Husband Charged With Murdering Wife After Christmas Eve Fight
Murder
Christopher Colbert called his father after the shooting and told him his wife Tamara had shot herself.
Court
December 29, 2022
Man Who Shot Bike Riding Boy Point Blank in the Head Sentenced to Life Without Parole
A North Carolina man accused of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy riding his bike took an Alford plea on Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. An Alford plea means that Darius Sessoms, 25, maintains that he is innocent of the murder of Cannon Hinnant, witnessed by neighbors as well as the …
Missing
December 29, 2022
Rapper Theophilus London Reported Missing in LA’s Skid Row
Rapper Theophilus London has been reported missing after his family said they “lost complete contact with him” four months ago. Los Angeles police said London, 35, was last seen in the city’s Skid Row area and has not been seen since then, NBC News reported. “The person reporting and Theophilus’s family members lost complete contact …
Homicide
December 29, 2022
Maine Toddler’s Christmas Day Death Ruled a Homicide
The death of a 3-year-old girl in Maine has been ruled a homicide. Maine State Police identified the toddler as Makinzlee Handrahan and said the office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the girl was killed, The Lincoln County News reported. Lincoln County deputies were called to the little girl’s home in Edgecomb shortly after …
Missing
December 29, 2022
Teen Missing for 3 Years, May Be Sex Trafficked
The FBI has provided an age progression image of a Texas teen who disappeared three years ago from her home in Spring. CrimeOnline previously reported that Kristen Galven’s mother last saw her daughter on January 1, 2020, when the then-15-year-old left to spend the winter with her grandmother. Galven’s mother, Robyn Cory, told KHOU that …
Coronavirus
December 29, 2022
Florida Man Convicted of Using Pandemic Loans on Lamborghini, Other Luxury Goods; Faces 132 Years in Prison
A Florida man has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million in pandemic relief funds, which he used to buy a Lamborghini, Rolex and Hublot watches, and designer clothing from Louis Vuitton, Bucci, and Chanel. Valesky Barosy, 27, posted photos of his extravagant purchases on his Instagram account — which he called “@your_favorite_entrepeneur …
Murder
December 29, 2022
Woman Found Dead in Secluded City Park
Investigators in Pennsylvania’s capital are looking for a person of interest in the murder of a woman found dead last week in a city park along the Susquehanna River. Police have not released the name of the woman, who died of “traumatic injuries” and was found shortly before noon on December 22 in Harrisburg’s Sunken …
Custody interference
December 28, 2022
Non-Custodial Parents Take Off With 10-Month-Old Child
Authorities in Ohio are searching for a 10-month-old girl who was reportedly taken by her non-custodial parents. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said that Valerie Lala Williams was last seen Tuesday with 25-year-old Monica George as they left Kenwood Towne Center, WXIX reported. The sheriff’s office said they were believed to be in a white …
Serial Killers
December 28, 2022
Suspected California Serial Killer Charged With 4 More Murders
Prosecutors in California have added four new murder charges against a man already charged with three killings in Stockton. Authorities said Wesley Brownlee, 43, was initially arrested on October 15 while “out hunting” another victim, as CrimeOnline previously reported. He was previously charged with the murders of Jonathan Hernandez, 21; Juan Cruz, 52; and Lawrence …
Missing
December 28, 2022
Police Ask for Help Finding Missing 14-Year-Old Charleston Girl
Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are looking for a 14-year-old girl who left her home on Tuesday and hasn’t been seen since. Sophie Benton frequents the Carolina Bay area in west Charleston, investigators say, according to WCSC. Police didn’t have a description of what Benton was wearing when she was last seen. Anyone with information …
Shooting
December 28, 2022
Apartment Resident Fatally Shoots Maintenance Man Checking for Frozen Pipes
A Texas apartment complex resident shot and killed a maintenance worker he believed was a burglar on Saturday evening. Grand Prairie police said that Cesar Montelongo Sr, 53, was checking balconies for frozen or burst water pipes at Clayton Pointe Apartments at around 6 p.m. A resident assumed he was a burglar and shot him …
Unsolved
December 28, 2022
Does Leaked Pic Show Idaho Victims in Local Bar Just Before Stabbing Deaths?
Internet sleuths are circulating an image that appears to show two of the University of Idaho stabbing victims at a bar the night they were killed — the same bar investigators said early on they were were at for several hours on that night. The image, seen on Reddit, offers no new information beyond speculation …