Seven years after she brutally murdered her two teen children in what she claims was an act of insanity, Julie Schenecker is hoping she will receive a new trial. According to WTVT, the convicted murderer now says her attorneys provided substandard counsel and omitted crucial evidence that would have demonstrated her diminished mental state. As …
A mother and father in Georgia were arrested this week on suspicion of abusing their 18-year-old daughter using a variety of cruel punishments. According to Fox News, Neil Farrell and Janet Farrell are expected to face charges of exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults in addition to criminal counts including false imprisonment and first-degree cruelty …
According to one father in the United Kingdom, a popular video game likely contributed to the circumstances surrounding his 15-year-old son’s death earlier this year. As the U.K. Sun reported, Ben Walmsley was found dead in February and the results of his autopsy have not yet been released. His father believes a game called Doki …
The personal fallout after recent brushes with the law and a documented history of substance abuse continues for 56-year-old actress Heather Locklear. According to an exclusive report by The Daily Mail, the star of television series including “Melrose Place” and “Spin City” has been admitted to the psychiatric ward of the University of California at Los …
Authorities in Missouri continued to look for the hit-and-run driver of a vehicle that struck a 4-year-old boy in the St. Louis area last week. According to Crime Watch Daily, the young victim was identified by his grandmother as Tajma Johnson. He was reportedly transported to an area hospital from the scene of the collision …
A Chicago area man was arrested last week on suspicion of violently abusing a dog. According to the Chicago Sun Times, 24-year-old Isaac Goodlow is expected to face criminal charges including felony animal cruelty after he was allegedly caught by Chicago Police on surveillance camera dragging a dog along a sidewalk. A police report claims …
Authorities in Kentucky arrested a 31-year-old man from Indiana on suspicion of crimes including indecent exposure and burglary after an incident at a Johnson Fork home. According to the Palm Beach Post, police found Austin Michael Johnson lying in the grass and without any clothes earlier this month. When Magoffin County Sheriff’s deputies approached him …
Authorities in Ohio say a bank robber was foiled by his own greed and a willingness to comply with a teller’s request. According to Fox News, 51-year-old David Mesner was arrested earlier this month after he entered a bank in Columbus and handed the teller a note demanding money. The suspect’s note allegedly claimed he …
New York City police investigating the brutal murder of a teen outside of a grocery store on 183rd Street this week now say the victim might not have been the intended target. As CrimeOnline previously reported, surveillance video uploaded to social media appears to show a group of men drag the 15-year-old, later identified as …
A Mississippi man is in jail and a woman is dead following a road rage incident this week that authorities say was sparked by a family dispute. According to the Sun Herald, a multiple vehicle crash occurred Thursday morning shortly after 10 a.m. near Diamondhead in Hancock County. Police say 56-year-old Fred Harris Johnson of …
Authorities in Arizona say a Prescott woman killed her boyfriend and then staged her own kidnapping to cover up the crime. According to Fox News, 57-year-old Sharalyn Stura was arrested this week on suspicion of first-degree murder. Investigators say she killed 66-year-old Jay Michael Freeman before concocting a false story that involved an intruder forcing …
The teen at the center of a scandal that landed former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner behind bars is now tied to another case that has resulted in criminal charges against a former teacher. According to the New York Post, 54-year-old Jonathan Busch was arrested on Thursday and faces charges including statutory rape. He has since …
