A New Jersey man who was convicted in February of murdering his high school classmate is seeking a new trial due to a dismissed juror’s “LMAO” Facebook post. Liam McAtasney, 21, was found guilty of murder, robbery, desecration of human remains, conspiracy to desecrate human remains, tampering with evidence, and hindering apprehension for the November …
Three people arrested in connection to the murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez are set to appear in court on Friday for a bond hearing. CBS News reports that the three suspects — Clarisa Figueroa, 46; Desiree Figueroa, 25; and Piotr Bobak, 40, are scheduled to appear in a Chicago courthouse on Friday when a judge …
The pregnant woman found dead near a Chicago home after vanishing last month was likely murdered before her baby was cut from her body. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities identified human remains found near a residence at West 77th Place as missing 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, referred to in earlier reports as Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui. According to …
The human remains found at a residence in Chicago have been identified as missing Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui, a 19-year-old mother of one who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on April 23. Fox 32 News reports that remains found at West 77th place in Chicago have been positively identified as the missing young woman. As …
The 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was held captive for three months has been honored by the Wisconsin Assembly. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jayme Closs was taken prisoner in a remote cabin by the man who murdered her parents in October 2018, before she heroically escaped on January 10 of this year. In a rare public …
On Tuesday, police in Nevada released surveillance footage reportedly showing a woman violently pushing an elderly man off a bus, resulting in his death a month later. Asking witnesses to come forward, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has publicized the March 21 video depicting the fatal encounter between Cadesha Bishop, 25, and Serge Fournier, …
Authorities in Virginia say a traveling carnival worker has confessed to multiple murders. According to WJHL, 23-year-old James Wright says he dumped the bodies of female victims from three separate homicides in the same body of water — the North Fork Holston River near Mendota in Washington County. The women had been reported missing earlier …
The father of a boy found dead on the side of a highway in September 1998 was criminally charged Monday, months after he allegedly confessed to his son’s unsolved murder. WRAL reported that an Orange County grand jury indicted John Russell Whitt, 57, on charges of murder and concealing a death in connection with the …
Police in Arizona arrested a 70-year-old man who was discovered driving with his dead wife in the passenger seat of his car. Citing a press release from Elroy Police, AZCentral.com reports that Rodney Puckett was pulled over on Interstate 10 when the officer saw a dead woman, since identified as the suspect’s wife 74-year-old Linda …
A Tennessee man accused of killing seven people has been charged with another murder of a man whose headless body was also discovered last month. Michael Cummins, 25, was shot by police after he killed seven people—including his parents—whose bodies were found in two homes in Westmoreland on April 27. Now, he’s been charged in …
The owner of a scrap metal business in Florida got the shock of her life when she opened a recently delivered freezer and discovered a dead body inside. The Sun Sentinel reports that Lilian Argueta discovered the body in a freezer at the scrap business she owns with her husband Pedro Rodriguez in Margate. “It …
Authorities have detained a man who admitted to savagely murdering a 77-year-old Florida resident in April and six others around the country, the Miami Herald reports. Police arrested 32-year-old Nicholas Gibson last weekend in New York City, where he got into a fight with officers while exiting a subway train. One of the officers was …
