Rebecca Zahau did not commit suicide, jury finds
Murder
Adam Shacknai found legally responsible for brother’s girlfriend’s death; ordered to pay over $5 million in damages
Child Abuse
April 1, 2018
Devonte Hart family’s fatal SUV plunge over cliff was likely ‘intentional’: Police
The fatal crash that killed at least five members of the same family in Northern California earlier this week appears to have been intentional, an investigating officer confirmed on Sunday. California Highway Patrol Acting Assistant Chief Greg Baart told KGW 8 News that investigators “do have reason to believe … that the crash was intentional,” …
Juveniles
March 24, 2018
Little girl, 7, dies after playing hanging prank on mom: Police
A 7-year-old Queens girl has died days after a hanging prank left her brain dead, her family said. Precise Tucker allegedly tied a bathrobe sash around her neck Wednesday to play a prank on her mother, which is something the little girl often did. Police sources told the New York Post that Tucker was in the …
Juveniles
February 21, 2018
Teen buys rope, sets up noose before filming friend’s suicide: Police
A Utah teen who allegedly helped a younger classmate hang herself last year was found competent to stand trial on murder charges. KSTU reported that Tyerell Przybycien pleaded not guilty last year to first-degree murder and failure to report the findings of a dead human body in connection with the death of Jchandra Brown, 16. Przybycien, now 18, allegedly …
Suicide
February 19, 2018
26-year-old woman leaps to her death from Manhattan high-rise
A young woman is dead of an apparent suicide after she reportedly plunged to her death from a 39-story apartment building. According to the New York Daily News, the woman, who has not yet been identified, leapt to her death just before 7 a.m. Monday morning. The building, Clinton Towers, is at 54th Street and …
Celebrity Justice
February 6, 2018
Mark Salling child pornography case may be dismissed in wake of suicide
Los Angeles prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the child pornography case against former Glee star Mark Salling, who was found dead last weekend of an apparent suicide. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Salling was found hanged to death last Tuesday at the Starwood Riding Club in Los Angeles, weeks before he was facing sentencing for …
Murder
February 2, 2018
Suicidal woman drives into traffic, killing aspiring doctor and father of two with a baby on the way
The now-wheelchair-bound suspect admitted that she caused the crash in a failed suicide attempt
Celebrity Justice
February 1, 2018
Jim Carrey wrongful death suit in girlfriend’s suicide dismissed amid claims she hid existing STDs
The wrongful death suit against Jim Carrey in the suicide of his on-again, off-again girlfriend has been dismissed. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Carrey’s girlfriend Cathriona White took her own life in 2015, overdosing on prescription medication that her family has claimed she obtained from Carrey. People magazine reports that White’s mother Brigid Sweetman and her …
Celebrity Justice
January 30, 2018
‘Glee’ star Mark Salling found dead of apparent suicide at Little League field: Report
The former Glee star who recently pleaded guilty to child pornography was found dead of an apparent suicide. TMZ reports that Mark Salling’s body was discovered in the Sunland neighborhood of San Bernardino County, California, where the actor lived. The details are not confirmed yet but the TMZ report indicates that Salling hanged himself at …
Suicide
January 26, 2018
Drug-peddler doc accused of having radio DJ wife killed suffocates himself in jail: Source
The jail has seen an alarming number of suicides this year; and the doctor had previously threatened to kill himself but was not placed under suicide watch
Murder
January 24, 2018
Man commits suicide at his 21st birthday party after he accidentally shoots and kills best friend
A young man in Michigan turned a gun on himself and took his own life after he realized he had accidentally shot and killed his best friend. WJRT reports that Zachary Woodcock, 20, hosted a gathering to celebrate his upcoming birthday at Bavarian Haus Apartments in Merrill on Friday night. At some point, after Woodcock and …
Suicide
January 20, 2018
Woman pushes online friend into suicide pact, backs out just before he goes through with the plan
A British woman faces four years behind bars after allegedly backing out of a suicide pact she had coerced an online acquaintance into entering, according to the BBC. The other party, 31-year-old postal worker Matthew Birkinshaw, reportedly went on to kill himself by carbon monoxide poisoning as the two had planned. As the New York …