Last Friday, a group of experts congregated in Hapeville, Georgia at the police department to discuss wildlife poaching crimes, its profit and what can be done to help solve often overlooked cases. CrimeOnline’s cold case writer and crime scene investigator, Sheryl McCollum, hosted the Wildlife CSI Academy event and welcomed professionals from the Wildlife Forensic …
A Colorado middle school teacher is on trial for killing a 10-year-old boy who was struck while riding his bicycle. Prosecutors charged Amy Weiss, 54, with careless driving resulting in death and tampering with evidence after she allegedly hit Oliver Stratton in August 2023. The incident happened in August 2023 as Oliver crossed Saddle Horn …
The family of the teenage victim of Monday’s Wisconsin school shooting identified her as freshman Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14. According to an obituary authorized by Vergara’s family, she is survived by her parents, Vicente and Jennfier Vergara, a brother Adrian, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Vergara was “an avid reader, loved art, singing and playing …
Federal prosecutors in New York revealed on Wednesday that Sean “Diddy” Combs may face more criminal charges as he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges. As reported by Deadline, Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson said they have no plans to postpone Combs’ upcoming trial as the feds believe any additional charges will require “little discovery …
A Tennessee district attorney was charged Monday for reportedly firing at wanted murder suspects as they fled from police, unintentionally hitting a house where a woman and her three children were present. Chris Stanford, district attorney for Tennessee’s 31st Judicial District, was indicted on Monday for reckless endangerment and firing a weapon into an occupied …
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Monday after taking a plea deal for killing a teen boy in a hit-and-run incident last year. James Shulski, 36, received a sentence of 2.5 to 5 years in state prison for the death of Harlem Dennis after he accepted a plea deal in September. The deal involved admitting guilt …
Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, is repoetedly a new charge for a seventthvmurswe. Heuermann has been charged with murdering 24-year-old Valerie Mack from New Jersey in 2020, with her remains found in Manorville, New York. He is set to appear in court on Long Island Tuesday morning to respond to this latest …
Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has reportedly been providing support to the Turpin family, who were rescued from their California home in 2018 following years of neglect and abuse. Oprah Winfrey revealed Perry’s chartible acts in California earlier this month when he received The Paley Honors Award for his achievements in media. Winfrey said Perry …
Alabama authorities have arrested two men for the shooting death of an 18-year-old man after he attended a high school prom seven moths ago. Delvin Tarver was found shot to death inside a car in the parking lot of a Union Springs drug store on May 4. Court documents say he was riding with friends …
A man who paraitcipated in a multi-state shootng spree that killed a 22-year-old man was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 100 years in prison. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty but mentally hill to nearly 2 dozen felonies from the November 2020 incident that also involved his brother, Shawn McDonnell, 34, and the brother’s then-wife, …
On Thursday, prosecutors denied claims that evidence in the 2022 University of Idaho quadruple murder case was improperly collected and should be excluded from trial. The Idaho Statesman reported that Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and state attorneys claimed that the trove of evidence against Bryan Kohberger should not be suppressed as it proves his guilt. …
