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
Athian Rivera
Unsolved
March 4, 2021

Update: Officials can’t determine how tot boy thrown in dumpster died, suspected killer boyfriend not charged

Officials are still unsure how a Wyoming boy died after an autopsy couldn’t determine the cause of death. “We did receive autopsy results, but there wasn’t a conclusive cause of death or anything like that,” Public Information Officer Alex Farkas told KGAB Radio. According to the Cheyenne Police Department, 27-year-old Wyatt Lamb was initially taken into …

Jordian Brenay Valentine
Missing
March 3, 2021

MISSING: Teen girl disappears after night out with ‘on-again, off-again’ boyfriend: Police

Alabama authorities are searching for a teen who disappeared after a night out with friends and her “on-again, off-again” boyfriend on Saturday. Al.com reports that 18-year-old Jordian Brenay Valentine went out with her boyfriend and friends for a “couple’s night” on Saturday. They were reportedly headed to get tattoos in Birmingham, in the Wylam area. …

Child Abuse
March 3, 2021

‘This is only the beginning’: Reform bill PASSES following Paris Hilton testimony of torture & abuse at ‘premier’ boarding school

Following an emotional testimony against the Provo Canyon School in Utah last month, Paris Hilton says a new bill has passed that will help prevent children from being abused at similar schools. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hilton’s testimony was one of three testimonies against the school, which has been accused of physically, sexually, and mentally …

Wyatt Mounds
Court
March 3, 2021

Mother stands by while boyfriend ruptures 6-year-old’s bowels while making him do wall squats

Almost two years after an Ohio man was convicted of murdering a 6-year-old boy, the child’s mother has been sentenced. Tiera Mounts, 30, pleaded no contest while appearing at the Guernsey County Common Pleas Court to four counts of endangering children, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Mounts’ former boyfriend, Marvin Benson, was sentenced …

Miesha Perkins
child neglect
March 3, 2021

Update: Woman who abandoned 3 children in 3 different places is not their mother

A woman accused of abandoning three children at three different places in Florida apparently is not the mother of any of them. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities received a call at around 5 a.m. Monday after someone dropped an 8-year-old child off alone at a gas station off of Okeechobee Boulevard, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s …

Missing
March 2, 2021

MISSING: Police are searching for endangered Florida girl

Florida authorities are searching for a teen girl who disappeared on Monday at around 8 p.m. NBC 2 reports that 17-year-old Leilani Brown was last seen close to Santa Barbara Boulevard and Nicholas Parkway in Cape Coral. She was reported missing the following day, on Tuesday. According to police, Brown is considered endangered after making …

Deric Davis
Homicide
March 2, 2021

Hubby found dead, ‘wrapped like leftovers in plastic by street,’ wife charged: Police

A Pennsylvania woman who helped search for her missing husband and even made calls to hospitals looking for him has been charged in connection with his death. 11News reports that 50-year-old Janet Winbush allegedly admitted to authorities that she stabbed her husband, Deric Davis, 53, in self-defense. Davis was reported missing on December 14, 2020, …