Mom’s Boyfriend Charged After Beating Toddler With Braided Dog Toy
Child Abuse
Anthony Andrews says he found the 2-year-old not breathing after he “fell out of bed.” The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Court
September 5, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell Files Notice of Appeal
Lori Vallow Daybell, convicted of murder and conspiracy to murder in the deaths of two of her children and her fifth husband’s first wife, filed notice last week to appeal the verdict and sentence. Jim Archibald, attorney for the so-called “cult mom,” filed the notice on Thursday, citing 16 issues in the trial and indicating …
Murder
September 5, 2023
Ohio Man Shoots Dead Pregnant Sister and Her Husband at Labor Day Party
An Ohio man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly targeted his pregnant sister and her husband in a fatal shooting during a Labor Day party at a Maple Heights park. Jason Iverson, 29, is charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting, which killed 30-year-old Mercedes Iverson and her husband, 31-year-old Norbert …
Court
September 5, 2023
Alex Murdaugh Defense Accuses Clerk of Court of Jury Tampering; Demands New Trial
Attorneys for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh have accused Colleton County court clerk Rebecca Hill of jury tampering in a motion filed Tuesday morning demanding a new trial for the disbarred attorney. According to the motion, a copy of which was obtained by FITSNews, Hill and the jury foreperson had frequent private conversations, and she …
Murder
September 5, 2023
Florida Man Kills ‘Stand-up, Stellar’ Teen Son with Angle Grinder
A Florida man is accused of killing his 16-year-old son with an angle grinder. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that Stephen Rodda was living temporarily with his grandfather, Thomas Rodda, to help him out while his grandmother was in rehab. The elder Rodda spent several hours visiting his wife Monday morning, and when he …
Assault
September 5, 2023
Accused NY Slasher Threatens Same to Arraignment Judge
A New Jersey woman arrested for allegedly slashing a stranger in the face in front of a New York pizza shop threatened to do the same to a judge on Monday, before the judge sent her away for a psychiatric evaluation. Ola Albanni, 52, was charged with attacking a 65-year-old woman with a kitchen knife …
Nancy Grace
September 5, 2023
Nancy Grace Skeptical About ‘New’ Evidence Alex Murdaugh’s Attorneys Say Necessitates New Trial
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say they have “discovered evidence” that would require granting their client a new trial, but CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace is skeptical. Speaking with Fox News, Grace says that a grandstanding press conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon is “very simply another tool in the arsenal of the defense.” “First they try a …
September 4, 2023
Teen Girl Natalie Navarro, Amber Alert Victim Turned MURDER SUSPECT
A 17-year-old Texas girl, briefly the subject of an Amber Alert last week, is now in custody and facing a murder charge in the death of a man who was reported missing on earlier last month. The man who was initially wanted for abducting Natalie Navarro is still at large and is also charged with …
Robbery
September 4, 2023
SEE IT: LA Jewelry Store Employees Beat Off Thief With Bat
Employees at a family-owned California jewelry store chose violence on Saturday and fought off a would-be thief with their fists, feet, and a long stick. According to El Monte police, the attempted robbery took place shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday at Meza’s Jewelry, when the suspect came in with a hammer and smashed a …
Murder
September 4, 2023
Kentucky Prosecutor Accused of Killing his Wife
A Kentucky prosecutor was indicted last week for the murder of his wife and tampering with evidence after the fact. Judith Dawn Deskins, 46, died from blunt force trauma on April 24, 2021. According to the indictment against Donald Kyle Deskins, a grand jury in that county determined that the former Pike County assistant prosecutor …
Murder
September 4, 2023
Detectives Follow Leads to Chicago in Murder of Hiker Mom Rachel Morin
Tips in the search for the killer of hiker mom Rachel Morin last month have led detectives to Chicago and Los Angeles, but Maryland investigators are no closer to finding the unknown man now than they were before DNA found at the crime scene linked him to a crime in California. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …
Murder
September 3, 2023
Ex-Con Charged With Stabbing Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend to Death at Domestic Violence Safehouse
Bradley Stokes served 14 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in 2008.