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 …
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Monday convicted a man of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for the death of a college student found dismembered, burned and with her heart cut out. Tarrant County jurors deliberated less than three hours before finding Charles Dean Bryant guilty of murdering Jacqueline Vandagriff, rejecting …
A woman accused of killing her husband was caught on video at a bar talking with another of her suspected murder victims — a lookalike woman authorities believe the suspect may have killed so that she could steal her victim’s identity and go on the run. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities are searching for double …
A Georgia father who beat his 2-year-old son to death for calling him a name learned his fate this week. Courtney Craig was sentenced Monday to life plus 20 years for the March 2016 beating death of his son, King Davis. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Davis lived with his mother in Louisana but was …
The woman who killed a friend connected to the investigation of Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance says she knows what happened to the 18-year-old who vanished while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Emily Heistand, 23, has reportedly admitted to killing John Ludwick in self-defense last month after he allegedly tried to kidnap her …
