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Trials
Court
February 10, 2023
Russian Fugitive Found Guilty of Poisoning Look-Alike’s Cheesecake to Steal Her Identity
A jury on Wednesday found Russian national Viktoria Nasyrova guilty of giving a Ukrainian look-alike a slice of poisoned cheesecake in an attempt to steal her identity. Nasyrova, 45, was convicted on a charge of attempted murder and four other …
Kidnapping
February 9, 2023
Walmart Shopper Thwart Tot’s Kidnap!
A 50-year-old Colorado woman was reportedly stopped from kidnapping a young child by citizens who saw her grab the child from a Walmart shopping cart and stopped her. The Alamosa Police Depart,ent said it had charged Kimberli Jones with kidnapping, …
Other
February 9, 2023
US State Department Stresses Travel Warnings for Some Mexican States Ahead of Spring Break
School Crimes
February 9, 2023
Teen Girl Takes Own Life a Day After Her Videotaped School Beating Is Posted Online
Dozens of central New Jersey high school students walked out this week in a statement of solidarity and support for the family of a classmate who took her life a day after she was beaten up in a school hallway …
Celebrity
February 9, 2023
Halyna Hutchins’ Family Sues Alec Baldwin Over Fatal Movie Set Shooting
The Ukrainian family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has engaged high-profile American attorney Gloria Allred to sue actor Alec Baldwin for Hutchins’ fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of the movie “Rust” in October 2021. Hutchins was killed during a …
Juveniles
February 9, 2023
Missing 14-year-old Girl Found Nearly 2 Years After Disappearance, Pregnant and Hidden in Closet
A 14-year-old Michigan girl has been found safe vanishing from her foster parents’ home in 2021, police say, and her own mother may be facing charges. The victim was found hiding behind some clothes in a closet at a Port …
Murder
February 9, 2023
Bryan Kohberger: Investigators Look into Possible Similarities with Idaho Quadruple Murders and Unsolved Cases
Alleged Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger has sparked interest in cold cases in Pennsylvania and around the country, according to reports. Former NYPD sergeant and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Joseph Giacalone told Fox News Digital that when …
Murder
February 9, 2023
California Lawyer Who Fell to His Death at Mexico Resort Balcony was Murdered, Lawyer Says
A private autopsy conducted in connection with California lawyer Elliot Blair, who died after falling from a resort balcony in Mexico was murdered, according to the family’s attorney. While speaking with “Good Morning America,” attorney Case Barnett said the autopsy …
Missing
February 9, 2023
Missing Wisconsin Girl Hasn’t Been Seen in Months, Mother Pushes for More Answers
This story is part of a series this month spotlighting missing Black women in America. A Wisconsin teen’s mother is hoping for answers in connection with her 15-year-old daughter, who she hasn’t seen in nearly eight months. According to the …
Missing
February 9, 2023
Missing New Jersey Kindergarten Teacher Found Dead in Shallow Grave
A missing New Jersey kindergarten teacher has been found dead and buried in a shallow grave in Kearny. Police said Luz Hernandez, 33, was reported missing on Monday when she failed to show up for her job at BelovED Community …
Missing
February 9, 2023
Florida Missing Child Alert: Tot Boy Could Be in ‘Imminent Danger,’ Police Say
Florida authorities are searching for a toddler boy who police say could be with his mother and in “imminent danger.” According to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, 2-year-old Elias Brucker was last seen on Tuesday in the Crystal Springs area, …
Murder
February 9, 2023
Car Theft Victim Chases Thieves, Shoots and Kills 12-Year-Old Behind the Wheel
A Colorado man tracked his stolen car with an app, then shot and killed a 12-year-old boy behind the wheel on Sunday. Denver police said the man, who has not been arrested, exchanged gunfire with at least one person inside …
Terror
February 9, 2023
Georgia Pair Stop School Bus Loaded With Children, Draw Gun
Two people were arrested this week after they allegedly stopped a Georgia school bus loaded with elementary school students and pulled a gun. Samantha Lynn Connelly, 33, and Tarrell Lashawn Nelson, 30, face multiple charges relating to the incident, although …
child endangerment
February 9, 2023
Mom Arrested After Kindergartener Daughter Writes School Story About Her Shooting at Dad
‘Father hit mother in the eye’ before the shooting, the little girl’s story said, but the father was not arrested.
Missing
February 8, 2023
Missing Georgia Teen Found Dead 5 Months After Disappearing On Her Way Home
Human remains found Monday in Georgia have been identified as a 16-year-old girl missing since last July. Susana Morales texted her mother at about 9:40 p.m. on July 26 to say she was on her way home, but she never …
Kidnapping
February 8, 2023
Convicted Sex Offender Charged With Kidnapping, Raping Arizona Teen
A Utah man has been arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and rape after a missing teenage girl from Arizona was found in his basement. Jordan Sorensen, 26, was arrested last week on a probation violation pending an investigation, KNXV …
Shooting
February 8, 2023
Baby Girl, Dad Among Dead in North Carolina Triple Shooting
Police in North Carolina a shooting that killed a 6-month-old girl, her father, and another man on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators foundTerrance Jaiquann Melvin, 26, and Johnathan Alexander McMillian, 33, dead inside a Fayetteville home at about 8:30 …
Crime Stories
February 8, 2023
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Murdaugh Murders: Bomb Threat Halts Testimony in Trial
A bomb threat halted testimony today in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial. The courthouse was evacuated. Testimony resumed at 2:30 p.m. and ended early at 4:30 p.m. Court resumes tomorrow morning. During the two hours of afternoon testimony, FBI electronics …
Court
February 8, 2023
Murdaugh Family Murders: Data Analyst Sheds Details About Alex’s Encrypted Car Data Which May Contradict Alibi
On Wednesday, an FBI vehicle data analyst testified about what location data was logged on Alex’s car the night his wife and son were murdered in 2021. Dwight Falkofske said it took a year to access data from Alex’s Chevy …
Court
February 8, 2023
Minnesota Mom Found GUILTY of Killing 6-Year-Old Son With 9 Shotgun Blasts
A Minnesota jury took barely an hour to find a 28-year-old mother guilty of murder in the shooting death of her 6-year-old son. Julissa Thaler was accused of shooting Eli Hart with a shotgun nine times as she drove around …
Death investigation
February 8, 2023
3-Month-Old Baby Found Dead in Suitcase
A North Carolina mother has been charged with concealing the death of her 3-month old baby, who was found dead in a suitcase in her home. Roanoke Rapids police found the baby, wrapped in a blanket inside the suitcase, when …
Murder
February 8, 2023
Andrea Yates’ Ex-husband Says Lindsay Clancy, Accused of Strangling Children with Exercise Ropes, Should NOT Go to Jail
The former husband of convicted Texas child killer Andrea Yates says another accused child killer, Massachusetts nurse Lindsay Clancy, should be spared serving a jail sentence if she had severe mental health issues when the alleged murders occurred. As CrimeOnline …
Murder
February 8, 2023
Lindsay Clancy Played in Snow with Children, Ordered Takeout Food Before Strangling Them with Exercise Ropes [Prosecutor]
Massachusetts nurse Lindsay Clancy allegedly ordered food and played in the snow with her children before strangling them to death in their Duxbury home in January, prosecutors say. On Tuesday, prosecutors pushed to prove at a hearing at the Plymouth …
Court
February 8, 2023
[DEVELOPING] Murdaugh Family Murders: Courthouse Evacuated Due to Reported Bomb Threat
Testimony in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial was put on hold on Wednesday due to a reported bomb threat. According to reports, a bomb threat targeting the Colleton County Courthouse led to the high-profile trial being adjourned until 2:30 p.m. …
Juveniles
February 8, 2023
SEE IT: Teen Viciously Attacks 3rd-grade Girl on School Bus, Charged with Battery
A Florida teen is facing charges after he allegedly beat a young girl during a school bus ride earlier this month. According to NBC 10, the incident happened in Homestead at around 4:10 p.m. on February 1, when a group …
Shooting
February 8, 2023
6-Month-Old Baby Girl Dies in Shooting That Also Killed 2 Adults
A baby girl wounded in a shooting that left two men dead Tuesday night died Wednesday morning in a North Carolina hospital. Fayetteville police identified the two adults as Terrance Jaiquann Melvin, 26, and Johnathan Alexander McMillian, 33, and said …
Murder
February 8, 2023
Grandmother Beats 8-Year-Old Granddaughter to Death
A North Carolina grandmother has been charged with beating her 8-year-old granddaughter to death. Patricia Ann Ricks, 72, was arrested and charged with first degree murder and child abuse with severe injury after the badly injured 8-year-old was brought to …
Fraud
February 8, 2023
Glam Miami Influencer Buys Bentley, Plastic Surgery With COVID $$
A social media influencer from Miami was charged last week with fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands in COVID relief funds and spending the money on a luxury automobile, a luxury apartment, and even plastic surgery. Daniela Rendon, 31, made her …
Murder
February 8, 2023
‘Expert’: Why Would Bryan Kohberger Leave a Knife Sheath at the Scene of the Crime?
John Kelly, a psychotherapist with experience interviewing serial killers, suggests to Fox News that the Idaho college murders suspect may have left behind the sheath intentionally.
Celebrity
February 8, 2023
Alec Baldwin’s Attorneys Seek to Disqualify Special Prosecutor From ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting Case
Andrea Reeb was elected to the state House of Representatives in November. Baldwin’s attorneys say state law bars her from serving there and in a judicial capacity.
Murder
February 8, 2023
Ex-Las Vegas Official Says He ‘Was Framed’ for Journalist’s Murder
A former Nevada elected official accused of killing a journalist who exposed corruption in his office tells a Las Vegas television station that he “was framed.” Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalists Jeff German, 69, was found stabbed to death outside …
Unsolved
February 7, 2023
Missing Lyft Driver Found Dead in Florida; Car Found in North Carolina
A 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver who disappeared after taking a fare from Delray Beach to Okeechobee has been found dead, his daughter says. Gary Levin was last heard from on January 30, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Florida officials said remains …
Police
February 7, 2023
Tyre Nichols: 7 More Memphis Police Officers Under Investigation Relating to Fatal Beating
One of the fired officers, Demetrius Haley, reportedly took photographs of Tyre Nichols after the beating and sent them to at least 5 people.
Murder
February 7, 2023
Illinois Woman Charged With Murder After Decomposed Remains Found in Storage Unit
An Illinois woman arrested last year for concealing a body in her storage unit has now been charged with murder. Marcy L. Oglesby was arrested on October 11, 2022, when investigators were called to a suspicious odor at a storage …
Crime Stories
February 7, 2023
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Murdaugh Murders: DID MURDAUGH DISCARD BLOODY SHOES?
Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial finally heard from the CFO of the law firm where Murdaugh was a partner. Jeanne Seckinger told the jury that she had a tense meeting with the lawyer over settlement money that the law …
Court
February 7, 2023
Murdaugh Family Murders: Alex’s Law Partner Claims He Saw ‘Biological Matter’ at Crime Scene a Day After Slayings
On Tuesday, one of Alex Murdaugh’s former law partners testified about what he saw at the Murdaughs’ family property a day after Maggie and Paul’s 2021 murders. Ronnie Crosby said he went to the Colleton County property a day after …
Murder
February 7, 2023
Lindsay Clancy Appears in Court from Hospital Bed After Allegedly Using Exercise Ropes to Strangle Her Children
Massachusetts nurse Lindsay Clancy, accused of murdering her children, reportedly cut her own neck before jumping from a second-story window at her home, according to 911 dispatch recordings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on January 24, medics were called to the …
Other
February 7, 2023
Gabby Petito: Lawyers Release Photo Showing Bruised Face Minutes After Brian Laundrie Reportedly Slapped Her
Slain vlogger Gabby Petito took a photo minutes before someone called 911 to report seeing her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, slapping her, according to lawyers for the Petito family. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the timestamp on the photo, taken …
Murder
February 7, 2023
Lindsay Clancy: GoFundMe Surpasses $1M as Mom Accused of Killing 3 Children Faces Arraignment from Hospital
A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her children will be formally charged today, while a GoFundMe fundraiser created to help her husband has surpassed $1 million. Lindsay Clancy, 32, is scheduled to be arraigned in Plymouth District Court at 2 …
Missing
February 7, 2023
Calandra Stallworth: Missing Mother Hasn’t Been Seen in 6 Years, Boyfriend Connected to Double Murder Investigation
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series this month spotlighting missing black women in America. It’s been five years since Florida woman Calandra Stallworth was last seen and her family is hoping to get answers in her disappearance …
Missing
February 7, 2023
TBI: Silver Alert Issued Missing Tennessee Woman with Medical Condition
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) issued a Silver Alert Sunday for a missing Jackson County woman who could possibly need assistance. Marsha Mosher, 68, was last seen on February 4 at around 2 p.m. at her home as he …
Murder
February 7, 2023
Estranged Wife, Tennessee Man Charged in Murder of Missing Florida Man
A Florida woman and a Tennessee man have been arrested for the murder of the woman’s estranged husband, found dead last month in Indian River County. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said that Gianni Coto, 28, went to the home of …
Assault
February 7, 2023
Mom Charged With Twice Running Over Teen She Believed Bullied Her Son
A Long Island mother was arraigned Monday on attempted murder charges from an October incident in which she allegedly twice ran over a teen she believed had robbed her son. An attorney for 35-year-old Jennifer Nelson, however, told the New …
Crime Stories
February 6, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Murdaugh Bullies Witness for Alibi
Bombshells in the courtroom today as the judge in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial rules that the state may present evidence of the now-disbarred South Carolina attorney’s alleged financial crimes. The prosecution contends that the fact that these crimes were …
Trials
February 6, 2023
Gannon Stauch: Jury Selection Could ‘Last Months’ for Accused Child Killer, Letecia Stauch
Jury selection may take a while for the upcoming trial for Letecia Stauch, a Colorado woman accused of murdering her stepson in 2020, an El Paso County judge said. Prosecutors say 11-year-old Gannon Stauch was stabbed, shot, and beaten inside …
Court
February 6, 2023
Teacher Emailed Admins About 6-Year-Old’s Behavioral Issues Weeks Before He Shot Her in Class
A Virginia elementary school teacher reportedly contacted administrators about a 6-year-old student’s behavior weeks before he shot her in the classroom in January. According to WVEC, school documents stated that Richneck teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, emailed admins throughout the school …