Accused Child Killer Dad Tries to Look Emotional As Pathologist Testifies in Sickening Detail of 6-Year-Old’s Injuries
Court
Murder
May 8, 2024
Beloved Elementary School Teacher Murdered by Her Adult Son
A 25-year-old California man has been charged with killing his mother, a beloved elementary school teacher in Burbank. Burbank Police said they were called to a home on N. Avon Street at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night for an unconscious …
Custody interference
May 8, 2024
Vermont Police Find Missing Twins, Non-Custodial Mom
Update: Authorities have located 12-year-old twins Robert and Colt Rushford. Their non-custodial mother, Heather Rushford, is in custody on undisclosed charges, WCAX reported. No further details were available. Original story: Police in northern Vermont are looking for two twin boys …
Kidnapping
May 8, 2024
Kidnapped Toddler Injured in Fiery Crash After High-Speed Chase Across State Lines
A South Carolina dad assaulted his toddler’s mother and then took the 3-year-old child south into Georgia before crashing his car during a high-speed chase with deputies on Interstate 85. Anderson County, South Carolina, deputies pulled the toddler from the …
Court
May 8, 2024
Harmony Montgomery’s Convicted Killer Father Gets 45 to Life For Daughter’s Murder
On Thursday, a New Hampshire judge sentenced Harmony Montgomery’s father to 45 years to life for the girl’s presumed murder. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 56 years to life in prison for Adam Montgomery, who was convicted of beating his …
Sex Crimes
May 8, 2024
‘Predator’ Intentionally Tried to Infect Men & Boys With HIV Through Sex
An Idaho man was sentenced on Friday to up to 30 years in prison for purposely transmitting HIV to men and children through sexual contact. Alexander Louie, 34, admitted that he stopped taking HIV medications and had sex with 30 …
Police
May 8, 2024
Longtime Georgia Police Lieutenant Busted for Allegedly Peddling Child Porn
A Georgia police officer was arrested on Monday for allegedly distributing child pornography. Chamblee police lieutenant Roy Collar, 48, was criminally charged after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children got a tip about the possession and distribution of …
Unsolved
May 8, 2024
Still No Arrests a Week After Georgia Business Owner Found Shot Dead
Dekalb County police in Georgia are still trying to figure out who shot and killed a 35-year-old woman in her own business. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, 35-year-old Jalisa Abney and an unnamed 37-year-old male were shot last Wednesday in …
Murder
May 8, 2024
‘I would do it again’: Nebraska Father Smothers Two Young Children, Tucks Bodies Into Bed
A Nebraska father convicted of suffocating his two young children received a life sentence without the possibility of parole Monday, after admitting he would kill his children again if given the chance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Lee Price was …
Child Abuse
May 8, 2024
‘Evil’: Tween Girl Who Died Weighing 50 Pounds Was Shackled to Furniture While Attending Online School
A Pennsylvania couple was criminally charged on Tuesday, days after the man’s 12-year-old daughter reportedly died from abuse and malnutrition. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Melinda Hoagland died hours after her father, Rendell Hoagland, 52, called medics to their West …
Hot Car
May 8, 2024
South Carolina Tot, 3, Identified After Dying in Hot Car
A South Carolina child found dead in a hot car last week has been identified, Richland County officials said. According to WACH, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford identified the child as Armani Shoemaker, 3. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Richland County …
Murder
May 8, 2024
Pennsy Man Who Pulled Gun on Pastor During Church Service Charged with Murder After Body Found in His Home
A Pennsylvania man charged with attempted murder after he pulled a gun on a pastor in the middle of a church service on Sunday has now been charged with murder. Police were investigating after Bernard Polite, 26, was seen on …
child endangerment
May 8, 2024
SC Woman Arrested After She Dumped Child At Park Alone While She Went Shopping
A South Carolina woman has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child after she left her under age 10 child alone at a park while she went grocery shopping. Irmo Police said they were called to the scene at …
Missing
May 8, 2024
Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Likely Abducted by Adult Male She Met at Church: Police
Laurens County police in South Carolina released an image of a man they suspect is with a missing 11-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since Sunday evening. On Monday, Laurens County deputies said Ruby Guevara was last seen around 9 …
Murder
May 8, 2024
3 Kids, Suspected Father Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Georgia Park
Police in suburban Atlanta found a man and three children dead inside a car at a county park early Wednesday morning. A Gwinnett County police officer was on a routine patrol at Lucky Shoals Park at about 1 a.m. when …
Court
May 8, 2024
‘Sadist’ New Jersey Dad Walks Out of Emergency Room While Medics Fight to Save Son’s Life
Christopher Gregor had forced his 6 year-old son to run on a treadmill at high speed for 12 minutes.
Death investigation
May 7, 2024
‘Weathered Bullet’ Found Near Suzanne Morphew’s Remains
Among the items found near the remains of slain Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew was “a weathered bullet,” but it’s not at all clear if the single piece of ammunition was connected with the murder. Morphew, 52, disappeared on Mother’s Day …
Shooting
May 7, 2024
Irate McDonald’s Customer Guns Down Lawyer Who Intervened in Dispute With Staff
A Houston-area attorney was shot dead outside a McDonald’s Saturday when he tried to calm an angry customer but shoved him to the ground. The customer, who had already turned his ire to 46-year-old Jeffrey Limmer as the dispute moved …
Lawsuit
May 7, 2024
Panera Bread Dropping Super-High Caffeine Drinks After Lawsuits Blame the Drinks for Deaths
Panera Bread is “phasing out” its highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade drink after lawsuits blame it for at least two deaths. At least three lawsuits have been field, including one by the family of a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student with …
Suicide
May 7, 2024
HEAR IT: Mica Miller Calls 911 to Tell Dispatchers She’s ‘About to Kill Myself’
A South Carolina pastor’s wife called 911 and told a dispatcher she was going to kill herself and wanted to make sure they could trace her phone so her family could find her. Earlier on Tuesday, the Robeson County Sheriff’s …
Crime Stories
May 7, 2024
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: AUTISTIC BOY SEBASTIAN ROGERS SIGHTED? DAD SAYS ‘IT’S HIM’
A woman goes to meet a family at the visitor center in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina; she takes a photo of the area. When she takes a closer look later, she realizes that the boy in the …
Family Crime
May 7, 2024
Son Dismembers Elderly Dad’s Body & Leaves Body Parts on Driveway
Bbond was set at $1 million on Monday for an Ohio man whose father’s dismembered remains were discovered in two separate locations. Kettering police Chief Christopher Protsman said homicide charges could be filed in this case, but they did not …
Murder
May 7, 2024
Murderer Scott Peterson Pushes for More DNA Testing in Bid for New Trial; DA Fires Back
The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office in California submitted a response this week, to a motion for additional DNA testing in Scott Peterson’s case, potentially leading to a new trial. The document, spanning over 500 pages, was a rebuttal to …
Murder
May 7, 2024
Minnesota Mother Stabs Two Young Boys, Then Sets House on Fire: Prosecutors
A Minnesota woman was indicted on Monday, weeks after she allegedly set fire to a home before killing her two young sons. Jennifer Stately, 35, is accused of stabbing Remi and Tristan Stately, ages 6 and 5, at the Red …
May 7, 2024
Ana Knezevich: Florida Husband Arrested for Wife’s Mysterious Vanishing in Spain
A Florida man is behind bars after police say he kidnapped his estranged wife, who hasn’t been seen since February. AP reports that the FBI apprehended David Knezevich at Miami International Airport on Saturday. He’s facing kidnapping charges linked to …
Court
May 7, 2024
Accused Delphi Murderer’s Trial Pushed Back to October
An Indiana judge has pushed back the trial of a man accused of killing two teen girls in Delphi until October. The trial for Richard Allen, 51, accused of killing Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, is now set …
Murder
May 7, 2024
‘If you don’t hear from me in 30 minutes, he killed me’: Boyfriend Charged with Multiple Felonies, Police Find Human Remains Inside Burning Car
A South Carolina man is behind bars after police found human remains inside a burned car in Bamberg County. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police and search crews found remains inside the vehicle last week while searching for 25-year-old Megan Bodiford. …
Murder-Suicide
May 7, 2024
‘Say Bye to Daddy,’ Mother Instructs Toddler Before Killing Him and Committing Suicide
A Texas mother who killed herself and her toddler son in March texted her ex-husband to “say goodbye to your son” before the nurder-suicide in a Bexar County park. Authorities also found a 21-second recording on Savannah Kriger’s phone showing …
Murder
May 7, 2024
Texas Cops Looking for Murder Suspect After Woman Found Dead
Texas deputies are searching for a man they shot shot a woman and dumped her body in a wooded area off US Highway 59 near Livingston. Jasmine Muldoon was reported missing on Sunday, and her body was found Monday afternoon, …
Kidnapping
May 7, 2024
Texas Man Arrested for Murders of 2 Women, Kidnapping Baby in New Mexico Park
A 26-year-old Texas man was arrested in Abilene on Monday for the murders of two New Mexico women and the kidnapping of a 10-month-old child. A 5-year-old girl was also critically injured with a gunshot wound to the head in …
Crime Stories
May 6, 2024
VIDEO: DEADBEAT DAD CARRIES LIMP BODY AFTER FORCING SON, 6, TO RUN TREADMILL, BOY DIES
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Trials
May 6, 2024
‘This is a man who is a sadist, who’s mean’: Deadbeat Dad Seen Carrying 6-Year-Old’s Limp Body to Hospital, Hides Out After Son’s Death
Disturbing video footage shown in New Jersey’s Ocean City Superior Court last week depicts the moment murder suspect Christopher Gregor brought 6-year-old Corey Micciolo to a hospital before the child’s death. In court Friday, jurors watched as the video showed …
Court
May 6, 2024
Accused Murderer Chad Doerman Wants His Life Spared After ‘Slaughtering’ 3 Young Sons in Yard
Last week, lawyers representing an Ohio man who allegedly killed his three sons last year filed a motion to spare him from the death penalty. In the April 30 motion, Chad Doerman’s attorneys cited a 2021 law that bars the …
Trials
May 6, 2024
Dad Who Forced Son to Run Full-Speed on Treadmill Was a ‘Hero and Cool Kids’ Mentor Before Killing 6-Year-Old
Christopher Gregor, a New Jersey father on trial for the death of his son, Corey Micciolo, was reportedly a youth mentor before allegedly killing the 6-year-old. According to the New York Post, Gregor was previously recognized as a former high …
Murder
May 6, 2024
Arrests Made in Road Rage Murder of Deaf Indiana Man
Police have made two arrests in the apparent road rage shooting of a deaf Indiana man last week. Investigators say that 35-year-old Ryan Hawkins was shot in the neck on May 1 as he was driving on Interstate 65, WRTV …
Murder
May 6, 2024
UPDATE: Abducted Baby Girl FOUND ALIVE, Suspect in Custody
Update 10:10 a.m.: A baby girl abducted from a New Mexico park after her mother and another woman were shot dead has been found alive and a suspect is in custody. WLBK reported that the Amber Alert issued for 10-month-old …
Attempted Murder
May 6, 2024
Body Found at Home of Pennsy Man Who Pulled Gun on Pastor During Church Service
Pennsylvania police are investigating after finding the body of a man shot to death at the home of another man who pulled a gun on a pastor in the middle of a livestreamed church service Sunday morning. Bernard Polite, 26, …
child neglect
May 5, 2024
Naked Florida Woman Breaks Into Neighbor’s Home
A 24-year-old Florida woman was arrested last week after she abandoned her two young children at home to break into a neighbor’s home. Haley Ann Nicole Blunt was naked when she first knocked on a neighbor’s front door and then …
Missing
May 5, 2024
Is This Sebastian Rogers? Investigators Looking for Boy Seen in Photo from NC Rest Stop
Tennessee investigators are trying to track down a boy in a photograph taken at a rest stop in the North Carolina mountains last weekend to determine if it is 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers, who has been missing since February 26. The …
child endangerment
May 5, 2024
Grandma Gives Toddler 2 Doses of Narcan for Meth Overdose; Mom Arrested
A Washington state mother was arrested this week after her 3-year-old child overdosed on methamphetamine. Vancouver police and fire rescue officials responded to the home on Thursday night after receiving a 911 call about a child overdosing, The Columbian reported. …
Missing
May 5, 2024
Missing: 14-Year-Old Montana Girl Last Seen in a Ford Focus
Law enforcement in Montana is looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing in Missoula on Sunday. The Missoula Police Department described Alexis Hoehn as 5 feet 5 inchest tall and 135 pounds with hazel eyes and blonde hair. She was …
Fugitive
May 5, 2024
Fugitive Florida Mom Who Kidnapped Her Own Baby Back Behind Bars
A 34-year-old Florida mother accused of kidnapping her daughter has been recaptured in Broward County. Arys Martinez and her husband, Jacob Howard, lost their parental rights for baby Amelia, then 8-months-old, in February, and a week later, Howard took the …
Child Abuse
May 5, 2024
Florida Child Services Worker Arrested for Throwing 11-Year-Old Foster Child Onto Couch
A Florida child services worker has been charged with child abuse after he was caught on video slamming an 11-year-old foster child onto a couch. The girl was hurt, police said, but not serious enough for hospitalization. Cordell Baugh-Samuels, 41, …
Murder
May 5, 2024
Missouri Man Chokes Wife to Death Because He Can’t Afford Medical Bills
A Missouri man was charged with second degree murder after he allegedly strangled his wife to death while she lay in a hospital bed to get a new port for kidney dialysis. Ronnie Wiggs reportedly admitted covering his wife’s nose …
Conspiracy to Commit Murder
May 5, 2024
Texas Army Sergeant Plots with Brother to Kill Woman, Children: Police
An Army servicemember and his brother are accused of plotting to kill four people, including two children, the Hartford Courant reports. On Thursday, the Connecticut State Police arrested 30-year-old Jeremiah Peikert on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy …
Murder
May 5, 2024
‘Inhuman and brutal’: Alabama Mother Faces Death Penalty After She & Daughter Shove Love Rival Off Cliff
A grand jury has indicted an Alabama mother who, along with her daughter, allegedly kidnapped and then killed a woman by forcing her off a cliff, WHNT-TV reports. Loretta Carr, 44, faces a charge of capital murder (kidnapping) for the …
Violent Crime
May 5, 2024
Bodies Found in Mexico Likely Missing Surfers, Including American
Bodies found in northern Mexico are likely three missing surfers, including one American, who disappeared last weekend, The Associated Press reports. Authorities have not officially confirmed the identities of the bodies. Still, the physical characteristics of the individuals appear to …
Family Crime
May 4, 2024
Kentucky Woman Shot Dead by Brother After She Kills Husband and Sister
Three members of a Kentucky family are dead and another critically injured after multiple shootings across two counties on Friday. The first victim was located at about 6:30 p.m. in Pulaski County, where deputies found “a male victim lying beside …