Four years after the disappearance of 5-year-old Michael Vaughan, police in Idaho have charged his former neighbor with murder and related charges. According to the Payette County Prosecutor’s Office, police charged Stacey Wondra Friday, with the disappearance and murder of Michael, who has not been seen since July 2021. Police said that Wondra and his …
The mother of missing California girl Melodee Buzzard was removed from her Vandenberg Village home Thursday, as law enforcement carried out additional search warrants. In a Thursday afternoon press statement, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office stated that detectives and the FBI carried out search warrants at Ashlee Buzzard’s home, in the 500 block of …
The murder trial for a Kentucky man accused of killing a former Kentucky lawmaker’s daughter during a 2022 Richmond home invasion is set for next year. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Cole Adams Maier ruled earlier this month that accused murderer Shannon Gilday, if convicted, could face the death …
A Michigan woman was sentenced Wednesday, following the 2024 death of her toddler daughter. According to ABC 13, a Grand Rapids judge sentenced Angelica Arechiga, 27, to 45 days in jail, along with 24 months of probation, following a no contest plea earlier this year to one count of child abuse that resulted in death. …
Police in New Mexico are searching for a Rio Arriba County man who hasn’t been seen in over a month. According to police, 36-year-old Joel “Deano” Valdez, a journeyman lineman, was last seen September 18 while traveling back from Silver City, where he had been working. His last known location, according to the Santa Fe …
A Georgia woman is behind bars after police say they found the remains of a 4-year-old child, Sunday, inside her Nissan sedan. According to police, Jessica Motes is facing a felony concealing a death charge in connection with the death of the child, whose relationship to the defendant is unclear. Motes’ father said he saw …
An Illinois woman will spend decades behind bars for the murder of a former Maquon Police Department chief, a judge ruled Monday. According to KWQC, Knox County Circuit Judge Andrew Doyle sentenced Marcy L. Oglesby, 53, to 50 years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend, Richard “Rick” Young. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Knox …
The search continues for Melodee Buzzard, a 9-year-old California girl who has not been seen in weeks. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police say Melodee was last seen with her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, who lives with her daughter in Lompoc, on October 7. Melodee’s father died in a motorcycle when she was an infant, and Ashlee …
A California daycare owner is facing charges after a 5-month-old died in her care earlier this month. According to CBS News, the incident happened at the Cherished Years Daycare in Manteca on October 22. First responders arrived at the daycare for an unresponsive infant, identified as Christian Olvera. Christian passed away on October 24 at …
Police in Texas are searching for a 2-year-old boy who has not been seen since last year. According to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, Sherlock Vasile Jones was last seen in Buda in August 2025. FOX 7 reports that there is an active warrant out his noncustodial mother, Jewel Ashley Jones, for felony interference of …
A New York teen who participated in the robbery and death of Tessa Majors, a Barnard student killed in 2019, is behind bars again after receiving a lax sentence in juvenile jail. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Zyairr Davis pleaded guilty in 2021 to his role in the attempted robbery and fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Majors. …
An Ohio woman will spend her life behind bars for the 2024 death of 3-year-old boy Julian Wood, and the attempted killing of his mother. According to Court TV, a Cleveland jury found Bianca Ellis guilty on murder and attempted murder charges, for the of Julian and the attack on his mother, Margot Wood. “I just …
