Year: 2025

Murder
July 8, 2025

UPDATE: Dad Charged in Death of Teen Boy Found at Landfill

Minnesota police arrested a man on Monday, a week after his missing 16-year-old son’s body was found at a landfill. According to KSTP, Jordan Collins Sr., 38, was booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Jordan Collins Jr., 16. Collins Jr. was reportedly staying with his father in Columbia Heights …

Hot Car
July 8, 2025

Infant Girl Left in Vehicle for Several Hours, Marking 14th Hot Car Death This Year

An investigation is underway in Maryland after a 6-month-old girl reportedly died in a hot car on Sunday. The girl, who has not been publicly identified, was found unresponsive in a vehicle in Belcamp. Harford County police believe the girl was left in the car for several hours, according to WBFF. No criminal charges have …

Murder
July 8, 2025

Video Shows California Teen’s Final Moments with Former Boyfriend Before Disappearance, Murder

Police in California have released video footage showing slain teen Marissa DiNapoli’s final moments before her death, as she left her former boyfriend’s Morgan Hill area home. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Martin Mendoza Jr., 20, Sunday, on suspicion of murdering his ex-girlfriend, 18-year-old DiNapoli. The U.S. Marshals detained Mendoza in Calexico, California, as …

Child death
July 7, 2025

NC Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend’s Toddler Son

A 30-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son, who died Sunday after being hospitalized early Friday with severe head trauma and bruising all over his body. The Raleigh News & Observer said that Lance Nolan Pearce was initially charged with intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury, …

Child sex crimes
July 7, 2025

2 Charged With Sexually Assaulting 1-Year-Old Child, Recording a Video of the Rape

Police in southern New York have arrested two people for raping a 1-year-old child and making a video recording of the rape. Grace E. Balthazor, 33, and Devin G. Lavalley, 37, have been charged with predatory sexual assault against a child and use of a child in a sexual performance. New York State Police announced …

Manslaughter
July 7, 2025

’16 and Pregnant’ Star Charged in Georgia Man’s Drug Overdose Death

A former star of reality show “16 and Pregnant” has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man from a drug overdose. According to WAGA, police officers found 37-year-old John Mark Harris dead from an overdose in a home in Rome, Georgia, on February 16, 2025. They also found possible drug paraphernalia. …

Murder
July 7, 2025

Man Shot Crush in Head After She Rejected His Romantic Advances

A Minnesota man was charged on Monday with killing a woman in her apartment last month. Hennepin County police performing a welfare check at Kayli Arseth’s home on June 17 found her deceased with a gunshot wound to the head. An investigation uncovered that Arseth, 22, recently met Jose Xique, 27, online — and she …