Drunk’ TV Star CRASHES, Curses EMTs, In Court Now
Celebrity Justice
Negligence
August 30, 2023
Mom Charged With Dumping 6-Month-Old Daughter’s Body in Vacant Lot
On Monday, Missouri prosecutors said they have charged a woman in connection with the death of her 6-month-old daughter whose body was discovered in May. Raeleena Barlett was charged with abandoning a corpse months after Kha’liya Bridgewater’s body was found …
Road Rage
August 30, 2023
Road Rage Incident Between 2 Truckers Leaves 1 Dead
A North Carolina truck driver was arrested after an Ohio truck driver was found dead a parking lot Wednesday morning. The dead man was identified as Tyler Welsh, 32, of Eaton, WHIO reported. Sidney Police arrested Lawshawn Dean Hughes, 48, …
Child sex crimes
August 30, 2023
Arizona Middle School Teacher Charged with Sexual Conduct With Former Student, a Minor
An Arizona teacher has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor who was a former student. The Payson Unified School District was tipped off to middle school teacher Miles Huff’s behavior on August 14 …
Cold Cases
August 30, 2023
Man Arrested in 36-Year-Old Murder of California Teen Was Suspected at the Time
A 76-year-old man arrested for the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl nearly four decades ago was suspected of involvement in the disappearance at the time. Bender’s body has not been found. Court documents concerning the arrest of Raymond Lewis Stafford …
Murder
August 30, 2023
New Mexico Mother Learns Fate After Dying Boy, 11, Identifies Her Before Succumbing to Stabbing Injuries
A New Mexico mother pleaded guilty Thursday to stabbing her 11-year-old son to death in 2022. Mary Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of Bruce Johnson Jr. According to News West 9, Johnson will …
Celebrity
August 30, 2023
‘Teen Mom’ Jenelle Evans’ Son Vanishes for Second Time in 2 Weeks
The 14-year-old son of “Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans reportedly vanished in North Carolina on Monday — marking the second time he has disappeared in two weeks. TMZ reported that Evans, 31, called the police after she did not …
Crime Stories
August 30, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Has Serial Killer Dennis Rader Struck Again?
When Dennis Rader, the serial killer dubbed BTK, was arrested in 2005, lots of documentation was found by the Wichita police: documentation in the form of his own writings, journals, and an unpublished book manuscript. The manuscript is thought to …
Serial Killers
August 30, 2023
SEE IT: BTK Killer Dennis Rader’s Old Photos Could Possibly Link Him to Additional Murders
An Oklahoma sheriff says that old photos taken by the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader, could possibly connect him to additional unsolved cases across three states. According to KAKE, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said old Polaroid images taken by …
Murder-Suicide
August 30, 2023
Family of 4 Die in Murder-Suicide Weeks After 4-Year-Old Daughter Drowned in Pool
A 4-year-old Texas girl’s drowning death possibly played a role in Monday’s apparent murder-suicide that claimed the lives of her parents and two brothers. Farman and Layla Sherwani, and their sons Mateen Sherwani, 2, and Shaheen Sherwani, 12, were found …
Child Abuse
August 30, 2023
Missing 6-year-old Left Home Alone Found Hours Later, Beaten & Bruised as Mother Shops at Store
A Washington mother is facing charges after police found her missing child last week, beaten and bruised in what investigators are calling an “absolutely horrific” child abuse case. Tri-City Herald reports that police arrested Adriana Rivas in Frankin County on …
Court
August 30, 2023
Paighton Houston: Suspect Pleads Guilty Day of Trial, After Dumping Alabama Woman’s Body in Shallow Grave
An Alabama has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 death of 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville. According to Al.com, Frederick Hampton pleaded guilty “before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Thomas Thrash” Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to take …
Robbery
August 30, 2023
San Francisco Store Clerk Dies After Thief Brutally Beats Him with Bat During Robbery
A California store clerk who was brutally beaten into a coma during a robbery last week has died, CBS Bay Area reports. Loved ones of Yowhannes Tewelde say he succumbed to his injuries Tuesday afternoon after multiple surgeries, having never …
Murder
August 30, 2023
Developing: Missing Mom Avriel Hooks Found Dead in Woods, Suspect in Custody
A Virginia mother has been found deceased following her disappearance last week, according to police. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Avriel Hooks, 20, was reported missing August 23, after her family hadn’t heard from her the day prior. The following day, …
Death investigation
August 29, 2023
5-Year-Old Child Found Dead in Bathtub
New Jersey police are investigating after a 5-year-old child was found dead in a bathtub in a Newark apartment. The child was found unresponsive just after 7 p.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The child was taken to University …
Court
August 29, 2023
Judge Grants State More Time to Respond to Kohberger’s Motion to Dismiss Indictment
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial agreed to more time for the prosecution to respond to the defense’s 109-page motion to dismiss the indictment against him. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for Friday, but Judge John …
Nancy Grace
August 29, 2023
Nancy Grace: Kohberger’s Defense Aims to ‘Delay, Delay, Delay’
CrimeOnline says motion after motion filed by college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s defense is “all just a big game right now” aimed at nothing more than “delay, delay, delay.” “The longer you wait, the less the memories are sharp,” she …
Murder
August 29, 2023
Jury Delivers Verdict in Less than 3 Hours After Dentist Poisons Girlfriend, Found Dead & Weighing 83 Pounds
A Maryland dentist was found guilty Friday of murdering his girlfriend after he deliberately delivered a lethal amount of drugs to her in their Montgomery County home. The conviction comes after Sarah Harris overdosed on anesthetics delivered via an IV …
Assault
August 29, 2023
College Coed Thought She Was Salma Hayek in ‘Dusk til Dawn’ Movie When She Stabs Date During Sex Act
A college student convicted of stabbing a blind date says that thought she was Selma Hayek’s character in “From Dusk Till Dawn” at the time and bbelieved she was in an episode of Claire Danes’ “Homeland” when she told authorities …
Juveniles
August 29, 2023
Dispute Over McDonald’s Sweet-and-Sour Sauce Led to 16-Year-Old Girl’s Stabbing Death: Cops
A dispute over dipping sauces reportedly led to Sunday’s slaying of a 16-year-old girl near a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C. Naima Liggon and the 16-year-old female suspect ordered food at the fast-food restaurant before getting into a car together. WUSA …
Crime Stories
August 29, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Texas Judge Lets Convicted, Cold-Blooded Killer Walk Free to ‘Get His Hair Styled at Barbershop’
The father and stepmom of a New York man killed during a vacation watched via Zoom as the man who confessed to the murder was released from jail to get a haircut. Gregory Moore, a father of four, and friends …
Politics and Crime
August 29, 2023
READ IT: Judge Orders Unsealing of Grand Jury Report in Trump Election Case
On Monday, a Georgia judge ordered the release of the grand jury report that details the evidence against former President Donald Trump and 18 defendants who allegedly tried to overturn results in the 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge …
College Crimes
August 29, 2023
UPDATE: Doctoral Student Fatally Shot Professor in College Lab
A University of North Carolina graduate student allegedly shot and killed an associate professor on Monday, prompting a lockdown at the college and other area schools. Doctoral student Tailei Qi, 34, was arrested in a residential area not far from …
Murder
August 29, 2023
READ Court Docs: 4-Year-Old Boy Beaten Dead for Putting Shoes on Wrong Feet
WARNING: Graphic Content
Homicide
August 29, 2023
2 Young Boys Found Fatally Stabbed Alongside Mom & Dad in Possible Murder-Suicide
A family of four — including two boys, ages 1 and 3 — were found fatally stabbed in a New York apartment in a suspected case of murder-suicide. Sources told the New York Post that a 41-year-old man, his 40-year-old …
Murder
August 29, 2023
‘Lady of the Dunes’: Newlywed Murdered By Husband, Her Mutilated Body Left on Massachusetts Beach
Massachusetts authorities believe they have solved a nearly 50-year-old cold case involving a woman whose body was found on a beach with her hands cut off. The suspected killer: Her newlywed husband. On Monday, prosecutors announced the somber and disturbing …
Other
August 29, 2023
Petition Pushes for Teen Who Allegedly Threw Newborn in Hospital Trash to be Banned from Attending College
Thousands of signatures have been amassed in an online petition pushing for a New Mexico teen accused of throwing her newborn away to be prevented from from attending college. Last week, a judge amended a pre-trial order for Alexee Trevizo, …
Missing
August 28, 2023
‘Very unusual for her’: Missing Utah Woman Fails to Return Home, Misses Work
Utah police in Mill Creek are searching for a missing 27-year-old woman considered endangered after no sightings of her since Sunday. According to the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, Vanessa Cooper failed to return home Sunday night and …
Manslaughter
August 28, 2023
Florida Dad Shoves Wipe Down 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Throat for Crying, Killing Her: Police
On Friday, Florida police arrested a man for killing his 2-month-old daughter in 2021. Joseph Napier allegedly claimed he found Iris Noelle unresponsive and turning blue after leaving her alone with his 18-month-old daughter for 10 minutes. Napier claimed Noelle …
Murder
August 28, 2023
True Crime Book Helps Catch Ex-Pastor 48 Years Later, Charged With Murdering Girl Walking to Bible Day Camp
Months following the publication of a true-crime book detailing the death of an 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl, police made an arrest in the case, nearly 50 years later. As CrimeOnline previously reported, David Zandstra, 83, was arrested in Georgia last month …
Crime Stories
August 28, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: WHERE IS DENVER PD? WHERE IS WINTER PARK PD? 2 Women Missing, Cops Won’t Help
Two women go missing within six miles of each other in Winter Park, Colorado. Melissa Whitsitt moved from Tennessee to Colorado in May to start a job at Winter Park Resort, almost 70 miles outside Denver. Mom Cindy Whitsett says …
Hot Car
August 28, 2023
‘A Tragic Accident’: Toddler Girl Dies in Hot Car Parked Outside High School
A 16-month-old girl died on Friday after she was reportedly found in a car parked outside a South Carolina high school. WCIV reported that the toddler was found deceased at Bishop England High School after passersby spotted the baby alone …
Missing
August 28, 2023
Two Women Mysteriously Vanish in Colorado Within Weeks of Each Other, Family Desperate for Answers
Two women who left their home states to chase new opportunities in Colorado are missing, and family members are desperate for answers. According to police, Melissa Whitsitt (pictured left), 34, disappeared on on August 13 after failing to arrive at …
Famous Murder Cases
August 28, 2023
Police Dump Accused Long Island Serial Killer’s Family Cats at Kill Shelter After Trashing Home During Evidence Search: Report
Cats of belonging Rex Heuermann’s family were reportedly taken to a kill shelter, following investigators’ weeks-long search of the suspect’s New York home. Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, and her two adult children, Christopher and Victoria, were banned from their home …
Child Abuse
August 28, 2023
Dad Finds Videos of Girlfriend Sexually Abusing his 3-Year-Old Daughter: Police
An Oklahoma woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl in videos discovered by the victim’s father. According to KOCO, the father went to Stillwater police after finding the illicit videos and photos of his daughter …
Murder
August 28, 2023
Florida Mother Kills 10-year-old Son After Losing Custody Battle to Child’s Father: Police
A Florida boy and his teen sister lost his life over the weekend after his mother killed him before taking her own life, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. During a Sunday afternoon press conference, Sheriff Judd Grady announced …
Murder
August 28, 2023
Ohio Man Confesses to Killing His Wife, Who Had Protective Order Against Him
An Ohio man was found dead on Sunday after he confessed to police that he killed his wife. Union Township police said that William Pratt, 55, reported on Thursday that he’d found Katrina Pratt, 55, covered in blood with a …
Child sex crimes
August 28, 2023
Florida Softball Coach Charged with Sex Crimes with a Minor
A Florida softball coach was arrested last week on several counts of sex crime with a minor. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into 40-year-old Matthew Galhouse on August 17 when the victim reported him to police. Investigators say …
Child sex crimes
August 27, 2023
Virginia Woman Arrested for Alleged Sexual Relations with 15-Year-Old Twin Brothers
A Virginia woman has been charged indecency with a minor for allegedly have sexual relations with 15-year-old teen brothers. Court documents say Ashleigh Watts, 37, is accused of having sex with the boys, who lived across the street, for nearly …
Child sex crimes
August 27, 2023
Former FBI Contract Worker Threatened Suicide to Entice Boys into Sexual Exploitation
A former contract worker with the FBI has been charged with sexually exploiting about a dozen young boys he met over Discord and Snapchat. Brett Janes, 26, told the minors he worked for a U.S. intelligence agency and threatened suicide …
Murder
August 27, 2023
16-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death by Another Teen at DC McDonald’s
A 16-year-old girl was arrested early Sunday for the stabbing death of another 16-year-old girl at a northwest Washington, D.C., McDonalds. Police said the stabbing took place both inside and outside the fast food restaurant on 14th Street NW shortly …
Murder
August 27, 2023
Teens’ Altercation Over Girl Leads to Drive-By Shooting That Kills 5-Year-Old Girl
Five New Mexico teens have been charged with murder for the death of a 5-year-old girl who was struck in the head while she slept during a drive by shooting last week. Sencheray Renee Hernandez, 19, is the only adult …
Hate Crimes
August 27, 2023
Jacksonville Shooter Legally Bought Firearms He Used to Target Black People
Jacksonville authorities identified 21-year-old Ryan Palmeter as the man who gun downed three Black people at a Dollar General store on Saturday after he was turned away from the historically Black Edward Waters University (EWU) nearby. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters …
Hoax
August 27, 2023
‘Supermom’ Sherri Papini, Who Faked Her Own Kidnapping, Released From Prison
A California mother who faked her own kidnapping is out of prison after spending more than a year behind bars, the Sacramento Bee reports. Sherri Papini, 41, was released from prison last week and is said to be residing in …
Murder
August 27, 2023
Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Popular Skating and Dance Instagram Influencer
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a popular Georgia social media influencer who was found dead earlier this week after her vehicle was set on fire. On Saturday, Louisiana police said they took 21-year-old Eugene …
Shooting
August 27, 2023
University of South Carolina Student Shot Dead After Trying to Enter Wrong House
A South Carolina college student is dead after he apparently tried going into the wrong house and was shot this weekend, The State newspaper reports. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, police in Columbia were called to a home for a …
Murder
August 26, 2023
Florida Man Fatally Shoots Sister Over Electric Bill
A 37-year-old Florida man was arrested this week after he shot and killed his sister during a row over a power bill. Rowby Severe, 37, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Magael Brown and …
Murder
August 26, 2023
Teen Found Dead in Trunk of Boyfriend’s Car
A Kansas man was charged with murder on Saturday after his 19-year-old girlfriend was found dead in the trunk of his car. Wichita Police said officers were dispatched to Alexander Lewis’s apartment when a 911 operator in North Carolina got …
Mass shooting
August 26, 2023
‘He Wanted to Kill Black People’: Gunman Kills 3 People at Jacksonville Dollar General in ‘Racially Motivated’ Shooting
A gunman wearing a mask and a tactical vest killed three people at a Florida Dollar General store on Saturday in the Jacksonville sheriff said was a “racially motivated” shooting. Two men and a woman were killed, police said, all …