Police pulled a deceased teen from the Chicago River on Sunday morning; she was reportedly found with a cinderblock tied to her leg. The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was an 18-year-old, according to police. Although authorities haven’t officially confirmed that the victim was found with a cinder block, a CBS 2 …
A 77-year-old Arizona woman has died after she was attacked on her front porch by her neighbor’s dogs. Eliza “Maria” Sebastian Ruiz was found unresponsive on the ground in a Phoenix neighborhood Tuesday morning, with “four Staffordshire terrier-mix dogs” surrounding her, News 13 reports. She was rushed to the hospital where she passed away from …
A new evidence hearing has been scheduled for the suspects charged in connection with the 1996 death of California Polytechnic State University freshman, Kristin Smart. Starting July 20, Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, will appear in person at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, for a preliminary that should last around 12 …
Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller says he knew all along that the woman accused of killing 5-year-old Samuel Olson was lying to police and the public. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Samuel was reported missing on May 27 by his father’s girlfriend, Theresa Balboa. She told police that the boy’s mother, Sarah Olson, and a man …
Dr. Laura Pettler, along with her partner in crime-fighting, Melissa Moore, are taking a deep dive into murder cases in the upcoming podcast, “Life After Happy Face.” “Life After Happy Face” is a follow-up to Moore’s “The Happy Face Killer” podcast, which followed the case of Keith Jesperson, a serial killer who wreaked havoc in …
New details have been released in connection with the brutal murders of three people found dead at an Atlanta area golf course. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the man now in custody for a triple homicide at the Pinetree Country Club golf course in Kennesaw on Saturday was arrested hours after the shooting in another county …
Ohio authorities are searching for a teen girl who disappeared Thursday, at around 6 p.m. Layaih Zakerah Hambrick left her home off of Chesterdale Road in Cincinnati wearing a Tommy Hilfiger t-shirt dress with stripes while carrying a backpack. She could possibly be on her way to the 5300 block of Winneste Ave. in Cincinnati, …
Virginia police are searching for a teen boy who was last seen riding his scooter. NBC 12 reports that Kaleb “Dylan” Jernigan was reported missing on Friday morning at 5 a.m. from the Colonial Heights area. He was last seen at Essex Road and Hampton Drive. Dylan is described as a white male who was …
Alleged Colorado killer Mark Redwine, 59, is on trial for the 2012 murder of his son Dylan Redwine, 13. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Redwine was arrested in Washington in 2017 and charged with second-degree murder and child abuse, years after Dylan’s death. He has maintained his innocence but prosecutors say Redwine killed his son in …
A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder months after 5-year-old Samuel Olson was found deceased in her care. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office added a murder charge against Theresa Balboa this week, ABC 3 reports. Balboa was the girlfriend of Samuel’s father and had the boy in her care when he passed …
A former South Carolina social services worker is facing charges after she allegedly falsified documents concerning an abused child. According to court documents, former DSS worker Amanda Marie Sutherland, 29, had 24 hours to investigate allegations of child abuse reported on April 21. She’s accused of never following through on the investigation. The child in …
