The mother of the man recently convicted of killing and raping Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo claims her son is innocent. She also said her other son, currently awaiting his own trial in connection with Bobo’s death, is innocent as well. Cindy Adams sat down with ABC News’ 20/20 to talk about the high-profile case …
Vanessa Danielson begged a neighbor to pray for her as she waited for an ambulance to arrive
A juror passed out in a Bronx court after seeing autopsy photos of a murdered pregnant woman who had her baby cut from her womb. According to the New York Post, the female juror was rushed to the hospital Thursday after a prosecutor presented photos of Angelikque Sutton’s lacerated neck and detached uterus to the court. …
The City of Albuquerque has responded to a lawsuit brought by the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was brutally assaulted and murdered, while her mother looked on, in August 2016. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Victoria Martens died last year after her mother’s boyfriend and his cousin allegedly raped, strangled, and partially dismembered her body …
A Texas man is behind bars after authorities used Google Maps to locate a vehicle used to run over and kill a man at a party. On Tuesday, a grand jury determined authorities presented enough evidence in the case for it to move forward to an indictment against the suspect. Beaumont Enterprise reports that Raul Najera, …
A 2-year-old girl in Alabama died suddenly while in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, and now the boyfriend is being charged with her murder. AL.com reports that Levi Ellise Pointer, 2, of Hoover ,died on September 21. Police responded to a 911 call made by her mother’s boyfriend, Dlonta Khalil Melton, 19, who was watching the …
A Florida man reportedly told police that he fatally beat his 6-month-old daughter because he was “highly stressed” after losing power during Hurricane Irma. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dekari Castell, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the beating death of his daughter, Kahi. Castell allegedly told officers that he …
A Naperville, Illinois, woman was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting. In a closed bench trial, Elzbieta Plackowska, 45, was convicted of ten counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the 2012 stabbing deaths. A judge rejected …
A Northland, Kansas, man who strangled and beat his wife to death declared “I won” as he was being taken into custody. The Kansas City Star reported that Thomas C. Santamaria Jr., 45, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Clay County jury convicted Santamaria in August of first-degree murder for …
Employees at the bar followed behind him and called police, but it was too late
The family of an 18-year-old Ohio woman who allegedly burned and buried her newborn child is speaking out about the harrowing ordeal. As CrimeOnline reported in August, Brooke Skylar Richardson was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, gross abuse of a corpse, involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and tampering with evidence. The teen is accused of giving birth to …
Two teens were stabbed with a pair of scissors by a classmate Wednesday morning at a Bronx school, leaving one dead, one in critical condition, and one held for questioning, reports the New York Times. The 15-year-old victim was reportedly stabbed in the chest and was dead on arrival at St. Barnabus Hospital. The 16-year-old …
