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

Baby Killer’s Girlfriend is a ‘Marked Woman’ After Being Placed in Prison Wing with Notorious Serial Killer

 Star Hobson
Prison

A British woman who’s behind bars in connection with the death of her toddler daughter is considered a “marked woman,” according to reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, amateur boxer Savannah Brockhill, 28, fatally punched 16-month-old Star Hobson in West Yorkshire after numerous friends and relatives expressed concern to social services, starting in January 2020. Brockhill was dating …

Jennifer Dulos
Missing
December 20, 2021

Jennifer Dulos: Search for Connecticut Mom of 5 Turns to Park Near Area Where SUV Was Found

Connecticut State Police arrived at a New Canaan Monday to conduct another search for missing mother of five, Jennifer Dulos. According to the Stamford Advocate, investigators focused on a plot of land by Waverly Park. The outlet reports that Dulos’ SUV was found near the area after her disappearance in May 2019. New Canaan police …

Charles Dugan mugshot
Murder
December 20, 2021

Wife Says Husband May Have Killed Newborn Daughter While Sleepwalking: Reports

An Arkansas man is behind bars in connection with his newborn’s death, but his wife says he may have been sleepwalking when tragedy struck. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Charles Dugan was booked into Washington County Detention Center on Thursday, on an unrelated battery charge. He was later subsequently charged with killing his newborn daughter, …

Not a crime
December 20, 2021

SEE IT! COPS Pull People Over, Hand Out $100 BILLS for Christmas!

– WECO Radio in Wartburg, Tennessee, sponsored the event as officers pulled over random cars and offered drivers $100 cash for Christmas.
– The incident happened on December 17 while police surprised drivers with cash instead of a ticket.

Murder
December 20, 2021

Colorado Man Nabbed in San Francisco Murder of Teen Girl in Park, 43 Years Later

A Colorado man has been arrested after investigators linked him to an unsolved murder from over 40 years ago. Police arrested 76-year-old Mark Personette in connection with the death of Marissa Harvey. Her remains were found in 1978, in the Sutro Heights Park area near the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, after she left …

Unsolved
December 17, 2021

DEVELOPING: 13-year-old Girl Shot Dead at Fitness Center Parking Lot

Texas authorities are trying to determine who shot a 13-year-old in Fort Worth and left her in a parking lot to die. Officers arrived at the LA Fitness at Altamesa Boulevard and McCart Avenue in Fort Worth at around 9 p.m. on Thursday, where they found Zakavia Walker unconscious after someone shot her once. She …

December 17, 2021

Tot Boy Found All Alone Walking Baltimore Streets AFTER MIDNIGHT, STILL UNCLAIMED

Maryland authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a young boy found wandering alone at the Royal Farms Arena. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the boy was found a little after midnight on December 16. “Central District officers located this child wandering in the area of the Royal Farms Arena,” the Baltimore …

Malachi Mpata
Juveniles
December 17, 2021

High School Student Chokes, Rapes 15-year-old Girl on School Campus: Police

A Georgia teen was arrested last week after allegedly raping a fellow high school student on at least two occasions. The suspect, identified as 16-year-old Malachi Mpata, was arrested on December 7 and charged with rape and sodomy, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The alleged incident happened in November at the McEachern High School campus …

Connor Wolfe
Homicide
December 16, 2021

13-year-old Boy Gets Angry, Shoots Little Brother Dead for Jumping on Bed: Police

A Pennsylvania boy is dead after police say his older brother shot him in the head while the child jumped on a bed. According to police, 5-year-old Connor Wolfe and his three siblings (ages 13, 6, and 3) were home alone in their Penn Hills residence on November 22. The younger children began jumping on …