Distraught husband allegedly tries to kill little girl after finding his wife dead of suicide: Report
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Prosecutors say the man intentionally crashed his car because he was trying to kill the girl
Famous Murder Cases
September 18, 2017
BREAKING: Arrest made in 25-year-old murder of Massachusetts woman
Investigators have made an arrest in a cold case murder that has gone unsolved for a quarter of a century. MassLive.com reports that Gary E. Schara has been arrested and charged with the murder of Lisa Ziegert, who was killed in 1992 in Agawam. She was 24 years old at the time of her murder. District Attorney …
Podcast
September 18, 2017
Monday Crime Stories: ‘Monster’ killers – The murders of Laura Wallen & Holly Bobo
The boyfriend who allegedly murdered Laura Wallen told the pregnant Maryland teacher’s father that he had no contact with another woman for two years, but that was before police revealed Tyler Tessier was actually living with and was engaged to the second woman. “He is a monster and he is a liar,” Mark Wallen said …
Family Crime
September 18, 2017
Husband murders wife, blows up house to cover up the crime: Police
A Wisconsin man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and destroying the couple’s home in an attempt to conceal the killing. Fox 6 reports that Steven Pirus, 59, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, 50-year-old Lee Anne Pirus. Authorities reportedly believe the murder could have taken place months ago. …
Violent Crime
September 18, 2017
Ohio murder-suicide: Bodies identified as Marine Academy graduate and his college student girlfriend
Authorities found two deceased bodies at a luxurious apartment in north Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, and after hours of investigation, determined that the incident was an apparent murder-suicide. NBC4i reports that authorities identified the bodies found inside the apartment as Kyle Lafferty, 25, and Heather Campbell, 22. According to detectives, the tragedy happened inside an apartment …
Missing
September 18, 2017
VIDEO: Natalee Holloway’s skull was burned in a cave, claims friend of suspected killer
A friend of Natalee Holloway’s suspected killer has claimed that her skull was burned in a cave. John Ludwick is a friend of Joran van Der Sloot, who was the last person seen with Natalee, 18, before she disappeared in Aruba in 2005. Ludwick made the bombshell confession in the Oxygen docuseries The Disappearance of Natalee …
Violent Crime
September 17, 2017
4 American femaile tourists attacked with acid in Marseille, officials say
BY PHILIPPE SOTTO, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Four young American tourists were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in the French city of Marseille, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local prosecutor’s office said. Two of the …
Murder
September 17, 2017
Two victims in their 20s found dead in luxury apartment in apparent murder-suicide
A young man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Columbus, Ohio. WMCH reports that police found the body of a man and a woman dead of gunshot wounds early Sunday morning in an apartment at Taylor House Luxury Community. Police had responded to a distress call after a friend of the …
School Crimes
September 16, 2017
Suspected school shooter had been suspended for threats
ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state student accused of a deadly school shooting had been suspended for bringing threatening notes to school shortly before the attack. Freeman School District Superintendent Randy Russell tells The Spokesman-Review that the district followed protocol by suspending the student and sending him for a mental evaluation. The shooting occurred …
Juveniles
September 16, 2017
Teen who stabbed classmate as an offering to ‘Slender Man’ found to be mentally ill
One of the teens criminally charged with stabbing a classmate in 2014 to please the fictional character Slender Man will be sent to a mental institution instead of prison. Late Friday night, a Wisconsin jury found that Anissa Weier (pictured left), now 15, was mentally ill at the time of the attack, CNN reports. Weier …
Juveniles
September 15, 2017
‘I knew you would shoot up the school’ among last words of boy killed in Spokane shooting; three female students shot, including freshman cheerleader
A 14-year-old girl is among those recovering from injuries after a high school classmate opened fire at a school outside of Spokane, Washington, this week, killing one boy and injuring three others. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sam Strahan, 15, was killed after he reportedly confronted Caleb Sharpe, also 15, in a hallway at Freeman High School …
Terror
September 15, 2017
Manhunt for London subway bombing suspect who wounded 22 people in terror attack; threat level severe
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of London police embarked on a massive manhunt Friday, racing to find out who placed a homemade bomb on a packed London subway train during the morning rush hour. The explosion wounded 22 people and ignited a panicked stampede to safety. Witnesses described seeing a “wall of …