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

‘Too Good-Looking’ Teacher, Facing 55 Charges, Wants to Live Closer to Student She’s Accused of Sexually Abusing

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Teacher Scandals

On Wednesday, an Illinois judge in DuPage County denied former teacher Christina Formella’s request to decrease the distance she’s required to maintain from the student she’s accused of sexually abusing. As CrimeOnline previously reported. Formella, 30, faces 55 charges, including criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a child, and grooming. According …

July 2, 2025

Justin Ross Harris Released from Jail 11 Years After Tot Son’s Hot Car Death

A Georgia father who had his murder conviction overturned in connection with the 2014 death of his son, Cooper Harris, has been released from jail. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, Justin Ross Harris left the Cobb County Jail on June 16, after serving out his sentence for “distribution of obscene materials to a minor.” Harris …

Jocelyn Sanroman mugshot
Teacher Scandals
July 1, 2025

Michigan Charter School Teacher Arrested After Telling Co-Worker About Sex with Student

A former Michigan charter school teacher is facing charges after police say she “exploited” a minor through a 2023 sexual relationship. FOX 2 Detroit reports that 26-year-old Jocelyn Sanroman has been charged with third-degree sexual conduct. In 2023, while teaching at Oakside Prep Academy—a charter school in Waterford Township—Sanroman allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship …

Katlyn Harp
July 1, 2025

Katlyn Harp: Sister Found Missing PA Woman’s Remans in Metal Box During Search

Police say the sibling of slain Pennsylvania woman, Katlyn Harp, found her in a metal box following her disappearance earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Katlyn’s husband, 39-year-old Vincent Lloyd Harp, on Sunday and charged him with criminal homicide, after discovering his wife’s body on a property located at 86 Harp Lane …

Shooting
June 30, 2025

‘This was a total ambush’: Officials Provide Update on Idaho Sniper Accused of Killing 2 Firefighters, Injuring Another

Two Idaho firefighters were fatally shot and another wounded Sunday afternoon in what officials are calling a deliberate ambush in northern Idaho’s mountainous terrain. The incident occurred when a gunman intentionally ignited a wildfire before opening fire on emergency responders who arrived at the scene. The responders arrived at the area at around 2 p.m. …

Hot car deaths
June 30, 2025

Texas Woman Arrested After Police Find 4-Year-Old Dead Inside Daycare Van

A Texas woman is facing charges after police say she left a 4-year-old inside a daycare van Friday, at the Learning Club Preschool in Brownsville. According to ValleyCentral, 36-year-old Karen Silva is facing a felony charge of injury to a child causing death, after Brownsville police found the child unresponsive inside the van, parked in the …

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June 30, 2025

‘Every 20 Minutes an Animal or Plant Goes Extinct’: Wildlife CSI Academy Hosts Unique Learning Event at Georgia Safari Conservation Park

Last Friday, the Wildlife CSI Academy hosted a special learning experience involving protected animals, some which were nearly extinct, at the Georgia Safari Conservation Park in Morgan County. Tucked inside green, rolling hills in Madison, Georgia, the safari park is drawing attention not just for its giraffes and rhinos but for its growing role in …

Katlyn Harp
Murder
June 30, 2025

Katlyn Harp: Missing Woman’s Body Found On Husband’s Former Property

The husband of a missing Pennsylvania woman has been charged with homicide after police say they found her body on a rural property in Columbia County. Police arrested 39-year-old Vincent Lloyd Harp Sunday and charged him with criminal homicide, after discovering the body on a property located at 86 Harp Lane. He’s also been charged …

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Wanted
June 27, 2025

Travis Decker: Sheriff Confirms Bloody Prints at Crime Scene Belongs to Father Accused of Suffocating 3 Young Daughters

Blood evidence has been confirmed in the search for Travis Decker, a Washington state man accused of killing his three daughters. Investigators discovered two bloody handprints on Decker’s truck earlier this month, abandoned at a campsite in the Cascade Mountains west of Leavenworth. On Thursday, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison confirmed to KING 5 that …