A body found floating in the Illinois River earlier this month has been identified as that of an Illinois State University grad student who vanished on August 24. Jelani “J.J.” Day, 25, was last seen that day on security footage at a cannabis store in Bloomington at about 9:12 a.m. His white, 2010 Chrysler 300 …
A California judge ruled Wednesday that Scott Peterson must be re-sentenced after the state supreme court overturned his death sentence last year. Peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and sentenced to death in 2005, will be resentenced in November to life without parole, Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said, according to KRON. Peterson’s …
A user who posted the photo removed it from the unclaimed Yelp page for Steven Bertolino, and Yelp shut down commenting on the page.
An Iowa man has been charged with murder in the death of his six-month-old son who was found unresponsive in an Iowa Falls apartment in March. In addition to first-degree murder, Nicholas Edward Cox, 22, also faces a charge of child endangerment causing death, the Times Citizen reported. Iowa Falls Police said they were called …
Investigators know how Gabby Petito died, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace said Wednesday, but they’re still working to build their case “beyond a reasonable doubt.” “They know the cause of death, because they immediately said, this is a homicide,” she said on “The Faulkner Focus” on Fox. ” … They know right now what the cause of …
Suzanne Morphew kept a “list of grievances” on her phone containing 60 items she objected to in her marriage to Barry Morphew, who is now charged with her murder. On the list, according to Barry Morphew’s arrested affidavit: physical abuse, mental abuse, stalking her around the house, taking her phone, slamming the brakes in the …
A Missouri dad has been charged with murder following the death of his 8-month-old daughter last month. The Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Office said the little girl was found dead on August 20 while she was in the care of Dillon Snider, 24. An autopsy determined she died from violent trauma to the head and …
Embattled South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh waived his right to handle his murdered son’s estate just days before he called 911 to report he’d been shot in what now appears to be a botched suicide and insurance fraud scheme. Murdaugh — who has now been charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and …
North Port Police say they had no reason to bring in Brian Laundrie for questioning after he returned to Florida without his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, and before he fled from his parents home this week even as the search for Gabby heated up in Wyoming. “The North Port Police Department has no authority to execute …
A Florida woman was charged this week in a murder-for-hire scheme allegedly targeting her ex-husband. Gretchen Buselli, aka Gretchen Yarbrough, was arrested Thursday after she allegedly dropped off a $5,000 down payment on the hit earlier in the week, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida said. The investigation began in June when …
A New Jersey mother living in Arizona has been charged with the murder of her two young daughters, who were found dead in their apartment last week. Nine-year-old Aleyah and 4-year-old Royal McIntyre were found dead in their apartment on September 8, and Retta Cruse, 35, was found barricaded in a bedroom with multiple apparent …
The man South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh said he hired to kill him so his son could get an insurance payout says that’s just not true. Curtis Smith, 61, told the New York Post he “was set up to be the fall guy” and complained about pictures published of his bond hearing Thursday morning. “They …
