A Georgia father is warning about the dangers of abandoned buildings after his 19-year-old daughter fell to her death while exploring in Atlanta. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, 19-year-old Leah Palmirotto fell five stories from the abandoned building at Emory’s Briarcliff campus, at 1256 Briarcliff Road, early Friday morning. DeKalb County police reportedly said the …
An accused New York serial killer who previously pleaded guilty to two murders has been arraigned for killing another victim. Syracuse.com reports 62-year-old Richard Fox appeared in the Niagara County Court Monday, charged with second-degree murder. According to the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office, he’s accused of killing Crystal Curthoys, 32, in 2023. Fox previously …
A teacher aboard the Royal Beau Rivage cruise ship has died, following a crash with another vessel on Sunday. According to People magazine, the December 21 incident happened on the Nile River, near the Egyptian city of Luxor, as the vessel and another cruise ship, the Opera, collided. The impact caused 47-year-old Italian teacher Denise …
12/23/25 morning update: Three “dangerous” inmates who escaped from a suburban Atlanta jail Monday morning have been recaptured. DeKalb County officials said a news conference is scheduled for later Tuesday morning, WXIA reported. Original report: Police in Georgia are searching for three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur, According to the …
UPDATE Kristina Potts has been found safe, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stated, according to WISH TV. No additional information has been provided. Initial Coverage Police in Indiana are searching for a 31-year-old woman last seen Sunday while leaving an Indianapolis hospital. According to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Kristina Potts left the Community Hospital East …
New York City prosecutors are pushing to reinstate a murder conviction in connection with the 1979 death of Etan Patz. According to CBS News, the prosecution is in hopes that the Supreme Court will reinstate Pedro Hernandez’s conviction, although they are in the process of preparing for a retrial. A federal appeals court overturned the murder …
A Utah woman will spend decades behind bars for breaking into her parents’ home and fatally shooting them. According to KUTV, a Salt Lake City judge sentenced Mia Bailey to two consecutive 25-year sentences for the deaths of her parents, Joseph and Gail Bailey, and up to five years for assault. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …
Convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot reportedly tried to take his own life last week, inside a Peruvian prison. According to officials at Challapalca Prison, guards found Van der Sloot with a towel around his neck and “near death,” 1819 News reports. The guards intervened while serving the inmates breakfast on December 12. Following the …
UPDATE Javier has been found safe, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Rochester, New York. No additional information has been provided. Initial Coverage The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in New York is searching for a 17-year-old boy. According to ABC 13, Javier Melendez was last seen Thursday at around 2:30 p.m., in Henrietta. …
The family of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera continue to search for answers, following her untimely death last month. Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, told People magazine that the family want an independent autopsy completed after Austin authorities labeled Aguilera’s death a suicide. “I just want justice for my daughter,” Rodriguez said. “I know something happened …
A jury reached a partial verdict in connection with Maya Hernandez, a California mother who left her son inside a hot car while she visited a Bakersfield spa. According to KBAK, a Kern County jury convicted Hernandez on two counts of child endangerment Thursday. They deadlocked on second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The jurors questioned …
A Norfolk Superior Court judge in Massachusetts handed down sentencing Thursday in the murder case against Brian Walshe, a Cohasset man who killed and dismembered his wife, Ana Walshe. According to the Boston Globe, Judge Diane C. Freniere ordered the defendant to spend life in prison without parole for his wife’s murder. She also ordered …
