Toddler boy dies as Mom delays getting help; 3-year-old found unconscious, severely beaten while boyfriend babysits: Report
Juveniles
Another child had been removed from the home weeks before Kei’mere Marshall’s death
Juveniles
August 19, 2020
Dead husband of ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow was alone in apartment, possibly for weeks, until neighbor noticed flies, stench coming from home: Police report
Though Lori Vallow was listed as Jospeh Ryan’s next of kin, police did not contact her until 10 days after Ryan’s body was found
Violent Crime
August 19, 2020
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN? Search for suspects who mowed down man in Kroger parking lot OVER PARKING SPOT
Police in Memphis are looking for the suspects in an apparent vehicular assault that left a victim seriously injured. According to Fox 13 Memphis, the incident took place the night of August 4 outside a Kroger grocery store on Union Avenue in Memphis. Responding police reportedly found a man with severe leg injuries in the …
Violent Crime
August 19, 2020
MANHUNT after Jack in the Box customer shoots pregnant worker
A pregnant woman was shot during a robbery at a Jack in the Box restaurant in Houston on Tuesday night. KTRK reports that gunfire broke out at a Jack in the Box on Little York when a customer pulled a gun on a female employee filling his order, demanding money. The employee reportedly turned to …
Family Crime
August 18, 2020
Piece of steel found next to dead body of 12-year-old boy; relatives and a teacher had previously reported child welfare concerns
Logan Baker’s father has been charged with first-degree murder. In recent years, he was twice charged with endangering the welfare of a child
Drug Crime
August 18, 2020
6-year-old girl found dead after police allegedly ignored numerous warnings died of massive drug overdose
A 6-year-old girl who died in July after numerous reports of possible abuse or neglect had a massive amount of an anti-psychotic drug in her system, according to a recently released autopsy report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kerrigan Rutherford was found dead in Montgomery, Illinois, on July 2, in a home that police described as …
Murder
August 18, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Golden State Killer victims confront confessed rapist, murderer in court
The former police officer who confessed to dozens of violent crimes committed by a serial rapist and murderer known as the Golden State Killer is in court on Tuesday as victims and family members of victims confront Joseph DeAngelo before he is sentenced to life in prison on Friday. As NBC San Diego reports,DeAngelo pleaded …
Family Crime
August 17, 2020
12-year-old boy found dead in shed; police say he was attacked from behind
A 12-year-old boy was found dead at a residence in Missouri, and police have arrested his father. According to the Bolivar Herald Free Press, the grandparents of the victim found the boy dead in an outbuilding at their property in Bolivar on Sunday night. Bolivar Police Lt. Roger Barron told the news outlet that responding …
Murder
August 17, 2020
Hitchhiker stabs woman and tosses her body out of moving car in front of horrified witnesses: Report
The suspect reportedly confessed to stabbing the woman because she ‘looked at him funny’
Family Crime
August 16, 2020
Neighbors, teacher warned authorities about abuse and neglect of 6-year-old girl. Then she was found dead
Police found the little girl “bleeding from the nose, turning different colors”
Violent Crime
August 15, 2020
Italia Lomelli-Graham: 5-year-old girl shot dead while playing inside her own home, mourners push for justice as shooter remains elusive
A 5-year-old girl playing inside her South Carolina home was shot dead on August 6, leaving family members devastated and pushing for justice. The Post and Courier reports that Italia Lomelli-Graham was in the hallway of her family’s home off of Langley Drive in Summerville when a bullet sliced through a brick wall and hit …
Missing
August 15, 2020
‘You’re a warrior’: Mourners gather to remember murdered soldier Vanessa Guillen
Mourners this week gathered to say goodbye to U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was allegedly murdered by a fellow soldier earlier this year in a case that has prompted outcry over the mistreatment of women in the armed forces, the New York Times reports. On Friday, a custom-made coffin on a horse-drawn carriage circled the track at César E. …