A Tennessee mother and four of her children were found dead in their Columbia home in what police believe is a murder-suicide. The Columbia Daily Herald reports that emergency responders arrived to the home following a report of a shooting Monday evening and found a mother and four of her children dead. District Attorney General Brent …
An experienced skydiver died on Sunday when her parachute failed to open during a jump. NBC News reports that the female skydiver, who has yet to be identified, was killed during an attempted jump at Lodi Parachute Center in Lodi, California. The woman appears to have been a skilled skydiver, having successfully executed over 2,500 parachute …
A male cheerleader at the University of Central Florida in Orlando has been accused of putting a female teammate in a chokehold long enough for her to lose consciousness and collapse — in addition to allegedly sexually assaulting two other teammates. WKMG reports that Dawan Carter Jr., 22, has been arrested by campus police on charges …
A Boston Globe investigative series has found that former NFL standout Aaron Hernandez, who died of suicide in prison last in 2017, was abused as a youth and hid a “sexual relationship” with his male teammate in high school. The investigative series was based on previously undisclosed communications Hernandez had while in prison, court and …
Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz had trespassed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School six months before he returned in February, allegedly fatally shooting 17 people and injuring 17 more. The Sun Sentinel obtained new records of witness statements from the Florida school shooting investigation showing that when Nikolas Cruz showed up to the Parkland …
Police investigating the shocking murder of a standout amateur golfer have recovered three knives. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on September 17 at the Coldwater Links golf course in Ames, Iowa. The 22-year-old Spanish native was among the highest ranked amateur golfers in the country and the 2018 Big 12 …
The New York Post has obtained surveillance video of an incident that led a woman to call the police on a 9-year-old boy — and it shows there was no incident at all. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a bystander outside a Flatbush, Brooklyn, deli filmed a white woman on the phone with police after she …
A white woman was caught on video calling the police on a 9-year-old black boy she claimed “grabbed her a**” in a Brooklyn deli. The New York Post obtained the video from a bystander who witnessed the aftermath of the purported incident, as the woman stood outside the Flatbush bodega on her phone, while the …
It’s National Domestic Violence month in the U.S. and countries all over the world. If you are someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, here are some resources that can help right away.
The National Domestic Violence hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Resources for the deaf are available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST) by videophone (855-812-1001), instant messenger (DeafHotline) or email (deafhelp@thehotline.org).
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) provides resources for victims and advocates affected by sexual assault. Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a staff member who can connect you with sexual assault resources in your area.
For youth in crisis, The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is available 24/7 at (1-800) 4-A-Child or (1-800) 422-4453.
Visit the website for the National Coalition of Domestic Violence for further resources: https://ncadv.org/resources
Help is always available. Make the call that could save your own or someone else’s life today.
A Florida woman facing murder charges claims she accidentally stabbed her husband after slipping on dog feces. Fox 35 reports that Rachel Fidanian, 38, has been arrested on murder charges in the stabbing death of her husband, 40-year-old Bryant Fidanian, in Lakeland on June 25. Beginning with the 911 call she placed after her husband …
A crew member has died after an accident on the set of a movie about Mister Rogers starring Tom Hanks. The Associated Press reports that James Emswiller, 61, died after he fell two stories during an accident on the set of “You are my Friend,” which is filming in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Allegheny County authorities …
The man accused of abusing and starving his 10-month-old daughter to death waited a full 90 minutes to call 911 after he found the infant girl dead — and made a call to his lawyer first. According to MLive, prosecutors played the 911 in the courtroom at the probable cause hearing for Seth Welch and …
