Man drives car into transgender rally, hurting 3 people
A man was charged Thursday after authorities said he pulled his car into a group of demonstrators protesting a police shooting in St. Louis, injuring three people.
Child Abuse
August 24, 2017
Abusive parents take kids during supervised visit and go on six-month run; Family found in hospital as mom gives birth: Police
The six-month search for two Tulsa, Oklahoma, children has reportedly ended with the children’s safe return and their parents’ arrest. Christopher Smith and Shaquelle Cantrell are accused of taking off with their children during a supervised visit in February. According to KOKI, Department of Human Services (DHS) removed the couple’s 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter from …
August 23, 2017
Chase Massner Update: Three weeks later, mom still waits for positive ID on son’s remains
Stephanie Cadena thought she would finally get closure after three excruciating years when authorities found the remains of her son, Chase Massner. Although in all likelihood it was indeed Chase that detectives found in the backyard of a Kennesaw, Georgia home, but the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office in Marietta still hasn’t officially confirmed it. …
August 23, 2017
Police: DNA of headless torso matches Swedish journalist, her arms and legs ‘deliberately cut off’ and her body weighted down to sink
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A headless torso found on a beach off Copenhagen has been identified as that of missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who is believed to have died on an amateur-built submarine earlier this month, Danish police said Wednesday. Wall, 30, was last seen alive on Aug. 10 on Danish inventor Peter Madsen’s …
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 …
August 22, 2017
Fallen Heroes: Navy divers find remains during search of USS John S McCain
By ANNABELLE LIANG, Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Navy divers searching a flooded compartment of the USS John S. McCain found remains of some of the 10 sailors missing in a collision between the warship and an oil tanker, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander said Tuesday as he promised a full investigation. Adm. Scott Swift also …
Sex Offenders
August 19, 2017
Catholic school teacher jailed on child rape charges walks free over a decade ahead of schedule
A Catholic school teacher jailed on child rape charges was released from prison a decade early after a court threw out the conviction amid questions about the accuser’s credibility. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Bernard Shero, 54, a former teacher at St. Jerome school, pleaded no contest Monday to child rape and assault charges. In turn, …
August 18, 2017
Husband films wife begging for her life and then he shoots her dead: Police
Indiana police have arrested a man and accused him of shooting his wife after recording her begging for her life, according to PEOPLE. The Journal & Courier reported that Patrick Elliott, 50, allegedly shot his wife, Donita Elliott, 47, in their Lafayette home on August 8. According to an affidavit, Patrick originally told officers that he …
August 18, 2017
BREAKING: Missing girl found with former high school janitor; suspect in custody
Authorities found Anna Racine safe in Minnesota on Friday evening. According to her cousin, Sarah House, the teen was found with her former high school janitor, 21-year-old Morgan Burcham. House said that both Anna and Burcham are currently in custody. No other information is available at this time. Check back with CrimeOnline as additional details become …
August 17, 2017
Video shows Manhattan dermatologist who died of cocaine overdose in drug dealer’s apartment building just before her death
A judge presiding over the case of a New York City doctor who died of a cocaine overdose has released surveillance video of the night a New York City dermatologist the mother of three lost her life while partying with an HBO producer. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Dr. Kiersten Cerveny died in October 2015 after …
August 17, 2017
Shock dashcam video shows cops forcing woman into 11 MINUTE body cavity search: Lawyer
The young woman’s attorney called the invasive cavity search “rape by cop”
August 16, 2017
40-year-old gym teacher had sex with 15-year-old student: Police
A middle school gym teacher is accused of having a relationship with an underage student who was between the 8th and 9th grades at the time of the alleged assault. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in a press release Tuesday that Shawnetta D. Reece of Blairsville, Georgia, was allegedly sexually involved with a 15-year-old student …