2 Minors Dead in Shooting at Massive Airbnb Party
Shooting
Eight more people were wounded in the shooting, and five were injured trying to flee the second story party.
Court
April 17, 2022
Jury Trial Ordered for Gabby Petito’s Family Lawsuit Against Laundries
The lawsuit filed by the parents of Gabby Petito against Brian Laundrie’s parents has been scheduled for a jury trial in August 2023 in Sarasota County, Florida. But the attorney for Chris and Roberta Laundrie filed a motion on March 31 to dismiss the civil lawsuit, which accuses them of intentionally inflicting emotional duress because …
Child sex crimes
April 16, 2022
Virginia School Employee Charged With Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girls
A Virginia elementary school employee has been charged with sexually assaulting several children on the school grounds. Jonathan George Skocik, the information technology specialist at John Jenkins Elementary School in Woodbridge, was arrest on riay after a month-long investigation by Prince William County Police and Child Protective Services. The victims, four 8-year-old girls, told a …
Child Abuse
April 16, 2022
College Professor Charged With Killing Just-Adopted 6-Week-Old Boy
A college professor who appeared in a video with his wife to raise funds for an adoption has now been charged with killing the 6-week-old boy, who was adopted just weeks ago. Investigators were called to Van Erick Custodio’s Gastonia, North Carolina, home on April 1 for a child in cardiac arrest. The baby boy …
Shooting
April 16, 2022
Son Fatally Shoots His Father While Defending the Elderly Man’s Caretaker
A man from Texas visiting his 92-year-old father in East Tennessee shot and killed the elder man this week when he threatened his caretaker with a knife. Investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy on the body of Lillard Daniel before determining if his son, Ted Daniel, will face charges, Russell Johnson, the district …
Animal Abuse
April 16, 2022
Sick Dolphin Dies After Beach Partiers Try To Ride Her
A sick dolphin stranded herself on a Texas beach last week and died when beachgoers pushed her back into the water and tried to ride her. According to a dolphin rescue group, rescuers were unable to reach the scene on Quintana Beach in time. Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said that dolphins and other marine …
Shooting
April 16, 2022
BREAKING: 12 Injured in South Carolina Mall Shooting
Ten people were shot Saturday afternoon when gunfire erupted at the Columbiana Centre shopping mall in South Carolina. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said that two of those people are in critical but stable condition, and six are in stable condition. “No fatalities,” the chief stressed. Two more people were injured after the shots rang …
Manslaughter
April 16, 2022
Son of Novelist Paul Auster Charged in 10-Month-Old Daughter’s Death
The son of award-winning American writers Paul Auster and Lydia Davis has been charged with manslaughter in the drug-overdose death of his 10-month old daughter last November. Paramedics responded to a 911 call from Daniel Auster’s home in Brooklyn on November 1 and found baby Ruby unconscious and unresponsive. The rushed her to Methodist Hospital, …
Kidnapping
April 14, 2022
Federal Pen Employee Arrested for Chasing Down and Kidnapping a Child
A California employee of a federal penitentiary has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped a child. The Merced Police Department said that Earl Stokes, 50, turned himself in after detectives investigated an incident that took place on last month. Police said that a group of kids was walking through a north Merced neighborhood on March …
Child Abuse
April 14, 2022
1-Year Old Baby Boy Needs 3 Doses of Narcan To Pull Out of Fentanyl Overdose
The Arizona parents of a 1-year-old boy have been charged with child abuse after their son overdosed on apparent fentanyl. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to a call earlier this week from Anna Chavez, who said the boy wasn’t breathing, KNXV reported. The baby regained consciousness after firefighters administered two doses of Narcan, the emergency …
Court
April 14, 2022
Anthony Todt Found Guilty of Killing Wife, Three Kids, Family Dog
After deliberating all afternoon, a Florida jury returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Anthony Todt, who was charged with killing his wife, three children, and the family dog in 2020. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Todt, 46, was charged with four counts of murder and animal cruelty. He pleaded not guilty and told …
Murder
April 13, 2022
Woman Dead After Hours-Long Stand-Off, Suspect in Custody
An hours-long stand-off in Tulsa ended just before 7 p.m. Wednesday with the suspect in custody, but a woman believed to be a hostage was found dead. The suspect was shot in the shoulder when he stood in a doorway and taken into custody, the Tulsa World said. KJRH identified the suspect as Jujuan Ballard. …