A family in Florida is facing child abuse charges after an 8-year-old girl told police her foster mother and brother were responsible for the extensive scarring and wounds on her body. NBC Miami reports that police were called to a Fort Lauderdale home on May 16 and found the girl with bruises, scabs, and scars …
Authorities in Texas say a man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his adult son following a consistently acrimonious relationship. According to the New York Post, 68-year-old Sherman Shirley Fricks is accused of shooting his son, 27-year-old Sherman Palmer Fricks, multiple times with a .380 caliber handgun during an altercation at the suspect’s …
The suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 5-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley appeared in court on Monday, where a judge denied him bail. The Deseret News reports that Alexander Whipple, 21, appeared on Monday at 1st District Court in Logan, Utah, where a judge ordered the suspect to remain in custody without bail. “Given the …
Authorities in Utah have released the 911 call placed from the home of Elizabeth Shelley on Saturday morning, when her mother woke to find the 5-year-old girl missing; and the door of their Logan home left wide open. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Elizabeth Shelley vanished from her home sometime in the early hours of Saturday …
A woman in Virginia Beach is in jail after she allegedly left two children on a hot beach while she got drunk at a Memorial Day weekend beach party. WAVY reports that Shelby Ross Oliver is facing multiple charges after she was arrested on Sunday at a “Floatopia” event on the beach. After police responded …
The grandfather of the man accused of killing 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley says that the suspect has a troubled past and may have wanted to hurt his family. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Alex Whipple was charged on Wednesday with capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in connection to the death of his niece Elizabeth, just hours before …
A recording of a 911 call made by a woman who found her husband fatally shot in their Upper East Side home was played in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, as her son is tried on murder charges. The New York Daily News reports that Shelley Gilbert’s chilling 911 call — made in January 2015, …
The suspect in the disappearance of 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley has been charged with her murder. Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen announced the new charges in a press conference Tuesday, live-streamed by KUTV. Alex Whipple is now facing charges of murder, kidnapping, abuse or desecration of a human body, and obstruction of justice, the police …
The man who confessed to manslaughter in connection to the disappearance of his wife on what was supposed to be a honeymoon sailing trip was sentenced to 8 years in prison on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Isabella Hellman vanished in May 2017 on a sailing trip with her husband of three months, Lewis Bennett, …
Authorities in Logan, Utah, gave a press conference on Tuesday to share the latest on the search for missing Logan 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley. Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen told reporters that police have DNA evidence connecting Alex Whipple, Elizabeth’s 21-year-old uncle, to the missing girl, adding that it was possible the two were together for …
A gas station worker who saw Alex Whipple said that he was ‘disheveled’ and wearing a hoodie over a suit and tie
Authorities in Florida say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of making a false 911 call after allegedly reporting her brother to authorities for allowing his car to leak oil on her driveway. According to WWLP, 55-year-old Linda Sue Morgan was arrested on Monday after reports indicate she called police dispatchers in the hopes …
