A Florida man accused of killing two children in September while their mother slept is facing the death penalty. First Coast News reports that Mark L. Wilson, Jr. is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Tayten Baker, 14, and Robert Baker, 12. On Tuesday, State Attorney R.J. Larizza announced …
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Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is scheduled for a court hearing Friday, after the California Supreme Court’s order for a reexamination of his murder convictions. Peterson, who remains behind bars at the San Quentin correctional facility, has a hearing to determine whether he will need representation by the public defender’s office or if he has retained …
A Georgia man is behind bars after a mother found her child’s diary that reportedly laid out disturbing details of molestation. AJC reports that the child’s mother filed a police report against 46-year-old David Lee Kinnison, of Newnan, according to Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Casey Mullis. The victim is a 10-year-old, the arrest affidavit …
A now-former Florida deputy lost his job after he was arrested Sunday on child abuse allegations. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Dougherty, 37, has been fired from his position as a deputy following a disturbing incident with his children. Dougherty allegedly armed his daughter with a rifle and told her to shoot …
An Arizona boy is dead after someone shot him and six others at a pop-up food vendor site. As the shooter remains on the run, authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Fox News reports that 1-year-old Sebastian Duran passed away following a Friday night shooting in Mesa, near …
The grandparents of a slain Minnesota toddler have filed a federal lawsuit, naming medical workers and a social services employee as part of the blame for the child’s death. Star Tribune reports that the lawsuit was filed by Thomas Hunziker and Mary Egan, the paternal grandparents of 3-year-old Arianna Hunziker, who passed away in 2017. …
The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office in Florida confirmed Monday that Stephanie Hollingsworth was found deceased inside a submerged SUV in Orange County. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hollingsworth left her home in the Orlando suburb of Belle Isle on September 25 to run errands. She withdrew $20 cash from a nearby Bank of America drive-through off …
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Chicago police are searching for a woman and her granddaughter after they vanished from the Brighton Park neighborhood on Saturday. ABC 7 reports that Sarah Navas Sallas, 6, and her grandmother, Nexy Castillo-Gonzalez, 46, were last seen late Saturday night, close …
On Friday, the Weld County Coroner’s Office in Colorado released an unredacted autopsy report, following the indictment of a former Idaho governor candidate for the murder and kidnapping of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jonelle Matthews disappeared on December 20, 1984, after attending a Christmas concert at Franklin Middle School in Greeley, Colorado. …
Family members of slain California mom Laci Peterson are horrified that her killer husband, Scott Peterson, may get a re-examination of his murder conviction, which could possibly lead to a new trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the California Supreme court has been ordered to re-examine Scott Peterson’s murder convictions of Laci and their unborn son, …
