Jonathan Anderson, Journalist

Jonathan Anderson is a Midwest-based journalist. Follow him on Twitter at @crimescoops.

Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly gave Jeffrey Epstein nude photos of underage teens for his birthday

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Infamous Criminals

Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly took sexually explicit photographs of teenage girls and gave them to Jeffrey Epstein for his birthday, Fox News reports. The allegation emerged Friday in documents that were unsealed as part of the sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate. The records show that in February 2016, attorneys for one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, informed …

Juveniles
April 18, 2021

Sharp Family Killings: Murder of mother, 3 children continues to haunt investigators

The gruesome murder of a mother and three children 40 years ago continues to haunt investigators, who believe someone knows what happened, KXTV reports. On April 11, 1981, Sheila Sharp, then 14, discovered three bloodied bodies inside her home in Keddie, California: her mother, Glenna “Sue” Sharp, her brother John Sharp and one of his …

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Murder
April 17, 2021

Two arrested in targeted killings of Black transgender women: Police

Two North Carolina men have been arrested in connection with the murders of Black transgender women, WSOC-TV reports. Prosecutors on Friday charged 21-year-old Dontarius Long and 33-year-old Joel Brewer with the murders of Jaida Peterson and Remy Fennell. “Our streets are a lot safer,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters Friday at a press conference, according to …

Missing
April 11, 2021

‘Blown out’ security cameras at last known sighting of missing Sarm Heslop: Report

Authorities searching for a British woman in the U.S. Virgin Islands who was reported missing by her American boyfriend have encountered another speed bump in their investigation, The Daily Mirror reports. Sarm Heslop, 41, disappeared March 7 after dining out with her boyfriend, Ryan Bane, 44, and possibly returning to his nearly $600,000 yacht–though authorities have not yet …

Violent Crime
April 11, 2021

Fugitives nabbed days after being featured on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ and ‘America’s Most Wanted Overtime’

The revival of Fox’s “America’s Most Wanted” and the new Nancy Grace-hosted after show “America’s Most Wanted Overtime” are less than a month old and fugitives presented on the shows have already been caught, The Wrap reports. Alison Gracey and Christopher Jones were arrested recently in Madrid, Spain, four days after they were featured on the …

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Violent Crime
April 10, 2021

Serial sexual predator accused of kidnapping and raping Ohio women

Ohio authorities say they have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped, raped and assaulted multiple women over the course of two years, in one instance dragging a victim by her neck when she sought to escape, Cleveland.com reports. “Christian Burks is a serial sexual predator,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said in a written statement. “He will …

Murder
April 4, 2021

Developing: Mother, infant & young child dead in suspected double murder-suicide

A West Virginia mother is suspected of killing her two children before taking her own life, WHSV-TV reports. Around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a home in Moorefield, West Virginia, after receiving a report of gunshots. When officers arrived at the residence, they found the bodies of 38-year-old Brandi Baker and a 9-month-old infant. Another …

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Mass shooting
April 3, 2021

‘One of the worst crimes in the Port City’: Multiple people dead after mass shooting in North Carolina

A mass shooting in North Carolina overnight has left three people dead and four others injured, WECT-TV reports. The incident occurred shortly after midnight Saturday at a home on Kidder Street in Wilmington, North Carolina, according to tweets from the Wilmington Police Department. Responding officers found seven people with gunshot wounds, including three who were already deceased. There …