An Iowa woman who tossed her newborn son away in 2023 is scheduled for sentencing this month. Law&Crime reports that Megan Staude pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder. She took a plea deal with the prosecution, which dropped her initial charge of first-degree murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Megan Staude confessed in 2023 …
Police in Maryland are looking for a 28-year-old woman suspected of killing her elderly grandmother and critically wounding another family member on Sunday. Prince George’s County Police have issued warrants charging Breante Thomas with first- and second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 81-year-old Helen Thomas, along with first- and second-degree attempted murder and other …
A Colorado man will spend the next 32 years behind bars for the 2018 deaths of his children. On Friday, a Pueblo County judge sentenced 37-year-old Jesus Dominguez to 32 years in state prison for the deaths of Jesus Dominguez Jr., 5, and Yesenia Dominguez, 3. The sentence comes after he took a plea deal …
An arrest has been made in connection with a 14-year-old Georgia murder case. WSB-TV2 reported that Scotty Elliot Smith was arrested on Friday and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm, concealing the death of another, and tampering with evidence, after he allegedly confessed to the murder of Blake Chappell. As CrimeOnline …
A convicted New York felon has reportedly admitted to killing an elderly couple, robbing them, and setting their house on fire. According to The New York Times, police captured Jamel McGriff, 42, Wednesday night, following the deaths of Maureen Olton, 78 and her husband, Frank Thomas Olton, 76. As CrimeOnline previously reported, officials responded to the …
A man suspected of torturing and killing an elderly couple in their Queens home earlier this week has been captured. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the arrest of Jamel McGriff, 42, on Wednesday, saying “eagle-eyed cops” spotted him in Midtown Manhattan and took him into custody. UPDATE: Jamel McGriff was taken into custody …
Police in Texas are investigating a beheading at a Dallas motel Wednesday. Police said they were called to the Downtown Suites motel at about 9:30 a.m. and found the victim stabbed multiple times with an “edged object,” KDFW reported. Police have not confirmed that the victim was beheaded, but images from the station’s helicopter showed …
A New York woman is on trial after police say she intentionally started a fire that killed a 5-year-old boy. According to ABC 13, Taquida Hendrix, 31, has been charged with murder and arson, in connection with the 2024 house fire death of Malakai Stoval. Hendrix is currently on trial in Rochester. Prosecutors said the …
A Georgia man is behind bars after a shooting outside an Augusta Best Buy on Sunday that left his ex-wife and her mother dead. Hajir Talebzadeh, 41, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of cruelty to children for the shooting, which took place during a custody exchange of the couple’s …
A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy was charged Monday with first degree murder in the death of his grandmother late last month. South Milwaukee Police said they were called to the home on August 27 and found fire personnel working on 68-year-old Elizabeth Totsky to reestablish a pulse, WITI reported. She was taken to a hospital, where …
A man behind bars for the weekend murder of an Auburn veterinary professor allegedly killed her for her truck, police said. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Harold Rashad Dabney III, 28, Sunday and charged him with capital murder during a kidnapping and capital murder during a theft, in connection with the death of Dr. …
A Minnesota man has been charged with killing his sober living facility roommate in June with thallium after investigators discovered his multiple internet searches — and purchases — of the highly toxic metal. Stuart Hanmer, 35, faces a second degree murder charge, with intent but not premeditated, for the June 22 death of 33-year-old Cody …
