Video footage taken by Vandenberg Village neighbors in California show the moment authorities took accused child killer Ashlee Buzzard into custody. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a man and woman who had been taking pictures found 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard’s body in …
A wealthy California farm and energy mogul was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder of his estranged wife last month. Michael Abatti, 63, was indicted in Arizona, where Kerri Ann Abatti, 59, lived, on Tuesday and arrested that same day, …
A missing Kansas teen was found dead in Missouri after a man admitted to carrying the boy’s body across state lines and dumping it in creek bed. Airen Andula was reported missing Sunday evening, KSHB reported. He had been last …
A 17-year-old Florida boy has been arrested for the murder of a man who was found dead in an empty lot in Tampa earlier this month. Officials said James McClendon, 34, was reported missing on December 9, Tampa Police said. …
A Colorado woman accused of drugging and killing her children and then fleeing to the United Kingdom is back in the United States to face charges. An extradition order from a UK court in November sent Kimberlee Singler back to …
An Oregon landlord has been charged with murder after his tenant’s body was found in a barrel on his property. Court documents said that Ricky Dean Miller allegedly confessed to his sister that he had killed someone and stashed the …
A Delaware state trooper was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting at the Wilmington Division of Motor Vehicles. The shooter is also dead, according to Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. Three people, including another trooper, suffered non-gunshot related injuries. A 40-year-old …
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The FBI has taken over the investigation into the disappearance of two boaters who vanished off Florida’s coast this weekend. On Monday, the Coast Guard suspended its search for Randall Spivey, 57, and Brandon Billmaier, 33, who took a fishing …
UPDATE Sydney Marquez: Texas A&M Graduate Found Safe in Houston Initial Coverage A Texas father is pleading for answers that will lead to the whereabouts of his 24-year-old daughter, who hasn’t been seen in weeks. According to Houston police, Sydney …
A 13-year-old Kansas boy who vanished on Sunday was found dead on Monday in a creek bed in Missouri. Linn County, Kansas, police said Airen Andula was last seen near Pleasanton. Linn County Sheriff James Akes told WDAF that Andula …
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The body of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been found, according to officials, and her mother is now facing charges in connection with her death. Multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News that Melodee’s body had been found in Wayne …
A Georgia father is warning about the dangers of abandoned buildings after his 19-year-old daughter fell to her death while exploring in Atlanta. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, 19-year-old Leah Palmirotto fell five stories from the abandoned building at Emory’s …
Police in Louisiana have arrested a man in the murder of Donna Arceneaux, a 40-year-old mother of three found shot dead in her home in 2017. Troy Scott Jordan has been charged with second degree murder, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s …
An accused New York serial killer who previously pleaded guilty to two murders has been arraigned for killing another victim. Syracuse.com reports 62-year-old Richard Fox appeared in the Niagara County Court Monday, charged with second-degree murder. According to the Niagara …
A California couple has been arrested on murder and child abuse charges after a 7-year-old girl died from injuries suffered at the home and 5-year-old girl was hospitalized. Retuquel Dupree, a 27-year-old former police officer, and Jessica Savangsy, 26, were …
A West Virginia man called 911 early Saturday morning and told dispatcher he’d just shot his wife to death. Jason Joe Phillips, 46, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Joanna Lynn Phillips at their …
A 14-year-old Ohio boy and his father have been charged in the shooting death of the man’s 11-year-old niece earlier this month. Police were called to the scene at around 6:30 p.m. on December 5 and found Amya Frazier suffering …
An Ohio woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl in October. According to WTOL, Mara Silva, 32, was booked into jail for the “non-forcible” rape of the child victim. Henry County prosecutors wrote that the …
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Police in northern California on Monday responded to a medical aid call for an unresponsive child and found two injured children, one of whom died. The unresponsive 7-year-old girl was pronounced dead at a hospital, while the 5-year-old girl was …
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A teacher aboard the Royal Beau Rivage cruise ship has died, following a crash with another vessel on Sunday. According to People magazine, the December 21 incident happened on the Nile River, near the Egyptian city of Luxor, as the …
Last week, Mississippi police arrested a woman who allegedly put razor blades and fishing hooks in bakery items at two Walmart stores. On December 15, Biloxi police were alerted to razor blades found in bread purchased at Walmart more than …
Indiana police have issued a Silver Alert for a 16-year-old boy who vanished last week. According to WISH, Robert “RJ” Williams Jr. was last seen on December 17 in Indianapolis. Indianapolis police said on Monday that a day after Williams’ …
12/23/25 morning update: Three “dangerous” inmates who escaped from a suburban Atlanta jail Monday morning have been recaptured. DeKalb County officials said a news conference is scheduled for later Tuesday morning, WXIA reported. Original report: Police in Georgia are searching …
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A man charged with shooting his grandfather dead at the behest of his mother has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and will testify against the mother. Jacob Kempainen, 22, entered his plea deal last week, WLUC reported. An open murder …
An Ohio man detained for shoplifting at a Walmart last week pulled a gun and pointed it at a police officer’s head, but the gun jammed and didn’t fire, and a Walmart employee jumped in to knock the gun away. …
Seven Illinois children who reportedly attacked a mother and her young son last month have been criminally charged. FOX 32 confirmed the charges Saturday with the Chicago Police Department. On November 17, the children, ages 10 to 13, allegedly caused …
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A federal grand jury indicted former South Carolina pastor John Paul Miller for cyberstalking his ex-wife in the months preceding her death. On Thursday in Columbia, a grand jury indicted the former Myrtle Beach pasture on allegations that Miller, 46, …
Court filings in an ongoing custody battle are shedding light on the tragic death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, revealing a 32-hour silence following the discovery of her body. The documents, obtained by People magazine, provided a timeline of the events …
A tragic murder suicide in Tennessee has left a mother and father dead and their adult son in critical condition. According to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, 60-year-old Sherry Darlene Lydon is suspected of fatally shooting her husband, William John …
Two Florida teens were indicted Friday, in connection with the death of Danika Troy, a 14-year-old Pace girl found murdered earlier this month. FOX 10 reported that Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, are facing first-degree premeditated murder charges …
A 14-year-old Maine boy was arrested this week after police said he had drawn up a hit list and was plotting to harm classmates. Many parents opted to keep their children home from school on Friday — when a holiday …
An Indiana man has been accused of killing his 81-year-old father and trying to kill his mother. Indianapolis Police responded to the home of John and Olanna Pedigo late last week and found John Pedigo dead and Olanna with serious …
A reserve police officer and his wife have been arrested and charged with subjecting their biological and foster children to “cruel and unusual punishment.” Branch County prosecutors Zachary W. Stempien said that Matthew and Cassandra Boatrite, 34 and 32, were …
Federal authorities announced on Thursday that they have rescued 43 children following a 12-day operation in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service said it and personnel from 25 other agencies located the children during Operation Northern Lights, which was conducted from …
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Alabama authorities said on Thursday that the deaths of a Mississippi woman and her 3-year-old daughter, whose bodies were found in Alabama, were a case of murder-suicide. Shardee McGill, 32, and Janae McGill vanished from Jackson, Mississippi, on September 21, …
New York City prosecutors are pushing to reinstate a murder conviction in connection with the 1979 death of Etan Patz. According to CBS News, the prosecution is in hopes that the Supreme Court will reinstate Pedro Hernandez’s conviction, although they …
A North Carolina nurse was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting two incapacitated patients. WRAL reported that Duke Health nurse Jomil Uy Tugado, 39, assaulted a patient in May and another in December. Duke Health officials said Tugado was put …
A Utah woman will spend decades behind bars for breaking into her parents’ home and fatally shooting them. According to KUTV, a Salt Lake City judge sentenced Mia Bailey to two consecutive 25-year sentences for the deaths of her parents, …
Two Michigan men were charged earlier this month after one of the men allegedly used the other as a stand-in for a court-ordered paternity test. On September 18, Derek Harrison, 36, reportedly signed into the Macomb County Administration Building as …
Convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot reportedly tried to take his own life last week, inside a Peruvian prison. According to officials at Challapalca Prison, guards found Van der Sloot with a towel around his neck and “near death,” 1819 …
The man suspected in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night in New Hampshire. Providence Police Col. Oscar Perez announced the suspect was Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown …
A Florida woman has been arrested after she allegedly shot her two ex-husbands to death on Wednesday. Manatee County deputies arrested Susan Avalon after they were called to a home in Bradenton and found a 54-year-old man suffering from gunshot …
