Florida officials said a man who was previously sentenced to death for abducting, raping, and killing an 11-year-old girl in 2004 died in prison on Monday. The Bradenton Herald-Tribune reported that it is unclear how Joseph Smith, 55, died but the medical examiner’s office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. In …
A convicted killer who charmed his way onto the late 1970s version of TV’s “The Dating Game” — in the middle of his killing spree — died in prison early Saturday morning. Rodney Alcala, 77, died of natural causes in an Orange County hospital, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Alcala was …
Convicted killer Cristhian Rivera, who was found guilty this year of murdering slain jogger, Mollie Tibbetts, has not been sentenced as scheduled after witnesses came forward about others possibly being involved in her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Joel Yates ordered Rivera’s sentencing to be delayed last week after two witnesses told investigators that …
The defense lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera claim that another inmate has admitted to killing University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, an Iowa jury found Rivera guilty of murdering Tibbetts earlier this year. Tibbetts was out for a jog in Brooklyn, Iowa, in July 2018, when she vanished. Rivera told investigators …
Dr. Laura Pettler, along with her partner in crime-fighting, Melissa Moore, are taking a deep dive into murder cases in the upcoming podcast, “Life After Happy Face.” “Life After Happy Face” is a follow-up to Moore’s “The Happy Face Killer” podcast, which followed the case of Keith Jesperson, a serial killer who wreaked havoc in …
Gerry Vallow had a hard time accepting his brother’s death. Charles Vallow, married to but separated from “cult mom” Lori Vallow, was shot and killed in July 2019 by his wife’s brother, who claimed self-defense and died himself, of natural causes, five months later. Gerry heard the news during a conference call with his sister, …
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of one of two women convicted in the Slender Man stabbing case when both were 12-years-old. Then-sixth graders Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed classmate Payton Leutner 19 times in May 2014 in an attempt to curry favor with the fictional horror character, who, they said, they …
The defense team for convicted California killer Scott Peterson says that a juror during his 2004 trial committed multiple instances of juror misconduct. While she previously failed to tell the court she had taken a restraining out on a former boyfriend’s girlfriend, juror 7, also known as Richelle Nice, is now accused of failing to …
With the chance of becoming a possible free man rapidly approaching, Scott Peterson is reportedly feeling anxious as he awaits a retrial decision. California Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo will make her decision on whether Peterson should get a retrial by August 24. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the California Supreme court was ordered to re-examine …
The California home where the Manson family killed a couple in 1969 sold this week $1.875 million. According to SFGate, an anonymous buyer purchased the Los Feliz residence after “Ghost Adventures” host Zak Bagans purchased it for $1.889 million in 2019. Bagans reportedly nixed plans to film an investigation there, as he found it disrespectful …
– Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against Scott Peterson again after his first death sentence was tossed last year by an appeals court.
– Peterson remains in prison for the death of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Connor.
– Nancy Grace reminds Dr. Oz that Peterson placed himself in the same area Laci and Connor were found deceased in 2003.
– “Either you think he’s guilty or he’s clairvoyant,” Grace says.
Casey Anthony’s 911 call has been released, following a drink-throwing incident last week in Florida According to Anthony, the incident began as a verbal assault outside of the O’Shea’s Irish Pub in West Palm Beach last week. Anthony claimed that she wanted the incident on record, in case she needs to file a restraining order …
