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

‘People want to get their revenge’: Balding Killer Chris Watts Lives in Fear of Other Inmates, Hides in Cell with Bible [Report]

 Chris Watts and family
Prison

Notorious wife and child killer, Chris Watts, imprisoned at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, endures a self-imposed torment as he serves a life sentence, The New York Post reports. According to people who have interacted with Watts behind bars, Watts leads a very sedentary lifestyle, has gained considerable weight and has significantly balded. He …

Blaze Bernstein
Murder
July 4, 2024

California Killer Learns Fate After Stabbing Former Classmate Blaze Bernstein in Hate Crime Murder

A California man has been found guilty of murdering University of Pennsylvania student, Blaze Bernstein, in a January 2018 hate-fueled stabbing. Samuel Woodward, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement for the killing of Blaze Bernstein, according to the Orange County Register. An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for around …

Unsolved
July 4, 2024

$50K Reward Offered: Two Young Boys Shot Dead at Atlanta Birthday Party

Atlanta police announced a $50,000 reward for information that will help them solve who killed two young boys attending a birthday party earlier this week. According to WSB-TV, Jakody Davis and Lamon Freeman, both 13, were fatally shot early Tuesday morning at the West End Apartments in the Oakland Park neighborhood. Jakoby’s father, Dontavious Davis, …

July 3, 2024

Fire at Property of Missing California Woman, Nikki McCain

A fire erupted at what appears to be the Redding, California, property home of Tyler McCain (pictured), who’s facing domestic violence charges in connection with the alleged assault of his missing wife, Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain. Sources told CrimeOnline that first responders and the fire department were spotted Wednesday evening at McCain’s property, where onlookers were …

Celebrity Justice
July 3, 2024

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Wants to Sell LA Mansion After Sex Trafficking Probe, Raid: Report

Sean Combs is reportedly selling the Los Angeles mansion that Homeland Security raided in March during a suspected sex trafficking probe. According to TMZ, The 54-year-old is trying to sell his Holmby Hills mansion for $70 million off-market. He originally purchased the home for $40 million in 2014. Sources reportedly said Combs, “wants out of …

Madison Grace Davis.
Unsolved
July 3, 2024

‘Tired of these cowards hurting our children’: Tot Dies Nearly 2 Years After Shooter Fires into Car, Killing Dad and Injuring Infant Brother

Nearly two years after her father was fatally shot while driving in Alabama, 4-year-old Madison Grace Davis has passed away after suffering atraumatic brain injury during the crash. PEOPLE reports that Madison passed away last month, as confirmed by her family on a GoFundMe page last week. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates confirmed that Madison …

Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain
Missing
July 2, 2024

‘Both of her eyes were blackened’: Court Docs Shed Light on Extreme Violence Before California Wife Nikki McCain’s Disappearance

  Recently-released court documents exposed disturbing details on a domestic violence incident that occurred months before missing California woman, Nikki McCain, vanished. As CrrimeOnline previously reported, Redding Police Department said that Nikki last spoke to family on May 17. Someone reportedly picked her up from a home in Redding on that day, near the Win-River …

Dylan Rounds up close snapshot
Murder
July 2, 2024

Convicted Killer Sentenced for Murdering 19-Year-Old Utah Teen, Dylan Rounds

A Utah man was sentenced Monday after previously pleading guilty Monday in connection with the death of Dylan Rounds. According to FOX 13, James Brenner was sentenced “up to 30 years in prison for each of the three counts he pleaded guilty to,” in connection with the 2022 death of 19-year-old Rounds. As CrimeOnline previously …