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

VIDEO: Watch homeowner attack armed burglars with machete!

 VIDEO: Watch homeowner attack armed burglars with machete!
Burglary

– Three attackers armed with shotgun broke into a Sarasota home at around 4:46 a.m. on Thursday morning.
– The homeowner grabbed a machete and fought the would-be armed robbers.
– Video surveillance caught the victim defended his home.
– Alen Beltran-Vazquez, Angel Cabrera-Basulto and Ronier Jauregui-Lorente were identified as the suspects.
– The homeowner holds Beltran-Vazquez until police; the other two suspects fled.
– Jorge Valido-Leyva and Roberto Salcedo-Balanza reportedly were in the getaway vehicle.
– All five suspects are now arrested.

Reasons EX-BOYFRIEND blamed for murder instead of ‘Making A Murderer’ Steven Avery
Famous Murder Cases
June 16, 2017

Reasons EX-BOYFRIEND blamed for murder instead of ‘Making A Murderer’ Steven Avery

In what the Post-Crescent called a “daring and risky legal maneuver,” Steven Avery’s lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, filed a 1,250 motion at the Manitowoc County Court last week, requesting a new trial for her client. Part of the reason Zellner is requesting a new trial for Avery is that she feels that she knows who the …

Nurse in critical condition after patiently randomly STABS her in emergency room
Violent Crime
June 15, 2017

Nurse in critical condition after patiently randomly STABS her in emergency room

A Massachusetts man is behind bars after he reportedly stabbed a nurse on Wednesday, at the Harrington Hospital in Southbridge. The Worcester Telegram reports that Conor O’Regan, 24, checked in at the hospital at a little before 10:24 a.m. He went through the hospital registration process and as he was being taken to get medical care, he …

‘Answer the f***** phone. Now! I’m in danger!’ Chilling text messages revealed after sex trafficking victim manages to contact friend
Sex Offenders
June 15, 2017

‘Answer the f***** phone. Now! I’m in danger!’ Chilling text messages revealed after sex trafficking victim manages to contact friend

A sex trafficking investigation in Lakeland, Tennessee, led to the arrest of two suspects after a teen was rescued from a motel, following a series of text messages and calls she sent to her friend. According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, the victim, a 19-year-old teen, whose name is disclosed, sent her friend numerous messages after …

PURE EVIL: OK man has sick scheme to rape newborn baby, even targets pregnant mom
Child Abuse
June 15, 2017

PURE EVIL: OK man has sick scheme to rape newborn baby, even targets pregnant mom

An Oklahoma man was arrested on Friday after police say he conspired to carry out rape on an unborn baby upon the infant’s birth, with a pregnant woman he met on Facebook. KOCO reports that Daniel Thomas J. Deffner, 39, of Canadian County, was reportedly exchanging messages with a Midwest City woman on Facebook about when and …

‘He was being a jerk’: Police say angry woman shot then cut boyfriend to death
Violent Crime
June 14, 2017

‘He was being a jerk’: Police say angry woman shot then cut boyfriend to death

A San Antonio woman is behind bars after she allegedly cut and shot her boyfriend on over the weekend after he was “being a jerk” to her. San Antonio Express-News reports that Laura Flores Messick, 30, was arrested on Sunday afternoon after she admitted to police that she cut and shot her boyfriend, Chason Montez-Deoca, 40, …

ANOTHER hot car death! Little boy dies when left in daycare van all day
child endangerment
June 13, 2017

ANOTHER hot car death! Little boy dies when left in daycare van all day

A 5-year-old little boy who was found unresponsive in a West Memphis, Arkansas, daycare van passed away on Wednesday, officials confirm. CBS Memphis reports that the child, Christopher Gardner Jr., was in the care of two adults while riding in an Ascent Children’s Health Services daycare van. The adults, a driver, and a van monitor, picked the …