KANSAS MOMS’ BODIES STUFFED IN ICE CHEST, BURIED IN COW PASTURE, BLOODY CLOTHES, TASER, DUCT TAPE
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Mass shooting
May 23, 2024
Brothers Killed in Pennsylvania Workplace Shooting; Coworker Facing Multiple Charges
Pennsylvania officials have identified the 61-year-old gunman who opened fire at his Chester workplace on Wednesday, killing two coworkers and wounding three more. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer identified the two men who were killed as Leovanny Pena, 29 …
Hot Car
May 23, 2024
Another Hot-Car Death: 3-Month-Old Accidentally Left in Car Seat for Hours While Parent Worked
An investigation is underway in West Virginia after a 3-month-old reportedly died in a hot car on Wednesday. According to KDKA, the deceased baby was found in a rear-facing car seat in the backseat of an SUV in Morgantown. Police …
Court
May 23, 2024
WATCH LIVE: Bryan Kohberger & ‘Special Witness’ in Court as Defense Demands Cellphone Evidence
Accused University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in court on Thursday for a pretrial hearing which also included testimony from a police detective who worked on the case. The Independent reported that Kohberger’s attorneys were calling on …
Murder
May 23, 2024
‘These people are idiots’: KANSAS MOMS’ BODIES STUFFED IN ICE CHEST, BURIED IN COW PASTURE WITH BLOODY CLOTHES, TASER & DUCT TAPE
According to newly released court documents, Oklahoma investigators have found a trove of evidence against numerous defendants charged with murders of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. “These people are idiots. They left a trail a mile wide,” Nancy Grace said …
Celebrity Justice
May 23, 2024
Louisville Police Uphold Charges Against Scottie Scheffler Following PGA Championship Arrest
PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler is due in court on June 3 after Louisville Police said charges against the golfer would not be dropped. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Scheffler is accused of failing to stop at the scene of a fatal …
Unsolved
May 23, 2024
Tot Boy Dies, Found Unresponsive at ‘Dangerous’ Park Known for Drug Activity
An investigation is underway in California after a 1-year-old boy died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a park. Los Angeles County police responded to Courson Park in Palmdale about a toddler having trouble breathing. KNBC reported that the …
Famous Murder Cases
May 23, 2024
READ IT: Prosecutors Fire Back With ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Against Scott Peterson and His Latest Innocence Appeal
The lead prosecutor in Scott Peterson’s murder trial is urging a San Mateo County judge to reject attempts to revive his decades-old case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a California jury found Peterson guilty of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and …
Murder-Suicide
May 23, 2024
Suspect Holds Police at Bay for 15 Hours After Killing 2 Before Killing Himself
A suspect killed a man and a woman inside a Cleveland home Wednesday and then held police at bay for 15 hours before he killed himself. The suspect, 57-year-old Norris Richardson, called 911 at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and told …
Juveniles
May 23, 2024
Developing: 11-Year-Old Boy Charged with Raping Two Young Children Multiple Times
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is facing charges after police say he sexually assaulted two children multiple times. According to NBC 21, Pennsylvania State Police stated that charges resulted from an investigation into a sexual abuse allegation that allegedly occurred between …
Child sex crimes
May 23, 2024
Flight Attendant Attaches iPhone to Plane Toilet Seat to Record Young Girls
An American Airlines flight attendant pleaded not guilty on Monday to taping his iPhone to a first class toilet seat to record young girls in the restroom. Estes Carter Thompson III was indicted last month on one count of attempted …
Shooting
May 23, 2024
1 Dead After Shooting in Florida Middle School Parking Lot During Awards Ceremony
A Florida middle school cancelled its awards ceremony Wednesday night after a shooting in the school parking lot left a man dead. Families were gathered inside North Marion Middle School for the ceremony, but the Marion County School District said …
Lawsuit
May 23, 2024
Knights of Columbus Sues National Park Service for Denying Permit to Hold Mass in Virginia National Cemetery
A Virginia chapter of the Roman Catholic Knights of Columbus has filed suit after the National Park Service denied its application to hold a Memorial Day mass at a national cemetery in Petersburg. The organization says it has held its …
Hot Car
May 23, 2024
Video: Sheriff’s Deputies Rescue Florida Child Locked in Hot Car
Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies broke into a car this week after a child was accidentally locked inside. [Featured image: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office]
Mass shooting
May 22, 2024
Family Members of Uvalde School Shooting Victims File Suit Against State Police Officers
Family members of 19 victims of the 2022 shooting an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have filed suit against 92 Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among the hundreds of law enforcement personnel who waited 77 minutes to …
Court
May 22, 2024
Michigan School Shooter’s Parents Refuse to Help Son’s Appeal of His Sentence
The parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley have refused his request to disclose documents his attorneys say would help him appeal his life sentence. Crumbley was 15 when he opened fire at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021, killing four …
Crime Stories
May 22, 2024
COPS: ‘DRUNK ON CROWN ROYAL’ PREGNANT MOM OF 4 MOWS DOWN 16, KILLS 2
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Mass shooting
May 22, 2024
Gunman Opens Fire at Pennsylvania Linen Company, Killing 2, Wounding 3 More
A disgruntled employee “took his anger out” on his coworkers as they arrived for their morning shifts on Wednesday, gunning down five people and killing two of them. Delaware County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said the shooting was reported …
Mass shooting
May 22, 2024
Report Says Search for Maine Shooting Suspect Was ‘Utter Chaos,’ Including Intoxicated Deputies
Court
May 22, 2024
Prominent Judge Missing From Courtroom After Ruling on Gruesome Case of Boy Murdered by Mom’s Boyfriend
A Texas judge has reportedly been absent from the courtroom weeks after she convicted a man of killing his girlfriend’s son in 2020. Amanda Cain, Administrative Office of the District Courts’ communications director, told KTRK that 178th District Court Judge …
Murder
May 22, 2024
Mother, Adult Daughter Found Stabbed to Death in Basement of Philadelphia Home
A 75-year-old woman and her 58-year-old daughter were found stabbed to death Tuesday in the basement of their home in Philadelphia’s Crescentville neighborhood. Police identified the victims as Angela Trejo and her daughter, Alma Barberena, and said both women suffered …
May 22, 2024
15-Year-Old Girl Won’t Be Tried as Adult for Brutal Beatdown That Left Classmate With Brain Bleed
A Missouri judge ruled on Wednesday that a 15-year-old girl will not be prosecuted as an adult for an altercation in March that left a classmate with serious brain injuries. The Hazelwood East High School student, who has not been …
Missing
May 22, 2024
MISSING: Rancher Vanishes While Walking to Work in Remote Desert Town
The search continues for a Utah woman who reportedly vanished a month ago in a rural area. Elizibeth Green’s family reported her disappearance to Juab County police on April 17. According to KUTV, Green, 24, was last seen walking to …
Cold Cases
May 22, 2024
Over 20 Years Later, Pregnant 12-Year-Old Still Missing, Mysteriously Vanishes After Attending Church
Despite over 25 years of intensive investigation, the disappearance of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl remains a mystery to her family and law enforcement. When she disappeared on December 16, 1996, Celina Mays was nine months pregnant. She insisted on …
Lawsuit
May 22, 2024
Judge Halts Attemped Auction of Elvis Presley’s Graceland
A judge in Tennessee and gaveled off the potential sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland. A company had filed documents claiming the singer’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, used the iconic home as collateral for a $3.8 million loan in 2018 but …
Murder
May 22, 2024
Florida Teen Charged with Killing Father, 2nd Teen Who Helped With Murder
A Florida teen has been arrested conspiring to kill his father in 2022 and then killing the accomplice who helped him murder the father. Shane Payne Sr. was found shot to death inside his home in August 2022, the Jacksonville …
Murder
May 22, 2024
US Soldier Murdered at Her Off-Base Home Near Fort Campbell
A 101st Airborne Division soldier was found dead at her home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and authorities are looking for her killer. Private First Class Katia Duenas-Aguilar, 23, was assigned to the division’s Combat Aviation Brigade, Military.com reported. “We are …
Celebrity
May 22, 2024
New Lawsuit: Model Claims ‘Diddy’ Sexually Assaulted Her at NYC Studio in 2003
A new lawsuit filed in New York City claims Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a former model in his recording studio in 2003. Crystal McKinney says in her lawsuit she was 22 when she met the rap mogul at a restaurant …
Missing
May 21, 2024
Madalina Cojocari: Missing Girl’s Mother Pleads Guilty to Not Reporting Disappearance; Stepdad’s Trial Begins Wednesday
A North Carolina mother who has been held in jail since December 2022 pleaded guilty on Monday to not reporting the girl missing and is expected to be released from jail soon. Diana Cojocari and her husband, Christopher Palmiter, were …
Custody interference
May 21, 2024
LOCATED: 9-Year-Old Georgia Boy Reportedly Taken by Non-Custodial Mom Found
Update 8:55p.m.: Newton County officials said they had located the missing boy and taken his mother into custody. No further information was available. Original story: Georgia police are looking for a mother they say kidnapped her 9-year-old son from school …
Murder
May 21, 2024
Alabama Woman Found Dead on Front Porch; Body Had Been There for Days
A Alabama woman was found dead on a front porch Tuesday afternoon in Birmingham’s Inglenook neighborhood, and police say her body had been there for a couple of days. “This did not just happen,’’ Officer Truman Fitzgerald told AL.com. Fitzgerald …
Crime Stories
May 21, 2024
DIDDY DONE? FAKE APOLOGY AFTER COMBS BRUTALLY BEATS, KICKS, CASSIE ON VIDEO
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Court
May 21, 2024
Bodies of Murdered Kansas Women Found Buried in Freezer in Oklahoma, Docs Say
The bodies of two Kansas women who disappeared in late March while on their way to Oklahoma were found in a chest freezer buried on property leased by one of the suspects in their murders. Newly released court documents provide …
Celebrity
May 21, 2024
Officials Open Criminal Investigation Into Matthew Perry’s Death
California police and the Drug Enforcement Administration have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into last year’s death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the investigation into Perry’s death to The Hollywood Reporter. In October, Perry, …
May 21, 2024
‘Apology not accepted. I’ll see you in court’: Nancy Grace Reacts to Combs’ ‘Apology’ & Video of Cassie Assault
Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an “apology” video on social media after hotel security footage showed him beating and kicking his ex, singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016. The video attack is mentioned in Ventura’s …
Missing
May 21, 2024
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Endangered Missing South Carolina Woman
Police in South Carolina are searching for a missing Orangeburg County woman considered endangered. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, family members last saw 31-year-old Bria Murph Sunday. Police said she’s considered endangered after her family due to “mental …
Murder
May 21, 2024
Ex Kills Teen Mom, Posts Online About Painting the Sky Red with Her Blood
A North Carolina man was arrested on Monday for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and seriously wounding her mother’s fiance on Saturday. The Gaston Gazette reported that David McDowell, 24, killed the mother of his 2-year-old son, Zanayah White, 19, at …
Manslaughter
May 21, 2024
‘Not sleeping long enough for her liking’: Baby Dies After Daycare Manager Straps Her Facedown on Beanbag for 90 Minutes
A British daycare manager has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a 9-month-old girl in her care. According to BBC, Kate Roughley, 37, was convicted Monday at the Manchester Crown Court, after strapping Genevieve Meehan face down …
Murder
May 21, 2024
Iowa Killer Brags on Snapchat About Smothering Stepmother, Lists ‘Kill Jodie’ on To-Do List
An Iowa woman will spend her life behind bars for the murder of her stepmother. On Monday, a Benton County jury found Samantha Bevans, 35, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 58-year-old Jodie Bevans. Last week, Bevans …
Missing
May 21, 2024
Missing Dartmouth Student Found Dead in Connecticut River
A Dartmouth grad student who has been missing since last week was found dead Monday in the Connecticut River. A fisherman reported to police he’d seen a body in the water in Windsor, Vermont, at about 4:30 p.m., and Kexin …
Drunk Drivers
May 21, 2024
Pregnant Michigan Mom Charged With Drunk Driving Deaths of 2
A pregnant mother of four has been charged with driving under the influence after she rammed into a group of pedestrians over the weekend, killing two people and causing serious injuries to others. Ashley Marie Monroe, 35, was charged with …
child neglect
May 21, 2024
Grandparents Charged in Death of 14-Year-Old Girl Found in ‘Skeletal State’
The grandparents of a West Virginia teen found dead “emaciated to a skeletal state” have joined the girl’s mother in jail. Donna Sue Stone, 76, and Jerry Carter Stone, 75, have been charged with child neglect resulting in death, WOWK …
Crime Stories
May 20, 2024
BOY, 10, KILLS HIMSELF AFTER SCHOOL BULLIES’ RELENTLESS MOCKING HIS GLASSES, TEETH
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Missing
May 20, 2024
Psych Grad Student Still Missing Days After Possibly Leaving Home on E-Bike
The search for a New Hampshire woman continues days after she reportedly vanished from her home last week. According to Valley News, Kexin Cai, 25, was last seen leaving her home in West Lebanon on Wednesday. She is believed to …
Bullies
May 20, 2024
‘You should have took him and got braces’: Parents of Bullied Boy Now Face Online Bullying After 10-Year-Old’s Death
The parents of a 10-year-old Indiana boy who took his life earlier this month are now the targets of bullying themselves, the child’s father said during Monday’s “Crime Stories” episode. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sammy Teusch’s family said he was …
child endangerment
May 20, 2024
Injured 2-Year-Old Tot Found in Cage Covered in Feces & Chicken Bones
New York State Police said on Thursday that a woman was criminally charged for keeping her 2-year-old son in a cage. On February 8, state police visited Naesha Lumpkin’s Buffalo home to execute an arrest warrant concerning a separate crime. …
Animal Abuse
May 20, 2024
Florida Man Decapitates Dog Named Dexter a Day After Adopting Him
On Wednesday, police arrested a Florida man who allegedly killed his dog a day after adopting him. Pinellas County police said Domingo Rodriguez, 66, adopted Dexter, a 4-year-old pitbull mix, from Pinellas County Animal Services on May 10. Four days …
Trials
May 20, 2024
‘Special kind of dirt bag’: Accused Child Killer Blames Grieving Mother for 6-Year-Old’s Death After Fleeing State
When Tennessee police stopped murder suspect Christopher Gregor two days after his son died, he called the child’s mother “a special kind of dirt bag” and said the child would still be alive if she weren’t a drug addict. Last …
Serial Killers
May 20, 2024
Investigators Execute New Search Warrants at Gilgo Suspect Rex Heuermann’s Long Island Home
Investigators returned to the Long Island home of serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann Monday morning, but it was completely unknown what they may be looking for. Heuermann’s attorney, Michael J. Brown, and Robert Macedonio, who represent’s his wife, told Newsday …