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

First picture of woman killed in violent clashes at US white supremacist rally as car ploughs into peaceful counter-protesters

 First picture of woman killed in violent clashes at US white supremacist rally as car ploughs into peaceful counter-protesters
Violent Crime

The young woman senselessly killed at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Sunday has been identified. Virginia native Heather Heyer, 32, was crossing the street in downtown Charlottesville among a group of counter-protesters when a car came speeding through the crowd, striking Heather and more than a dozen others. According to the New …

Man bludgeons his mother, sister, and another woman to death with a hammer: Police
Family Crime
August 12, 2017

Man bludgeons his mother, sister, and another woman to death with a hammer: Police

A Long Island man is under arrest on suspicion of murder after he allegedly beat his own relatives to death at his mother’s home in Hempstead. NBC 4 reports that Bobby Vanderhall, 34, is in custody after he allegedly broke into his mother’s house through the basement with a hammer early Saturday.  Nassau County homicide Lt. Stephen …

Urgent: 25-year-old Woodbine woman goes missing
Missing
August 12, 2017

Urgent: 25-year-old Woodbine woman goes missing

Kentucky police are asking for the public’s help in locating a young woman who went missing this week. According to Lex 18,  Pamela R. Hatfield, 25, went missing from Woodbine, Kentucky, on August 10. She reportedly went for a walk on Thursday afternoon and never returned. On Friday, someone believed to be Hatfield’s fiance posted on …

Graphic crime scene photos of widower killed by model wife and her former FBI agent father
Crime Scene Photos
August 11, 2017

Graphic crime scene photos of widower killed by model wife and her former FBI agent father

Police in North Carolina have released crime scene photos of the murder of Jason Corbett, an Irish national who moved to the United States after he married his American au pair. Corbett’s first wife died suddenly of an asthma attack in 2006, leaving two children. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jason’s wife Molly Corbett, a former …

‘No one cares about me’: Mom suspected in murder-suicide attempt says she thought her toddler daughter would survive if she cracked a window in her car
Child Abuse
August 11, 2017

‘No one cares about me’: Mom suspected in murder-suicide attempt says she thought her toddler daughter would survive if she cracked a window in her car

A Massachusetts mother is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after both she and her daughter were found suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. MassLive reports that Leeann Rickheit and her three-year-old daughter were found in her car in a wooded area outside of Worcester Thursday morning. Rickheit had allegedly stuffed the tailpipe with items of clothing …

WHAT DO YOU SEE in Taylor Swift ‘grope’ photo?
Celebrity Justice
August 11, 2017

WHAT DO YOU SEE in Taylor Swift ‘grope’ photo?

TMZ has obtained a photo that Taylor Swift said in court shows the exact moment when a DJ groped her during a photo op. Swift is countersuing former DJ David Mueller who accused her of defamation after he was fired after allegedly grabbing her rear during a meet-and-greet at a 2013 concert in Denver. Mueller …

‘Monster’ livestreams brutal torture of neighbor’s cat [VIDEO]
Animal Crimes
August 10, 2017

‘Monster’ livestreams brutal torture of neighbor’s cat [VIDEO]

A Staten Island man is in custody after he streamed a video of himself torturing and beating his neighbor’s cat on Facebook, before allegedly tossing it into the trash to die. The Daily News reports that Tyrike Richardson, 21, was indicted for aggravated animal cruelty after he shared a video of himself beating the cat, Chester, …

WATCH: Backup dancers tackle unhinged Britney Spears fan as he rushes stage at Vegas show
Celebrity Justice
August 10, 2017

WATCH: Backup dancers tackle unhinged Britney Spears fan as he rushes stage at Vegas show

A dangerously aggressive fan at a Britney Spears show in Vegas rushed the stage after being asked to leave the concert. TMZ reports that Jess Webb, 37, was arrested for trespassing after he jumped onstage as Spears was performing her “Piece of Me Show” at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. TMZ obtained video of the alarming …