On Monday, an Idaho court found Lori Vallow-Daybell fit to stand trial in connection with the slayings of her two children. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce ordered Vallow-Daybell’s release from the Department of Health and Welfare, where she has been undergoing treatment since last summer. Boyce also wrote that she will be transferred to the …
A federal judge in Alabama sentenced three Oklahoma sisters following their convictions on charges related to an attempt to kill the former partner of one of the sisters and his new wife in 2018. Tierzah Mapson, 29, had a child with the victim in 2013, The sisters planned a custody transfer in at a store …
The death penalty is on the table for a Las Vegas man who’s been charged with kidnapping and killing a 4-year-old boy and keeping the child’s mother captive. Brandon Toseland, 35, allegedly kept Mason Dominguez’s body in a freezer in the garage, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The boy is believed to have died in December. …
A judge has sanctioned prosecutors in the criminal case against Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of murdering his wife, but the court declined to toss the charges as the defense wanted, KUSA-TV reports. Morphew is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, 49, who went missing …
A California man charged with killing a scientist while he was camping with his two young daughters pleaded not guilty this week to attacking two sheriff’s deputies while he’s been in custody. Anthony Rauda, 45, was arrested in October 2018, four months after the early morning shooting death of Allergan scientist Tristan Baudette, 35, who …
A New York man will spend decades behind bars for the senseless beating of his 7-week-old infant son. Tyler Zaug, 20, has been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison for the death of his newborn, Noah Locke, who was just two months old when he passed away last year. “You, Mr. Zaugg, were never …
A homeless Florida man accused of randomly killing a 14-year-old child has been found mentally competent to stand trial. According to the Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Charles Burton announced that two psychologists found murder suspect, Semmie Lee Williams, 39, competent to stand trial in connection with the 2021 death of Ryan …
A prospective juror for the sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz said Wednesday that she might have difficulty serving because of plans with her “sugar daddy.” Cruz pleaded guilty last October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the February 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …
A suspected serial killer appeared in a Texas court on Wednesday as his trial approaches after more than 10 years behind bars. Steven Alexander Hobbs, 51, stands accused of killing Sarah Sanford and Patricia Pyatt and is a suspect in a third murder. He’s also charged with two rapes, one kidnapping, and two aggravated assaults …
An amended complaint filed Tuesday in a Nevada court says that Troy Driver shot Naomi Irion to death after he kidnapped her and then buried her body in the desert Churchill County grave where it was found weeks later. The complaint further says that Driver destroyed Irion’s cell phone and even disposed of the tires …
The former boyfriend of slain Florida mom, Cassie Carli, owed over $5,000 in court fees in connection to years of court custody battles, court records indicate. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marcus Spanavelo was arrested Sunday and charged with tampering with evidence and giving false information in a missing person investigation. His arrest is in connection …
