Juvenile lifer re-sentenced for murdering & beheading teen ‘as a sacrifice to Satan’
Juveniles
Federico Luis Cruz, then 16, took the victim’s severed head home and videotaped himself talking to it
Family Crime
November 7, 2018
‘He did this to save his own skin’: Nancy Grace weighs on in Chris Watts stunning guilty plea to murdering his family [VIDEO]
The day after Colorado father Chris Watts pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant wife Shannan Watts and daughters Bella and Celeste, Nancy Grace appeared on Daily Mail TV to talk about the plea deal that stunned those who have been following the murder case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts, 33, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to …
Juveniles
November 7, 2018
Middle school teacher commits suicide in classroom during school hours
A middle school teacher in Texas took his own life in a classroom while school was in session. ABC News reports that Jordan Halane was found unconscious in his classroom at Wessendorff Middle School and later pronounced dead. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District officials believe Halane, who was a fine arts teacher, intended to harm …
Juveniles
November 7, 2018
Passenger in car with driver who allegedly killed 3 Girl Scouts grabbed steering wheel, struggled to control vehicle: Report
The Wisconsin man alleged to have killed a trio of Girl Scouts and a mother as they collected trash along a rural road Saturday reportedly struggled with a passenger to maintain control of the vehicle before the horrific hit-and-run crash, according to authorities. As previously reported by CrimeOnline citing NBC news, 21-year-old Colten Treu of …
Juveniles
November 7, 2018
Fundraiser tops $100K for teacher who punched student after teen hurled racial slurs
Over $100,000 has been raised in support of a California teacher who reportedly responded to a student who called him a racial slur by repeatedly punching the teen last Friday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the incident involved 64-year-old Marston Riley and a 14-year-old student at Maywood Academy High School, part of the Los Angeles Unified …
Juveniles
November 7, 2018
WATCH: 11-year-old boy steals car a THIRD time, leads police on high-speed chase after mom took away his Playstation [Police]
An 11-year-old boy stole his mother’s vehicle on Monday after his mother reportedly took his Playstation away from him. Police say the incident marks the third time the boy took a car without permission. FOX8 reports the young boy took his mother’s SUV from their Brooklyn, Ohio, residence and sped through streets and moved into …
Family Crime
November 7, 2018
‘His story didn’t work’: How Chris Watts defense lawyers convinced him to plead guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters
The confessed killer wore a bullet-proof vest as he delivered his guilty pleas
Bullies
November 6, 2018
Parents say school officials ignored bullying that pushed cancer survivor daughter to suicide: Lawsuit
Radiation treatments caused nerve damage to 11-year-old Bethany Thompson’s face—something her parents said led to relentless bullying
Juveniles
November 6, 2018
Update: 10-year-old girl charged as adult after reportedly stomping baby to death at daycare center was a foster care child living with daycare owners [Report]
A little girl who’s currently charged as an adult for allegedly killing a baby in a Wisconsin daycare was apparently a foster child who lived with the family who owns the daycare where the infant was killed. Star Tribune reports that the 10-year-old appeared at the Chippewa County Circuit Court Monday for a bond hearing, after …
Juveniles
November 5, 2018
Boy 11, shoots grandma in the back of the head after she asks him to clean his room, then kills himself: Police
Authorities in Arizona say an 11-year-old boy shot his grandmother dead after she asked him to tidy up his bedroom, before killing himself Saturday night. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) told the Arizona Republic that officials responded to a call from the boy’s grandpa, who reported that his wife, 65-year-old Yvonne Woodward, had been …
Family Crime
November 5, 2018
Sisters found dead in the Hudson River buried in Saudi Arabia as investigation continues: Report
The bodies of two sister found mysteriously dead in the Hudson River late last month have reportedly been laid to rest in Saudi Arabia. Arab News, an English-language newspaper based in Saudi Arabia, reports that the bodies of 16-year-old Tala Farea and her 22-year-old sister Rotana Farea were buried at al-Baqi cemetery in Madinah on …
Family Crime
November 5, 2018
Chris Watts to appear in court early: Status hearing for Colorado Dad accused of murdering pregnant wife, two daughters, moved to Tuesday November 6
The District Attorney did not reveal why Watts’s court date was moved up by nearly two weeks