A Florida jury on Wednesday found a former paramedic guilty of sexually battering an unconscious woman in the back of his ambulance as she was being transported to the hospital in 2021. The jury deliberated for five hours before returning the guilty verdict for James Melady, 38, but they acquitted him on a charge of …
A former Georgia beauty queen is on trial this week for the murder of her boyfriend’s 18-month-old son in her Georgia Southwestern State University dorm room nearly two years ago. Trinity Poague is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and cruelty to children in the death of …
Investigators said they found a 2-year-old soaked in blood, crying and trying to cuddle his deceased parents.
A Florida jury on Friday found a Ukrainian man orphaned as a young boy guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing deaths of the couple who adopted him when he was 14. A judge sentenced Dima Tower to life in prison for the 2023 murders of Robbie and Jennifer Tower, WWSB reported. Tower, 24, …
A Florida man claimed “temporary insanity” Thursday, in connection with the 2023 deaths of his adoptive parents. The Herald-Tribune reports that Assistant State Attorney Karen Fraivillig questioned Dima Tower, 24, as he took the stand in his own defense. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tower is facing two counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of …
A Florida man accused of killing his adoptive parents broke down in court Wednesday during opening statements in Sarasota County. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Dima Tower, 24, is facing two counts of murder for the 2023 deaths of Jennifer and Robbie Tower. He’s also charged with fleeing from police. According to Court TV, defense lawyer …
The murder trial began this week for the Nevada adult film actress, accused of beating and beheading the father of her children. Devyn Michaels, 47, is accused of beating Johnathan Willette, 46, with a stick before decapitating him in August 2023. Police believe she also poured chemicals over his body. She claimed her innocence during …
The trial is under way for a Tennessee mother accused of neglecting her 13-year-old son to death, more than three years after she was indicted. Kadaris Maddox had cerebral palsy and weighed just 38 pounds when he died on July 6, 2022. An autopsy report said the boy died of malnutrition, Clarksville Now reported. On …
An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a sheriff’s deputy of second degree murder in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler and ended up dead when the deputy shot her in the head. The jury did not convict Sean Grayson of first degree …
An Illinois woman will spend decades behind bars for the murder of a former Maquon Police Department chief, a judge ruled Monday. According to KWQC, Knox County Circuit Judge Andrew Doyle sentenced Marcy L. Oglesby, 53, to 50 years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend, Richard “Rick” Young. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Knox …
A Texas woman was convicted this week of killing her diabetic husband in 2023 through neglect as he suffered from an insulin overdose. A jury found Sarah Jean Hartsfield, 50, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday, KFDM reported. Hartsfield was arrested after staff at Houston Methodist Hospital noted suspicious circumstances surrounding Joseph Hartsfield’s death …
