An Australian man accused of kidnapping 4-year-old Cleo Smith apparently shouted at the media as he arrived at court on Thursday. Terry Kelly, 36, appeared at the Carnarvon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning, where he was read a number of charges against him, including forcibly taking a child under 16. Kelly didn’t enter a plea …
The suspect had also taken a photo of himself going for a drive with one of the dolls
A Maryland man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his brother and sister-in-law because his brother, a pharmacist, was poisoning people by giving them the COVID-19 vaccine. Jeffrey Burnham is also charged with slitting the throat of 83-year-old Rebecca Reynolds, a lifelong friend of his mother’s, and stealing her car to drive to …
UPDATE: 8:10 p.m.: Clayton Police have identified the woman found shot to death along Interstate 675 Sunday morning as Cormella Thomas, 30, CBS 46 reported. No other information was available. Original story: Georgia authorities are seeking help in identifying a woman whose body was found on the side of Interstate 675 in Clayton County Sunday …
A Florida college student drove to South Carolina to visit her father earlier this month, but she never made it and was later found dead, WHNS-TV reports. Police thus far have been tight-lipped about the death of 21-year-old Sheridan Wahl, which is now being investigated by state authorities, according to The Sun News. CrimeOnline has pieced together a timeline based …
The FBI has joined the investigation in connection with a Connecticut teen who hasn’t been seen since August 30. Ronan Hernsdorf-Smith, 17, disappeared on the first day of school in Avon, according to police. They are considered to be in grave danger, WFSB reports. Ronan’s parents reportedly said someone may have lured Ronan in under …
A Texas man pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder in the death of a college student he dated, a plea deal that lets him avoid the death penalty. Brandon Theesfeld, 24, was accused of capital murder for 21-year-old Ally Kostial’s death in July 2019. Kostial, from St Louis, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds …
A doctor in England has been convicted of multiple crimes for attempting hundreds of twisted exorcism rituals on his girlfriend, which involved dangerous chemicals and drugs, BBC News reports. Authorities say 60-year-old Hossam Metwally performed a “dangerous perversion” of an Islamic ritual called Ruqya about 250 times on the woman over four years to expel spirits, …
Authorities in western South Carolina are searching for a man with a tattooed neck after a shooting in rural Greenwood County left two women and man dead. A fourth victim was taken to a local hospital where he is reportedly in stable condition, the Greenwood Index-Journal reported. Greenwood County Sheriff’s Major Cody Bishop identified Jeffrey …
The wife of a Texas man who allegedly abducted his 10-year-old daughter, Sophie Long, is apparently worried for their safety. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that Sophie has been reported as abducted and is believed to be with her father, Michael Long. Last year, Michael …
A little boy found deceased in the Chattahoochee River earlier this month in Georgia was allegedly put there by his own mother to hide the child’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the incident happened in Cobb County at Paces Mill Park, along the Chattahoochee River, according to firefighter Detrich Reid. A child, who was a …
Sophie Long, a Texas girl who became the centerpiece of viral alleged abuse videos is now missing, according to the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Michael Long claimed he has been fighting an ongoing battle for custody of his three children with Kelly Long for …
