The teen embroiled in the middle of an investigation into his stepsister’s death on board a Carnival cruise ship was briefly hospitalized after the cruise for an undisclosed reason. The information was disclosed Thursday at a custody hearing involving the 16-year-old boy’s mother, Shauntel Kepner, and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, over custody of two of …
On Monday, a Texas grand jury indicted a man for murdering “King of the Hill” actor Jonathan Joss in June. The Houston Chronicle reported that Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 57, was charged with fatally shooting Joss, 57, outside Joss’ former home in San Antonio. Police concluded that Alvarez and Joss were arguing when Alvarez got a …
A New England man has been linked to a string of murders across Massachusetts. According to Boston 25 News, Kevin Lino, 38, is accused of the 2012 killing of Normand Varieur in Boston, and Jack Gilbert Berry in Missoula, Montana, in 2014, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. “Mr. Lino is a serial …
The man accused of murdering a 5-year-old Idaho boy who vanished in 2021 appeared in court Monday. Court documents unsealed Monday stated that Stacey and Sarah Wondra and their two roommates were all involved in Michael Vaughan’s abduction and death. Stacey Wondra, the only person charged, claimed one of the roommates’ devised a plan to …
A Georgia judge has convicted Matthew Lanz on two counts of murder and additional charges, in connection with the 2021 deaths of a Cobb County firefighter and his wife. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, a judge found Lanz guilty following three days of testimony at the Cobb County Superior Court. In addition to two counts …
The mother of a missing Utah woman, Danielle Staley, who vanished in California earlier this month, says her boyfriend of 13 years has been abusive. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Staley was last seen near at a bonfire in Aptos, near Rio Del Mar State Beach, on November 7 at around 11:30 p.m. Santa Cruz …
Anna Kepner’s younger brother reportedly slept in a cabin aboard the Carnival Horizon earlier this month, with his sister’s body stuffed underneath a bed. Sources told the Daily Mail that 18-year-old Anna had been sharing a cabin with her stepbrother, 16, and her brother, 14, as their family embarked on a six-day Western Caribbean cruise. …
A 24-year-old Ohio man was arrested in Canada after his parents were found dead in their home on Wednesday. Maxwell L. Anatra is already back in the United States, behind bars in Michigan while he awaits extradition back to Ohio, Crawford County Now reports. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio was called for a …
A Texas man tracked his girlfriend to a Dallas Walmart on Wednesday and shot her and a bystander before killing himself. WFAA reported that both victims were not critically hurt, but an off-duty officer found the shooter in his car, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident took place just before 3:30 p.m. when …
A Connecticut man was charged on Saturday with the death of his father, and it’s not the first time he’s been accused of violent crimes. Joshua Popielarczyk’s arrest warrant was sealed for two weeks, so details of the murder of 62-year-old David Popielarczyk are unavailable, CT Insider reported. Police did say the the elder man …
A search is underway in Tennessee for a pregnant woman who vanished on Sunday. On Tuesday, Tiffany Moore’s husband called Metro Nashville police to report her disappearance. The husband claimed his Uber account suggested Moore, 37, was dropped off at a Twin Oaks Drive apartment building — where he heard noises from inside, according to …
An Alabama elementary school teacher was arrested this week and charged with willful abuse of a child under 18 after a video went viral showing her allegedly beating a boy with a belt more than 20 times. Cottage Hill Christian Academy said the boy was Nicole Staples’ son and the incident took place at her …
