A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a 51-year-old delivery driver, that took place at an Airbnb in Fort Worth on Saturday. The suspect, Chrisantus Omondi, stands accused of attacking the victim, Scott Edward Jackson, by fatally hitting him with a piece of firewood that the victim had been …
The Michelle Troconis trial resumed on Monday at a Stamford, Connecticut, court, starting with surveillance footage obtained shortly after the disappearance of mother-of-5, Jennifer Dulos. In court Monday, the jury viewed footage from the City of Hartford’s surveillance cameras, depicting Fotis Dulos and his mistress, Michelle Troconis, driving around Hartford following the 2019 disappearance of …
A Miss Donalsonville beauty queen title holder in Georgia is behind bars after allegedly killing an 18-month-old toddler. According to News 4, 18-year-old Trinity Madison Poague was arrested in Americus on charges that include felony murder, aggravated battery, and cruelty to children charges. It’s currently unclear how the defendant knew the victim. The Georgia Bureau …
A Rhode Island woman has filed a lawsuit against Panera Bread, claiming that the restaurant chain’s caffeinated lemonade led to “permanent cardiac injuries.” NBC News reports that 28-year-old occupational therapist and former athlete Lauren Skerrritt had no preexisting health issues, and regularly participated in obstacle course races. The complaint, filed on Tuesday afternoon, asserts that …
A second juror has been dismissed in the Michelle Troconis trial after the juror drew a comparison between the case and the Ben Affleck movie, “Gone Girl.” On Friday, Judge Kevin Randolph informed attorneys that he had received a note indicating that one of the jurors discussed the case in the presence of other jurors. …
Florida death row inmate Donald Smith appeared in court this week for an evidentiary hearing, in an attempt to reverse his murder conviction, in connection with the 2013 death of Cherish Perrywinkle. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Smith was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to death for kidnapping 8-year-old Cherish from a Jacksonville Walmart. He then …
A 4-year-old boy who disappeared for days in rural Alabama will not be given back to his birth family, police said. According to Barbour County Sheriff Tyron Smith, Phenix Wilkerson was discharged from Southeast Health in Dothan on Wednesday, in good condition. WDHN reports that he wasn’t returned to his parents, and instead, the Alabama …
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A Georgia mother is pleading for assistance in finding her 16-year-old child who vanished after an apparent emotional breakdown. According to police, Hydi Cain was last seen on January 7 at her Fayetteville home at around midnight. Her mother, Sidney Fyffe told CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace that she had been talking to Hydi about her recent …
Video footage capturing the arrest of a 73-year-old Florida grandmother, Donna Adelson, has been released after police nabbed her trying to flee the country. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Donna Adelson faces charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation of first-degree murder in connection with the 2014 killing of her daughter’s husband, …
A disturbing scene unfolded in Union, New Jersey, on Wednesday, after officials discovered a man, a woman, and two children deceased inside a residence. While the official cause of death is pending, investigators told The Messenger that the victims were all family members who lived in the home. Initial reports indicate police believe that the …
In a recent development, a New York judge has rejected the motion to dismiss the case against Daniel Penny, a U.S. Marine indicted last year in connection with the chokehold death of a subway performer. On Wednesday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley denied Penny’s motion, which sought to dismiss charges of manslaughter and criminally …
