Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a hotel freezer on September 10, died from hypothermia, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday. The Chicago Tribune reported that alcohol intoxication and the use of topiramate, a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy, were listed as contributing factors in the teen’s death. The medical examiner’s …
After Indiana investigators spent days questioning a person of interest in the case of two teen girls killed in Delphi, they reported there’s no reason to charge the man, but also no reason to completely clear him. Fox59 reports that Indiana authorities spent the weekend talking to Daniel Nations, 30, about his possible role in …
Authorities reportedly discovered a dead man’s body in a trash can near a Patton Village, Texas, home that was on fire a day prior. The Houston Chronicle reported that a fire broke out at the home early Wednesday. Investigators recovered the remains inside a residential-sized trash can on the same street as the residence. Montgomery County …
Authorities arrested a man in Colorado after he allegedly held a hatchet and threatened numerous people. Police are now saying they are investigating to see if he could be a suspect in the February murders of two Indiana girls, Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German. PEOPLE reports that El Paso County officers detained registered sex offender, Daniel Nations, 31, …
A baby that was born prematurely during Hurricane Irma was found dead in his mother’s car last week, as reported by PalmBeachPost. The newborn was discovered four days after his birth, last Thursday. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) records allege that the child’s mother went to a West Palm …
Autopsy results performed on a baby’s remains found sealed in containers in an apartment determined that the infant had been dead for close to a year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a Lawrence County deputy made a gruesome discovery in a Fountain Inn, South Carolina, apartment on Monday, while serving eviction papers to a female tenant. …
The latest installment in Oxygen’s docuseries, The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, features an interrogation of John Ludwick, the man who claims he helped suspected killer, Joran van Der Sloot, re-bury the Alabama woman’s remains after burning and crushing her skull. Investigative reporter Art Harris and forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan join Nancy Grace in a …
A South Carolina landlord fled an apartment crying on Monday after a Lawrence County deputy made a gruesome discovery in a tenant’s Fountain Inn apartment while serving eviction papers. Remains of a deceased infant were found in sealed containers, inside the apartment. WSPA reports that Fountain Inn authorities arrived at the Fountain Hills Apartments on Chapman …
Rosemont Police are currently searching for people who attended a hotel party a day before a Chicago teen was found dead in a walk-in freezer. Speaking with the Daily Herald, Rosemont village spokesman Gary Mack said that detectives are identifying and tracking down witnesses who attended the Friday night and Saturday morning party in a ninth …
The mother of a Chicago teen reportedly found dead in a freezer Sunday said she believes her daughter was murdered and accused police of not adequately searching for the missing teen. WGN reports that the body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. Family members and …
California police are searching for a man who went on a rampage at a Santa Ana 7-Eleven last month. According to KTLA, the video showed the suspect vandalizing the convenience store on August 25 at around 2:30 a.m. Store manager Rajev Tendon explained that the man first came in asking to use the phone and returned …
Update: Authorities have identified the body found in a plastic bag as Lillian Duran, 43, of Trenton. Though an autopsy was performed Tuesday, a cause of death has not been revealed. Toxicology reports are also pending. Original Story: Police in Trenton, New Jersey, have launched an investigation after officers discovered a woman’s body in a trash bag …
