday, on Star Island Road, after receiving a report of an “unconscious” woman on a docked …
Officials in Georgia said an active shooter situation at an Army base left at least five soldiers injured on Wednesday. Officials from Fort Stewart said the shooting occurred at the base’s Second Armored Brigade Combat Team area. The wounded soldiers are being treated at Winn Army Community Hospital and the shooter — who has not …
A Texas woman has been sentenced to prison, following the 2021 disappearance and death of her toddler son. According to News4SA, D’Lanny Reaneille Chairez pleaded guilty Tuesday to injury to a child by omission. A San Antonio judge sentenced her to 20 years behind bars. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the case dates back to January …
An Arizona man and woman have been charged with murder after police found a 10-year-old girl unresponsive on a Holbrook highway. According to the Apache County Sheriff’s Office, Holbrook police discovered Rebekah Baptiste between Highway 77 and 180, near Arizona, last month. Despite life-saving measures, she passed away days later, on July 30, at Phoenix …
A Florida mother was arrested Tuesday when she returned home from a two-week trip to Las Vegas, abandoning her child and multiple dogs alone in a trash- and feces-filled home in Palatka. Putnam County deputies responded to a call for a welfare check Monday night before Jessica Copeland, 37, returned home, WJXT reported. They found …
An Oregon man already charged with the deaths of three women was indicted this week for the death of a fourth. Jesse Lee Calhoun is now charged with the 2022 murder of 22-year-old Kristin Smith in Multnomah County, ABC News reported. Calhoun was charged last year with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of …
