Police said a Washington man who fatally shot his parents and himself committed the double murder-suicide after learning that his mother was selling the family home and he would have to move out. Police said Matthew Ficken, 34, died by suicide as they performed a welfare check at his family home on Tuesday. The King’s County …
Police in California charged a woman with attempted murder after they say she was discovered wading into the Pacific Ocean with her infant, in an alleged attempt to kill herself and the baby on Tuesday afternoon. The San Mateo Sheriff’s Office arrested 36-year-old Chisato Chiyoda, of Cupertino, after they responded to a report just after …
Two Georgia children found last month deceased and buried in their own backyard, lived with abuse for years before their deaths, according to interviews and documents that span back for years. AJC reports that Elwyn Crocker Sr. and every adult living in a home in Guyton, Georgia, are behind bars after after Mary Crocker, 14, …
The investigation into the disappearance and presumed murder of Kelsey Berreth is reportedly focused on a landfill in Fountain, Colorado, about 40 miles from Berreth’s home in Woodland Park. ABC News reports that a spokesperson for Midway Landfill said that investigators had been in contact about a search of the landfill, believed to be related …
Wisconsin police believe two people whose charred remains were discovered in a burn pit Thursday may have been murdered by a suspect over a pack of cigarettes. Authorities in Franklin said they discovered the remains after an arson probe in Milwaukee, which is approximately 20 minutes away, “led to the report of two missing people,” …
A Texas woman who was 14 when she intentionally drowned a 2-month-old baby girl was paroled less than four years after she was sentenced to juvenile detention for the 2015 murder. The Dallas Morning News reported that the unnamed 19-year-old had been in juvenile lockup since drowning Justice Hull in January 2015. In May 2015, District Judge Cheryl …
The Frederick, Colorado, home where Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters is set to be auctioned off this spring. The Denver Channel reports that the home on Saratoga Trail is scheduled to be auctioned on April 17. The report cites real-estate website Zillow.com in estimating the value of the home at …
Police in Arizona have arrested the woman accused of fatally mowing down a Nevada manicurist after failing to pay a $35 manicure bill. People confirmed that Krystal Whipple, 21, was arrested in Phoenix on Friday, 11 days after striking and killing Nhu Nguyen, 53, who attempted to stop her from leaving her Las Vegas business, Crystal Nails & …
The moderator of a Facebook discussion group devoted to the case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth has contacted the Idaho State Bar with a complaint about a couple that has recently come forward to reveal their ties to the investigation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Patty and Joe Rockstahl gave an interview to CBS News and a …
Sources who claim to have knowledge of accused murdered Patrick Frazee’s relationship with an Idaho nurse reportedly under investigation for allegedly helping dispose of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth’s body have said they believe Frazee had a “hold” on Krystal Lee. Joe and Patty Rockstahl have spoken to KMTV about the Kelsey Berreth murder investigation, …
Authorities in Illinois say a 19-year-old man has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter. According to the Chicago Tribune, the young victim, Skylar Mendez, spilled her juice, which allegedly triggered the deadly reaction from Johnathan Fair. The Waukegan man appeared in a Lake County Circuit …
A Florida woman was convicted Thursday of stabbing her boyfriend to death after their breakup in November 2016. Melanie Eam, 22, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of her on-again, off-again boyfriend, James Barry. Prosecutors said Eam stabbed Barry seven times with a butcher knife at his Palm Beach County home before fleeing to Maryland, …
