The South Carolina husband of the Season 20 winner of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” has pleaded guilty for his role in the death of his 3-year-old adopted daughter, Victoria “Tori” Smith. Jerry Robinson pleaded guilty to homicide by child abuse/aiding, along with abetting homicide by child abuse Thursday in Greenville. He was previously …
Virginia prosecutors have asked the court to use testimony from a woman who sought a protective order against her husband days before he allegedly killed her. Regina Redman-Lollobrigido, 44, went to court on September 13 to get a permanent protective order against her husband, Peter Lollobrigido, who is accused of beating her to death with …
After deliberating all afternoon, a Florida jury returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Anthony Todt, who was charged with killing his wife, three children, and the family dog in 2020. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Todt, 46, was charged with four counts of murder and animal cruelty. He pleaded not guilty and told …
Sherri Papini, the so-called “Super Mom” charged with faking her own kidnapping six years ago, has agreed to a plea deal admitting that she orchestrated the hoax. Papini released a statement through her attorney on Tuesday saying she was “deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my …
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 …
