CARNIVAL CRUISE TEEN CHEERLEADER ‘FOUGHT FOR HER LIFE,’ STRANGLED DEAD, WHY NO CHARGES?
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Murder
December 1, 2025
Brian Walshe Murder Trial: Accused Killer Claims Wife Ana Walshe Died in Her Sleep & He ‘Panicked’
Defense lawyers for accused killer Brian Walshe claimed Monday that he “panicked” when he found his wife, Ana Walshe, dead in 2023, but prosecutors argued that evidence points to murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brian Walshe is facing a first-degree …
Child sex crimes
December 1, 2025
GRAPHIC: ‘Menace to Society’ Had Images of Babies Being Sexually Abused
An Ohio man appeared in court last week, weeks after his arrest for allegedly having sexually-explicit images of children on his phone. Robert Shepard’s bond has been set at $1.9 million, following a November 26 court hearing. Police arrested Shepard, 50, …
Child sex crimes
December 1, 2025
US Marshals Offers Reward for Missing Virginia Football Coach Wanted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the whereabouts of fugitive Virginia high school football coach, Travis Turner. According to FOX 8, USMS is offering a “reward of up to $5,000 for information” that …
Murder
December 1, 2025
8 Charged in Death of Rhode Island Woman Whose Body Was Found Dumped in Woods
Eight people in Rhode Island are facing charges connected to the death of a Central Falls woman who was found dead in woods in Pawtucket woods. Five of eight have been charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy in the death …
Mass shooting
December 1, 2025
4 Dead – 3 Children – in Shooting at Kids’ Birthday Party; 11 Wounded
Four people — three of them children — were shot dead at a children’s birthday party in Stockton, California, early Saturday evening. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said that 11 people were wounded in the shooting. The four dead …
Court
December 1, 2025
Luigi Mangione: State Court Hearings Begin a Year After Murder of Healthcare Executive on Manhattan Stree
The man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson a year ago this week comes to court on Monday for hearings on defense motions to bar certain evidence from trial — including the gun allegedly used in the murder. …
Missing
November 30, 2025
BOLO: Silver Alert Issued for Wisconsin Man with Cognitive Impairment
The Sheboygan Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a missing Wisconsin man, who vanished from an assisted living facility over the weekend. Todd Edwin Janssen left the facility on Saturday at approximately 6:00 a.m. and has not been seen …
Unsolved
November 30, 2025
Body Found Confirmed as Missing Pregnant Woman Rebecca Park, Baby Still Missing
A body found in a Michigan forest has been confirmed to be of missing pregnant woman, Rebecca Park, who hadn’t been seen in weeks. According to preliminary autopsy results, the body found in Manistee National Forest on November 25 is …
Child sex crimes
November 30, 2025
Virginia Football Coach Wanted on Child Sex Abuse Charges Fled Home with Firearm
A missing Virginia high school football coach wanted on child sex abuse charges reportedly took a firearm with him when he fled his Appalachia home earlier this month. On Friday, the law firm representing Travis Turner’s family stated he was …
Unsolved
November 29, 2025
Anna Kepner ‘Fought for her Life’ Aboard Cruise Ship, Family in ‘Turmoil’ as Investigation Continues
Anna Kepner’s aunt says the family is “in turmoil” while waiting for answers, following the Florida teen’s untimely death earlier this month, aboard a Carnival cruise ship. The 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is believed to have “fought for her life,” aboard …
Missing
November 29, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Alabama Brothers, 6 and 7
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in finding two children. Brodie Blake Diaz, 7, and his younger brother, Charlie Cash Diaz, 6, were reported missing on November 22, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency posted. The boys …
Sex Crimes
November 29, 2025
Ohio Man Poses as 14-Year-Old, Sexually Exploits Vulnerable Children Online
A 53-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to charges connected to the sexual exploitation of children. The United States Attorney’s Office of Southern Ohio press release stated that William Scott Elam, of Middletown, presented himself as …
Child Abuse
November 28, 2025
Kentucky Man Charged With Critically Injuring Girlfriend’s Child While Changing Diaper
A Kentucky man has been jailed on child abuse charges after critically injuring his girlfriend’s child while changing a diaper last month. Court records say the incident took place on October 14 while 29-year-old Jorge Jesus Perez-Ramirez was looking after …
child neglect
November 28, 2025
Child Sex Offender, Girlfriend, Charged With Neglect After Young Children Found Living in Filth
A Tennessee couple has been charged with cild neglect after police conducting a wellness check at the home found two young chidren living in filthy and disgusting conditions. Leon Woods, 65, and Carol Phillips, 32, apparently had an argument Friday …
Child Abuse
November 28, 2025
Dad Threatens 11-Year-Old Son for Asking for Food, Calls 911 to Have Him Removed
A South Carolina father has been jailed after he allegedly threatened his 11-year-old son when the boy asked for food. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office said that 44-year-old Thomas Baker called 911 and asked the police remove his son from …
Death investigation
November 28, 2025
Questions Remain After Body Is Found in Hospital’s Water Tank
Oklahoma authorities are still investigating after a body was found in a hospital’s water tank last week. On November 20, the body was pulled from a water tank at the Integris Health Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Hospital officials …
Crime Stories
November 28, 2025
FIND SARM: CCTV SPOTS MISSING STEWARDESS BEFORE VANISHING OFF YACHT
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November 28, 2025
HORRIFIC: JAYLIN, 8, ‘TRAMPOLINED DEAD’ IN SCORCHING 110F HEAT BY SICK PARENTS
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Missing
November 28, 2025
US Woman, 55, FOUND Alive After Vanishing During Caribbean Cruise
UPDATE A 55-year-old woman who vanished while on a Holland America cruise ship has been found alive In a statement to People Magazine, a Holland America Line spokesperson said that Ann Evans, 55, had been located after departing the Rotterdam …
Murder
November 28, 2025
Florida Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Murder After Telling Friend She Might Have Been Taken by ICE
A Florida man reported his girlfriend missing in October, even musing to a friend that immigration agents might have taken her. But authorities have now charged Saul Garcia Gonzalez with the murder in the death of 37-year-old Nerida Martel, whose …
Vehicular homicide
November 28, 2025
Drunk Husband Says Wife Jumped Out of Moving Truck Before He Struck and Killed Her
A Minnesota man claims his wife jumped out of his moving truck on Saturday before he struck and killed her. Jeremy Michael Davidson, 48, was charged with vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to a criminal complaint filed in …
Assault
November 28, 2025
Maryland Man Points Gun at 12-Year-Old Christmas Carolers Who Knocked on His Door
A 58-year-old Maryland man was arrested on Saturday after he pointed a gun through a window at a group of 12-year-old Christmas carolers who knocked at his door. Paul Brian Susie was charged with assault and other charges related to …
Crime Shows
November 27, 2025
Murderabilia: How You Can Help Stop Criminals, Dealers & Sites from Profiting off Violent Crimes
The sale of murderabilia continues to surface, igniting a moral and legal showdown, as lawmakers and certain true crime dealers clash over its legalities. According to the Houston Crime Stoppers Director of Victim Services and Advocacy, Andy Kahan, who introduced …
Missing
November 27, 2025
The Skelton Brothers: A Step Closer Towards Answers
It has been 15 years since Alexander, Andrew, and Tanner Skelton vanished without a trace. But this year, we may be closer to getting answers as murder charges were filed against their father, John Skelton, weeks before his release from …
Court
November 27, 2025
Dad Gets Decades in Prison for Beating Death of 6-Year-Old son
An Indiana man will spend decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his 6-year-old son. Franklin Elmore Jr., 29, got 55 years for the murder of Justin Elmore and another 10 years for related crimes, to be served …
Court
November 27, 2025
Amish Woman Charged With Drowning 4-Year-Old Son Deemed Competent to Stand Trial
An Ohio woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son at a Tuscarawas County lake in August has been deemed competent to stand trial. Ruther Miller, 40, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of Vincen Miller …
Murder
November 27, 2025
2 Caught in Georgia for North Carolina Murder; Body Found in South Carolina
Two people are behind bars in Georgia, awaiting extradition to North Carolina where they are charged in connection with a murder. The family of 33-year-old Jonathan Charles Shores reported him missing on November 11, but his body wasn’t found until …
Death investigation
November 26, 2025
Celeste Rivas: Sources Say Prosecutors Have Brought Case to LA County Grand Jury
Prosecutors are bringing the case of a teen girl found in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla before an investigative grand jury. Sources told the Los Angeles Times that the grand jury met for several days in mid-November, but it …
Disabled abuse
November 26, 2025
Texas Woman Arrested After Neighbor Films Her Locking 22-Year-Old Special Needs Daughter in Dog Kennel
A Texas woman has been charged with locking her 22-year-old special needs daughter in a cage in her backyard. Kandy Thompson, 60, was arrested Saturday after a neighbor called police and recorded video as he confronted Thompson over the action, …
Missing
November 26, 2025
Rebecca Park: Missing Pregnant Woman’s Fiance, Sister Arrested
The sister and fiance of a missing pregnant woman have both been arrested, a day after a body believed to be Rebecca Park was found. The body, found in Manistee National Forest Tuesday afternoon, has not been confirmed to be …
Crime Stories
November 26, 2025
TERROR IN THE HEARTLAND: BOY, 5, HURLED OFF MALL OF AMERICA BALCONY, PREDATOR STALKED MALL
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Murder
November 26, 2025
‘Nonchalant’ Mom Kills SECOND Infant Son in 3-Year Span
Police arrested a Georgia woman last week, months after her second infant son died under suspicious circumstances. Dakota Taylor, 21, was arrested at an apartment complex in McDuffie County for the 2021 murder of her 7-month-old son, Micah. WRDW reported …
Murder
November 26, 2025
‘Evil High School Girl,’ Accused of Killing Parents, Pushes to Move Murder Trial
The attorneys for a Georgia teen accused of killing her mother and stepfather are pushing for a change of venue, citing the case’s high publicity. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 17-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick has pleaded not guilty of the February murders of …
Murder
November 26, 2025
Family Charged in Missing Man’s Death After His Remains Are Found on His Property
A missing New York man was found dead on his own property this week, and at least one member of his family has been charged in his death. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says it was initially told last week …
Murder
November 26, 2025
Neighbor Charged With Killing 83-Year-Old Woman
A 25-year-old California man has been charged with the murder in the death of his 83-year-old neighbor. Oceanside police have not released the identity of the victim, at the request of her family, but identified the suspect as Blake Harrison …
Missing
November 25, 2025
UPDATE: Missing Pregnant Woman’s Fiance in Custody After Body Found in National Forest
UPDATE: 10:15 a.m.: WPBN reports that Rebecca Park’s fiance, Richard Falor, is in custody after a body believed to be the missing pregnant woman was found on Tuesday. The station has not confirmed charges against Falor and is working to …
Murder
November 25, 2025
Pennsy Man Charged With Killing Woman, Trying to Stage Murder as Suicide
A Pennsylvania man was charged this week with killing a woman whose death he tried to stage as a suicide. Chase Steigerwald, 34, was arraigned on Tuesday for the death of Rachel Roman, 45, on November 5, ExploreJefferson reported. Police …
Murder
November 25, 2025
Kentucky Couple Charged With Throwing Man Over Balcony, Killing Him
A Kentucky couple has been charged with killing a man by throwing him off a second story balcony in Elizabethtown. Shawn, 39, and Nancy Durbin, 36, were initially charged with assault when they were arrested on November 13, after Elizabethtown …
Crime Stories
November 25, 2025
MURDER DAD CHRIS WATTS BLAMES WIFE SHANNAN FOR NOT BEING LIKE HIS LATEST AFFAIR
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Unsolved
November 25, 2025
Celeste Rivas: Source Disputes LAPD, Insists California Teen Was ‘Partially Frozen’
A source is backing up their claims that California girl Celeste Rivas had been partially frozen, according to TMZ. The outlet also reports that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reportedly said that the “decedent was not live scanned due …
AMBER Alert
November 25, 2025
Georgia Man Arrested for Assaulting Child’s Mother, Abducting 2-Month-Old
UPDATE Clayton police in Georgia say a man accused of kidnapping an infant and assaulting the child’s mother has been arrested. According to Channel 2 Action News, police found the infant in Nashville. He has since been reunited with his …
November 25, 2025
‘Slender Man’ Stabber Left Group Home Because She Was Losing Visitation Privileges
The man accused of helping a Wisconsin woman leave a group home on Saturday said she fled because the home was suspending her visitation privileges. Chad “Charly” Mecca, 43, told WKOW that he met Morgan Geyser, 23, in church months …
Unsolved
November 25, 2025
Celeste Rivas: LAPD Provides Update on Teen Found Dead in Singer D4vd’s Tesla
A Los Angeles Police Department captain says the body of California teen Celeste Rivas was not frozen, despite media reports. Last week, sources told TMZ that Celeste’s body parts had purportedly been “partially frozen” before being placed in the trunk of …
Missing
November 25, 2025
Virginia High School Football Coach Vanishes as Undefeated Team Heads to Playoffs, Arrest Warrant Issued
Police in Virginia are searching for a high school football coach who hasn’t been seen in days. According to FOX News Digital, the Virginia State police listed 46-year-old Travis Turner missing on Friday. He was last seen November 20, wearing …
Child death
November 25, 2025
Louisiana Teen Charged With Murder of Newborn Found Dead in Tote Bag
A Louisiana teenager has been charged with murder in the death of her newborn baby girl, who was found dead in tote bag at her home. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said it was called on Friday by medical staff …
Arson
November 25, 2025
State Senator’s Aide Charged With Setting Fire to Home With 2 Inside
A legislative aide to a North Carolina state senator was arrested this week and charged with setting fire to a Raleigh home — with two people inside. Police did not say how Diane Cook might be connected with two inside …
Manslaughter
November 25, 2025
Michigan Mom Charged with Killing 11-Year-Old Daughter During ‘Altercation’
A Michigan mother has been charged with manslaughter after the death of her 11-year-old daughter on Sunday. Prosecutors said that Sherry Leak called 911, saying there had been an “altercation” and she was performing CPR on the girl, WOOD reported. …
Child sex crimes
November 24, 2025
Former Fire Chief, Wife Face Charges of Inappropriate Contact With 14-Year-old Boy
Police have issued warrants for the arrest of a former Pennsylvania small town fire chief and his wife, charging them with having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old junior firefighter at the department. WPXI reports that Nathan Turner, the former chief …
Murder
November 24, 2025
Florida Man Guns Down His Brothers on New York Hunting Trip
A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly gunning down his two brothers while the siblings were on a hunting trip in New York state. New York State Police said they were called by one of the brothers just after …