A Canadian man was allegedly lynched to death by a mob who accused him of killing an elder shaman in Peru. The CBC reports that Canadian citizen Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, has been identified as the person found dead Saturday in a shallow grave in Ucayali. Accoridng to the Guardian, Woodroffe was targeted because some villagers believed …
A manhunt is underway after a gunman shot and killed four people and wounded four others at a Waffle House outside of Nashville early Sunday morning, the Tennessean reports. The suspect is believed to have started shooting just before 3:30 a.m. at the restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee before a customer fought with him and took …
A transient California man is behind bars after he reportedly stabbed a man in the neck inside a California restaurant on Wednesday. A day later, the victim died. CBS reports that the incident happened at the Aloha Steakhouse off of California St. in Ventura. According to responding Ventura officers, 35-year-old Anthony Mele was dining inside the restaurant …
The man accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February had a strong physical reaction when a witness came to identify him as the suspected gunman just after his arrest. According to a police report written by the arresting officer obtained by USA Today, Nikolas Cruz was …
A woman of accused of killing her husband and murdering a woman who resembles her was captured Thursday after a nationwide manhunt. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lois Riess, 56, is accused of killing her husband David Riess in Minnesota last month, and then fleeing the state. While on the run she stopped in Florida, and …
A Minnesota woman being sought in connection to two killings was reportedly seen on hotel surveillance footage not long after her second victim was killed nearby. According to the New York Post, the Lee County Sheriff’s office released surveillance footage appearing to show Lois Riess, 56, at a Hilton Hotel in Ocala, Florida. The footage also …
A Canadian mother has been taken into custody in connection with her toddler daughter’s death. CBC reports that Audrey Gagnon, 23, was set to face charges in court on Thursday, but the hearing has been delayed after the young mother reportedly hurt herself intentionally while in police custody. Authorities told the news outlet that the …
A Florida woman is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing her newborn twins within hours of giving birth. According to Florida Today, Rachael Lynn Thomas, 30, is accused of killing her twin infants—a boy and girl—then throwing the newborn girl in the trash. Thomas reportedly told officers that she didn’t know she was pregnant until she …
A judge in southern California will review a death investigation previously ruled a suicide after a civil jury found the victim’s brother-in-law was responsible for her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Shacknai was ordered to pay over $5 million in damages to Rebecca Zahau’s family following a civil trial that found him legally responsible …
A California couple has reportedly confessed to torturing and murdering an elderly Vietnam veteran then burning his body. Stacie Mendoza, 38, and Jose Mendoza, 36, are accused of killing retired contractor Kenneth Coyle, 70, on April 5 or 6 at his Hanford home. Days later, police said the couple—with their three children in tow—got a …
Two men in Indiana are facing charges related to a shooting that left a 1-year-old girl dead last month. According to WXIN, Darrin Banks and Brian Palmer pleaded not guilty in court this week to charges of murder and battery with a deadly weapon in the commission of the deadly March 29 crime. According to …
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday that DNA analysis has identified the body found near the site of a fatal SUV plunge is Ciera Hart, known as Sierra Hart. The sheriff’s press release confirmed that Ciera’s legal name had never been changed to Sierra. Initially authorities believed she was 12 years old, but …
