AJ Armstrong Found GUILTY of Killing Mom & Retired NFL Player Dad When He Was 16
Trials
Now 23, Armstrong was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
Child death
August 16, 2023
Raped and Murdered 11-Year-Old Girl Left Under Her Bed in Garbage Bag Stuffed into Laundry Basket
An 11-year-old Texas girl found dead on Saturday was wrapped in a trash bag and stuffed into a laundry basket shoved beneath her bed. Maria Gonzalez stayed home Saturday morning when her father, Carmelo Gonzalez, went to work shortly before 10 a.m., as CrimeOnline reported. The father said he got a message from Maria not …
Court
August 16, 2023
Prosecutors: Bryan Kohberger’s Grand Jury Challenge Fails to Warrant Stay in Trial
Prosecutors said in court filings on Monday that Idaho college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s defense was misreading the state’s grand jury statue or providing reasons to challenge it that are outside the statue entirely ahead of a hearing on the motion scheduled for Friday. The prosecution responded point by point to the defense’s latest motion …
Death investigation
August 16, 2023
San Francisco Woman Found Dead in Duffle Bag in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old woman, found dead in a duffle bag at Golden Gate Park Sunday evening. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified her as Kelly Koike, who was homeless and suffered from mental illness, her mother told KGO. “I know deep deep down in her, without …
Murder
August 15, 2023
11-Year-Old Girl Strangled, Raped, Left Under Bed in Her Apartment
A Texas father returning home from work on Saturday found his 11-year-old daughter dead and under her bed. Carmelo Gonzalez called 911 just after 3 p.m. and said his daughter, Maria Gonzalez, wasn’t breathing. Paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive her, and she was pronounced dead, KPRC reported. “The medical examiner concluded that the cause of …
Murder
August 15, 2023
Dad Shoots and Kills Driver Who Struck and Killed His Teenage Son
A North Carolina man has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing the driver of a truck who struck and killed his teenage son early Monday. The Person County Sheriff’s Department said that 41-year-old Chad Woods was arrested at his home in Timberlake after they found 39-year-old Jeffrey McKay’s pickup truck at Woods’ …
Kidnapping
August 15, 2023
Florida Woman Kidnapped, Held in Dog Cage in a Shed
Authorities arrested four people over the weekend and charged with them holding a woman against her will in a dog cage on their property. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the woman escaped Saturday afternoon and ran to a nearby home, where she knocked on the door pleading for help. Deputies responded to the home …
Serial Killers
August 15, 2023
Rex Heuermann: Vegas Officials Looking at 5 Potential Victims of Long Island Serial Killer Suspect
The mother of a woman who disappeared in Las Vegas 20 years ago thinks her daughter could have been a victim of Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann. Heuermann owned a timeshare in Las Vegas, as CrimeOnline previously reported, and officials there are looking to see if any unsolved cases can be linked to …
Murder
August 14, 2023
Texas Hubby Beats Wife’s Lover to Death
A Texas husband has been charged with beating a man to death over the weekend after learning he was having an affair with his wife. Harris County deputies found the body of 32-year-old Francisco Antonio Serrano Romero in a “detached structure” on property owned by Narciso Cruz Banos, 49, and his wife, 42-year-old Francisca Salazar …
Missing
August 14, 2023
Mom Confirms Teen Daughter Missing More Than a Month Died in Car Accident
The mother of a missing California teen last seen more than a month ago said on Instagram that remains found near her car in a the Santa Cruz mountains earlier this month were her daughter and that she died in a car accident. Although officials have not confirmed that Katie Schneider was found dead, Nola …
Death investigation
August 14, 2023
10-Year-Old Boy, Dead in Mom’s Garage for 7 Months, Was SHOT: Coroner
A 10-year-old boy found dead in a garbage can last month at his mother’s house died from a gunshot wound. Rock Island County coroner Brian Gustafson released the information on Friday in a preliminary autopsy report for Zion Staples, according to WQAD. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Rock Island police found the boy dead in his …
Trials
August 14, 2023
Former ‘Family Feud’ Contestant Who Joked About Marriage Regrets Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of His Wife
An Illinois judge sentenced a former “Family Feud” contestant, who joked on the show he regretted marrying his wife, to life without parole last week in a murder a prosecutor called the most “pre-meditated crime I’ve ever seen.” Timothy Bliefnick, 39, was convicted in June of killing 41-year-old Rebecca Bliefnick, his estranged wife, in February, …