A California man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, in connection with the death of his two children. According to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Southern California, Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was indicted on “two counts of foreign first-degree murder of United States nationals.” Coleman could potentially face the death penalty, but …
Three witnesses who worked with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office took the stand Thursday during the evidentiary hearing for Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch is accused of murdering Gannon in January 2020, while his father was away on a work trip. …
A former Colorado Springs Police Department investigator took the stand Thursday during the preliminary hearing for Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch is accused of murdering Gannon in January 2020, while his father was away on a work trip. For months, Stauch denied …
Letecia Stauch, a Colorado stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, joined briefly for a preliminary hearing in El Paso County on Wednesday but refused to stay the duration as horrific details emerged. Wearing an orange jumpsuit and a black mask, Stauch waived her right to be present at the preliminary hearing as …
The FBI has joined the investigation in connection with a Connecticut teen who hasn’t been seen since August 30. Ronan Hernsdorf-Smith, 17, disappeared on the first day of school in Avon, according to police. They are considered to be in grave danger, WFSB reports. Ronan’s parents reportedly said someone may have lured Ronan in under …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace wonders why South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh was airlifted and rushed to the hospital over a superficial wound, and why his spokesperson immediately announced that the wound was not self-inflicted. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Alex Murdaugh resigned from his law firm and plans to enter rehab after suffering a minor gunshot …
A Missouri woman is behind bars after police say she slit a 6-year-old boy’s throat, who miraculously survived the ordeal. Natalia L. Jacquemin, 46, is facing charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. She was arrested and charged on August 28 in connection with the child’s injury. The incident reportedly happened on August 27, …
On Tuesday, two archaeologists hired by authorities testified during Paul and Ruben’ Flores preliminary hearing in San Luis Obispo County. Archaeologists Philip Hanes and Cindy Arrington, who said they were contacted by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to help search Ruben Flores’ home, testified that they found four different aberrations in disturbed soil …
A New York woman is behind bars after police say she intentionally killed her newborn son. According to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, 30-year-old Andee Wright, of Tonawanda, was arraigned in an Erie County Court on September 7, on two counts of second-degree murder. The charges stem from the death of Wright’s newborn son. …
Seven months before Lori Vallow’s two youngest children died, a report was made to the Arizona Department of Child Safety concerning their welfare, but child services never investigated, according to reports. In January 2019, Lori Vallow’s then-husband, Charles Vallow, contacted Chandler police when he returned home from a work trip to find his wife’s behavior …
Britney Spears’ father apparently filed a petition on Tuesday to end his pop star daughter’s 13-year conservatorship. According to NBC News, James “Jamie” Spears filed a petition at the Los Angeles Superior Court stating that Britney’s life and circumstances have changed “to such an extent that grounds for establishment of a conservatorship may no longer …
Bloomington police in Illinois are asking people to stop speculating after a body was found in Peru on Saturday, in an area close to where Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day was spotted before he vanished. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members told Dateline that not hearing from Jelani “J.J.” Day, 25, was “very …
