A Pink Hammer’s Dark Secrets: The Mysterious Death of Leon Hignite
Podcast
‘Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan’
Podcast
April 5, 2023
[Zone 7] Melissa Wolfenbarger: Continued – Joseph Scott Morgan’s Insight on Melissa’s Case | Part 7
April 29th, 1999. A skull is found in a trash bag outside Action Glass in Atlanta, Georgia. Soon after, in different trash bags, various other body parts are found. The remains are identified as the remains of Melissa Wolfenbarger, a …
Trials
April 5, 2023
Accused Killer Stepmom Claimed Gannon Stauch Was in Storage Room While Police Searched Home, Murder Trial Day 3
Testimony continued Wednesday morning in the case of Letecia Stauch, a stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, in 2020, with recorded phone calls between the defendant and her now ex-husband, Al Stauch. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors …
Weird Crime
April 5, 2023
Man Found Dead in Burned Car Had Been Missing Since 1991, Assumed Wife’s Identity During Disappearance
Missouri police said a man who was found dead last month had already been declared dead and was using his wife’s identity during his 32-year disappearance. On March 19, Lebanon officers discovered Stephen Winn, 71, in a burning vehicle near …
Trials
April 5, 2023
WATCH LIVE: Accused Killer Stepmom Letecia Stauch, Murder Trial Day Three
Day three in the murder trial of a Colorado stepmother accused of murdering her stepson in 2020 began Wednesday at the El Paso County court. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors say Letecia Stauch stabbed, shot, and beat her 11-year-old stepson, …
Court
April 5, 2023
Update: Bratz Doll-obsessed Child Abductor Learns Fate After Stealing Sleeping 4-year-old from Camping Tent
A man who abducted a 4-year-old girl from a Western Australia campsite while she slept in a tent with her parents will spend over a decade in prison for abducting a 4-year-old child, a Perth court heard. According to The …
Shooting
April 5, 2023
Texas Toddler Finds Loaded Gun, Shoots Himself in the Face
A Texas toddler is dead after he found a loaded gun in his teen brother’s room and shot himself in the face with it shortly after midnight Tuesday morning. Police believe 2-year-old Rio Carrington was in his brother’s room by …
Murder
April 5, 2023
Michigan Man Kills Girlfriend With CROSSBOW: Cops
A 59-year-old Michigan man has been arrested and charged with killing a woman with a crossbow. Battle Creek police were called to a home on Sunday and found Kori-Lee Moser, critically wounded by a bolt from a crossbow, according to …
Murder
April 5, 2023
3rd Teen Dies from Gunshot Wound in Central Florida County
A teenager found critically wounded beside a road last week has succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday, leaving investigators now searching for a triple murderer. Layla Silvernail, 16, was found in southeastern Marion County on Thursday night, suffering from a …
Court
April 4, 2023
Jury Selection Continues in Trial of ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell
After two days of jury selection, attorneys in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell have 30 potential jurors of 42 they need to begin a deeper examination, ultimately winnowing the number down to 18: 12 jurors and six alternates. Vallow …
Murder
April 4, 2023
Parents Charged With Murder in Death of Baby Boy With Skull Fracture, Broken Ribs
A months-long investigation into the death of a 3-month-old baby boy ended Tuesday after with the arrest of the child’s parents. Illinois State Police said that Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly, both 21, have been charged with first-degree murder with …
Murder
April 4, 2023
2 Charged With Murder of Man Missing Since December, More Arrests Expected
Investigators have arrested two people for the murder of a missing man from Hinds County found dead on the Mississippi coast on Monday. Cody Smith, 24, was reported missing in Hinds County in December. In late March, investigators learned that …
Court
April 4, 2023
Read It: Trump Arraigned on 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records
Former President Donald J. Trump appeared in court in Manhattan on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, related to a $130,000 payment to ensure the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels about their affair. …
Theft
April 4, 2023
Hospital Workers Steal & Dump Urn Containing Ashes of Couple’s Stillborn Baby
A Georgia couple was arrested last week for allegedly stealing an urn at a hospital in January and dumping its contents. Suspects Anilus and Rosnie Frederic worked for Wellstar linen sorting facility at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. WAGA reported …
Most Wanted
April 4, 2023
‘Most Wanted’ Couple Captured Years After Torturing 7-Year-Old Boy to Death
A couple who vanished last year with their five children after the man’s son was found dead in Washington state were arrested late last month in Mexico, officials announced on Friday. Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia, 34, his girlfriend, Araceli Medina, 38, …
Crime Stories
April 4, 2023
HUBBY GOOGLES DISMEMBER BODY: Where’s Ana Walshe?
“Crime Stories with Nancy Grace”
Trials
April 4, 2023
Gannon Stauch: Dad Takes Stand as Alleged Killer Stepmom Refuses to Face Him During Murder Trial, Day 2
Day two of alleged Colorado killer Letecia Stauch’s murder trial began Tuesday morning in El Paso County with the father of murder victim, Gannon Stauch, taking the stand. Al Stauch told Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen that the last …
Bullies
April 4, 2023
Bullied 11-Year-Old Kills Herself in School Bathroom Days After Losing Dad to Cancer: Reports
The girl had reportedly emailed school officials about being bullied a week before her suicide
Trials
April 4, 2023
WATCH LIVE: Accused Killer Stepmom Letecia Stauch, Murder Trial Day Two
Day two in the murder trial of a Colorado stepmother accused of murdering her stepson in 2020 began Tuesda at the El Paso County court. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors say Letecia Stauch stabbed, shot, and beat her 11-year-old stepson, …
Missing
April 4, 2023
Polish Woman Isn’t Missing Toddler Madeleine McCann, DNA Results Show
The Polish woman who thought she might be missing British toddler Madeleine McCann apparently is not. The announcement came from psychic social media influencer Fia Johannson, who once predicted that McCann was still alive, on her Instagram page. Johannson said …
April 4, 2023
Brothers, Abducted by Father in North Carolina, FOUND SAFE in Missouri: Cops
Two young boys who disappeared from the yard where they were playing have been found safe and their father arrested. Concord, North Carolina, police said the boys were found at a motel in Missouri Monday morning and would be reunited …
Murder
April 4, 2023
3 Teens Shot, 2 Fatally, in Rural Central Florida County
Police in central Florida are investigating after three teens were shot last week and found in different locations in sprawling, rural Marion County. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said the first call came in Thursday night, and deputies found 16-year-old …
Unsolved
April 3, 2023
Infant Girl Found Dead in Gas Station Bathroom, Investigation Underway
An investigation is underway in Texas after an infant was reportedly found deceased at a gas station on Sunday. According to KHOU, the baby girl was discovered in a toilet at a Shell in Houston. A customer reportedly discovered the …
Mass shooting
April 3, 2023
Nashville Shooter Fired 152 Rounds Inside Covenant School, Planned Mass Murder Months in Advance: Police
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department provided additional details Monday regarding The Covenant School shooting in Nashville that left three children and three adults dead. According to the police department’s media release, 28-year-old Audrey “Aiden” Hale planned the March 27 attack …
Crime Stories
April 3, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: STEPHEN SMITH BODY EXHUMED, High Security Escorts Body to Tampa
The body of Stephen Smith has been exhumed, autopsied, and reinterred. A SLED security team accompanied the body to a location in Florida where the examination took place. Information on the new autopsy has not been released yet. Meanwhile, news …
Trials
April 3, 2023
‘I’m worried about my burns’: Court Hears Desperate Cries from Gannon Stauch During First Day of Alleged Killer Stepmom Murder Trial
Opening statements began Monday afternoon in El Paso County, Colorado, for the case of Letecia Stauch, accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, in 2020. Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen started opening statements with a video recorded by …
Trials
April 3, 2023
WATCH Live: Accused Killer Stepmom Letecia Stauch, Murder Trial Day One
Opening statements in the murder trial of a Colorado stepmother accused of murdering her stepson in 2020 began Monday at the El Paso County court. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors say Letecia Stauch stabbed, shot, and beat her 11-year-old stepson, …
Murder
April 3, 2023
Dad of Boy Found Dead in Alligator’s Mouth Stabbed Child’s Mother 100 Times After His Own Birthday Party: Affidavit
A Florida man accused of killing his girlfriend allegedly stabbed her over 100 times before murdering his 2-year-old son in a St. Petersburg apartment. Thomas Mosley, 21, is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Pashun Jeffery, 20, and his son, 2-year-old …
Murder
April 3, 2023
Memphis Police Arrest Suspect in Deadly Restaurant Shooting
Memphis police have arrested a suspect in the deadly shooting at a restaurant Wednesday night. Damone Sykes has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm, WREG reported. Seven people were shot, two fatally at the popular …
April 3, 2023
State Supreme Court Nixes Pamela Smart’s Bid for Reduced Sentence
Smart, then 22, was convicted of conspiring with her teenage love to kill her husband in 1990.
Murder
April 3, 2023
Ex-Alabama Cop Shoots Pregnant Girlfriend, Claims It’s Suicide: Indictment
A former Alabama police officer has been indicted on a capital murder charge for the shooting death of his girlfriend in January 2022. David McCoy, 29, was still employed by the Huntsville Police Department but off duty when investigators say …
Famous Murder Cases
April 2, 2023
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s Murder Trial Begins With Jury Selection
Jury selection begins Monday in what is sure to be one of the more interesting trials of the year — Lori Vallow Daybell, the so-called “Cult Mom” accused of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of two …
Death investigation
April 2, 2023
Officials Identify Body Found in Creek After Dog Brings Home Forearm
Investigator have identified a body found in a South Carolina creek this week this week as a woman last seen in Salem on February 6. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said that a family member reported Tonya Marie Cannon, 33, …
Shooting
April 2, 2023
3 Dead, 3 Wounded in Shooting at Whiskey Barrel Saloon in Oklahoma City
Three men were shot dead and three other people wounded Saturday night at an Oklahoma City bar. The three fatalities were all pronounced dead at Whiskey Barrel Saloon, KWTV reported. One of the the two wounded victims was said to …
Nancy Grace
April 2, 2023
Nancy Grace: Connections Between Stephen Smith, Buster Murdaugh Are ‘Not Serious’
The body of Stephen Smith, an openly gay 19-year-old man found dead on a lonely South Carolina road in 2015, has been exhumed and is undergoing a second autopsy. The drive to take another look at Smith’s death — initially …
Shooting
April 2, 2023
Texas Man Guns Down Alleged Car Thief After Tracking It With Apple AirTag
Police say they’re not going to charge a Texas man who reported his car stolen and then didn’t wait for officers before he shot and killed the alleged thief. The man, who wasn’t identified, tracked the vehicle with an Apple …
Manslaughter
April 2, 2023
‘She needs to go to prison’: Parents Seek Justice as Grandmother Leaves Tot to Die in Car, Months After Grandson Drowns in Her Care
Two young Florida children died in separate incidents while both were under the care of their grandmother. Now that woman’s daughter, the mother of the two children, says her mom should be behind bars. “If I’m objective, she needs to …
Violent Crime
April 2, 2023
Indiana Man Allegedly Bound and Chained in Basement, Tortured and Waterboarded
An Indiana man says he was invited to a home for some food and drugs but ended up chained in the basement where he was tortured and waterboarded, WSBT-TV reports. On Thursday, authorities in South Bend announced charges stemming from …
Murder
April 2, 2023
Florida Man Smiles During Arrest After Murdering Autistic Teen on Front Porch: Police
A Florida man accused of gunning down an autistic teenager for no apparent reason was seen smiling Friday as police took him into custody, FOX 35 reports. On Friday, officers in Ocala arrested 20-year-old Geremy Doel Navarro on a charge …
Murder
April 1, 2023
Nebraska Woman Charged With Running Over 2 Employees at Her Apartment Complex, Killing Them
A 27-year-old Nebraska woman was arrested this week and charged with murder after she allegedly ran over two employees of her apartment complex and killed them. The Lincoln Police Department said that Taylor Bradley drove some 20 to 30 yards …
Shooting
April 1, 2023
16-Month-Old Boy Fatally Shot by 5-Year-Old Sibling
An Indiana toddler was shot and killed this week by his 5-year-old sibling, who found a loaded handgun. Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello identified the victim as Isiah Johnson, 16-months-old, according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Costello said the …
Sex Crimes
April 1, 2023
Former GOP Funder Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Young Girls
A former Republican political strategist and party donor was found guilty this week of sex trafficking 15 and 16 year old girls. The jury deliberated for a little more than three hours before returning a guilty verdict for Anton Lazzaro, …
Murder
April 1, 2023
Newlywed Shot by Police After He Kills Wife: Cops
A Virginia man suspected of killing his newlywed wife was himself shot by police and died later Friday night at a Richmond hospital. James Talbert III, 63, allegedly shot and killed his wife, 55-year-old Peace Talbert, Friday morning in their …
Terror
April 1, 2023
Ohio Neo-Nazi Charged With Firebombing Church Over Drag Story Hour
A member of an Ohio neo-Nazi group was arrested on Friday, charged federal court in relation to an attack on a Cleveland area church that planned to hold a drag brunch and drag story hour. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, is …
Murder
April 1, 2023
Mississippi Babysitter Beats Children, Killing 2-year-old & Severely Injuring Baby: Police
A Mississippi babysitter could face the death penalty for allegedly murdering a toddler and abusing his younger sister, the Daily Journal reports. This week, a grand jury in Alcorn County voted to indict 23-year-old Makallie E. Durham with four counts …
Shooting
April 1, 2023
‘Beacon of Light’: Mourners Remember 9-Year-Old Victim of Nashville School Shooting
Mourners gathered Friday for the first funeral of a victim murdered in this week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school, WSMV-TV reports. The service was held Friday afternoon for 9-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, who was fatally shot on Monday at The …
Murder
April 1, 2023
Missing Florida Boy Found Dead Inside Alligator’s Jaws
A missing Florida boy whose mother was murdered was found dead in the mouth of an alligator, Bay News 9 reports. Police late Friday announced that they had located 2-year-old Taylen Mosley, who had not been seen since Wednesday. Officers …
Kidnapping
April 1, 2023
NC Cops Looking for 2 Brothers, Believed Abducted by Father
Police in North Carolina are looking for 8- and 11-year-old brothers who may have been abducted by their father. The Concord Police Department said the two boys had been living with their grandmother and were taken from a neighbor’s yard, …
Drug Crime
March 31, 2023
California Police Union Executive Charged With Importing and Distributing Drugs
‘She’s been the grandma of the POA,’ union President Sean Pritchard said.