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

READ: Full Arrest Affidavit Released Following ‘Super Mom’ Sherri Papini’s Arrest for Allegedly Faking Her Own Kidnapping
Fraud

Sherri Papini, a California mother and wife whose disappearance more than five years ago prompted a massive search, was arrested Thursday for allegedly lying to the feds about her disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sherri Papini disappeared on November 2, 2016, while jogging in her Shasta Lake neighborhood. Authorities later found her on Thanksgiving Day …

girl covering face
Bullies
March 3, 2022

‘They didn’t bully her. They tortured her’: 2 Children Torture Friend During Sleepover With Lit Cigarettes, Cut Her Face with Glass [Police]

Two 12-year-old girls were arrested this weekend for allegedly battering another child to the point she couldn’t breathe. According to the Logansport Police Department, the incident happened during a sleepover at a home in Logansport Friday night, with police being dispatched to the residence Saturday morning at around 7:30 a.m. “From the stuff that I’ve …

Orrin and Olson West
Murder
March 2, 2022

WATCH NOW: Adoptive Parents of Missing California Boys Waited THREE MONTHS to Report Them Missing, Now Charged with Murder

– Orson and Orrin West were reported missing in December 2020
– District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced that the boys are deceased and were dead for three months before they were reported missing.
– Trezell West and Jacqueline West were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child and making a false report of an emergency.

Orrin and Olson West
Missing
March 2, 2022

Breaking: Adoptive Parents of Missing Twins Orson and Orrin West Arrested for MURDER

A California couple has been charged with murder in connection with two young boys who disappeared last year. According to Bakersfield Police Department Lt. Jason Townsend, Trezell West and Jacqueline West were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child and making a false report of an emergency. Both suspects are …

Missing
March 2, 2022

Summer Wells: Police Say Missing Tennessee Girl’s Parents Are Being Uncooperative

Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said Tuesday that the parents of missing Tennessee girl Summer Wells are not being cooperative as the search continues. Lawson, who added that Don Wells and Candus Bly have lawyered up, broke the news after the Tennesee Bureau of Investigation began a small search for Summer on Monday, News Channel …

Kaleo and Roxy Coleman
Murder
March 2, 2022

Surf Dad Who Killed His 2 Children After QAnon ‘Enlightened’ Him Said He Was Neo from ‘The Matrix’: Affidavit

A California man arrested for allegedly murdering his two children last year told the FBI he was Neo from the blockbuster movie, “The Matrix,” according to recently-released court documents obtained by People. As CrimeOnline previously reported, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, in September 2021, as he attempted to cross …