Year: 2025

Fraud
February 6, 2025

Indiana Mom Charged With Fraud Over Daughter’s Supposedly ‘Terminal’ Medical Condition

An Indiana mother has been accused of fraud and neglect for allegedly lying about her daughter’s “terminal” medical condition and raising money for it. Katherine Jackson, 41, claimed in 2021 that her daughter suffered from Pilarowski-Bjornsson Syndrome (PBS) with “80-90 seizures per day” because of a second disease, Lennox-Gastant Sydrome, WANE reported. Jackson set up …

Murder
February 6, 2025

Pregnant Teen Killed in Hit-and-Run, Baby in Critical Condition

A 19-year-old California man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts in a hit-and run that killed a pregnant teenager and left her baby in critical condition. Authorities said Thursday that hospital staff delivered the teenager’s baby after the crash, but the mother did not survive, KABC reported. Isaac Blackhorse Garcia has been charged …

Missing
February 6, 2025

4-Year-Old Boy Was Reported Missing in September Despite Vanishing Five Years Earlier

The search continues for an Indiana boy who police learned was missing this past September — even though he has not been seen in five years. Hayden Manis, 4, was last seen by family members at a Christmas gathering in 2019. However, the Star Press reported that investigators spoke with witnesses who said they saw …

February 6, 2025

Megan Boswell Murder Trial: Father of TN Mom Accused of Killing Tot Takes Stand

The second day of Megan Boswell’s murder trial continued Wednesday at the Sullivan County court in Tennessee. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors have charged Boswell with false reporting and more serious offenses, including felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, and abuse of a corpse. They are seeking life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On …

Murder
February 6, 2025

14-Year-Old Boy Killed by Mom Suffered 1,000 Injuries During 3-Hour Beating With HDMI Cord

A Washington woman who allegedly killed her 14-year-old son last month beat him until his heart stopped, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Da’metrius Robinson died shortly after he was found unresponsive at his Seattle apartment on January 30. The boy’s heart stopped after his mother, Denaya Young, 29, beat him with an extension cord for three …

Child death
February 6, 2025

Babysitter Arrested After Infant Dies from Brain Bleed, Skull Fractures

A Louisiana babysitter has been charged with murder in the death of a 3-month old boy who was in her care for three hours last month. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said that Shirley L. Sawyer, 40, took care of Kairo Anderson on January 22, but when the boy’s mother arrived to pick him up, …

February 6, 2025

WATCH Live: Megan Boswell Murder Trial, Day 2, Accused of Killing Tot Daughter

The trial continues for alleged Tennessee child killer Megan Boswell, accused of murdering her 1-year-old daughter in 2020. Boswell is charged with murdering her child, Evelyn, and attempting to conceal her death. The case captured statewide and national attention in February 2020, when investigators initiated a weeks-long AMBER Alert search for the toddler, eventually finding …

Missing
February 6, 2025

BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Colorado Woman with Developmental Disabilities

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert for a missing woman with developmental disabilities last seen near a Lakewood hospital on January 30. Krystal McKinney, 38, was last seen walking near St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood around noon on January 30. McKinney is a Black woman who stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall, …

Mass shooting
February 6, 2025

Suspect in Fatal Mass Shooting at Ohio Warehouse Caught After 12-Hour Manhunt

An hours-long manhunt ended Wednesday morning with the arrest of a man suspected of opening fire at an Ohio warehouse, killing two people and wounding four others. Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, was an employee at the KDC/One facility in New Albany, which manufactures beauty and personal care products, WLWT reported. New Albany police said …

Missing
February 6, 2025

MISSING: Memphis Brothers Didn’t Come Home From School

Police in West Tennessee are asking for the public’s help finding two Memphis brothers who didn’t come home from school on Wednesday. A parent called Memphis Police just before noon and told them about Kaiden Southall, 12, and Braiden Southall, 9, WATN reports. Kaiden is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 170 …