Colonial Parkway Murders Update: New DNA Links and the CODIS Question
Podcast
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
Assault
January 9, 2026
Dad on Rampage Tossed Hot Soup on 3-Month-Old & Rubbed Chili Oil in Woman’s Eyes
An Idaho man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a woman and his infant child. Bonneville County police were responding to a domestic disturbance when they heard a woman screaming and running out of an apartment. The woman, whose …
Podcast
January 9, 2026
1987 Cold Case Murder SOLVED! Evidence in Paper Bags Points To SERIAL KILLER
BODY BAGS with Joseph Scott Morgan
Missing
January 9, 2026
Linda Brown: Timeline of Missing Chicago Special Education Teacher Revealed as Search Continues
The search continues for a missing Chicago special education teacher, who hasn’t been since Saturday morning. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Chicago Police Department is searching for a 53-year-old Linda Brown, a longtime teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School. January …
Missing
January 9, 2026
FOUND SAFE: Urgent Search Underway for Missing ‘Physically and Sexually Abused’ 12-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy
UPDATE Missing ‘Physically and Sexually Abused’ Ohio Boy Found Safe, Survives Alone for Nearly a Week Previous Coverage The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Friday a $5,000 reward in connection with the safe return of a 12-year-old, last seen …
Court
January 9, 2026
Bryan Kohberger: Families of Slain Idaho Students File Lawsuit Against Convicted Killer’s Former School
The families of four slain University of Idaho students are suing Washington State University, the school convicted killer Bryan Kohberger attended at the time of the murders. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Skagit County, Washington. The plaintiff have …
Murder
January 9, 2026
3rd Suspect Charged in Murder of Arizona Woman Found Dead in Burning Car
A third suspect in the murder of an Arizona woman in 2023 has been extradited from Georgia to stand trial. Jared Gray is facing nine charges, including first degree murder, in the death of Mercedes Vega, who was found in …
Other
January 9, 2026
‘Horror Movie Come to Life’: Grave Robber Had More Than 100 Skeletal Remains in His Home
Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a modern day grave robber, charging Jonathan Gerlach with more than 500 counts after finding dozens of human skeletal remains at his home in Lancaster County. Gerlach, 34, was arrested at the Mount Moriah Cemetery …
Child Abuse
January 8, 2026
14-Year-Old Girl Found Living Alone With Dogs for MONTHS
An Alabama couple has abeen arrested after a 911 call from a Dollar General manager led to the discovery of a 14-year-old girl left on her own at a mobile home for months. The girl’s mother, 43-year-old Marchelle Pertilla, and …
Crime Stories
January 8, 2026
‘COME HOME’: HUSBAND FRANTIC, SAYS WIFE, SPECIAL ED TEACHER VANISHED OVERNIGHT
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Murder
January 8, 2026
Idaho Man Kills Grandfather With Hatchet, Claims Self-Defense AND to ‘Stop His Suffering’
An Idaho man reportedly claimed self-defense when he killed his 69-year-old grandfather with a hatchet. Jeremiah Kiley, 29, called 911 himself on Tuesday, a day after he bludgeoned Joseph Reyes to death, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported. Kiley has …
Child Abuse
January 8, 2026
Dad, Girlfriend Forced Young Girl to Watch from Outside While They Decorated Christmas Tree
A Kansas couple has been arrested and charged with abusing a young child, hitting the girl with a kitchen utensil and leaving her outside in her underwear in freezing temperatures because she wet her pants. Court records say that Brady …
Death investigation
January 8, 2026
Fourth Body Found in City’s Bayou in 2 Weeks, Sparking More Serial Killer Claims
A body found in a Texas city’s bayou marks the first one this year — but the fourth recovered in two weeks. KPRC reported that the latest body was located at Buffalo Bayou in Houston. Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson said …
Missing
January 8, 2026
Linda Brown: New Footage Shows Missing Special Ed Teacher Leaving Vehicle, Never Returning
Additional details have emerged in connection with missing special education teacher, Linda Brown, who vanished Saturday from Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Brown was last seen in the 4500-block of South Martin Luther King Drive, which is close to her residence. According …
Court
January 8, 2026
Accused Child Killer Ashlee Buzzard Makes Court Appearance, Defense Pushes for PermanentGag Order
Accused California child killer Ashlee Buzzard appeared in court Tuesday, where her defense attorney requested a permanent gag order in the case. According to the Lompoc Record, Buzzard, accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, appeared at the Santa …
Missing
January 8, 2026
12-Year-Old Boy Still Missing After Parents Are Arrested for Child Sex Abuse
UPDATE Missing ‘Physically and Sexually Abused’ Ohio Boy Found Safe, Survives Alone for Nearly a Week Previous Coverage An Oklahoma couple was arrested on Wednesday for abusing the woman’s 12-year-old son, who has been missing since last week. Oklahoma State …
Trials
January 8, 2026
‘Party Mom’ Throws Lavish Mansion Parties for Children, Fueled with Alcohol & Sex Abuse
A California mother is on trial after allegedly throwing a party with minors, fueled with alcohol, resulting in alleged sexual abuse. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Shannon O’Connor, 51, is on trial in Santa Clara, facing 20 felony child …
Missing
January 8, 2026
Mom, Stepdad Arrested After 12-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing
UPDATE Missing ‘Physically and Sexually Abused’ Ohio Boy Found Safe, Survives Alone for Nearly a Week Previous Coverage The mother and stepfather of a 12-year-old Oklahoma boy missing since Friday have been arrested. Kimberly Cole, the child’s mother, has been …
January 8, 2026
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing 24-Year-Old North Dakota Woman
Police in North Dakota are searching for a 24-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen since Monday. According to the West Fargo Police Department, Isadora Wengel was last seen in North Fargo, in the 900 block of 3 ½ Avenue East, …
Lawsuit
January 8, 2026
Lawsuit Charges Child Welfare Agency With Negligence After 8-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Cooler
A lawsuit filed late last year in Los Angeles County charges the Department of Children and Family Services and a local school district with negligence following the death of an 8-year-old boy whose body was found in a cooler in …
Murder
January 8, 2026
Arrest Made in Death of Woman Missing Since June, Found Dead in September
Police in Washington state have made an arrest in the murder of a woman found dead in September, two months after she went missing. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office did not name the suspect but said he was a 45-year-old …
Attempted Murder
January 7, 2026
Woman Jumps Out of Moving Truck When Boyfriend Refuses to Drive Her Home or Let Her Out
An Illinois man has been charged with multiple counts relating to an alleged assault on his girlfriend as they were driving through Moultrie County last month. Thomas Andrew Welch, 31, was initially charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggraated unlawful restraint, …
Murder
January 7, 2026
Indiana Man Stabs Younger Brother to Death in Fight Over Rent Money
An Indiana woman sent her son to collect rent from his older brother only to have the older man stab his younger brother to death in a fight over the payment. The mother told detectives that Thomas Campbell, 59, “does …
Crime Stories
January 7, 2026
BOMBSHELL! NICK REINER’S HIGH-PROFILE LAWYER JUMPS SHIP
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Murder
January 7, 2026
Teen Who Killed Mom, Stepdad in Plot to ‘Save the White Race’ Set to Plead Guilty
A Wisconsin teenager plans to change his plea to guilty in the murders of his mother and stepfather nearly a year ago. A plea deal would see other charges against 18-year-old Nikita Casap dismissed, mother, WISN reported. Donald Mayer, 51, …
Missing
January 7, 2026
‘I am terrified’: Husband Pleads for Answers, Illinois Special Ed Teacher Wife Mysteriously Vanishes
A Chicago husband is pleading for answers following the disappearance of his wife, a special education teacher who hasn’t been seen in four days. Linda Brown, 53, was last seen Saturday morning at the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood, in the 4500 block …
Celebrity
January 7, 2026
Nick Reiner Appointed Public Defender After High-Powered Attorney Steps Down
Nick Reiner’s scheduled arraignment was delayed after his lawyer recused himself from the double murder trial on Wednesday. Los Angeles County Judge Theresa McGonigle approved Alan Jackson’s request to no longer represent Reiner, 32. As a result, Reiner’s arraignment was …
Other
January 7, 2026
‘He fell to his knees’: Killer Chris Watts Converts to Christianity After Watching Nancy Grace
Convicted child and wife killer Chris Watts reportedly converted to Christianity after watching CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace discuss the case. According to DailyMail, former cellmate Dylan Tallman, who had been housed in a cell next to Watts in 2020, said the …
Murder
January 7, 2026
Texas Woman Stabs Uncle To Death After He Tells Her to Start Cooking
A Texas woman has been charged with stabbing her uncle to death after he told her to start cooking. Fort Worth Police announced the arrest of Ashley Marie Siebenaller, 32, on Monday, KDFW reports. They said they were called to …
Child death
January 7, 2026
Dad’s Girlfriend Moved to Indiana Jail, Where Both Will Face Charges Related to 9-Year-Old Girl’s Death
An woman convicted last year after her boyfriend’s 9-year-old daughter was found sealed into a tote in a Kentucky storage facility has been brought to Indiana to face further charges. Chyanne Porter pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse, tampering …
Child death
January 7, 2026
Toddler Found Dead, ‘Significant Injuries’ Involved Frying Pan, Cops Say
A 24-year-old California woman has been arrested after police found her 15-month-old daughter at a Santa Monica apartment with “significant injuries” involving a frying pan. Santa Monica police did not describe the nature of those injuries, however, saying that the …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Minnesota Man Kills Friend While Playing Around With Loaded Gun at New Year’s Eve Party
A 26-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with killing another man at a New Year’s Eve Party in which he was walking around pointing a gun at various people and asking “Do you trust me?” The last person who did …
Sextortion
January 6, 2026
21-Year-Old Ohio Man Poses as Adult Woman to Sextort Juvenile in Missouri
An Ohio grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old man on sextortion charges involving a minor in Missouri. Nicholas Scott is charged with sexual extortion, illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, nine counts of endangering children, and three counts …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Pennsylvania Man Guns Down Firefighter Having Dinner With Estranged Wife
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder after he barged into his estranged wife’s home and shot to death the firefighter who was having dinner with her. Robert Naugle Jr., 30, has been charged with criminal homicide in the …
Crime Stories
January 6, 2026
BOMBSHELL: D4VD HOME INCINERATOR PURCHASED @ TIME OF CELESTE DEATH?
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Lawsuit
January 6, 2026
Brianna Aguilera: Witness Comes Forward, Lawsuit Filed in Death of Texas A&M Student
A law firm representing the family of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera announced a lawsuit Tuesday, in connection with the teen’s November death. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents Brianna’s parents, Stephanie Rodriguez and Manuel Aguilera, said during Tuesday’s news conference …
Serial Killers
January 6, 2026
‘Torso Killer’ Admits to 1965 Murder of Teen Nursing Student Found Stabbed 61 Times
A serial killer linked to a total of 17 murders in New Jersey and New York has allegedly admitted to killing a woman in New Jersey six decades earlier. In December, “Torso Killer” Richard Cottingham, 79, reportedly confessed to murdering …
Death investigation
January 6, 2026
‘Everybody Really Liked Her’: Woman Found Dead Under Tarp on Beach Was Kidnapped & Sexually Assaulted
A man has been arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman who was found dead on a Florida beach last week. Brandon McCray, 28, was arrested in Hollywood on December 30, four days after Heather Asendorf’s body was discovered …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Felicia Ruiz: $10K Reward Offered for Texas Teen Girl’s Killer, ‘Enjoying His Life’ Years After Murder
A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an accused killer who fled to Venezuela following the death of Texas teen, Felicia Ruiz. According to FOX 26 Houston, two people have been convicted of killing 17-year-old Felicia, …
Missing
January 6, 2026
BOLO: $5K Reward Offered for Missing Louisiana Mother, Last Seen in 2023
A non-profit missing persons agency is offering a reward for a limited time, for information on a Louisiana woman who has missing for years. From January 7 until May 7, the Community United Effort Center for Missing Persons is offering …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Missing Woman Found Dead in Ex-Boyfriend’s Apartment After He Reported Her Missing, Flew to India
A Maryland woman was found dead in her ex-boyfriend’s apartment after he reported her missing and took a flight to India. Arjun Sharma, 26, told police on January 2 that he’d last seen Nikitha Godishala, 27, on December 31 at …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Police Kill Machete-Wielding Man, Find 3 More People Dead Inside Home
Police in New Jersey shot and killed a man who charged at them with a knife and then found three more people dead inside the home behind him. According to WABC, Piscataway Police officers came to the home around 5:30 …
Murder
January 6, 2026
Police Release Video of Person of Interest in Murders of Ohio Dentist and Wife
Police in Ohio have released video of a “person of interest” in the murders of a Columbus dentist and his wife on December 30. Columbus Division of Police say they believe Spencer and Monique Tepe were gunned down in the …
Child death
January 5, 2026
Coroner Releases Official Cause of Death of Kansas Boy Found Dead in Missouri
A coroner released the cause of death of a 13-year-old Kansas boy found dead in a creek bed in Missouri on December 22. The Wyandotte County, Kansas, Coroner’s Office said Airen Andula died from multiple dog bites, WDAF reported. Andula …
Murder
January 5, 2026
Indiana Man Guns Down Wife 3 Days After She Files for Protective Order
An Indiana man has been charged with murder after allegedly gunning down his wife days after she kicked him out of the house and filed for a restraining order against him. The couple’s four children — ages 10, 14, 16, …
Shooting
January 5, 2026
9-Year-Old Boy Recovering After 10-Year-Old Boy Shoots Him ‘on Purpose’
A 9-year-old boy is recovering in Louisiana a month after his 10-year-old friend allegedly shot him “on purpose.” The boy’s mother, Lakisha Ledguies, told KALB that her son Tre’Michael was spending time with his friend at a home in Alexandria …
Crime Stories
January 5, 2026
TWIST IN MAIN LINE MOM MYSTERY: NEW WASHRAGS, GOOGLE TRANSLATE, WHERE’S ANNA?
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Missing
January 5, 2026
‘He Literally Vanished’: Scientist Still Missing Weeks After He’s Seen Walking Near Train Tracks
The search continues for a Massachusetts man who reportedly vanished last month under suspicious circumstances. Jason Thomas’ wife told WFXT that he left their Wakefield home on December 12 after taking care of their dogs. She stated that cameras last …
Murder
January 5, 2026
Emily Pike: Murdered Indigenous Girl’s Memorial Removed as Case Remains Unsolved
A memorial set up in Mesa for slain Arizona teen Emily Pike has been taken down; advocates are now hoping for a permanent placement. According to Arizona’s ABC 15, the memorial had sat in place months, at the intersection of …