Ellen Killoran

Ellen is a seasoned journalist and former media & entertainment reporter with a taste for true crime. Formerly a senior editor at IBTimes, her work has appeared in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Maxim, NYMag, Indiewire, and more. She co-produced the HBO documentary "Youth Knows No Pain" and appeared in a documentary series that aired alongside the Lifetime movie "Manson's Lost Girls." Tips: ekilloran@crimeonline.com

‘B**ch, you’re never going to see your daughter again’: Father suspected of burning daughter alive called toddler girl’s mother just before allegedly locking car door with chains and setting it on fire

 ‘B**ch, you’re never going to see your daughter again’: Father suspected of burning daughter alive called toddler girl’s mother just before allegedly locking car door with chains and setting it on fire
Family Crime

The father arrested after his 3-year-old daughter was burned alive in the backseat of his car reportedly threatened to hurt the little girl earlier the day she died. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police in New York City removed 3-year-old  Zoey Pereira from a smoldering car that had been left in the middle of a road …

‘I hope he dies’: Dad accused of burning daughter alive posted Facebook photos of doomed toddler girl hours before death; allegedly tried to hide from cops
Family Crime
May 6, 2019

‘I hope he dies’: Dad accused of burning daughter alive posted Facebook photos of doomed toddler girl hours before death; allegedly tried to hide from cops

Hours before she was pulled, dying from burns, from the backseat of her father’s car, the man now suspected of killing 3-year-old Zoey Pereira posted the last in a series of photos of his daughter on Facebook. According to the New York Daily News, relatives have identified Zoey’s father as Martin Pereira of Valley Stream, …

Human remains found in submerged vehicle that belongs to missing Alabama mother
Missing
May 3, 2019

Human remains found in submerged vehicle that belongs to missing Alabama mother

A car belonging to a missing mother in Alabama has been found with human remains inside. AL.com reports that investigators found a blue Chevy Cruz belonging to missing Mobile woman Danniella Vian, who was last seen in July 2018 leaving a gas station in West Mobile to return to a bar where the 24-year-old reportedly …

URGENT: Police search for missing woman who went for a walk and never came back
May 2, 2019

URGENT: Police search for missing woman who went for a walk and never came back

Police in Georgia are searching for leads after a woman with mental health challenges disappeared earlier this week. WTOC reports that Jena Hill of Port Wentworth is considered missing after she went for a walk Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. and has not been seen since. Her last known location was the Lakeshore subdivision, but …

SEE IT: UNC student shooter makes chilling admission on camera
Murder
May 1, 2019

SEE IT: UNC student shooter makes chilling admission on camera

The man suspected of killing two people and injuring four more at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, campus this week appears to have told a reporter exactly what he did, and his comments suggest he may have been targeting a particular person — although authorities have not released any information about a possible motive. …