‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s niece admits she hasn’t seen the missing children for several months — even though she followed them to Idaho and moved next door
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“It didn’t seem strange to me,” Melani Pawlowski said
Juveniles
May 11, 2020
Where are the children? As ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow stays silent in jail, Nancy Grace weighs in on the fate of missing children Tylee and JJ
“If they are alive, they are tucked away with people in this cult,” Nancy Grace says in the latest episode of “Crime Stories”
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May 11, 2020
Mom, daughter killed by carbon monoxide inhalation were likely dead for days, car’s fuel had run out: Coroner
A coroner has revealed more details about the deaths of an Indiana mother and daughter found in their Evansville home last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kimbra Shanafelt, 49, and her 5-year-old daughter Dahni were discovered unresponsive in two different areas of their home on April 22 after a concerned relative went to check on …
Juveniles
May 8, 2020
‘We’re not calling it a murder-suicide’: Police don’t know why Evansville mother took her own life, also killing her 5-year-old daughter — but maybe not intentionally
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff has shared new details about the scene in the Indiana home where Kimbra and Dahni Shanafelt were found ded
Family Crime
May 8, 2020
BREAKING: Coroner reveals cause of death for mom, young daughter found in Indiana home
UPDATED 12: 34 p.m. The mysterious deaths of an Indiana mother and her 5-year-old daughter were the result of a suicide and a homicide, a coroner has determined, but there is no evidence at this time that the homicide was intentional. The Vanderburgh County Coroner released a statement revealing the findings of autopsies conducted on …
Juveniles
May 7, 2020
Pregnant mom of toddler girl who died after her father tossed her from a cliff says suspect left her for dead
A woman who says she is the mother of a toddler girl who died in a horrific murder this week has spoken out after a devastating domestic violence incident that also left the adult hospitalized. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Slater of Palm Desert, California, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed a pregnant woman …
Juveniles
May 7, 2020
Crazed dad tosses 1-year-old daughter from a cliff, killing her; stabs bystander who tried to save her: Report
A toddler girl is dead after a dramatic domestic violence episode that ended with the girl’s father tossing her over a cliff into a ravine. As KTLA reports, a Palm Desert man is in custody after he stabbed a woman and then threw his 1-year-old daughter off cliff, killing her. According to KESQ, Adam Slater, …
Family Crime
May 6, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s mother claims she spoke to missing grandson JJ AFTER his last known sighting [VIDEO]
For the first time, relatives of Lori Vallow have come forward to defend the Idaho mother jailed on felony child desertion charges. Authorities say that Vallow’s children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, have not been seen since September. Tylee was last seen in images taken during a family trip to Yellowstone National …
Family Crime
May 4, 2020
JUST REVEALED: Are jailers secretly recording ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s every move behind bars?
The attorney representing Lori Vallow has claimed that jailhouse conversations with his client were recorded without his knowledge. As Fox 10 Phoenix reports, attorney Mark Means said at Vallow’s bond reduction hearing on Friday that he suspected multiple calls between himself and Vallow, who is in jail in Idaho on felony child desertion charges, were …
Family Crime
May 3, 2020
FBI-informant husband of ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s niece wore a wire, spied on his new bride: Report
A new member of Lori Vallow’s extended family has admitted to cooperating with law enforcement as investigators searched for clues about the disappearance of Lori Vallow’s two missing children. In a “Dateline” episode devoted to the bizarre disappearances of Vallow’s children Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, Vallow’s niece Melani Pawlowski (formerly Boudreaux) sat down …
Celebrity Justice
May 2, 2020
‘Tot mom’ Casey Anthony pleads guilty to being a speed demon
Notorious Florida mom Casey Anthony is in the spotlight again, but this time she has acknowledged her guilt to authorities, the Daily Mail reports. Anthony, who was acquitted nine years ago of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, has pleaded guilty to speeding in West Palm Beach. Around 9:30 a.m. on January 25, a police officer reportedly …
Juveniles
May 1, 2020
DENIED: Judge removes COVID-19 mask during hourslong hearing, refuses to grant ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow bail reduction
After Lori Vallow’s attorney spoke on and on for two hours, the judge called for a 10-minute recess and returned without her mask, saying she’d been having trouble breathing. Ultimately she determined that Vallow’s laywer had not presented any viable new evidence.