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Homicide
February 10, 2025
Killer Mom ‘Baptized’ 6-Year-Old Daughter in Bathtub for 20 Minutes
A New York woman who drowned her 6-year-old daughter on Friday allegedly said she did so while baptizing her. Madelyn Tavarez was found submerged in the bathtub of her family’s Brooklyn home. Sources told the New York Post that blood clots in Tavarez’s eyes suggest she fought her mother, Karla Espinal, 26, who is charged …
Murder
February 10, 2025
Kidnapped, Robbed and Murdered: Uber Driver’s Assailant Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
A Pennsylvania man was found guilty Monday, in connection with the death of an Uber driver. Calvin Crew, 25, was found guilty of first-degree murder, a conviction that carries a mandatory life sentence, according to the Pittsburgh Gazette. The jury’s decision followed four days of testimony and five hours of deliberation over two days. In …
Missing
February 10, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing NY Woman
Police in New York are seeking tips on a missing woman who isn’t been seen in days. The Amherst Police Department is looking for 29-year-old Leah Bellitto, last seen by family on Saturday around 9 p.m. in East Amherst. Police describe Bellitto as a white female who stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with brown …
Court
February 10, 2025
Luigi Mangione Accepts $300K in Donations as UHC Murder Trial Looms
Luigi Mangione, who allegedly killed a UnitedHealthcare executive last year, officially accepted almost $300,000 in donations for his legal defense on Monday. In a statement issued to The Independent, the December 4 Legal Committee said Mangione, 26, will accept $292,000 in donations that the group raised via GiveSendGo. The committee said it would continue to …
Trials
February 10, 2025
Megan Boswell Murder Trial: Jury Sees Trash Can, Foil ‘Wrapped Around’ Slain Tot’s Head
Accused child killer Megan Boswell’s murder trial continues 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. Boswell is accused …
Missing
February 10, 2025
UPDATE, FOUND: 12-Year-Old Girl Disappears While Walking to Birthday Party
[Reports indicated that Alison Ramirez-Lopez was found safe in Alabama. Original coverage is below.] Police in Texas have asked for the public’s help in locating a 12-year-old girl who vanished on Sunday. Alison Ramirez-Lopez was last seen in Irving after she left on foot to attend a birthday party. The Dallas Morning News reported that …
Trials
February 10, 2025
WATCH LIVE: Megan Boswell Murder Trial, Day 5, 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 10, 2025
BOLO: Texas Teen Girl Missing Without Phone or Car
Law enforcement is asking for help in locating a missing teenage girl who was last seen on Sunday morning. Maya Nicolson, 16, was last seen around 2 p.m. on Sunday at a home in the 12900 block of Azan Heights near Potranco Road in San Antonio, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Maya is …
Court
February 9, 2025
Texas Man Sentenced for Kidnapping, Raping 13-Year-Old Girl Who Flashed ‘Help Me’ Sign to Passerby
A Texas man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint and driving her to California while repeatedly raping her learned his fate this week in federal court. Steven Robert Sablan, 63, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, KTLA reported. The teen girl was rescued on July 9, 2023, when she flashed …
Missing
February 9, 2025
Children Abducted in Alabama Found in Wyoming; Mom & Stepdad Arrested
Two children abducted from Alabama earlier this month have been found in Wyoming and their parents arrested. The 9-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy were given to a family member late in January after the Decatur Police Department said it received a report of child abuse and launched an investigation. But on February 3, the children’s …
Stalking
February 9, 2025
Florida Cop Charged With Using Police Database, Cameras to Stalk Girlfriend
A Florida police officer has been arrested for using password-protected police databases and cameras to stalk his former girlfriend. Jamarus Brown, 29, was charged with stalking and unauthorized access of a computer system/network and jailed on a $15,000 bail. The Orange City officer was put on paid administrative leave in November when allegations surfaced, the …