A Massachusetts man could spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to murdering his wife, a transgender woman and activist. The Berkshire Eagle reports that 49-year-old Mark Steele-Knudslien pleaded guilty this week to beating and stabbing his wife, 42-year-old Christa, two years ago. Judge John Agostini sentenced Mark to life in prison, …
A West Virginia man who strangled his infant daughter to death confessed to trying to kill her four times previously — and showed police how he did it using a teddy bear, WSAV-TV reports. Now, Jeffrey Hoskins, 26, is facing charges of first-degree murder and death by child abuse. Prosecutors allege that in October 2018, Hoskins strangled his …
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The father and step-mother of a 5-year-old girl found dead in a California storage unit last year pleaded guilty to killing her in a Nevada court on Thursday, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The decomposing body of little Cali Anderson was found on May 15, 2018, in a Sacramento, California, storage unit, stuffed into a …
The mother of an Alabama teen who was allegedly killed by a man out on bail for attempted murder is pushing for bail reform which she believes would have prevented her daughter’s slaying. AL.com reported that Aniah Blanchard’s mother, Angela Harris, spoke at a news conference at the Alabama State House amid talks of a …
Police believe that the boy’s father made up the story about his son falling in the driveway
An Alabama teen is being charged as an adult after police say he stabbed three family members to death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Landon Durham, 16, is facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of his mother and his two younger brothers. The victims have been identified as Holli Christina Durham, 36, and twin …
A Colorado woman charged with murder and related offenses was given bail this week. She’s accused of killing a little girl who she claimed was dying from a rare disease. According to the Denver Post, Kelly Renee Turner, who also goes by Kelly Gant, was granted a $250,000 bond on Tuesday by 18th Judicial District …
Three of the four family members allegedly killed by physical therapist Anthony Todt were stabbed, according to a preliminary autopsy report, although the official cause of their deaths is still pending. According to a newly-released arrest affidavit, authorities found Todt’s wife, Megan, with a stab wound to her stomach. Their two sons, Alek, 13, and …
A Nevada man has allegedly confessed to killing a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a sewer drain on Sunday. Citing an arrest report, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Jayshawn Bailey, 22, called 911 to report finding a body in a sewer drain located near West Lake Mead and North Martin Luther King …
An unlicensed Georgia daycare provider was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the 2011 death of an 11-month-old baby who suffered a fractured back and extreme blood loss while in her care. Though Maria Owens, 51, was convicted of killing Jayden Kelly six years earlier, her felony murder conviction was reversed, sparking a …
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner in Arizona released the names of the three children allegedly suffocated by their mother on Monday. The three victims, all under the age of four, have been identified as Zane Ezri Henry, 3, Mireya Henry, 1, and Catalaya Kyeana Rios, 7 months, according to AZ Family. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …
