UPDATE – Taylor Hackel has been found in Europe, “according to a Facebook post from a family member,” WSAU reports. No additional information is available at this time. Original Story Washinton DC police are searching for a missing John Paul II Institute student who hasn’t been seen since 5 p.m. Monday. According to the Metropolitan …
A slain Chicago landlord’s family says she called the police numerous times on a tenant accused of killing and dismembering her. According to ABC 7, 69-year-old Frances Walker’s (pictured right) family said cops were called “many times” by the victim, in connection with accused killer, Sandra Kolalou, 36, (pictured left). Kolalou was a tenant at …
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty this week to the 2016 killing of Google executive, Vanessa Marcotte. Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and unarmed robbery at the Worcester County District in Massachusetts. He took a plea deal that reduced his initial charges of first-degree murder, prosecutors said. According to CNN, Worcester County District …
A Las Vegas woman who previously accused police of detaining her because she’s too “good looking” is expected to be slapped with murder charges in connection with her mother’s death. According to ABC 4, police arrested 28-year-old Hend Bustami at around 5 a.m. Wednesday in Barstow, California, after her 62-year-old mother was found stabbed in …
A New York medical examiner took the stand Wednesday at the Suffolk Superior Court and told the court that slain New York boy Thomas Valva had numerous injuries consistent with hyperthermia and stress. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of his son Thomas, who froze to death …
The ex-stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, told police that the child’s father killed her, then told her to lie to investigators, New Hampshire prosecutors said. During an interview in June, 32-year-old Kayla Montgomery reportedly told detectives with the Manchester Police Department that Harmony’s father, Adam Montgomery, killed the child in December 2019, …
The grandmother of missing Georgia tot Quinton Simon, 1, apparently thinks the child died accidentally, according to a conversation she had with the child’s father. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Quinton’s mother, Leilani Simon, reported him missing on October 5; she said her current boyfriend saw the child at about 6 a.m. in the family’s Savannah …
A New York detective took the stand Monday at the Suffolk Superior Court and said the father and stepmother of deceased 8-year-old Thomas Valva were caught on text messages discussing punishments and beating two children with belts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Michael Valva is currently on trial for the murder of Thomas, who froze …
A woman who once met convicted California killer Paul Flores reportedly claimed that he told her years ago that he killed California Polytechnic State University student Kristin Smart, in the summer of 1996. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a jury convicted Flores, who attended Cal Poly in 1996 with 19-year-old Smart, of murder earlier this month. …
Virginia police are searching for a Norfolk woman who hasn’t been seen since Sunday. According to Norfolk police, Anna J. Midas, 28, was last seen at around 8:20 p.m. in Norfolk, in the 7800 block of Woodall Road. She was last seen wearing a pink ballcap, a long black coat, and purple pants, WAVY reports. …
The father of missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery pleaded not guilty Tuesday, following his arrest for second-degree murder and related charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Montgomery, 32, was arrested Monday and charged with murder, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and abuse of a corpse. The charges are in connection with the disappearance and presumed …
A Missouri Amazon delivery driver is dead after two dogs attacked him Monday night, according to Ray County police. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. near Excelsior Springs after the driver parked an Amazon truck in front of a home. The unnamed victim was said to be around 49 or 50 years old. Deputies …
