Leigh Egan

Leigh Egan is a crime-fighting journalist and editor who specializes in breaking news and investigative true crime coverage. With more than a decade of experience under her belt, Leigh’s work can be found in a number of high-profile national publications. For Leigh, learning didn’t stop after college. She considers herself a lifelong learner who frequently takes media and journalism courses to keep abreast of the latest happenings and innovations in her field. Tips: legan@crimeonline.com

Oakley Carlson: New Evidence Could Bring More Charges for Missing Girl’s Parents Who Said She Was ‘Eaten by Wolves’

 Oakley Carlson
Missing

Additional charges could be brought against the parents of a missing 5-year-old Washington child who hasn’t been seen in nearly a year. Oakley Carlson’s parents, Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, have both pleaded not guilty to neglect charges in connection with Oakley’s 6-year-old sister. The sister, according to prosecutors, wasn’t given her prescribed medications for …

Kennedy Hoyle
Murder
February 3, 2022

Missing Newborn’s Dad Says He Threw Her in River After Luring Baby’s Mother to Her Death: Police

The father of a missing Tennessee baby reportedly admitted he threw the newborn into the Mississippi River after shooting and killing her mother. According to NBC 5, Brandon Isabelle was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder and related offenses. Isabelle allegedly told investigators that he killed 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle before abducting their 2-day-old baby, Kennedy Hoyle. …

Kennedy Hoyle
Missing
February 2, 2022

Suspect Detained as Search Continues for Missing 2-day-old Newborn, Mother Found Shot Dead

The Memphis Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon they detained a man who knew a Tennessee mother found shot dead and her newborn daughter, who is now missing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kennedy Hoyle was last seen Tuesday with her mother, 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle. Police found Hoyle shot to death near her car, which was found abandoned …

Shooting
February 1, 2022

Mother Kidnapped From Home in Front of Kids, Found Shot to Death in SUV

An Indiana woman has been identified after police found her deceased in her car this week. According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, Maria Del Scorro Maldonado Ambriz, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene on January 29 from gunshot wounds. Newsweek reports that the incident happened near Fairfax Ave and Standish Drive at around …

Amina
Child Abuse
January 31, 2022

Dad Blames 8-week-old Baby’s 60 Broken Bones on Paramedics Who Tried to Save Her

A British couple will spend years behind bars for abusing their infant daughter and trying to pass the blame onto paramedics. According to The Guardian, Naomi Johnson, 24, and Benjamin O’Shea, 26, will spend the next 15 years combined behind bars for causing and allowing severe harm to their 8-week-old daughter, Amina-Faye Johnson. Amina passed …

Allison Fluke-Ekren
Terror
January 31, 2022

Busted: Kansas Woman Allegedly Plotted With Evil Isis to Bomb U.S. Mall

A Kansas woman is facing charges after she allegedly planned with and supported ISIS in carrying out violent attacks. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, was charged in May 2019 with giving material support to ISIS and conspiring to give the terrorist organization material support. She was arrested in Syria and taken …