A Florida woman accused of stabbing her husband to death in January reportedly married him after his second wife—her mother—died of cancer. A family friend told WFTV that Michael Redlick was dating Danielle Redlick’s mother when she got cancer. Investigators reportedly believe Michael married his last wife’s mother so she could get better health insurance. …
An Ohio woman was arrested Thursday for the murder of her newborn son, whose partially-dismembered body was reportedly discovered in a wooded area in 1993. Gail Eastwood-Ritchey, 49, allegedly admitted that she gave birth to the boy and left him in a trash bag she abandoned in Geauga County, where animals dismembered the corpse and …
Two Alaska teens are behind bars following the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was recovered earlier this week in a river, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Denali Brehmer, 18, and Kayden McIntosh, 16, have been charged with first-degree murder and evidence tamping in connection with the death of Cynthia “CeeCee” Hoffman, 19. The …
A South Carolina man convicted this week of killing his five children reportedly did so after his 6-year-old son expressed that he wanted to be with his mother. According to WLTX, Timothy Jones Jr. made the admission in a recorded jail conversation which transpired days after the September 2014 murders. In it, he suggested that …
The mother of a slain 15-year-old boy has agreed to not sit in on her son’s murder trial after having two emotional outbursts which have halted court proceedings and threatened a mistrial. WPIX reported that Leandra Feliz will watch a live stream of the high-profile trial from another courtroom. The agreement, made between Feliz and …
The suspected killer, Terry Peder Rasmussen, died in 2010 while serving a prison sentence for his wife’s murder
Authorities in Texas have made an arrest in connection with Tuesday night’s fatal drive-by shooting of a teen boy who was reportedly struck and killed by a stray bullet while outside of a gas station. The Dallas Morning News reports that Datrail Deon Clayton, 21, is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting Malik Tyler, 13, …
A Brooklyn woman was convicted of first-degree manslaughter after she drowned her 2-year-old daughter in a storage bin. According to the New York Post, Lin Li was arrested in March 2016 after her daughter Melody died by drowning. Prosecutors reportedly said that Li had forced the 2-year-old girl to stand facing a wall for several …
The mother of a murdered New York boy was reportedly barred from court Tuesday after having a second emotional outburst, this time while an accused gang member took the stand. According to the New York Daily News, Leandra Feliz yelled out as Michael “Sosa” Reyes, a key witness who allegedly partook in Lesandro Guzman-Feliz’s June …
A family in Florida is facing child abuse charges after an 8-year-old girl told police her foster mother and brother were responsible for the extensive scarring and wounds on her body. NBC Miami reports that police were called to a Fort Lauderdale home on May 16 and found the girl with bruises, scabs, and scars …
Timothy Jones Jr. faces the death penalty in light of Tuesday’s verdict
A school resource officer criticized for his response to the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly failing to respond to reports of an active shooter. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Broward County Sheriff Deputy Scot Peterson, who was a School Resource Deputy …
