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

‘This is uncharacteristic’: Search continues for teen who mysteriously vanished after attending Sunday church services

 Linda Stoltzfoos
Missing

Police in Pennsylvania are continuing the search for a missing teen who hasn’t been seen since Sunday, after she disappeared without any clues to follow. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, on a farm on Stumptown Road. According to the East Lampeter Township Police Department, the teen attended …

Shaker Heights police
Police
June 26, 2020

SEE IT: Cops answer call, end up PLAYING BALL

Three Ohio police officers were called to the Shaker Heights area on Juneteenth about children playing football in the street. Instead of punishing the children, the responding officers joined in on a quick game. “I don’t know the cop’s name, but he came to me and said, ‘I don’t know who would do it, but …

Thomas Monti
Sex Crimes
June 26, 2020

Retired school teacher who calls himself ‘Master Thorn,’ travels with candy & handcuffs to meet 2 young children for violent sex abuse

A Tennesse man will spend over a decade in prison after FBI agents busted him for arranging a meetup with young children as part of his “violent sadomasochistic” fantasies. The United States Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Virginia, reports that Thomas Monti, 73, of Murfreesboro, known as “Master Thorn” online, thought he was talking to …

Sebastian Rivas
Missing
June 25, 2020

Where is Sebastian?: Nonverbal tot still missing, sister says he left from first-floor deck with cellphone [Exclusive]

*Update*  CrimeOnline spoke exclusively Jackie Rodriquez, the sister of missing 3-year-old Colorado boy, Castro Rivas. Rodriquez cleared up discrepancies regarding how and when her brother disappeared. According to Rodriquez, Sebastian left home from their first-floor apartment in Eagle, Colorado, at the Eagle Villas Apartment complex. Previous local reports indicated that the boy jumped from a …

Linda Stoltzfoos
Missing
June 25, 2020

UPDATE: FBI joins search for teen girl who vanished after attending Sunday church services

The FBI is now assisting in the investigation of a missing teen who hasn’t been seen in days, NBC 8 reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, on a farm on Stumptown Road. According to the East Lampeter Township Police Department, the teen attended church services, then vanished. Stoltzfoos …

Murder
June 24, 2020

BREAKING: Grand jury indicts all 3 suspects on felony and malice MURDER charges for death of slain jogger, Ahmaud Arbery

A  Georgia Grand jury returned indictments of the three suspects in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery on Wednesday. The indictment was handed down Wednesday at around 3:30 p.m. against Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryant. All three suspects were indicted on malice murder, four counts of felony murder, one count of false imprisonment, …

Natalie White
Arson
June 23, 2020

Rayshard Brooks: Lawyer confirms alleged Wendy’s restaurant fire starter had ‘close relationship’ with man shot by police in parking lot

A woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire at an Atlanta Wendy’s fast food restaurant earlier this month has been apprehended, and according to her lawyer, she knew the man whose death sparked the protest. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 29-year-old Natalie White was apprehended Tuesday afternoon by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit. She was …

Racism
June 23, 2020

Bubba Wallace: Alleged noose found in garage NOT a federal hate crime & had been there since last year, FBI says [UPDATE]

An FBI investigation into a noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR’s only Black driver, Bubba Wallace, determined that the rope had been there since 2019. “On Monday, fifteen FBI special agents conducted numerous interviews regarding the situation at Talladega Superspeedway. After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we …