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Murder
November 28, 2017
Grandmother dies after neighbor stabs her in the face multiple times, then cradles her body until police arrive
A Staten Island grandmother was viciously stabbed to death after leaving a bank Monday afternoon. According to CBS New York, Geetha Howie, 63, was allegedly confronted by her killer near her home, police say. Witness Mark Long told the news station that he heard a struggle and came out to see what was going on. “At …
Juveniles
November 27, 2017
Teenage son of former congressman allegedly raped and murdered in Paraguay, scene staged as a suicide
The teen’s friends told his family that he shot himself in the head — but evidence points to a homicide
Murder
November 27, 2017
Freed prisoner wrongly convicted of murder nearly 40 years ago spends Thanksgiving with detective who worked for his release
A man who was wrongfully convicted of two murders and incarcerated for almost forty years spent his first day free at Thanksgiving dinner with the retired detective who worked to secure his release. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, 70-year-old Craig Coley was pardoned on Wednesday by Governor Jerry Brown for the 1978 murders …
Homicide
November 27, 2017
Florida man found dead and bloodied next to a sword; murder suspect was once found in a children’s play area with a knife
Florida police arrested a homeless man Saturday morning after he allegedly stabbed another homeless man to death with a sword. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said police responded to a call Saturday afternoon about a bloodied man lying next to railroad tracks in Lake Worth, about 10 miles south of Palm Beach, according to …
Murder
November 27, 2017
‘I just want some answers’: Widow of Las Vegas shooting survivor killed in mysterious hit-and-run crash questions why no one has been arrested
The grieving wife of a man killed in a hit-and-run accident just six weeks after surviving that Las Vegas shooting massacre says she still doesn’t fully understand the circumstances of her husband’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Roy McClellan was killed in a hit-and-run in Pahrump, Nevada, on November 17, when he was reportedly hitchhiking. According …
Child Abuse
November 26, 2017
Victoria Martens murder investigators request extra time to analyze over 200 DNA samples taken from the scene of little girl’s brutal rape, killing, and dismemberment
Investigators are reportedly examining 220 pieces of DNA evidence connected to the brutal rape and murder of 10-year-old Victoria Martens in August 2016. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Victoria’s own mother Michelle Martens is among those awaiting trial for the little girl’s murder. Michelle is accused of watching her boyfriend Fabio Gonzalez and his cousin Jessica …
Family Crime
November 25, 2017
Identical twin killed when sister drives SUV off a cliff
According to Alexandria Duval, the death of her identical twin sister last year was a tragic mishap — the result of a car crash on a narrow Hawaii road. But to authorities, it was no accident: Duval has been charged with murder in what police say was an intentional decision to take her sister’s life. …
Violent Crime
November 25, 2017
Husband accused of mutilating wife and stuffing her in cooler while living in storage unit is a suspect in another death
A man accused of mutilating his dead wife in Kansas City and living with her body parts in a storage unit is a suspect in an apparent killing in California, the Visalia Times-Delta reports. Prosecutors earlier this week charged Justin Tod Rey with murder in connection to the death of Sean Ty Ferel, who was …
Violent Crime
November 24, 2017
Shopper throws shoe at baby, brawl breaks out during Black Friday mayhem
Multiple fights—and a baby getting hit with a shoe—forced police to shut down one Alabama mall a half hour early Thursday night. WBRC reporter Steffany Means took to Facebook and revealed that someone threw a shoe over a railing, striking a baby. About 15 Hoover police officers responded to the Riverchase Galleria, following reports of multiple brawls …
Sports
November 24, 2017
Oscar Pistorius’ sentence increased to 13 years, 5 months
By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ prison sentence was more than doubled to 13 years and five months on Friday, a surprisingly dramatic intervention by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal in the Olympic athlete’s fate after the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In an announcement that took a …
Animal Crimes
November 22, 2017
Teen pins girlfriend’s puppy between two cinder blocks, decapitates it with hatchet: Police
A North Carolina teen is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly strangling his girlfriend and decapitating her puppy. According to KTRK, Antonio Hollywood Campbell, 18, accused his girlfriend, Jordon Stevens, of betraying him by talking to other men. The ensuing argument last week escalated when Campbell reportedly pushed Stevens on his bed and sat on her before placing …