Ebby Steppach: Girl still missing while police reportedly stall, refuse to pursue possible suspects
Missing
A $50,000 reward is offered for information that leads to the missing girl
Missing
September 8, 2017
‘I think police are close to finding Crystal’: Boyfriend, sheriff suspect foul play in disappearance of Texas realtor and mother of two young children [EXCLUSIVE]
A Texas sheriff leading the investigation into the disappearance of a successful realtor and mother of two has said he suspects foul play is behind Crystal McDowell’s disappearance two weeks ago. The 38-year-old woman vanished in a town outside of Houston, Texas, on August 25, just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. She was last …
Juveniles
September 7, 2017
Kidnapped Minnesota teen was forced to perform sex acts on captors who tried to drown her and hang her to death: Prosecutors
Minnesota prosecutors revealed more details about the case of a 15-year-old girl from Alexandria who was abducted from her home and held captive for 29 days before she swam across a lake to safety. As CrimeOnline previously reported, three suspects have been charged in the kidnapping and alleged assault: Thomas Barker, 32, (pictured left), Joshua Holby, …
Missing
September 7, 2017
Family offers $10K for safe return of Georgia woman who vanished while housesitting for parents [UPDATE]
The family of a Georgia woman who disappeared from her parents’ Druid Hills home two weeks ago has offered $10,000 for her “safe return.” The Dekalb Neighbor reports that Jenna Van Gelderen, 25, texted a friend that she was going to lay down on August 19 at 2 a.m. Jenna has not been seen or used …
Juveniles
September 6, 2017
Missing Minnesota teen swims through lake to safety a month after disappearing; three men kidnapped, assaulted her: Police
The 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, restrained with zip ties, and assaulted for weeks in the home of a man twice her age
Kidnapping
September 5, 2017
Missing young woman whose last messages said she was ‘scared’ in a ‘dark room’ found safe
The 20-year-old woman’s family fears she has been kidnapped
Missing
September 5, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Someone did something to her’: Desperate search for missing Texas real estate agent continues, boyfriend shares her last text message before she disappeared
The search continues for a missing Texas realtor and mother of two who has not been seen since just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the greater Houston area. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Crystal McDowell went missing last Friday, August 25, after driving to pick up her two young children from her ex-husband’s home. In the following …
Missing
September 5, 2017
UPDATE: Woman believed to been kidnapped by ex-boyfriend FOUND SAFE near Las Vegas, suspect arrested
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous
Missing
September 4, 2017
HELP! Pennsylvania teens missing for more than a week, possibly in Philadelphia area or Poconos
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two Pennsylvania teens that haven’t been heard from in more than a week, as reported by CBS Philadelphia. Authorities note that Summer Gearhart, 14, of Henryville, (pictured left) and Meghan Dougherty, 15, (pictured right) of Collegeville, disappeared on August 27. Investigators suspect the teens are possibly traveling together and …
Missing
September 4, 2017
URGENT: Teen girl listed as ‘endangered missing’; family frantic for answers
‘She’s a sweet, sensitive teen who hangs out at home and spends her weekends as a referee for youth soccer’
Missing
September 4, 2017
Natalee Holloway Search: Friend of Joran van der Sloot says he was paid to move, burn her body
A friend of the main person of interest in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway claims he was paid $1,500 to dig up Natalee’s remains and cremate them. The shocking confession was recorded last year and aired in a recent episode of the Oxygen docuseries The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a tipster …
Family Crime
September 2, 2017
New developments in mysterious disappearance of honeymooning bride at sea
The Coast Guard has released photos of the boat where Isabella Hellmann was last seen and it appears to have been damaged