Family of four, including twin children, found dead in Shaker Heights home
Family Crime
The adult male found dead with his family is the son of a philanthropist who had reportedly been depressed
Family Crime
September 1, 2020
Father drowns toddler son in lake, then returns and takes his own life: Police
A Florida father is suspected of killing his toddler son before taking his own life late last week. WESH reports that Miguel Leonardo-Hernandez, 28, and his 19-month-old son Kevin Leonardo-Cisnero were found dead in Lake George in Orlando on Thursday evening. Investigators reportedly believe the father drowned the toddler boy in the lake and then …
Family Crime
September 1, 2020
‘I killed my family’: Mom, two children dead after suspect said they were being ‘too loud’
The suspect, who is related to the victims, reportedly told police that he had a headache and his family members were ‘yelling’
Family Crime
August 31, 2020
FBI agent reveals evidence, ‘one text message in particular’ that led investigators to bodies of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow
An FBI agent involved in the investigation that led to the discovery of two missing children buried behind a home in Idaho revealed how authorities knew where to focus their search. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found the bodies of 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and her 7-year-old brother Joshua “JJ” Vallow in the backyard of Chad …
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August 31, 2020
‘I hope that they’re okay’: Brother of missing Suzanne Morphew says her two daughters have been ‘silent’
Suzanne Morphew’s brother said his sister had been confiding in a friend before she vanished on Mother’s Day weekend. “Maybe things weren’t hunky dory,” he said
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August 30, 2020
200 children are missing from Ohio. For some, it may not be safe to come home: Report
In northeast Ohio alone, about 200 children are missing. A new task force is trying to find them, WBTV reports. “These are kids that have been abused, neglected. Some involved in human trafficking,” U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott told the television station. Operation Safety Net, which has been running for about two weeks, has recovered at …
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August 27, 2020
DEVELOPING: 5-year-old girl found dead, burned; father in custody
An Oklahoma man has been arrested after his daughter was found dead of an apparent murder. As KOTV-DT reports, an unidentified 5-year-old girl was found dead, apparently with her body burned, in Gypsy on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities have not yet publicly identified the girl or commented on a cause of death. According to the report, …
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August 23, 2020
Husband of missing Suzanne Morphew says police ‘screwed this whole thing up’ and are now trying to ‘blame it on me’
Barry Morphew denied ever being asked to take a polygraph test, and claimed detectives destroyed evidence at a possible crime scene
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August 18, 2020
Piece of steel found next to dead body of 12-year-old boy; relatives and a teacher had previously reported child welfare concerns
Logan Baker’s father has been charged with first-degree murder. In recent years, he was twice charged with endangering the welfare of a child
Drug Crime
August 18, 2020
6-year-old girl found dead after police allegedly ignored numerous warnings died of massive drug overdose
A 6-year-old girl who died in July after numerous reports of possible abuse or neglect had a massive amount of an anti-psychotic drug in her system, according to a recently released autopsy report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kerrigan Rutherford was found dead in Montgomery, Illinois, on July 2, in a home that police described as …
Family Crime
August 17, 2020
12-year-old boy found dead in shed; police say he was attacked from behind
A 12-year-old boy was found dead at a residence in Missouri, and police have arrested his father. According to the Bolivar Herald Free Press, the grandparents of the victim found the boy dead in an outbuilding at their property in Bolivar on Sunday night. Bolivar Police Lt. Roger Barron told the news outlet that responding …
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August 16, 2020
Neighbors, teacher warned authorities about abuse and neglect of 6-year-old girl. Then she was found dead
Police found the little girl “bleeding from the nose, turning different colors”