Expelled Congressman George Santos Expected to Plead Guilty to Multiple Fraud Counts
Politics and Crime
Sex Crimes
August 17, 2024
‘Epitome of Injustice’: Former Cop Rapes 13-Year-Old Child, Gets Weekends in Jail & Probation
A former New York police officer received a controversial sentence of 10 weekends in jail for raping a 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, Judge Kristina Karle sentenced former Rochester cop Shawn Jordan, 40, to 10 weekends in jail—20 days total—followed by …
Serial Killers
August 17, 2024
‘There could be more’: Police Link Same DNA to 2 Women Strangled Years Apart, Investigating Possible Serial Killer
DNA evidence has linked two unsolved murders in Texas to the same person, sparking discussions of a possible serial killer. While investigating Alyssa Ann Rivera’s June 21 death, Austin Police Department (APD) homicide detectives and crime specialists discovered DNA evidence …
Cold Cases
August 16, 2024
44 Years Later, Police Make Arrest in University of Texas Nursing Student’s 1980 Murder, Kidnapping
A 78-year-old man has been charged with a murder that took place over four decades ago after investigators used genetic genealogy to link him. Deck Brewer Jr., who is already serving time in a Massachusetts jail allegedly killed 25-year-old Susan …
Hot Car
August 16, 2024
Another Hot Car Death: 10-Month-Old Girl Left in Car After Mom Is Called Into Work
A 10-month-old girl in Louisiana died on Wednesday, a day after she was reportedly left in a hot car for 90 minutes. The infant, who has not been publicly identified, was hospitalized in Jennings in critical condition. In light of …
Crime Stories
August 16, 2024
SCOTT PETERSON: BURNED MATTRESS, DUCT TAPE PROVE I DIDN’T MURDER LACI
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Celebrity
August 16, 2024
Johnny Wactor: 4 Suspects Arrested in ‘General Hospital’ Actor’s Murder
California authorities said on Thursday that they arrested four people for May’s shooting death of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. Robert Barceleau, Sergio Estrada and Leonel Gutierrez, all 18, were reportedly linked to Wactor’s murder after their fingerprints were recovered …
Murder
August 16, 2024
Soldier Dad Found Bound and Shot Dead Linked to Custody Battle, Widow Charged with Murder
After nearly five years of investigation, Tennessee detectives determined that a custody dispute led to the 2019 murder of National Guard member Jacob Bishop, who was found bound with zip ties and shot. Loudon County officials announced Tuesday that Amanda …
Murder
August 16, 2024
SEE IT: Moment Police Arrest Mom-of-5 Rachel Morin’s Killer at Oklahoma Bar
Body camera footage released by Tulsa police captures the moment Rachel Morin’s alleged killer is found at an Oklahoma bar, following a months-long search. The video, obtained by The Baltimore Sun, shows officers entering the Los Dos Amigos Sports Bar …
August 16, 2024
Michigan Man Snatches Two Girls in Broad Daylight; Bystander Saves 7-Year-Old by Leaping Through Car Window
A 23-year-old Michigan man was arraigned Thursday afternoon for allegedly attempting to kidnap two girls, Endi Bala faces attempted unlawful imprisonment and assault and battery charges, in connection with an attempted Clinton Township kidnapping. He also faces child enticement, kidnapping, …
Shooting
August 16, 2024
Fight Over ‘Stinky Feet’ Leads Son to Shoot Dad in Face
An Iowa man is facing criminal charges for allegedly shooting his father on Sunday. David Carpenter, 48, reportedly called the police and said he shot his father in the face at a Burlington home. The victim, who suffered non-life threatening …
Crime Shows
August 15, 2024
REPORTER STABBED AFTER VEGAS POLITICIAN SEX AFFAIR EXPOSE
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Homicide
August 15, 2024
Suspect Charged With Killing Girlfriend Found Off Embankment Now Implicated in Another Homicide
Officials said on Thursday that California woman who vanished earlier this month was found dead in Nevada in what authorities are investigating as a homicide. Placer County police said a drone was used to locate Patricia Portella-Wright’s body off an …
Missing
August 15, 2024
FOUND SAFE: Missing Florida Woman’s Car Found Stuck on Railroad Tracks, Keys Inside
UPDATE According to Palmetto State law enforcement officials, Jessica has been found safe in Allendale County.No additional information is available at this time. Initial Story Police in Florida are seeking public help to locate a 27-year-old Jacksonville woman who has …
Assault
August 15, 2024
Serial Rapist Cardiologist Convicted for Drugging & Assaulting Women He Lured on Dating App
A former Colorado cardiologist was convicted Tuesday of drugging and raping numerous women in 2023. According to The Denver Post, a Denver jury found Stephen Matthews, 36, guilty of 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault involving 11 victims. …
Celebrity
August 15, 2024
BREAKING: 2 Doctors, Personal Assistant Arrested In Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Overdose Death
UPDATE: The U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Thursday that five people — including two doctors — have been charged in Matthew Perry’s death. In a statement issued to CNN, officials said the suspects supplied Perry with ketamine in the weeks …
Assault
August 15, 2024
Minnesota Woman Floors Gas Pedal, Rams Boyfriend Into Windshield on Way to Couples Therapy
A Minnesota woman is facing charges after police say she rammed her car into her boyfriend on the way to therapy, following a day of arguing. According to a police affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, 30-year-old Veronica Roleen Gast is facing …
Crime Stories
August 14, 2024
BABY SHOWER FRIENDS LAUNCH SEARCH FOR MISSING MOM, 28
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
August 14, 2024
MISSING: 16-Year-Old Girl Vanishes After Texting Family About Being Kidnapped by 2 Men
A New York girl is reportedly missing after texting family that two men kidnapped her on Tuesday. According to the New York Post, the 16-year-old girl, who has not been publicly named, messaged her family about two men forcing her …
Trials
August 14, 2024
Robert Telles: Murder Trial Begins for Nevada Official Accused of Killing Journalist Who Exposed Wrongdoing
The Nevada murder trial is underway for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who’s accused of killing veteran journalist Jeff German in 2022. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found German stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas home on …
Trials
August 14, 2024
Prosecutors Push to Keep Bryan Kohberger’s Trial in County Where Quadruple Slayings Took Place
On Monday, prosecutors challenged a motion that seeks to have the University of Idaho quadruple murder trial moved out of the county where the 2022 slayings transpired. Kohberger’s lawyers have cited the media attention surrounding the case and prospective juror …
Hot Car
August 14, 2024
Michigan Tot Dies in Hot Car at Store Parking Lot, 20th US Pediatric Heatstroke Tragedy This Year
A 3-year-old Michigan boy found dead in a hot car Tuesday afternoon likely dead from heat, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office News Channel 3 reports that police responded to the scene at a Vicksburg Family Fare store, following …
Famous Murder Cases
August 14, 2024
Alex Murdaugh Could Get New Murder Trial as State Supreme Court Reviews Appeals
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that it would decide whether Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. The Post and Courier reported that the court decided it would take over Murdaugh’s case after his trial attorneys …
Hot Car
August 14, 2024
Baby Left in Hot Car as Dad Works Construction, Marking the 19th Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke in US This Year
A Tennessee man is facing charges after police say he left his infant daughter inside a vehicle all day while he worked at a construction site. According to ABC 9, Timothy Paul Blackdeer is facing charges of reckless homicide and …
Murder-Suicide
August 13, 2024
‘I’m Sorry to Whoever Found Us’: Female Firefighter Kills Boyfriend, Leaves Behind Suicide Note
Officials concluded that two Georgia firefighters who were found dead in Tennessee in June was a case of murder-suicide. A recently completed autopsy report stated that Raegan Anderson, 24, fatally shot Chandler Kuhbander, 24, before turning the gun on herself. …
Podcast
August 13, 2024
For the Want of a Baby: The Death of Ashley Bush
BODY Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
Attempted Murder
August 13, 2024
Texas Father Tries to Kill 4-Month-Old Son, Gives Him Gasoline to Drink
A Texas man was arrested this weekend for intentionally giving his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink to kill him. Emergency crews responded Saturday to a Paris home regarding Edgar Bridgemon’s infant son. It was then when Bridgemon, 24, admitted to …
Crime Stories
August 13, 2024
POISON PLOT: DID CHEATING HUBBY POISON WIFE & DAUGHTER, 10, WITH EYE DROPS FOR $250K LIFE INSURANCE?
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Missing
August 13, 2024
‘This is unlike her’: Fears Mount as Mom, Pediatric Nurse Vanishes Under ‘Involuntary Circumstances’
Worry is mounting for a Virginia nurse who has been missing since last month, in what police are calling “involuntary circumstances.” On Monday night, members of Prince William County’s Nepalese community joined nurses who work with Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, …
August 13, 2024
‘I didn’t kill my family’: Wife Killer Scott Peterson Speaks Out Decades After Laci and His Unborn Son’s Death
In his first on-camera interview since his arrest 21 years ago, notorious wife killer Scott Peterson is speaking out from behind bars at California’s Mule Creek State Prison. In the new three-part docuseries, “Face to Face with Scott Peterson,” Peterson, …
Celebrity
August 13, 2024
Disney Channel Star Skai Jackson Arrested After Fight With Boyfriend
Disney Channel actress Skai Jackson was reportedly arrested last week in California for a domestic violence incident involving her boyfriend. Los Angeles police told Page Six that security at the Universal CityWalk in Hollywood called the police on August 9 …
Serial Killers
August 13, 2024
Suspected Serial Killer Truck Driver Extradited to California, Accused of Strangling Numerous Women
A 73-year-old long-haul trucker suspected of killing at least four women has been extradited to California on murder charges. According to SFGate, Warren Luther Alexander was extradited this week from North Carolina to Ventura County, California, to face three counts …
Missing
August 13, 2024
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Arkansas Woman Missing for Months
Police in Arkansas are searching for a 51-year-old woman who has not been seen by family members in months. According to the Searcy Police Department, family members said Allison Hale was last heard from around five months ago. She’s known …
Homicide
August 12, 2024
Slain 3-Month-Old Found Stuffed in Laundry Detergent Bucket After Father Attacks Mother
A 3-month-old Indiana boy who was found dead on Sunday was reportedly discovered in a sealed bucket in the family’s apartment. Jacob Moneus was reported missing on Saturday after his mother went to the hospital with a skull fracture and …
Missing
August 12, 2024
Developing: Virginia Pediatric Nurse Missing for Nearly 2 Weeks Under ‘Involuntary Circumstances’
A Virginia nurse has been missing since July 31 under “involuntary circumstances” according to police. Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, a mother of a 10-month-old baby and a pediatric nurse at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center, was last seen in …
Crime Stories
August 12, 2024
FRANTIC SEARCH FOR MISSING MARIA, 12, ENDS: FOUND 600 MILES AWAY WITH MALE SUSPECT
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Weird Crime
August 12, 2024
Former Employee Steals $1.5M Worth of Chicken Wings From School District
A former school employee in Illinois was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison for stealing $1.5 million in chicken wings over two years. For 10 years, Vera Liddell, 66, worked as a food service director for Harvey School …
Death investigation
August 12, 2024
Toys, Car, Remains of Missing Mom and Child Found in Florida Canal Nearly 50 Years Later
Remains discovered in a Florida canal on Sunday are reportedly those of a mother and her child who vanished 50 years ago. NBC6 South Florida reports that a 35-year-old woman and her daughter, 3, were reported missing in 1974 from …
Child Abuse
August 12, 2024
Stepmom Fatally Beats 8-Year-Old Girl With Wooden Rolling Pin, Jury Deliberates Father’s Fate
A jury is deadlocked in the case of a Georgia man whose wife allegedly killed his 8-year-old daughter in January. Natalia Barros, 34, is believed to have fatally beat Sayra Barros with a wooden rolling pin at their Bethlehem home. …
Missing
August 12, 2024
Judge Allows Missing Tot’s Mother Access to Minor Daughter, Search for 2-Year-Old Elijah Vue Continues
On Wednesday, a Wisconsin judge denied Elijah Vue’s mother’s request to reduce her bail but granted her permission to see her daughter. Manitowoc County Circuit Court Judge Robert Dewane declined to lower Katrina Baur’s bail from $15,000 to $5,000, citing …
Sex Crimes
August 12, 2024
Indictment: Accused Child Snatcher Facing Multiple Felonies After Abducting 12-Year-Old Georgia Girl
An Ohio man accused of kidnapping and raping a Georgia girl was indicted last week on multiple felony charges. Antonio Agustin-Ailon, 34, is facing charges of rape, kidnapping, gross sexual imposition, pandering sexually-oriented matters, and interference with custody. From May …
Attempted Murder
August 12, 2024
Tennessee Mom Charged With Attempted Murder After Driving into a Lake With Toddler on Board
A Tennessee woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly drove into a lake with a toddler inside the car. Kalyna Laraye Young, 21, also faces charges of reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, and aggravated child abuse …
Child sex crimes
August 12, 2024
Former Michigan and Florida Cop Arrested for Soliciting Underage Teen for Sex
A former Michigan and Florida police officer was caught up last month in a Michigan sting operation targeting human trafficking. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said that Jeffrey David Morningstar, 60, has been arraigned on charges of child sexually abusive …
Child sex crimes
August 12, 2024
Florida Elementary School Teacher Charged With Inappropriate Online Communications With Teen
A Florida elementary school teacher was arrested last week for allegedly sending sexual messages to a 14-year-old via an app. Deltona Elementary School teacher Michael Ronald Iannaccone, 47, knew the teen was underage, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said. According …
Court
August 12, 2024
Judge Dismisses Grief Book Author Kouri Richins’s Attempt to Disqualify Prosecution
The case against a Utah children’s grief book author charged with poisoning her husband with fentanyl will move to a preliminary hearing after a judge last week dismissed her attorney’s attempt to disqualify the prosecution. According to KTVX, Kouri Richins’ …
Cold Cases
August 11, 2024
Cops Arrest 55-Year-Old Woman in Newborn’s Death 37 Years Earlier
Detectives in California cracked the 37-year-old murder of a newborn baby found in a dumpster in Riverside and arrested the infants mother in North Carolina. Riverside Police said the infants body was found by a man rummaging for recyclables on …
Murder
August 11, 2024
Indiana Mom of 3 Shot Dead at Her Apartment Early Saturday
A 25-year-old Indiana man has been arrested for the shooting death of his girlfriend, a 25-year-old mother of three. New Albany Police Chief Todd Bailey told WDRB that his officers responded to a home at 5 a.m. on a report …
Murder
August 11, 2024
Alabama Man Calls 911, Reports That He Shot His Parents
An Alabama man was arrested Saturday after he called 911 to say he’s shot his parents. Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene in Ohatchee and found Randall Ferguson dead inside the home and Debbie Ferguson fatally wounded on …
Murder
August 11, 2024
Recently Released Felon Wanted for Carjacking Murder in Santa Fe Captured 285 Miles Across New Mexico
A recently released felon wanted for the murder of an 83-year-old man in a Santa Fe Best Buy parking lot earlier this week was captured Saturday night after he and and an accomplice robbed an Arby’s restaurant in Las Cruces. …