Year: 2025

SEE IT: Police Arrest Doctor Accused of Coaching Children to ‘Choke and Hang Themselves’ as He Watched Online, Resulting in Young Girl’s Death
Child pornography

Federal authorities have charged a Florida palliative care doctor with producing child pornography. As CrimeOnline previously reported,  Holly Springs police in Georgia arrested Dr. Stephen Leedy was  on December 19 after being pulled over. He’s facing accusations of coaching at least one of his victims to her death. The victim, identified as a 13-year-old, was …

Court
January 8, 2025

Dad of Baby Girl Found Dead in Motel Bathroom Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

The father of a baby girl found dead in a Connecticut motel bathroom in August has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Dale Kirkland will return to court in March for another competency hearing after spending 60 days at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown, WVIT reports. Kirkland was initially charged with risk of injury to …

Missing
January 8, 2025

BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Massachusetts Woman

Police in Massachusetts are searching for a missing woman who hasn’t been seen in days. The Chicopee Police Department said that Molly Kwiatowskiwas was last seen leaving a business on Center Street in Chicopee on December 20. WWLP reports that police said she’s known to frequent Dwight Street and Pine Street in Holyoke. She could …

Missing
January 8, 2025

UPDATE: ‘Strong Possibility of Foul Play’ in Search for Missing Mom

Investigators say they uncovered a “strong possibility of foul play” at the apartment of a missing Michigan woman’s ex-boyfriend. Police searched the apartment — in Roseville, a Detroit suburb — on Tuesday, looking for information about 30-year-old Ashley Elkins, who hasn’t been seen or heard from since January 2. Elkins, a hair stylist and mother …

Terror
January 8, 2025

Police: Active-Duty Soldier Used ChatGPT to Plan Cybertruck Attack in Las Vegas

The active duty US special forces soldier who blew up a Cybertruck in front of a Las Vegas hotel on New Year’s Day used ChatGPT to plan his attack. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the use of generative artificial intelligence to “help plan” the attack was a “concerning moment” and a “game …

Death investigation
January 7, 2025

24-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Stairwell of Her Home

Police in Pennsylvania are investigating the suspicious death of a 24-year-old woman found dead on Monday in the stairwell of her home. An application for a search warrant said possibly ligature marks were found on Haley Mills’ neck and that money was strewn about the home, The Republican Herald reported. Pennsylvania State Police have taken …

Murder
January 7, 2025

South Carolina Man Allegedly Kills Teen Over Relationship

A South Carolina man was arrested this week after he allegedly gunned down a teenager last month for having a relationship with someone police described as “a loved one.” The Columbia Police Department said that Marcus Chaplin, 37, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of the 17-year-old, who was not named, WOLO …

Missing
January 7, 2025

Woman Mysteriously Vanishes From Home Before Holidays

Kentucky police have asked for the public’s help locating a woman who vanished late last month. The Ledger Independent reported that Eugenia Cooley, 47, was last seen at her Maysville apartment on December 20 or 21, 2024. Detective Ryan Hull said they are reviewing surveillance footage of Cooley from December 2, and they have not recovered …

Manslaughter
January 7, 2025

Dad Charged After Toddler Son Dies in Overheated Room

A North Carolina father has been charged with manslaughter and child abuse after his toddler son died from being left in a room with “elevated temperatures” for more than 12 hours. Two-year-old River Carter was pronounced dead when medics arrived at the scene in West End on December 2, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said. …