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

SEE IT: Jessica Chambers murder trial continues as wife of ‘mystery man’ found near scene of teen cheerleader’s burning death testifies [LIVE VIDEO]

 SEE IT: Jessica Chambers murder trial continues as wife of ‘mystery man’ found near scene of teen cheerleader’s burning death testifies [LIVE VIDEO]
Murder

Day four of testimony is underway at the murder retrial of Quinton Tellis, the suspect accused of burning Jessica Chambers alive in December 2014. First responders found the 19-year-old former cheerleader clinging to life in Courtland, Mississippi, her body almost completely covered in burns and her car in flames nearby. It would be a year …

Two men claim they assaulted Christine Blasey Ford — not Brett Kavanaugh
Politics and Crime
September 27, 2018

Two men claim they assaulted Christine Blasey Ford — not Brett Kavanaugh

Two men have reportedly come forward to claim that they, not Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, had an “encounter” with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford they believe is behind the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley sent a news release Wednesday night obtained by the New York Post and USA Today that says …

‘One word has obscured all the evidence’: Nancy Grace weighs in on retrial of Quinton Tellis, accused of burning Jessica Chambers alive
Murder
September 26, 2018

‘One word has obscured all the evidence’: Nancy Grace weighs in on retrial of Quinton Tellis, accused of burning Jessica Chambers alive

CrimeOnline’s own Nancy Grace has weighed in on the retrial of the man accused of burning 19-year-old Jessica Chambers alive in Courtland, Mississippi, in 2014. Quinton Tellis is facing a jury for the second time this week after last year’s proceedings ended in a mistrial after a jury couldn’t agree on a decision. At this …

Bill Cosby transferred to maximum security prison, gets new mug shot
Celebrity Justice
September 26, 2018

Bill Cosby transferred to maximum security prison, gets new mug shot

Following his sentencing on Tuesday, convicted sex offender has been transferred to a maximum security state prison. TMZ reports that Cosby was moved Tuesday to the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Schwenksville, PA. The former TV sitcom star is reportedly being held in a single cell near the prison’s infirmary. Cosby is 81 years old and …

Bill Cosby LAUGHS in court after prison sentence handed down
Celebrity Justice
September 26, 2018

Bill Cosby LAUGHS in court after prison sentence handed down

Moments after a judge ordered Bill Cosby to serve a minimum of three years in state prison for a sexual assault, the former TV sitcom star burst into laughter in the courtroom. Page Six reports that Cosby was seen joking and laughing with his legal team after Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced him to 3 to 10 …