WATCH: ‘Mom’ admits to killing her daughter, asking husband to help cover up murder in chilling video confession
Child Abuse
“I just killed her, and then she died.”
Violent Crime
January 2, 2018
Tuesday Crime Stories: Mom makes boyfriend special dinner and romance after they allegedly brutalize, kill & dismember her 10-year-old girl together
Young Victoria Martens body was found in pieces in the bathtub of her mom’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, apartment, but the autopsy suggests the 10-year-old was strangled to death. Her mother, the mom’s boyfriend and another woman are all awaiting trial for the girl’s murder. Nancy Grace explores the latest in the case with forensics expert …
Violent Crime
January 2, 2018
Colorado shooter recorded disturbing live video feed before firing 100 shots at officers, killing one
The gunman accused of killing Colorado officer Zackari Parish apparently recorded himself live on Periscope for hours before the deadly shooting that left one dead and others injured on Sunday. KUSA reports that gunman Matthew Riehl, 37, recorded several live videos with profanity and nonsensical ramblings. On the second video, he complained about his roommate before …
Violent Crime
January 1, 2018
Murder suspect stabs wife to death, then hangs himself, marking first killing in NYC in 2018: Police
A man accused of killing a New York woman hanged himself from a tree on Monday, according to police. The woman’s death marked the first homicide in New York City for 2018. New York Post reports that the victim, an unnamed 26-year-old female, lived in an Ozone Park apartment with her husband, Vishwanand Loknath, 42, where …
Juveniles
January 1, 2018
‘We didn’t know they had a gun in the house’: Family of Jersey Shore murder victims say teen suspect is autistic, older brother speaks out on social media
Authorities have identified the 16-year-old boy accused of killing his parents, sister, and a family friend on New Year’s Eve. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni reportedly confirmed to the Daily News that Scott Kologi, 16, is suspected of killing the three adults and his 18-year-old sister with a semi-automatic rifle shortly before midnight on …
Family Crime
January 1, 2018
16-year-old suspected of killing family in New Year’s Eve gun massacre required ‘special assistance,’ neighbor says
The 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his parents and 18-year-old sister required special care, a neighbor told a local news outlet. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Steven Kologi, 44, Linda Kologi, 42, Brittany Kologi, 18, and family friend Mary Schultz, 70, were shot and killed just before midnight in the Kologi’s home in Long Branch, …
Family Crime
January 1, 2018
Teen kills four, including parents and sister, with semiautomatic rifle in New Year’s Eve beach town bloodbath
A 16-year-old boy opened fire on his entire family in their New Jersey home on New Year’s Eve, killing four people, including his parents and his 18-year-old sister. The New York Daily News reports that a 16-year-old male suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody Sunday night after he allegedly used an …
Violent Crime
December 31, 2017
Suspected Colorado gunman identified as veteran with apparent grudge against local sheriff
Authorities have released the name of the suspected gunman killed in a shootout Sunday morning with sheriff’s deputies at a home in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. According to ABC News, the shooter was identified as Matthew Riehl by a law enforcement official speaking on the condition of anonymity. A social media account apparently belonging …
Police
December 31, 2017
5 Colorado deputies shot, 1 fatally, in ‘ambush’ attack
– Suspect posted anti-police YouTube videos – Slain officer was father of 2 who joined department just 7 months ago
Police
December 31, 2017
Drunk threatens to kill police officer’s family and eat them while officer watches
A Massachusetts man threatened to kill a police officer’s family and then force the officer to watch him eat them, the Greenfield Recorder reports. Jeffrey Liimatainen, 26, threatened the officer while he was being taken to jail after he threw a boot at the cop and punched him in the chest. The officer, Adam Cooley, …
Family Crime
December 30, 2017
Dad suspected of murdering two little girls in Christmas Day slaughter following custody, child support dispute
Two young sisters who were found dead on Christmas Day after their mother reported them missing — and authorities appear to believe the girls’ father is responsible for their deaths. CTV News reports that police found the bodies of six-year-old Chloe Berry and four-year-old Aubrey Berry in Oak Bay, British Columbia, on the night of …
Murder
December 30, 2017
Arrests made in quadruple murder of family, including two children, in upstate New York
Police have arrested two suspects in the brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, New York, this week. CBS 6 Albany reports that two men were arrested on suspicion of homicide and were arraigned on Saturday morning in Troy City Court. Justin C. Mann, 24, and James White, 38, both reportedly entered not guilty pleas to four …