WATCH: ‘Mom’ admits to killing her daughter, asking husband to help cover up murder in chilling video confession
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“I just killed her, and then she died.”
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January 1, 2018
16-year-old suspected of killing family in New Year’s Eve gun massacre required ‘special assistance,’ neighbor says
The 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his parents and 18-year-old sister required special care, a neighbor told a local news outlet. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Steven Kologi, 44, Linda Kologi, 42, Brittany Kologi, 18, and family friend Mary Schultz, 70, were shot and killed just before midnight in the Kologi’s home in Long Branch, …
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January 1, 2018
Teen kills four, including parents and sister, with semiautomatic rifle in New Year’s Eve beach town bloodbath
A 16-year-old boy opened fire on his entire family in their New Jersey home on New Year’s Eve, killing four people, including his parents and his 18-year-old sister. The New York Daily News reports that a 16-year-old male suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody Sunday night after he allegedly used an …
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December 30, 2017
Dad suspected of murdering two little girls in Christmas Day slaughter following custody, child support dispute
Two young sisters who were found dead on Christmas Day after their mother reported them missing — and authorities appear to believe the girls’ father is responsible for their deaths. CTV News reports that police found the bodies of six-year-old Chloe Berry and four-year-old Aubrey Berry in Oak Bay, British Columbia, on the night of …
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December 29, 2017
WATCH: Husband tries to electrocute pregnant wife by rigging front door, police say
A Florida man has been arrested after police found evidence that he rigged the door to a home in an attempt to electrocute pregnant wife. According to ABC 9, Michael Scott Wilson, 32, of Flagler County was arrested after he allegedly tried to set up a trap that would electrocute his estranged, pregnant wife when …
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December 29, 2017
Heartbroken dad is furious at repeat DWI offender ex-wife who killed their little girl in drunk driving incident: Report
A Texas man doesn’t understand why the mother of his daughter didn’t face enough punishment for crashing her vehicle with their little girl inside, killing the child. It was his former wife’s third DWI offense, yet a plea deal allowed her to escape a prison sentence. Austin American-Statesman reports that on Sept. 30, 2015, former elementary …
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December 28, 2017
Mother’s Day killer who slaughtered and raped woman is behind bars after authorities find DNA on cigarette butt: Police
A Texas man’s discarded cigarette that he left behind after killing and sexually assaulting a Baytown woman helped link him to the crimes, according to police. ABC17 reports that authorities arrested Byron Lloyd Collins, 29, and charged him with capital murder in connection with the Mother’s Day 2016 killing of Nataliya Shal, 50. Police found Shal’s …
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December 27, 2017
32-year-old woman freezes to death after her parents hold her captive in tiny room for 15 years; weighed only 42 pounds: Cops
A adult female in Tokyo was found frozen to death after her parents held her captive in a tiny room for 15 years — and she weighed only 42 pounds when she died at age 32, according to police. According to Reuters, Airi Kakimoto’s parents reported her death to Western Japan’s Osaka Prefectural Police Departmen …
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December 27, 2017
Baby ‘bent in half’ for crying has died; murder charges likely for ‘dad’: Police
A man who reportedly admitted to “bending” his infant son who wouldn’t stop crying will likely face murder charges, according to authorities. The baby died at an Arizona hospital on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities responded to a call to a home off of 12th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix on Dec. 19, where they found …
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December 24, 2017
Teen who confessed to murdering parents in brutal Halloween slaying was struggling with gender identity
The suspect also killed the family dog, reportedly to stop it from barking
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December 22, 2017
Murder-suicide suspect was married when he began relationship with woman he allegedly shot to death months later
Some new details have emerged in the mysterious deaths of a young couple in Florida this week, believed to be the result of a murder-suicide. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Travis Timilty and his girlfriend Nicole Given were found dead in their Singer Island home on Wednesday. There have been conflicting reports about who found the …
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December 21, 2017
‘Snapped: Killer Couples’ returns with unhappy gym owner’s wife who has the wrong man killed
Snapped: Killer Couples returns for its 9th season in January, and it’s packed with nine new episodes of “America’s most dangerous duos,” including a shocking series premiere in which a “best man” gets murdered when a hitman mistakes him for his lover’s husband. Lee Ann Reidel, 36, was apparently an unhappy upper middle class wife …