Israel’s ambassador to the United States says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas militants who swarmed into Israel early Saturday morning in a surprise offensive that caught Israeli security forces off guard. “I understand there are,” Michael Herzog told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, “but I don’t have details.” US Secretary …
Keith Jesperson made the admission while talking with Florida officials about the 1994 murder of Suzanne Kjellenburg, whose body was just identified. Jesperson has been charged with her murder.
The judge presiding over Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial has denied a motion to pause the case over defense concerns about the grand jury process. Judge John Judge also withdrew an earlier order adding 37 days to the speedy trial clock, although that decision is moot since Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial on …
Brandon Houck pleaded not guilty this week to charges that he killed his girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, in 2015 as prosecutors brought out surprising revelations while arguing to keep a $10 million bond in place. Rogers, a 35-year-old Kentucky mother of 5, was last seen at the Houck family farm in July 2015. Days later, her …
A teacher at an Indiana Baptist school was arrested last week on charges relating to sexual misconduct with a student, just days after he was fired following a confrontation at his church by members of two groups calling themselves “PredHunters Indiana” and “Creeps Spotlight.” Fishers Police told the Indianapolis Star they received an anonymous tip …
The man accused of kidnappng 9-year-old Charlotte Sena from an upstate New York state park last weekend was previously charged with choking someone during a domestic dispute. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Craig N. Ross Jr was charged in 2017 with a misdemeanor count of criminal obstruction of breathing. Police records show that officers responded to …
Vermont police are searching or an “armed and dangerous” suspect after a 77-year-old woman was found shot in the head on a popular hiking trail near the Castleton campus of Vermont State University. State police identified the victim as Honoree Fleming of Castleton, and her husband, author Ron Powers, confirmed her death in an anguished …
A man arrested this week in connection with the disappearance of Georgia mom Aimee Lafakis has now been charged with her murder. Lafakis, 48, was reported missing from her Brookhaven home on September 29, after she missed a planned dinner with her daughter, and found dead on October 1 in Gwinnett County, CrimeOnline reported. Lafakis, …
Six teenage South Dakota baseball players pleaded not guilty this week to charges that they raped two 16-year-old boys earlier this summer while their team was in Rapid City for a tournament. In August, a Pennington County grand jury charged Hudson Haley, 18; Karter Sibson, 17; Carter Miller, 18; Lincoln Bates, 18; Peyton Mandel, 17; …
Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help finding a 38-year-old woman and her 9-month-old son who haven’t been seen since Tuesday. Anna Kimberly is described as 5 feet 1 inch tall and 125 pounds with blonde or strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes, WPXI reported. She and her son Syrris were last seen late Tuesday …
Iowa State troopers arrested a man on Interstate 80 this week when they stopped to help him with his stalled car and found a dead man slumped onto the passenger seat, beneath a pile of clothing. Jihad Abdul Malik Gasaway, 23, has been charged with first degree murder and abuse of corpse, the state Department …
A search of a Florida home for narcotics resulted in the startling discovery of a dead newborn this week. Luciana Urbina, 32, appeared in a Lee County court Thursday afternoon on a charge of trafficking opioids after deputies found a plastic bag containing 39 grams of fentanyl on a bedroom shelf in her home, WINK …
