93-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Freezer in Garage
Unsolved
Marie Hoskins’ 64-year-old daughter told police she hadn’t seen her mother in some time.
Murder
April 29, 2022
Brother Stabs Older Sister to Death ‘Because She Was a Witch’
A 51-year-old man from New York state’s Thousand Islands region is in jail after allegedly stabbing his older sister to death because he “was done with her witchcraft.” Court documents say that Anthony Dibella lived in a Point Peninsula home in the town of Lyme with his 67-year-old sister, Wanda Paoli, and their 89-year-old mother, …
Court
April 29, 2022
Jury Finds Former Idaho Lawmaker Guilty of Raping 19-Year-Old Intern
An Idaho jury deliberated for 11 hours over the course of two days before finding former state Representative Aaron von Ehlinger guilty of raping a 19-year-old intern last year. The jury found the 39-year-old not guilty on a second charge of forcible penetration, the Idaho Statesman reported. Von Ehlinger, who insisted that he had consensual …
Cold Cases
April 29, 2022
Florida Man Charged With Gruesome Murder of Dallas Attorney
A Florida man was arrested this week and charged with the murder of a Dallas lawyer who was beaten and then burned alive in 2016. Steven Aubrey had been on law enforcement’s radar from almost the beginning in the death of attorney Ira Tobolowsky. Investigators believe Aubrey was irate because Tobolowsky was representing his mother …
Murder
April 29, 2022
Teen Girl Shot to Death by Mom’s Boyfriend While Mom Is Out of Town: Cops
A 16-year-old girl was shot to death in the early hours of Friday morning, and her mother’s boyfriend has been charged with the crime. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies were dispatched to the scene when a young woman called 911 to report that Van Brisbon was holding her 16-year-old sister captive at gunpoint. …
Murder
April 29, 2022
Estranged Husband Shoots Woman Dead in Front of Target Store, Then Turns Himself In
A beloved mental health worker and union steward was shot to death by her estranged husband Wednesay morning outside the Target store at Chicago’s Brickyard Mall, police said. Jennifer Hamilton, 47, was rushed to Loyola University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, the Chicago Tribune reported. Her husband, 50-year-old Alphonso Hamilton, walked into the …
Murder
April 28, 2022
Florida Mom, Missing Since February, Found Dead Behind Rental House
A Florida rental property owner cleaning up the home for new renters found a body last week buried in the back yard, and investigators have now identified the deceased as a woman who was last seen in February. Investigators have not determined how 40-year-old LaDonna Williams died, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has classified her …
Murder
April 28, 2022
Connecticut Mom Stabbed in Front of Children, Dies in Street Trying To Get Help
A 24-year-old Connecticut mother was viciously stabbed to death on Tuesday, dying in front of her home while trying to make it across the street to a firehouse. Firefighters came across Moesha Watson as they returned to their station from a call in Waterbury, WVIT reported. Waterbury police said they arrested Watson’s husband, 28-year-old Ainsley …
Court
April 28, 2022
Jury Deliberates in Case of Former Idaho Lawmaker Accused of Rape
An Idaho jury went into deliberations Thursday after the testimony of a former lawmaker accused of raping a 19-year-old intern in March 2021. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the intern, identified as “J.V.” in court documents, fled the courtroom halfway through her testimony on Wednesday, as she described her encounter with former state Representative Aaron von …
Court
April 28, 2022
Judge Reaffirms Change of Venue Order for Chad and Lori Daybell Trials
An Idaho judge on Thursday denied defense attorneys’ motion to drop the criminal indictment against Chad Daybell and also ruled that his trial — and that of his wife, Lori Vallow Daybell — will take place in Ada County. District Judge Stephen Boyce had previously granted a change of venue from Fremont to Ada County …
Kidnapping
April 28, 2022
Suspect in Baby’s Kidnapping Had Taken Grandma Shopping Before the Abduction
The tot’s grandmother took him inside her apartment, then went back out to get her groceries. That’s when the kidnapper struck.
Hit-and-Run
April 28, 2022
Tot Girl Dead After Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes Family on Miami-Dade Street
A Florida toddler died Wednesday night after a hit-and-run driver struck a family of three in northwest Miami-Dade. The 2-year-old girl and her 40-year-old parents were all taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where the girl died. The parents are still hospitalized in stable condition, WPLG reported. Miami-Dade Police said the driver did not remain at …