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

Mom admits she helped boyfriend hide her deceased toddler in cement INSIDE their home after he beat the boy to death

 Mom admits she helped boyfriend hide her deceased toddler in cement INSIDE their home after he beat the boy to death
Murder

A Kansas woman was convicted of murder and other related charges after she admitted she helped her boyfriend hide her son Evan Brewer, a 3-year-old toddler found deceased inside a concrete block in 2017. Topeka Capital-Journal reports Miranda Miller, 37, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child abuse, aggravated child endangerment, and second-degree murder. According to Sedgwick District Attorney …

Jury convicts man of rape who claimed he dated med student and had ‘consensual sex’: Report
Sex Crimes
November 30, 2018

Jury convicts man of rape who claimed he dated med student and had ‘consensual sex’: Report

A Missouri man who claimed he had consensual sex with a Washington University medical student was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and burglary on Thursday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 28-year-old Jared Hurst claimed he had a three-month relationship with a second-year medical student that led to late night consensual sex. Yet, there were no cellphone, email, …

BREAKING: Body found confirmed as 13-year-old missing girl, Hania Aguilar
Unsolved
November 28, 2018

BREAKING: Body found confirmed as 13-year-old missing girl, Hania Aguilar

Authorities announced on Wednesday that a female body found in North Carolina on Tuesday was indeed 13-year-old Hania Aguilar, who was abducted from her driveway earlier this month. WRAL reports that missing teen Hania Aguilar was found in a body of water in Robeson County, off of Wire Grass Road, at around 4:45 p.m. “Preliminary tests indicate …

Teen football players could face life in prison after ‘viciously’ raping freshman boys with broom: Prosecutors
School Crimes
November 28, 2018

Teen football players could face life in prison after ‘viciously’ raping freshman boys with broom: Prosecutors

Four high school football players in Maryland are facing rape charges after they “viciously” attacked younger boys at with a broom inside a freshman locker room, according to authorities. ABC13 reports that the suspects, all 15 years old, will be tried as adults. All four are charged with felony first-degree rape, conspiracy to commit rape, and …

‘I hate this little b****”: Daycare employee suffocates baby girl with blanket because she wouldn’t take a nap
Murder
November 28, 2018

‘I hate this little b****”: Daycare employee suffocates baby girl with blanket because she wouldn’t take a nap

A Maryland woman confessed in a Baltimore court Tuesday that she smothered an infant girl to death because the baby wouldn’t go to sleep. The Baltimore Sun reports that during an emotional hearing at the Baltimore Circuit Court that lasted around two hours, 24-year-old former daycare worker Leah Walden admitted that she intentionally killed 8-month-old Reese Bowman. …

‘Dad’ punches, squeezes the life out of newborn baby while changing diaper, ‘out of frustration’: Police
Child Abuse
November 27, 2018

‘Dad’ punches, squeezes the life out of newborn baby while changing diaper, ‘out of frustration’: Police

Authorities arrested a Florida man on Monday after he allegedly killed his newborn infant earlier this month “out of frustration.” Bradenton Herald reports that 29-year-old Artem Eydelman was taking care of his 7-week-old daughter, Gwendolyn, on November 17, when he allegedly became impatient and frustrated at the baby. He’s accused of hitting her on the head …