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

Michelle Swing: Entertainment exec who unknowingly inherited Nashville bombing suspect’s home may be the daughter of his former girlfriend [Report]
Violent Crime

A young woman linked to the Nashville suicide bomber by a mysterious real estate transaction may be the daughter of Anthony Quinn Warner’s former girlfriend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities have identified Warner, 63, as the suspect behind a Christmas morning RV explosion that caused extensive damage in downtown Nashville. Warner’s remains were found in …

Murder
December 24, 2020

Dad slits children’s throats during Christmas visit, killing them

A man in Italy is believed to have murdered his own children before taking his own life, and left behind a suicide note that did not acknowledge his children or their violent deaths. Citing Italian news sources, the Sun and the New York Post report that Alessandro Pontin, 49, allegedly attacked his teenage children in …

crime scene tape
December 24, 2020

911 caller tells dispatcher to track his location, where police find two dead bodies

A man claiming to be suicidal called 911 and said police should track his location. When officers arrived, they found two dead bodies, including a man believed to be the 911 caller. According to Mlive.com, the unidentified man called 911 on Wednesday morning and said he was planning to take his own life. He also …

Family Crime
December 24, 2020

Mom found dead with son in suspected murder-suicide had been accused of abuse

The New Hampshire woman found dead with her young son in an apparent murder-suicide had been accused by family members of abuse — claims she denied. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mercedes Tremblay, 25, and her 2-year-old son Mason Tremblay were found dead at a Manchester home on on December 14. Authorities have said that Mercedes …

December 22, 2020

Secret recording allegedly shows Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell prosecutor ‘coaching’ Lori’s sister, dead brother’s wife, lawyers claim

Lawyers for both Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow have asked a judge to dismiss the lead prosecutor in the cases against the married defendants, accusing him of inappropriate conduct. As East Idaho News reports, Daybell’s attorney John Prior and Vallow’s attorney Mark Means have both asked for Madison County Special Prosecutor Rob Wood to be …

Accident
December 22, 2020

8-year-old dead from a BB gun bullet; shot while playing near his home

An 8-year-old North Carolina boy died after he was hit in the chest with a BB gun bullet. Citing a statement from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, the Greensboro News & Record reports that an unidentified 8-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest after he was struck by “a single shot from a BB or pellet …

Missing
December 22, 2020

Missing Texas State student Jason Landry’s abandoned car did not cause immediate concern; police work to overcome early investigative delays

Authorities in Texas did not immediately suspect something may have been terribly wrong when police were first notified of an abandoned, totaled car on Salt Flat Road in Luling last week. A county sheriff’s department is now playing catch-up as multiple investigative agencies are sharpening their focus on different aspects of the case. The car …