Delphi Murders Trial: Accused Child Killer Richard Allen Confesses to Using Box Cutter on Slain Girls
The Delphi Murders
‘I killed those two girls’
Lawsuit
October 30, 2024
Lawsuit Filed in Death of North Carolina Woman at Cabo Resort
The family of a North Carolina woman who died at a Mexican resort two years ago has filed a lawsuit against her six traveling companions. Shanquela Robinson died a day after arriving at the group’s villa in Cabo San Lucas …
Murder
October 30, 2024
Cops Identify Victim in Hamptons Resort Murder; Suspect Killed Himself
Police on Long Island identified the victim of the shocking murder at a luxury spa resort as Sabina Rosas, an artist and native of Tajikistan who lives in Brooklyn, and said a suspect in her murder has killed himself. Law …
Shooting
October 30, 2024
Toddler Shot in Detroit, Cops Say Story from Parents Doesn’t Make ‘Any Sense’
A Detroit toddler is in critical condition Wednesday morning after a shooting that police say so far doesn’t make “any sense at all.” Detroit Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald told WJBK that the 3-year-old boy’s parents said he was home …
October 29, 2024
Menendez Brothers Get New Judge for Resentencing Hearing
The request from Los Angeles County prosecutors to resentence brothers Erik and Lyle Mendendez — currently serving life without parole sentences for the murders of their parents in 1989 — has been sent to the Van Nuys Courthouse, where it …
Crime Stories
October 29, 2024
BOYFRIEND CLAIMS MURDER WAS REALLY JUST ROUGH SEX
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Celebrity
October 29, 2024
Diddy Sexually Abused Teen ‘Making the Band’ Contestant — Then Kicked Him off Show for Being ‘Untrustworthy’: Lawsuit
Two child sex abuse lawsuits were filed in New York on Monday against Sean “Diddy” Combs — who was arrested in September on federal sex trafficking charges. CNN reported that the two male accusers claimed Combs abused them when they …
Trials
October 29, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial: Anger Erupts in Video as Accused Child Killer Richard Allen Confronted with Evidence
The tenth day of testimony resumes Tuesday in the case surrounding the 2017 murders of two Delphi girls and their accused killer, Richard Allen. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were walking on the Monon …
Child Abuse
October 29, 2024
‘He Was Scared & He Couldn’t Tell Me’: Daycare Employee Films Co-Worker Beating Autistic Toddler
Mississippi police arrested a daycare employee last week after she was allegedly filmed abusing a 3-year-old boy with autism. Kierra Shavers, 24, is an employee at Faithfully Yours Learning Center Inc. in Gautier. The victim’s mother told the Sun-Herald that …
Death investigation
October 29, 2024
Baby Girl With Placenta Attached Found Dead in Safe Haven Box
An investigation is underway in Idaho after officials said a baby girl was found deceased in a “safe haven” box earlier this month. On October 13, Blackfoot police responded to the Grove Creek Medical Center amid reports of a dead …
Famous Murder Cases
October 29, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial: Slain Girl Dragged 20 Feet, Tears Likely Mixed with Blood
The tenth day of testimony resumes Tuesday in the case surrounding the 2017 murders of two Delphi girls and their accused killer, Richard Allen. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were walking on the Monon …
child neglect
October 29, 2024
Special Needs Toddler Drowns in Tub While Foster Mom Chats on Phone for 30 Minutes
A 25-year-old Indiana woman has been charged with neglect five months after she left her 21-month-old foster daughter in a bathtub, where she drowned while the mother was chatting on the phone for 30 minutes. According to court documents, Hailynn …
Court
October 29, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial: No DNA Links Accused Killer Richard Allen to Crime Scene, Expert Says
A forensics scientist from the Indiana State Police DNA laboratory took the stand Monday morning as testimony resumed in the double murder trial of accused child killer, Richard Allen. During her questioning by the prosecution, DNA Stacy Bozinovski continued her …
Other
October 29, 2024
Georgia Funeral Home Director Arrested After 18 Decomposing Bodies Found During Eviction Process
A south Georgia funeral home director is under arrest after police found 18 decomposing bodies inside his facility during an eviction process Chris Johnson, 39, has been charged with 17 counts of abuse of a dead body, and the Georgia …
Murder
October 29, 2024
Woman Found Dead, ‘Victim of Violence,’ in Guest Room at Lux Hamptons Resort
Police on Long Island are investigating the apparent murder of a woman found dead in a guest room at a luxury Hamptons wellness spa in Water Mill. The Suffolk County Police Department said a staff member at Shou Gugi Ban …
Child sex crimes
October 28, 2024
GRAPHIC: Child Therapist Sent Videos of Babies Being Sexually Assaulted, Feds Say
Federal authorities arrested a New York woman last week for allegedly disseminating sexually explicit videos of children as young as six months. Newsday reported that Renee Hoberman, 36, a child therapist for LifeStance Health in Melville, was arrested Wednesday for …
Crime Stories
October 28, 2024
BOY ‘MASSACRES FAMILY’ WHILE SISTER, 11, PLAYS DEAD, CALLED “POLITE”
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
October 28, 2024
10-Year-Old Boy With Possible Disability Still Missing a Day After Leaving Home Without Shirt, Shoes
Louisiana authorities are looking for a 10-year-old boy who vanished from his home on Sunday. The Advocate reported that Brody Sturdivant left his Denham Springs home after having his game taken away. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said the family …
Podcast
October 28, 2024
Body Bags: Murder/Suicide of Mom and Baby Is REALLY DOUBLE HOMICIDE
BODY BAGS with Joseph Scott Morgan
Death investigation
October 28, 2024
Man Kept Dead Dad in Freezer for 4 Years So He Wouldn’t Lose Home
An Arizona man was arrested on Friday after his father’s body was allegedly discovered in his freezer. Joseph Hill Jr., 51, reportedly stowed his father’s skeletal remains in a backyard freezer at his Tempe home. According to KPNX, he allegedly …
Podcast
October 28, 2024
Crime Roundup with Nancy Grace: Delphi Murders Evidence, Allen’s Statement and Behavior
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
October 28, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial: DNA Expert Reveals Key Findings on 2 Girls Found Deceased After Day Outing
The Delphi murders trial continues Monday with DNA evidence as the centerpiece issue. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Richard Allen is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German. The …
Missing
October 28, 2024
BOLO: Mattie’s Call Issued for Missing Georgia Woman
Police in Georgia are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a woman who has been missing for more than a week. Officials have issued a Mattie’s Call, Georgia’s emergency alert for missing disabled or elderly persons, for 49-year-old Sharon Parrish. …
Murder
October 28, 2024
Cops Looking for Axe, Guns Believed Taken from Murdered Montana Man’s Campsite
Authorities investigating the brutal murder of a Montana man found dead at his Gallatin County campsite earlier this month say they are looking for several items that appear to be missing from the scene, including an axe and guns. …
Murder
October 28, 2024
Philly Police Find Murdered Woman in Missing Mom’s Garage
A body found in a Northeast Philadelphia garage on Sunday is believed to be that of a 51-year-old mom reported missing a day earlier. Investigators say Ivelisse Lugo was last seen at her home Saturday morning, possibly with her estranged …
Murder
October 28, 2024
Mississippi Man Charged With Killing Wife, Found Dead After Her Car Crashed Into Building
A Mississippi man has been charged with murder after his wife was found dead in her vehicle, which had crashed into a building. Zikoya Johnson Echols, 36, was inside her car when Hattiesburg Police responded to the crash site Saturday …
Weird Crime
October 28, 2024
7 Charged After They’re Caught Living in Dead Man’s Home – With His Mummified Body Inside
Police in Georgia responded to a welfare check earlier this month and found a 71-year-old man dead in a bathtub — then learned that a group of people had been living in the dead man’s home alongside his body. According …
October 27, 2024
4-Year-Old Boy, Left Alone in Car, Finds Loaded, Unsecured Gun and Shoots Himself
The mother of a 4-year-old California boy was arrested on Friday after the child found a loaded, unsecured gun in her car and shot himself. Latisha Walker, 26, left her son in the car while she went inside a business, …
Sex Crimes
October 27, 2024
Victim Foils Rape by Calling 911 to ‘Order a Pizza’
A Florida man was arrested earlier this month after a woman made a 911 call and pretended to “order a pizza” until the dispatcher understood she was about to be raped. The pizza call came in to the Volusia County …
Murder
October 27, 2024
Tenant Kills 73-Year-Old Landlord, Calls Sister and Shows Her Body on Video Call
A 19-year-old Washington state woman has been jailed on a murder charge for allegedly killing her 73-year-old landlord. The King County Sheriff’s Office said it got a call from the suspect’s brother-in-law just after 7 p.m. on Friday telling officers …
Court
October 27, 2024
‘Stone-Cold Killer’ Sentenced in Revenge Murder of 16-Year-Old Girl
A California man who plotted for two years to kill the 16-year-old girl he blamed for getting him expelled from school will never get out of prison. Owen Skyler Shover, 23, was sentenced to life without parole in the 2019 …
October 27, 2024
Tennessee Cops Looking for Man They Say Killed Hiker, Planted Fake ID, and Called 911 With False Bear Chase Story
Tennessee investigators have issued a first degree murder warrant for a man they say killed a hiker, planted a fake identification on him, and then called 911 pretending to be the hiker, saying he’d fallen from a cliff while fleeing …
Hate Crimes
October 27, 2024
‘Recluse’ MN Man Shoots Neighbor Trimming Tree in Neck; Mental Illness Cited in Arrest Delay
A Minneapolis man charged with attempted murder remains at large despite multiple warrants for his arrest. John Herbert Sawchak, 54, faces a new warrant connected to alleged offenses against his neighbor, Davis Moturi. This time, the warrant includes attempted murder …
Murder
October 27, 2024
Repeat Offender Who Beat Elderly Man with Hammer Learns Fate for Killing Roommate with Samurai Sword
A Malden, Massachusetts man was recently sentenced to life in prison after a heated argument turned fatal. According to a Middlesex County press release, Joshua Roush, 46, was convicted of the 2001 murder of his roommate, Brian McDonald, 34. Roust …
Road Rage
October 27, 2024
Road Rager Killed by Car During Foot Chase
A Texas man running from police officers across a Houston freeway was fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday morning. As Click2Houston reports, on Saturday, just after 8:30 a.m., officers from the Houston Police Department noticed an altercation between two drivers …
Murder
October 26, 2024
Cops Hunt for Convicted Murderer – Out on Parole – Now Charged With Gunning Down Pregnant Wife
A Minnesota man out of prison on parole after a 2008 murder is now wanted for shooting his pregnant wife to death and a carjacking that took place a short time later. Mychel Allen Stowers has a warrant out for …
Murder
October 26, 2024
Kansas Mom Charged With Shooting ‘Bad Kid’ 16-Year-Old Son in the Head
A Kansas woman said she didn’t mean to shoot her 16-year-old son in the head earlier this month but may have meant to shoot over his head to scare him. Tesha Florence, 46, also known as Tesha Jenkins, faces a …
Court
October 26, 2024
Disgraced Cardiologist Sentence to Decades in Prison for Drugging, Raping Women He Met on Dating App
A former Colorado cardiologist convicted of drugging and raping multiple women he met on a dating app heard from those women Friday before a judge sentenced him to 158 years in prison. Family members and friends of Stephen Matthews’ 11 …
Murder
October 26, 2024
25-Year-Old California Man Charged With Killing His Dad After Body Found in Dumpster
A California man has been arrested after the body of his father was found shot dead in a Union City dumpster. Hayward Police launched an investigation when the 58-year-old father didn’t show upt to work on Wednesday and was not …
Child sex crimes
October 26, 2024
Former High School Band Teacher Arrested 3 Years After He Was Caught in 16-Year-Old Girl’s Bedroom
A former California high school teacher was charged last week with sex crimes against a minor, three years after he was found in the bedroom of a 16-year-old student. Enochs High School Band teacher Patrick Mester was fired in March …
Murder
October 26, 2024
7 Charged in Murder of 19-Year-Old Georgia Woman, All Part of Robbery Crew, Sheriff Says
Investigators in a North Georgia mountain community said Thursday they have made three more arrests in last month’s murder of a 19-year-old woman — bringing the total number of arrests to seven. The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office said Aspen Leigh …
Podcast
October 26, 2024
Jilted Girlfriend, Murderer Looking for Love Behind Bars
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Trials
October 26, 2024
Guilty: Jury Convicts Suitcase Killer Sarah Boone Following Short Deliberation
An Orange County jury in California convicted Sarah Boone of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr. The jury convicted Boone on Friday, following a “short jury deliberation,” FOX 35 reports. In February 2020, Torres Jr. …
Child Abuse
October 25, 2024
Texas Daycare Teacher Charged With Bouncing 3-Month-Old Baby Around Like ‘a Ragdoll’
A teacher at a Texas daycare center has been arrested and charged with severely injuring a 3-month-old child in a baby bouncer, causing brain and retinal damage. Jasmine Collum, 24, is charged with injury to a child and is being …
Court
October 25, 2024
Ex-Soldier Sentenced for Murder of Pregnant 19-Year-Old Soldier at US Base in Germany
A former US soldier was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison for the murder of a 19-year-old, pregnant fellow soldier more than 20 years ago on a US base in Germany. Shannon L. Wilkerson, 44, was found guilty in …
Death investigation
October 25, 2024
Teen Walmart Employee Who Died in Walk-In Oven Was Discovered by Mom
A woman who died in a walk-in oven at a Canadian Walmart on Saturday was discovered by her mother, according to reports. The CBC reported that Gursimran Kaur, a Walmart employee, died in the store’s bakery department in Halifax. Kaur’s …
Child Abuse
October 25, 2024
No Further Jail Time for Mother of 6-Month-Old Boy Found With More Than 50 Rat Bites
The mother of a six-month-old baby found covered by more than 50 rat bites last year won’t spend any further time in jail. Angel Schonabaum, who initially pleaded not guilty to neglect charges, reversed course just before her trial was …
Crime Stories
October 25, 2024
DIDDY DOPE: ‘Forced’ Staff to Stash ‘Pink Cocaine’ 24/7, More Sex-Assaults Emerge
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Murder
October 25, 2024
Guilty on All Counts: Georgia Mother Convicted of Murdering Tot Son, Quinton Simon
A jury convicted Leilani Simon, a mother from Savannah, on all charges in the death of her toddler son and for disposing of his body in a dumpster. Court TV reports that a Savannah jury convicted Simon on 19 charges, …
Missing
October 25, 2024
FBI Joins Search for Missing ‘Kind and Artistic’ 13-Year-Old Montana Teen
The FBI has joined the search for 13-year-old Sa’Wade Birdinground, who has been missing since October 6, The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office reported that Sa’Wade was last seen at her Garryowen home on the night of October 6. She …