Clayton County police in Georgia say that officers shot and fatally wounded a man they were investigating for sexual assault after he initiated gunfire toward them. According to 11Alive News, the shooting happened Thursday at the intersection of Crystal Lake, off Riverdale Road. The suspect, who has not been identified, was accused of sexually assaulting …
The former husband of convicted child abuser Ruby Franke says he believes she was a part of a sect with her business partner. During an interview with the Washington County Attorney’s Office, Kevin Franke, Ruby’s husband, labeled his wife’s experience as being involved in a “religious cult” with her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt. He also …
On Monday, large teams of law enforcement led by Homeland Security investigators raided 3 homes belonging to Sean “Diddy” as part of a sex trafficking investigation stemming from accusations leveled against Combs in five separate lawsuits. As CrimeOnline previously reported, federal authorities searched Combs’ properties in Holmby Hills, California, and Miami, Florida. Since then, Homeland …
Police in Houston are probing the death of an 8-year-old girl, whose body was discovered inside a large pipe at the DoubleTree Hotel in northwest Houston As CrimeOnlne previously reported, the incident happened a little after 10 p.m. Saturday. A witness told police they saw someone trapped in a pipe in the “lazy river-style” pool. …
A New York mother is behind bars after police say they located the body of a young girl who had been missing since January. Latasha Mott, 29, appeared in the Syracuse City Court on Monday morning, charged with first-degree manslaughter and concealment of a corpse, in connection with the death of her daughter, 5-year-old Nefertiti …
The family of missing Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi student, Caleb Harris, is pleading for answers after he inexplicably disappeared while stepping outside briefly to pick up an Uber Eats order. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the 21-year-old vanished on March 4 from his residence at The Cottages in Corpus Christi, at a little before 3 a.m. …
An Ohio woman accused in the death of a 5-year-old has been declared fit to stand trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Pammy Maye, 48, allegedly suffocated her foster son, Darnell Taylor, six hours before an AMBER Alert was issued on February 14. Maye, who was apprehended in Brooklyn, Ohio, on February 15, admitted to killing Taylor …
A Missouri man will spend the rest of his days behind bars murdered a young teen before stuffing her in a suitcase and discarding her at a wildlife preserve. According to the Illinois State Police, 35-year-old James A. Merritt received a life sentence earlier this month for second-degree murder. He was also given 20 years …
Police in Massachusetts are searching for a 12-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since March 17. According to the Holyoke Police Department, Maci “Jasmine” Ryan was last seen in Holyoke off Canby Street. Police said she has ties to the Westfield area. Jasmine is described as a white female who stands 4 feet tall and …
The mother and stepmother of missing Tennessee teen, Sebastian Rogers, say they have no idea where the 15-year-old could be as the search continues into its fourth week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sebastian was last seen on February 26 at his family home in Sumner County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation subsequently issued an AMBER …
Atlanta police have apprehended a man believed to be responsible for the murder of a 6-year-old boy. WSB-TV Channel 2 reports that on March 19, at 11:17 p.m., officers responded to reports of an unresponsive child at an Atlanta Fire Department station on Lee Street SW. First responders then took Tobias Perkins Jr. to an …
The parents of a New Jersey teen severely injured last month by a fleeing driver filed a lawsuit Monday against the Newark Board of Education. According to the Lynch Law Firm, Chiara Jones, who attends Newark Arts High School in Newark, was severely injured on February 4 after a driver plowed into her while she …
