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

‘It’s tearing our family apart’: Urgent Search Underway for Wisconsin Grad Student Who Vanished After Leaving La Crosse Bar

 Eliotte Heinz
Missing

Police in Wisconsin are searching for a 22-year-old who reportedly vanished Sunday morning in La Crosse. According to police, Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo College, disappeared early Sunday morning after leaving Bronco’s Bar in the city’s downtown area. Security footage captured her walking near the Mississippi River waterfront around 3:20 a.m., walking southbound …

James and Angela Craig
Murder
July 22, 2025

James Craig Murder Trial: ‘Family Man’ Colorado Dentist Allegedly Poisons Wife in Hospital, Then Asks Doctors to Stop Treating Her

The murder trial against a former Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife continued Tuesday morning in Aurora. As CrimeOnline previously reported, James Toliver Craig, 47, is charged with first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Angela Craig, 43, a mother of six who passed away on March 18, 2023. Investigators alleged that Angela …

Chelsea Clayton
Missing
July 22, 2025

BOLO: Missing SC Woman, Possibly in Danger, Last Seen Getting Into Unknown Vehicle

Police in South Carolina are searching for a missing 33-year-old woman who is possibly in danger. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Chelsea Clayton was reported missing Monday, but was last seen Saturday at around 6:20 p.m., at a Circle K store at Leesberg and Trotter Road in Richland County. The sheriff’s office said …

police tape
AMBER Alert
July 14, 2025

Update: 3 Men Arrested After 7-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Taken at Gunpoint

Police in Wisconsin arrested three men Saturday, in connection with the alleged abduction of a young boy. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, police discovered Jamal White, 7, at a residence in the 2000 block of N. 39th Street, where they arrested a 25-year-old man on a probation violation. Police arrested another man, 27, on …

Fugitive
July 10, 2025

Travis Decker: Feds Find ‘Look-Alike’ Hiker, Ending Idaho Search for Fugitive Child Killer

The U.S. Marshals task force has discontinued its search for Travis Decker, an alleged killer, in Idaho following a reported sighting approximately 500 miles from the location where his children were found murdered. Authorities started searching Sawtooth National Forest area in central Idaho after a family reporting a man resembling Decker “exhibiting odd behavior” on …

Murder
July 9, 2025

Wife Learns Her Fate After Poisoning In-Laws and Sister with Deadly Mushroom Beef Wellington

An Australian woman has been found guilty of the 2023 murders of her sister and her in-laws, after serving them lunch laced with poisonous mushrooms. A jury at the Supreme Court of Victoria convicted 50-year-old Erin Patterson of murder Monday, following six days of deliberation and a 10-week trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the incident happened on …