A New York nursing home resident has been arrested, following the beating death of her roommate. On Friday, law enforcement took Galina Smirnova, 95, to Rikers Island jail for allegedly beating her roommate, Nina Kravtsov, 89, to death with the footrest pedal from a wheelchair, according to USA Today. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the victim …
A Florida man suspected of killing his mother led deputies on a chase across county lines before attacking officers and even trying to choke a police dog. Devin Johnson, 28, was already facing a murder charge but after the chase from Lee County into Collier County on Tuesday, he now faces charges of fleeing and …
A New York City man made up a story about a mugging to cover his murder of his girlfriend Wednesday night in the Bronx. Franklin Batallas, 44, told police he and 30-year-old Anthonella Contreras Linaraz were ambushed in Pelham Bay Park just after 8 p.m. when he stopped his car to urinate, WABC reported. He …
Testimony continued in Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing Thursday, with a video showing the California man, accused of killing his wife, Nikki McCain, kicking and cursing before her disappearance. On Thursday, the court saw security footage of Tyler McCain, caught on Ring camera, “vowing to kill his wife and her family,” the Record Searchlight reports. The …
A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week for shooting and killing his wife, then leaving her alone with their son for hours before he called 911. Douglas Wayne Snyder, 56, was charged with homicide and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Lewistown Sentinel. Police were called to the home in Rye Township …
Testimony continues in Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing, a California man accused of killing his wife, Nikki McCain. According to the Record Searchlight, Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Bender is tasked with determining if the murder case against Tyler will proceed. On Wednesday, Tyler McCain’s former friend, Albert Nelson, took the stand and stated that Tyler admitted that …
Utah officials announced on Tuesday that they are seeking the death penalty against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray revealed that it was Tyler Robinson’s mother who first identified him as the shooter who killed Kirk, 31, at Utah Valley University last Wednesday. Robinson’s mother saw photos of the suspect on the …
The preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, charged with the murder of his wife Nikki Saelee McCain, continues in California. According to the Record Searchlight, Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Bender is tasked with determining if the murder case against Tyler will proceed. For the past four days, the Redding judge has heard testimony from 17 …
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 …
