The Texas man who confessed to murdering his ex-wife told police that the former couple’s young children were in the next room when he strangled her to death. Click2Houston reports that Steven McDowell, 44, appeared in court on Tuesday to face charges related to his ex-wife’s apparent murder. Crystal McDowell, 37, a popular, upbeat mom …
One student has died in a shooting at Freeman High School near Spokane, Washington. CNN reports that the mass shooting also injured three other juveniles, presumably students. The suspect is reportedly a student at the school, and has been taken into custody. “The shooter is in the back seat of a patrol car right now,” …
The father of the man who allegedly shot eight people, killing his estranged wife and seven others before a responding officer fatally shot him, has spoken out about the horrific tragedy and his strained relationship with his eldest son. Spencer Hight, 22, allegedly went to his estranged wife’s home on Sunday and opened fire during …
Actress Rebel Wilson has been awarded $3.6 million, or $4.5 million Australian dollars, in a defamation lawsuit victory over Bauer Media. The Australian native had sued the publishing conglomerate over false claims made in Woman’s Day magazine that accused the Pitch Perfect star of lying about her name, age, and upbringing. CNN reports that Wilson filed the …
An estranged Texas couple is dead in an apparent murder-suicide witnessed by their nine-year-old son. The Star-Telegram reports that Brian Kesner, 38, called 911 on Sunday morning to say that he had shot his estranged wife outside the Southwest Regional Branch Library in Forth Worth. He then shot himself in the head. Fort Worth Police Sgt. Joe …
A Long Island carpenter recently convicted of two murders may be connected to the unsolved Long Island Serial Killer case, says a prosecutor. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Bittrolff, 51, was convicted of double murder in July. He is now serving a 50-year prison sentence for the murders of Rita Tangredi, 31, who was found dead in …
The five-year-old boy found dead on Monday after his mother was thrown off a cliff was brutally murdered by the same man who nearly killed his mother. WKYT reports that Lonnie Belt has been charged with the murder of James Spoonamore, 5, who was found dead Monday in Jackson County, Kentucky, after a three-day search. …
More victims have been identified in what Plano police are saying is the deadliest shooting the north Texas city has ever seen. Although authorities have not released the identities of the victims or the suspects, family members and friends have confirmed to the media the names of several of those who died in Sunday’s shooting …
A Michigan teenager has been charged with murdering his mother because she wouldn’t let him keep a puppy. The New York Post reports that Andrew Wilson, 19, was arrested on charges that he fatally shot his mother, 51-year-old Lisa Marie Willson, in her Wheatfield Township home. According to the Lansing State Journal, Wilson called police early …
The suspect also allegedly murdered his grandparents’ caretaker, who lived at the Groton home
The 30 revelers realized when they arrived to the airport that their boarding passes to Ibiza were forged
The suspect is a recent graduate of the prestigious Oberlin college
