Savannah Leckie, autistic teen found dead on mother’s property, suffered horrific abuse before presumed murder
Child Abuse
When the desperate teen cut herself, her mother allegedly rubbed alcohol and salt on the wounds
Missing
August 23, 2017
New video details plans to locate Natalee Holloway remains; Joran van der Sloot’s friend changes story
New clips from the Oxygen docuseries The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway shows the efforts of her father, a private investigator, and a tipster who befriended a friend of the prime suspect to uncover clues about Holloway’s presumed murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a man by the name of Gabriel met John Ludwick in Florida, and …
Murder
August 22, 2017
Elderly victims viciously attacked, killed in random home invasion identified; $9K REWARD offered for information
The quadruple murder of a pair of elderly couples has rocked rural Halifax County, North Carolina. James Whitley (pictured left), 76, and his 67-year-old wife Peggy Whitley (pictured right) were visiting James Harris, 88, and wife Janice Harris at their home on Fishing Creek Road Monday night when they were killed. Halifax County sheriff Wes …
Murder
August 22, 2017
Woman’s boyfriend beats toddler son into vegetative state; ‘Mom’ covers baby’s bruises with makeup
A Palmdale, California, couple was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the beating death of the woman’s toddler son. A judge sentenced Brandon Jerel Williams, 27, to 25 years to life after being convicted of first-degree murder, torture, and assault on a child causing death. The victim’s mother, Rosie Lee Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 15 years …
Murder
August 22, 2017
Roommate wakes to the sound of woman screaming, police find multiple human remains in plastic tubs filled with chemicals
A man and woman in Montana have been charged with homicide after their roommate filed a police report last week alleging that two people had been murdered in their Missoula home. When police reported to the residence to investigate on Friday, they found human remains in plastic tubs filled with chemicals, according to The Missoulian. Tiffanie …
Child Abuse
August 22, 2017
Little girl finds dead body of boy in school uniform on residential property, tells police she thought he was sleeping and tried to wake him up
A girl walking home from school in Alabama came across a horrifying discovery: A young boy found dead at a residential property in Mobile. WPMI reports that a little girl discovered the body near the driveway at about 3 p.m. on Monday. She was reportedly walking with a group of girls from the school bus …
Murder
August 19, 2017
Cruise Ship Murder: Man indicted in wife’s killing ‘snapped’ on cruise ship after she asked for divorce
A Utah man has been charged with killing his wife after he allegedly “snapped” when she said she wanted a divorce and would not stop laughing at him during an Alaska-bound cruise last month. Federal officials announced Thursday that a grand jury had indicted Kenneth Manzanares, 39, with first-degree murder in connection with the death …
Murder
August 18, 2017
Mom drives drunk and crashes into a pole, killing her 7-year-old son: Police
Police have arrested a Houston, Texas, woman after she allegedly drove drunk and caused her 7-year-old son to be ejected from her vehicle last month, as reported by Click2Houston. Authorities report that Edith Abrego, 29, is facing murder charges following the crash which killed the child. In addition to Jody Rodriguez’ death, Abrego and her 6-year-old son …
Murder
August 18, 2017
Stranger than fiction: Crime writer has secret murderous past
A crime writer who titled one of his novels The Guilty Secret had allegedly been harboring a terrible secret of his own, as fiction blended with reality in a 22-year-old murder case. As reported by China Daily, 53-year-old author Liu Yongbiao was arrested Friday at his home in Nanling County, Anhui province, China for allegedly …
Family Crime
August 18, 2017
BREAKING: Three little girls found brutally murdered in Maryland home
UPDATE: A Maryland man was arrested on Saturday for the brutal killings of three children, all under the age of 1o, in what local police are calling “one of the most difficult scenes” they’ve worked. ORIGINAL STORY: Three girls under the age of 10 were found dead Friday morning in a Prince George, Maryland, home. …
Missing
August 18, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Tipster claims he found Natalee Holloway’s possible remains months ago, Dad anxiously awaits DNA results
Natalee Hollway’s father has provided more information about how he discovered human remains in Aruba that may belong to his daughter. And CrimeOnline has spoken to the tipster who said the discovery never would have happened without him. Earlier this week, Dave Holloway and private investigator T.J. Ward made the bombshell announcement on the Today …
Family Crime
August 17, 2017
Georgia police find body of missing grandmother whose grandson is charged with murder
Authorities have confirmed that a body found along a Georgia highway is that of a missing woman whose grandson has been charged with her slaying, as previously reported by Crime Online. Dental records show that a body discovered Wednesday in an embankment is 78-year-old Millicent Williams, who lived just five miles from where her decomposed …