A Texas woman with a volatile work history was arrested last month for allegedly shooting her boss in the head over a work dispute and then hitting him with the tractor-trailer she was driving. Patricia Ruth Holt, 57, reportedly had difficulties with the 47-year-old manager of the trucking yard where she worked, Carl Joseph Donaldson, …
An Indiana couple is facing murder charges in connection with the death of a 6-year-old boy. On Friday, Franklin Elmore Jr., 29, and his wife, Cheyenne Elmore, 27, were arrested. WDNU reported that their arrests are in connection with the death of Franklin Elmore Jr.’s son. On the evening of August 3, first responders arrived …
An Indiana man was arrested on Thursday for the shooting death of his father after deputies responded twice to the scene before finding the 50-year-old man dead in his room. Joshua Taylor died from multiple gunshots to the head, WISH reported. His son, 28-year-old Wyatt Taylor, has been charged with murder. The Decatur County Sheriff’s …
Three 911 calls have been released in connection with the death and alleged abuse of a 10-year-old Arizona girl who passed away last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Holbrook police discovered Rebekah Baptiste between Highway 77 and 180, near Arizona, on July 27. Despite life-saving measures, she passed away days later, on July 30, at …
Indianapolis police issued a Silver Alert for a teen who hasn’t been seen since Friday, and considered to be in immediate danger. According to police, Destanee Williams, 19, disappeared around 3:30 a.m. on Friday from a home in the 7800 block of Penobscot Drive, on the city’s east side near Brookville Road. NBC 13 reports …
A 24-year-old Georgia man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his father earlier this week. Tristin Hiram Scudder also faces an aggravated assault charge, WCTV reported. The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office said Scudder called 911 himself to report the fatal shooting on Wednesday, and he was taken into custody when deputies …
The murder trial against former JAG naval officer Nicholas Kassotis, accused of killing his wife, is underway in Georgia. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found the remains of Mindi Mebane Kassotis, 40 at the Portal Hunting Club in Riceboro on December 2, 2022, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Her body has been dismembered, …
The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old California girl found dead in a hotel bathtub on Saturday appeared in court this week to enter not guilty pleas in the girl’s death. Genesis Ariah Mata was found dead in a room at a La Quinta Inn in Bakersfield Saturday evening, KBAK reported. A probable cause statement …
A 27-year-old New York man was arrested over the weekend in the torture murder of his girlfriend, whose brutalized body was found a stairwell of a Bronx apartment building last month. A week-long manhunt finally dredged up Robert Strother, who is charged with murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse, and tampering with …
An Arizona man and woman have been charged with murder after police found a 10-year-old girl unresponsive on a Holbrook highway. According to the Apache County Sheriff’s Office, Holbrook police discovered Rebekah Baptiste between Highway 77 and 180, near Arizona, last month. Despite life-saving measures, she passed away days later, on July 30, at Phoenix …
An Oregon man already charged with the deaths of three women was indicted this week for the death of a fourth. Jesse Lee Calhoun is now charged with the 2022 murder of 22-year-old Kristin Smith in Multnomah County, ABC News reported. Calhoun was charged last year with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of …
Police have captured quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, police found Drummond in Jackson, Tennessee, Tuesday morning, hours after being spotted with a rifle on security footage. “We’ll provide more details soon, but a hearty thanks to the public for staying vigilant these past few days,” TBI announced Tuesday. …
