New evidence in an Oklahoma cold case could potentially change the timeline of the death of 18-year-old Brittany Phillips, a college freshman found dead in her Tulsa apartment in 2004. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Phillips returned home to Oklahoma in 2004 to attend Tulsa Community College’s downtown campus, after attending Eckerd College in Florida on …
A California man found dead in Mexico on vacation with his wife was allegedly the target of an extortion scheme by Mexican police hours before his brutal death, ABC News reports. On January 14, Elliot Blair and his wife, Kim Williams, were celebrating their first wedding anniversary at Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito …
A 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver who disappeared after taking a fare from Delray Beach to Okeechobee has been found dead, his daughter says. Gary Levin was last heard from on January 30, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Florida officials said remains were found on Saturday near the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center, just two miles from where …
Police in Hawaii are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in separate locations they believe could be connected. Honolulu Police said they found the body of 36-year-old Johnalynn Ilae, a bank employee, early Sunday afternoon in a Waikele apartment, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported. She was last seen by family members Wednesday …
UPDATE The State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit and the Jacksonville Beach Police Department in Florida said Tuesday that a “significant development” in the Jared Bridegan case will be announced at noon on Wednesday during a press joint conference. Original Story The former wife of slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan has moved from …
A woman’s decomposed remains were reportedly found in a mattress in Pennsylvania on Sunday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the discovery was made in an alleyway in Upper Darby after a resident called 911. Upper Darby police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt said the body was in a folded-up mattress, but there were no signs of blunt …
A woman and her two children were reportedly found dead in a home in Michigan on Sunday. WDIV reported that the three bodies were discovered at a residence in Pontiac. Additional details were not provided, but WPBN reported that Oakland County police are expected to hold a press conference on Monday. This story is developing… …
A homicide investigation is underway after an elderly couple was found in their Pennsylvania home on Tuesday. WCAU reported that state troopers performing a welfare check at a Delaware County home discovered the bodies of Rita and Richard Zajko, 69 and 72. Their deaths have been ruled homicides, but how exactly they died remains undisclosed. …
A South Carolina coroner has identified a body found “virtually mummified” in a clothing donation bin as that of a woman who hadn’t been seen since March. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said that a cause of death for Lesley Lemoine, 47, has not been determined. “Lab work is pending,” the sheriff’s office said. “We …
A Michigan man was arrested and released following the death of his longtime girlfriend, who was allegedly a victim of domestic violence. According to WJBK, Deshante Wallace died after she was found in her Detroit home on Saturday. Someone reportedly told police that she died of an overdose, but her mother claimed a doctor said …
South Carolina authorities are investigating after a “virtually mummified” body was found a clothing donation bin in Lugoff Saturday morning. Kershaw County Coroner David West said the body was that of a woman and that there were no signs of how she died. She likely had been there for months, WIS reported. An autopsy is …
