Investigator now says all six Hart children ‘most likely’ in vehicle mother Jennifer Hart intentionally drove over a cliff
Family Crime
Devonte Hart, 15, and Hannah Hart, 16, are still missing
Drug Crime
August 23, 2018
Little boys drown in river as alleged drug-using dad passes out on shore: Report
An Indiana father is facing criminal charges for allegedly being on drugs when his 2- and 4-year-old sons drowned in the Kankakee River Tuesday night. WGN reported that police believe Eric Patillo, 34, was on drugs and didn’t notice his two sons, Evan Patillo, 2, and Levi Patillo, 4, becoming overcome by the waters. Two fishers who were …
Family Crime
August 21, 2018
Chris and Shanann Watts were nearly $450K in debt in July 2015, claimed assets including a $5 pet dog
New details emerged this week regarding the 2015 bankruptcy filing by Chris and Shanann Watts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Colorado couple had serious money trouble in the years prior to the deaths of 34-year-old Shanann Watts and their two young daughters. Chris Watts is facing charges including murder in connection with the homicides. According …
Family Crime
August 21, 2018
Shanann Watts father faces her accused killer, cheating husband Chris Watts, in court
The father of a pregnant woman found murdered with her two daughters faced her accused killer in court on Tuesday — the day after police unsealed an arrest affidavit showing that Chris Watts claimed his now-dead wife killed their little girls. NBC News reports that Shannan Watts’s father Frank Rzucek Sr. appeared for Chris Watts’s …
Family Crime
August 21, 2018
Chris Watts was having an affair with co-worker, told Shanann Watts he was leaving her the morning he claims she strangled tot daughters: Arrest records
An arrest affidavit unsealed by authorities on Monday revealed that triple murder suspect Chris Watts told his wife Shanann Watts he wanted a separation just before he claimed to witness her strangling their young daughter via a baby monitor in their Frederick, Colorado, home. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chris Watts was formally charged on Monday …
Family Crime
August 20, 2018
Chris Watts blames pregnant wife, claims he killed her ‘in a rage’ after she strangled their tot daughters to death
Chris Watts is charged with NINE felonies, including murder in the first degree of his wife Shannan and their two children
Family Crime
August 20, 2018
BREAKING: Formal murder charges against Chris Watts to be unveiled in Monday press conference
Authorities will announce formal charges against Chris Watts, suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters, in a press conference at 4 p.m. Central Time on Monday. Fox 31 Denver reports that prosecutors will hold the press conference, which will be livestreamed on the local news outlet’s website, to announce what is expected to be …
Family Crime
August 20, 2018
Husband’s bizarre interview gives clues about murdered wife and tot-daughters
When Shannan Watts and her two young daughters disappeared last week her husband made a plea for their return. But something was strange about the TV news interview with Chris Watts, according to Susan Constantine, deception and body language expert and the author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Reading Body Language.” Nancy Grace talks about …
Child Abuse
August 20, 2018
Foster ‘mom’ sexually assaults teen boy in her care: Police
A North Carolina middle school teacher was charged Wednesday with five felony counts of statutory rape involving a child she had reportedly taken in as a foster. Christina Davis Jolly, 43, is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy from August 2017 to July 2018, whom resided with her in Statesville, the Statesville Record & …
Family Crime
August 20, 2018
SEE IT: Last person to see Shanann Watts alive suspected husband Chris Watts had something to do with her disappearance; accused killer claimed pregnant wife was ‘on a playdate’
The friend who dropped Shanann Watts at home just before the pregnant mother disappeared with her two young daughters has spoken out, revealing that she was suspicious of Chris Watts’s response to the news that his family had gone missing. Nicole Atkinson appeared on Good Morning America on Monday, revealing that she may have been …
Family Crime
August 19, 2018
Shanann Watts’ brother pens emotional open letter, reveals she ‘beat all odds’ to conceive 3rd child before brutal murder
The pregnant Colorado woman killed along with her two young daughters had defied the odds in conceiving a third child, according to new reports about the case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chris Watts, 33, is accused of murdering 34-year-old Shanann Watts and their two toddlers earlier this month. The victims’ bodies were reportedly later discovered …
Family Crime
August 18, 2018
[UPDATE] Judge denies defense request for DNA evidence in death of pregnant Shanann Watts and two young daughters
A court order this week denied attorneys’ request on behalf of Chris Watts to obtain DNA evidence from the necks of his murdered young girls. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two toddlers. Defense attorneys previously sought the DNA evidence in an effort to bolster their …