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 …
Police in Texas have arrested a second person in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of a flight attendant earlier this year. Joni Thomas, 62, is facing a charge of tampering with evidence, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dennis William Day, 66, was charged with Rana Nofal Soluri’s murder in June, after a coworker reported …
A 16-year-old Florida boy has been charged as an adult with the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy during a fight over a PlayStation at a group home in Oakland Park. Ruben Whitworth was jailed on a second degree murder with a weapon charge on Thursday, WPLG reported. The murder of 14-year-old Jordan Dowdy took …
An Alabama man is behind bars after police found an Auburn University professor deceased Saturday in Kiesel Park. Police arrested Harold Rashad Dabney III, 28, Sunday and charged him with two counts of capital murder, in connection with the death of Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, 59. According to the Auburn Police Department, Schnuelle’s body was …
