WISCONSIN DAD OF 3 FAKES DEATH TO SNUGGLE UP WITH UZBEKISTAN LOVER, SENTENCED
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Attempted Murder
September 21, 2025
Convicted Child Snatcher Learns Fate After Abducting 7-Year-Old, Tossing Her Off Bridge
A Massachusetts man has been convicted for kidnapping a 7-year-old girl in 2017 and throwing her from a bridge into a lake. WCVB reported that on Thursday, Joshua Hubert was found guilty of attempted murder by means of strangulation, attempted murder by means of drowning, strangulation or suffocation, and kidnapping a child under 16. The …
Murder
September 21, 2025
‘I just lost it’: Former Superior Court Judge Sentenced for Wife’s Fatal Shooting
A former Orange County Superior Court judge in California received his sentencing earlier this week for the 2023 fatal shooting of his wife. On Wednesday, Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was sentenced to 35 years to life after being found guilty earlier this year of the second-degree murder of his wife. This marked Ferguson’s second trial, which …
Murder
September 20, 2025
95-Year-Old Woman Charged in the Beating Death of Nursing Home Roommate
A New York nursing home resident has been arrested, following the beating death of her roommate. On Friday, law enforcement took Galina Smirnova, 95, to Rikers Island jail for allegedly beating her roommate, Nina Kravtsov, 89, to death with the footrest pedal from a wheelchair, according to USA Today. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the victim …
AMBER Alert
September 20, 2025
FOUND SAFE: Police Seek Tips on 2 Missing 12-Year-Old Missouri Girls
Update Both children have been found safe, according to the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office. Initial Coverage The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an AMBER Alert after two young girls failed to return home Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued the alert for two 12-year-old girls after they did not return from a Friday night …
Wanted
September 20, 2025
Manhunt Continues Following Burning Man Festival Stabbing, Weapon Revealed
The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office released details on the suspected murder weapon used in the death of a man at the Burning Man festival last month. According to FOX News Digital, the sheriff’s office has shared a stock image of the alleged knife in hopes that its details will help identify and apprehend the suspect. …
Murder
September 19, 2025
Florida Man Kills Mother, Attacks Officers, Police Dog After Multi-County Chase
A Florida man suspected of killing his mother led deputies on a chase across county lines before attacking officers and even trying to choke a police dog. Devin Johnson, 28, was already facing a murder charge but after the chase from Lee County into Collier County on Tuesday, he now faces charges of fleeing and …
Child sex crimes
September 19, 2025
New Mexico Cops Investigate Report of 12-Year-Old Girls Rape on Charter School Bus
Police in New Mexico are investigating the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl by a fellow student on a Santa Fe charter school bus in August. Lt. Patrick Trujillo said the girl’s mother called police on August 21 to report the incident, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. He said the girl was taken …
Murder
September 19, 2025
New York Man Blames Murder of Girlfriend on Fake ‘Muggers’ on Mopeds
A New York City man made up a story about a mugging to cover his murder of his girlfriend Wednesday night in the Bronx. Franklin Batallas, 44, told police he and 30-year-old Anthonella Contreras Linaraz were ambushed in Pelham Bay Park just after 8 p.m. when he stopped his car to urinate, WABC reported. He …
Homicide
September 19, 2025
4th Dead Baby Found Inside Home Following Pennsylvania Mother’s Eviction
A fourth deceased infant has been found inside the rental home of a Pennsylvania woman. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, police filed new charges against 39-year-old Jessica Mauthe this week after finding the baby inside a Cadogan Township residence. The charges include criminal homicide and involuntary manslaughter, in addition to four counts of concealing …
Suicide
September 19, 2025
Trey Reed’s Death Formally Ruled Suicide as Family Seeks Independent Autopsy
Mississippi officials announced on Thursday that a student found hanging from a tree at his college had taken his own life. On Monday, Delta State University student Demartravion Reed, 21, was discovered hanging from a tree located in the middle of campus. Cleveland Chief of Police Travis Tribble said Reed’s death was formally ruled a …
Murder
September 19, 2025
‘I will f****** kill you’: Video Shows Nikki McCain’s Husband Threatening Her Before Disappearance
Testimony continued in Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing Thursday, with a video showing the California man, accused of killing his wife, Nikki McCain, kicking and cursing before her disappearance. On Thursday, the court saw security footage of Tyler McCain, caught on Ring camera, “vowing to kill his wife and her family,” the Record Searchlight reports. The …