In this episode of “Zone 7,” Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl McCollum sits down with renowned true crime author, Aphrodite Jones. Together they primarily discuss Jones’ latest book, “Levi’s Eyes,” and explore chilling cases that reveal the disturbing nature of psychopaths. …
On Wednesday, the business partner of “8 Passengers” YouTuber Ruby Franke pleaded guilty in Utah to aggravated child abuse. KSL reported that Jodi Hildebrandt, 54, confessed to abusing Franke’s 9- and 11-year-old children between May 22 and August 30 and …
On Wednesday morning, San Antonio police announced that Savanah Soto, a pregnant teen reported missing earlier this week, and her boyfriend died from a gunshot wound. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Soto, 18, Matthew Guerra, 22, and their unborn child were …
An Arizona woman was arrested for allegedly killing her young daughter and dumping her body in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. KPHO reported that someone searching for firewood discovered Sophia Simmons’ daughter’s body in a dumpster behind a Phoenix business …
Vickie Stout and Carla Sue Atkins were half-sisters. The teens, who were extremely close with each other, share the same mother. were very close. The girls walked to a combination bait shop, restaurant, and convenience store called “The Furnace” to …
On Tuesday, a judge sealed a motion filed by University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger in which he unsuccessfully sought to have his case dismissed. WFMZ reported that the reconsideration motion, which would have dismissed the charges against …
After serving eight years in a Missouri prison, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is scheduled for release on Thursday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Blanchard will be released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center on December 28, after serving time for second-degree murder. According …
Police in Georgia are searching for a 12-year-old DeKalb County girl who has not been seen in over a month. According to the DeKalb County police, Nieng (no last name provided) was last seen on November 15 in the 500 …
A San Diego couple vanished five days before Christmas, leaving behind the mom’s car — and her wallet and cell phone. Johnny Soto’s truck, along with his cell phone and wallet, are gone from the home in San Ysidro, the …
A Florida man has been accused of gunning down his half-brother on Christmas Day in a “senseless” shooting that apparently stemmed from the brother’s unsuccessful search for his missing cell phone. Kendall Yarborough, 28, was visiting family in Illinois for …
A Florida woman has been charged with killing her ex-partner’s new girlfriend and wounding her ex-partner during a custody exchange on Christmas day in a drugstore parking lot. Amanda Marie Janzen, 38, led police on a 13-mile, high-speed chase after …
An Indiana woman accused of killing her husband laughed and joked with emergency personnel as he lay dying on the floor of their New Haven home last summer. Alison K. Davis, 33, was charged with felony murder on Thursday and …
Two teen brothers argued on Christmas Eve over how many gifts they were getting, and when their 23-year-old sister intervened, the youngest, 14, shot and killed her. His older brother, just 15, then shot the 14-year-old in the stomach, Bay …
A pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend have been found dead after going missing on Friday. A family member told KENS that Savanah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra were found dead inside a vehicle in the Medical Center area of …
JonBenét Ramsey’s father said he is still pushing for Colorado police to retest DNA evidence in his 6-year-old daughter’s 1996 murder. John Ramsey, 80, told Fox News that the family did not celebrate Christmas for years after his daughter’s unsolved …
A missing and pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend have not been heard from in nearly five days, and family members say she never showed for a scheduled labor induction at an area hospital. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Texas …
A Hawaii man allegedly killed his estranged wife on Friday before turning the gun on himself. The Hawaii Tribune reported that Theresa Cachuela, 33, filed a temporary restraining order against Jason Cachuela, 44, in December, claiming he threatened to kill …
Rand Hooper and Graham McCormick are both from the Richmond area. McCormick moved to Atlanta for a job but took time to return to Irvington to visit his friend, staying with him at his home. The next day, Sallie Graham …
The former business partner of recently-convicted YouTube vlogger, Ruby Franke, has a history of child abuse allegations, spanning back to 2010. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Franke and her business partner, Jody Hildebrandt, were arrested in August when one of Hildebrandt’s …
A Florida woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly beating her boyfriend with a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Miracle Rivera, 20, and her 24-year-old boyfriend reportedly got into an altercation in the bedroom of their St. Petersburg home. The …
An Indiana mother is pushing for justice after officials declined to charge a family babysitter who allegedly neglected a young child while babysitting. Jill Humphries says her daughter died tragically after getting stuck inside a septic tank on October 19, …
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a CLEAR Alert for an 18-year-old teen who was scheduled to give birth earlier this month but never arrived at the hospital. According to the Leon Valley Police Department, Savanah Soto was last …
A Utah man who served two years in prison for breaking a child’s arm was charged last week with killing a 2-year-old boy and seriously injuring the child’s twin sister. Jonathan Allen Dunn as been charged with aggravated murder, aggravated …
Police in Florida are looking for a 39-year-old violent criminal who killed a man in a crowded mall on Saturday afternoon and wounded a woman. Albert J. Shell Jr’s most recent — of many — arrests came in July when …
California police rushed to the scene of a domestic violence call on Christmas Eve and watched as the home where the incident occurred erupted into flames. The victim and her other family members fled the Hermosa Beach home at about …
A 32-year-old Connecticut woman surrendered early Monday morning after holding police at bay for five hours following at shooting in Newtown Sunday night. Meghan Gouveia has been charged with first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal use of a …
An Amber Alert was issued Sunday night for a 1-year-old baby believed abducted by her mother, who reportedly stabbed the child’s father and fled with the little girl. Lakewood Police said Choice Walters has brown hair and eyes, WKYC said. …
Five people were shot, one fatally, in a dispute at a Texas home late Saturday night. The Fort Worth Police Department said a 911 call came in shortly after 11 p.m., and officers found one person dead and four others …
A 63-year-old Illinois man was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of his estranged wife in 2019. Patrick O’Brien was caught on a neighbor’s security camera chasing his wife from their home on the …
A California Marine lance corporal has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after he crashed a truck he stole from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar while fleeing police, killing a passenger in the vehicle. John Eugene Brand, 21, was also charged …
An Illinois man has been charged with first degree murder after allegedly shooting a man he didn’t know multiple times over a pizza and bar tab. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said the shooting took place at about 8:40 …
Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 34-year-old man who killed his ex-girlfriend and her 10-month-old baby and left them and two other children in their burning Daytona Beach apartment. Charles Leon Ivy stabbed Den’Jah Moore, 30, more …
A Massachusetts man was found guilty last week of kidnapping a woman to Maine against her will, three days after pleading guilty to a similar charge. Stephen Pilson, 56, pleaded guilty on December 12, 2019, to five charges, including kidnapping …
The owner of the home where a 27-year-old school teacher was found dead in the trunk of a burned out car has been arrested for her murder. Matthew Switalski, 37, was named a “person of interest” last week after finding …
Relatives visiting a loved one in San Diego this week came upon a disturbing discovery, Fox 5 reports. Around 11:45 a.m. Friday, police were called to a home on Zion Avenue near Eldridge Street in the Allied Gardens neighborhood to …
A Texas man is accused of crashing his vehicle while drunk, killing the passenger, and then forcing his way into a home, where he fell asleep. The tragic and bizarre incident occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday, when authorities allege that Daniel …
Five Pennsylvania children are now orphans after their parents died in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide, the Altoona Mirrors reports. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to a home on Dartmouth Lane in Greenwood — about 100 miles …
A father and daughter found dead in South Carolina after going missing a week ago died of hypothermia. Calhoun County Corner Donnie Porth told WIS that autopsy results for 6-year-old Michelle Murph and her father, 42-year-old Jason Murph, were inconclusive, …
A missing South Carolina woman’s ex-boyfriend has now been charged with murder. A newly released warrant accuses Daniel Gabriel Harmon, 34, of killing Jamilla “Millie” Smith in early December, around the time that Smith called 911 to say that her …
New York police shot and killed a man who was allegedly holding his mother at knifepoint in their Bronx apartment Saturday morning. The 30-year-old man, who has not yet been publicly identified, reportedly told his family he was going to …
A third party review said law enforcement behaved “reasonably” before Robert Card killed 18 people and himself in October.
A first-term North Dakota lawmaker went on a “verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory” tirade against police officers who pulled him over for driving under the influence earlier this month. State Rep. Nico Rios, a Republican, was returning home …
A retired elementary school teacher from Long Island has been arrested on charges he sexually abused students decades ago. Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney Dana Castaldo said that Thomas Bernagozzi, 75, faces counts of sexual conduct against a child and …
A North Carolina mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 10-year-old son. Priyanka Tiwari, 33, was charged with murder and negligent child abuse inflicting serious injury, according to WTVD. Morrisville police were called to Tiwari’s home …
A Las Vegas school district is facing legal action after students allegedly carved a swastika into the back of a Jewish boy with special needs, KTNV-TV reports. On Thursday, the mother of the 17-year-old victim filed a complaint against the …
Efforts to tear down the Idaho house where four college students were murdered last year are inching forward, with parking restrictions now imposed on the street outside the residence, Fox News reports. Signs posted about the parking prohibition in Moscow, …
Austin Lee Edwards poses as a 17-year-old boy to talk online with a 15-year-old girl. He then drives across the country to her Riverside home when she stops responding. Edwards parks in a neighbor’s driveway and goes inside the Winek …
A Pennsylvania mom will spend the rest of her life behind bars for murdering her two young sons and attempting to kill a third person, CBS News reports. On Wednesday, 40-year-old Trinh Nguyen pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree …
