An Illinois mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the death of her 8-year-old son, who was found malnourished and with bruises on his body. Investigators said that 38-year-old Joey L. Ruffin even made videos of himself punishing Markell Pierce, WLS reports. Prosecutors told a judge on Monday that Ruffin admitted hitting …
A 22-year-old Minnesota woman was found dead from multiple stab wounds Saturday evening, locked inside her apartment with her husband, who was suffering from self-inflicted wounds. St. Cloud police said the 23-year-old husband, Dylan Tobler, would be charged with Hallie Marie Tobler’s killing, KNSI reported. He was at St. Cloud Hospital in stable condition Sunday …
A shooting inside a high school in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., on Monday left a student wounded and another in custody. The Rockville City Police Department said it was called to Thomas Wootton High School at about 2:15 p.m. and found the victim in a hallway with a gunshot wound. The student was …
Update 6:15 p.m.: Investigators have determined that a brother and sister found dead in a Florida convenience store was a murder-suicide. Apopka Police say the brother shot his sister to death before turning the gun on himself. Original story: Florida police are investigating after a woman and her brother were found dead inside Griffin’s General …
An Arkansas man has been charged with manslaughter in the drowning death of his 11-month-old son following a four-month investigation. James Dawson, 31, is also charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the NEA Report. Police were called to the home in Lepanto at about 7:30 p.m. on October 2, 2025, when …
Philadelphia police are looking for a tow truck driver suspected of shooting and killing two competitors. Najee Williams, 27, should be considered “armed and dangerous,” police said. Police said that the first shooting took place on December 22, 2025, when they found 20-year-old David Garcia-Morales inside his tow truck with critical injuries. He had been …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace shares her views of the ransom letters received by media outlets regarding the apparent kidnapping of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie. “There’s something in that ransom note that’s accurate,” said Grace, who worked with Savannah Guthrie when both were at CourtTV, on Entertanment Tonight. “There’s reportedly two, some …
KOLD in Tucson has received another message regarding the alleged abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. The station was one of several who received ransom letters earlier this week regarding Guthrie’s disappearance, and it confirmed the latest message was received Friday morning. It declined to release details but …
A former Eastern Kentucky University professor entered a plea deal Wednesday in connection with his wife’s 2019 murder, stopping a trial that was set to begin next week. Glenn Jackson didn’t plead guilty to Ella Jackson’s murder, however. He entered an Alford plea, which is a convoluted plea that allows a defendant to acknowledge that …
Police in the eastern Atlanta suburbs are investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy at a Lilburn extended stay motel. Gwinnett County Police said they were called to the Live In Lodge just before midnight Thursday and found the boy dead, WANF reported. They said they’d taken a person into custody in connection with …
Florida deputies are investigating the apparent murder of a 76-year-old woman whose grandson reportedly confessed to the crime. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check on Monday and found Patricia Dibella dead insider her apartment, WPBF reported. Court records show that Dibella’s son-in-law called 911 and told them his son, Nicholas …
Savannah Guthrie posted a new video statement to her Instagram account Thursday night pleading for her mother’s kidnappers to “reach out … so we can move forward.” The statement was read by the “Today” show host’s brother, Camron Guthrie. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Savannah Guthrie (@savannahguthrie) “First we …
