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

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Missing girl had been sleeping under a trap door at house that was previously searched; multiple arrests after adult residents allegedly lied to police

Juveniles

A missing girl in California has been reunited with her family as authorities have released alarming details about the circumstances of her disappearance. As the Mercury News reports, a 14-year-old girl identified only by her first name of Kaylee went missing in Calaveras County on October 22. The girl’s mother reportedly told police that she …

Missing

November 3, 2020

Police seek tips, new leads in mysterious unsolved murder of mom found dead in her bathroom

Authorities in Massachusetts are taking a new look at a cold-case murder of a Springfield woman who was found dead exactly 20 years ago. As Boston.com reports, Karen Soucie’s landlord entered her residence in November 2000 after noticing that her mail and her car had been untouched for two days. The landlord then found the …

Juveniles

November 3, 2020

CRITICAL MISSING: Police search for 3-year-old boy last seen Monday morning

Authorities in Milwaukee are searching for a 3-year-old boy who has been missing for well over 24 hours. As WTMJ reports, 3-year-old Elijah Jackson was last seen around 11 a.m. on Monday in the 3400 block of North 23rd Street. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear, and it is not known if he is …

Missing

November 3, 2020

MISSING: California college student fired from Home Depot job two weeks ago. She hasn’t been seen since

Authorities in California are searching for a 19-year-old woman who abruptly disappeared after learning she had been laid off from her job at a Home Depot in Sacremanto. As “Dateline” reports, Veta Belford has not been seen since October 17. That day, her father drove her to work for her 2 p.m. shift at Home …

Politics and Crime

November 3, 2020

Police ‘ready for all contingencies’ on Election Day as cities and towns throughout U.S. anticipate civil unrest

Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States are preparing for the possibility of violent uprisings as the votes for the 2020 general election are tallied. While millions of registered voters have already cast their ballots at early polling sites or voted via absentee ballot, millions more are expected to line up at the polls on …

Juveniles

November 2, 2020

UPDATE: 15 year-old girl returns home after arrest of suspect in her disappearance

Update: 7:45 p.m.: Charleigh Huffman, a 15-year-old girl who was last seen early Monday morning and was believed to have been traveling with convicted felon Hilario Maldonado, “returned home” late Monday afternoon, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Maldonado was arrested Monday afternoon. Original story: Authorities in Florida are searching for a 15-year-old girl who …

Family Crime

November 2, 2020

Dad and evil stepmom busted after children who were starved, kept naked in dog cage are found buried in backyard

The stepmother of two teens who were found buried in a Georgia backyard has entered into a plea deal that will spare her the death penalty. As WJCL reports, Candice Crocker is the stepmother of Elwyn Crocker Jr. and Mary Crocker, who were both found buried in their Guyton backyard in 2018. According to 9News, …

Missing

October 30, 2020

Twin sisters killed in murder-suicide had been given ‘large amount of sedatives’ before violent death: Report

Authorities in Washington state have released more details about the apparent murder-suicide of a woman and her twin daughters, and have announced that the girls’ father is not a suspect in their deaths. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police in Whatcom County responded to an emergency call at a residence on Saturday afternoon, where they found …

October 30, 2020

Child dies after found unresponsive on floor; mother locks herself in bathroom with uncapped syringe

A Florida woman is in custody on suspicion that she caused her 3-year-old son’s death earlier this week. As WTLV reports, emergency responders arrived to a residence in Jacksonville Beach early Tuesday evening to find a 4-year-old boy who was not breathing. The child was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. …

Missing

October 30, 2020

Sheriff opens criminal probe into disappearance of rescued Zion hiker Holly Suzanne Courtier

The Washington County Sheriff’s office has opened an investigation into the 12-day disappearance of Holly Suzanne Courtier in Zion National Park. Courtier, 38, was found alive in the Utah national park on October 18, 12 days after she had last been seen on a private shuttle bus arriving to a parking lot near trailheads. Since …

Murder

October 29, 2020

Cop dad charged with murder in son’s freezing death resigns from NYPD nearly a year later; expected to keep pension: Report

An NYPD officer who is charged with the murder of his 8-year-old son has retired from the police force several months after his son’s death in January. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Thomas Valva, 8, died the morning after he was forced to spend the night in an unheated garage, with no blankets, at his father’s …

October 29, 2020

BREAKING: Missing Suzanne Morphew husband Barry Morphew’s ‘alibi’ questioned as new details surface about landscaping job Mother’s Day weekend [VIDEO]

Barry Morphew was working for a company owned by a longtime friend — and arrived to do the “work” a full day before the job was scheduled to begin. What was Barry doing in Broomfield on Mother’s Day?

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Missing girl had been sleeping under a trap door at house that was previously searched; multiple arrests after adult residents allegedly lied to police

Police seek tips, new leads in mysterious unsolved murder of mom found dead in her bathroom

CRITICAL MISSING: Police search for 3-year-old boy last seen Monday morning

MISSING: California college student fired from Home Depot job two weeks ago. She hasn’t been seen since

Police ‘ready for all contingencies’ on Election Day as cities and towns throughout U.S. anticipate civil unrest

UPDATE: 15 year-old girl returns home after arrest of suspect in her disappearance

Dad and evil stepmom busted after children who were starved, kept naked in dog cage are found buried in backyard

Twin sisters killed in murder-suicide had been given ‘large amount of sedatives’ before violent death: Report

Child dies after found unresponsive on floor; mother locks herself in bathroom with uncapped syringe

Sheriff opens criminal probe into disappearance of rescued Zion hiker Holly Suzanne Courtier

Cop dad charged with murder in son’s freezing death resigns from NYPD nearly a year later; expected to keep pension: Report

BREAKING: Missing Suzanne Morphew husband Barry Morphew’s ‘alibi’ questioned as new details surface about landscaping job Mother’s Day weekend [VIDEO]