‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s niece admits she hasn’t seen the missing children for several months — even though she followed them to Idaho and moved next door
Family Crime
“It didn’t seem strange to me,” Melani Pawlowski said
Murder
May 11, 2020
Mom stabs toddler son to death, then leaves decomposing body in home for relatives to find: Police
A Michigan woman is facing murder charges after her toddler son was reportedly found fatally stabbed last week. Police reportedly found Zion Reid, 3, dead on Wednesday after they were called to a home in Inkster. Relatives said they couldn’t make contact with the boy’s mother, 26-year-old Atiya Nina Muhammed, in the days leading up …
Juveniles
May 11, 2020
Where are the children? As ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow stays silent in jail, Nancy Grace weighs in on the fate of missing children Tylee and JJ
“If they are alive, they are tucked away with people in this cult,” Nancy Grace says in the latest episode of “Crime Stories”
Murder
May 11, 2020
‘My life’s in danger’: Death threats pour in to man who recorded the shooting death of jogger Ahmaud Arbery
A Georgia man who recorded the deadly shooting of jogger Ahmaud Arbery says that he’s scared for his life after receiving death threats following the viral video. William “Roddie” Bryan told Action News Jax that since the release of the video last week, he’s been inundated with threats that have left him in “complete shock.” …
Murder
May 11, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery [VIDEO]: Did jogger enter construction home near murder scene? Lawyer says it has ‘no impact’ on case.
Additional footage has surfaced after Georgia man Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down in a neighborhood earlier this year, while reportedly out jogging. On February 23, shortly before 25-year-old Arbery was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia, a man reportedly matching his description was spotted inside an open construction home in the …
Family Crime
May 11, 2020
Mom, daughter killed by carbon monoxide inhalation were likely dead for days, car’s fuel had run out: Coroner
A coroner has revealed more details about the deaths of an Indiana mother and daughter found in their Evansville home last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kimbra Shanafelt, 49, and her 5-year-old daughter Dahni were discovered unresponsive in two different areas of their home on April 22 after a concerned relative went to check on …
Murder
May 10, 2020
Elderly couple shot and killed at veterans cemetery; suspect dies of gunshot wound after shootout with police
An elderly couple was shot and killed at a veterans cemetery in Bear, Delaware, and a suspect was later shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with Delaware State Police. An 85-year-old woman was pronounced dead at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Friday, state police said, and an 86-year-old man died of his injuries …
Murder
May 10, 2020
Father who threw 1-year-old girl over cliff & stabbed her pregnant mother is a registered sex offender: Police
A southern California man accused of killing his 1-year-old daughter and stabbing two others, including the child’s mother, is a registered sex offender who had previously been imprisoned, the Desert Sun reports. Adam Slater, 49, is facing charges of second-degree murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The charges stem from a violent episode on Wednesday …
Murder
May 9, 2020
3-year-old boy dies of multiple stab wounds; Mom charged with murder, child abuse and torture
The mother of a 3-year-old Michigan mother found stabbed to death on Wednesday has been charged with the boy’s murder, The Detroit News reported. Atiya Nina Muhammed, 26, has been charged with first degree premeditated murder, felony murder, child abuse, and torture, according to court records. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she will be …
Murder
May 9, 2020
SEE IT: Security footage shows jogger Ahmaud Arbery stopped at house under construction on his run [Report]
Security footage taken in the neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in February shows the black jogger stopping at a house under construction just minutes before the fatal incident, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Gregory McMichael, who was arrested along with his son Travis on Thursday and charged with murder, …
Murder
May 9, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery: Man who filmed video of jogger’s death says he’s not ‘a vigilante’
The man who filmed the video of Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death says he’s being wrongfully accused by Arbery’s family, their lawyers, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which announced on Friday it was looking at what role he played in the deadly incident in February, First Coast News reported. William “Roddie” Bryan is …
Murder
May 9, 2020
Teen’s brutal rape and murder finally solved after 33 years, police say
Ohio authorities believe they have cracked a rape and murder that has gone unsolved for 33 years, Cleveland.com reports. Barbara Blatnik’s nude body was found in the woods in Cuyahoga Falls in December 1987. At the time, police believed the 17-year-old had been raped and strangled. The case was cold for decades until prosecutors this week …