Crime Online Staff

Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, disappears after attending a campus party. She is still missing more than 20 years later, but now the man accused of her murder stands trial. Paul Flores is charged with killing the college student during an attempted rape. His father, Ruben Flores is said to …

Murder charges were filed against South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh in the deaths of his wife and son. Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were found fatally shot at their family’s 1,770-acre lodge in Colleton County.  Alex Murdaugh claims that he was visiting his mother in Varnville, 20 minutes away. A bond hearing is slated for Wednesday, …

Ellie and Angela Green were like many mothers and daughters. Sometimes they argued. Ellie Green had just returned from Italy, after studying abroad. That’s when the argument happens. Ellie stays with her boyfriend’s family for a few days, and with no word from her mother, Ellie texts her father. Geoffrey Green’s reply says Angela has …

Jill Sidebotham and her two-year-old daughter, Lydia, missing after leaving for a camping trip. The invitation to go camping came from Lydia’s father,  Nicholas Hansen, and Sidebotham’s ex. Sidebotham and Hansen planned to return from their trip to Phillips, Maine, on June 30. When they didn’t, Sidebotham’s family members report her missing. On July 2, …

Amber Heard’s legal team claims a person not called to jury duty was inadvertently seated on the jury for Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit, and that warrants a new trial.  At issue is juror number 15. Heard’s legal team says a 52-year-old man responded to a jury summons and was seated on the jury, but the …