A teen boy is facing charges in adult court after he allegedly shot a recreation employee during a Friday afternoon shootout in Philadelphia. Fox 29 reports that the incident happened at the Mill Creek Recreation Center as Tiffany Fletcher, 40, …
A Western Kentucky University student is facing a class C felony charge after police say she posted a bomb threat on social media. According to ABC 13, Hailee Reed, 20, was arrested at the school and charged with first-degree terroristic …
The first of two Ohio family members accused of planning for months to slaughter members of another family went on trial this week, more than six years after the grotesque slayings in Pike County. George Wagner IV has pleaded not …
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained international prominence as a result of the podcast “Serial.” Syed, 42, was convicted in 2000 of killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, who …
Day three of a Texas trial against a woman accused of killing a mother and her baby ended with testimonies Wednesday of alleged scams and lies. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), also known as Taylor …
On Wednesday, R. Kelly was convicted in Illinois of federal child pornography charges for filming himself sexually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter in the 1990s. The Chicago Tribune reported that Kelly, 56, and his co-defendants, Milton Brown and Derrel McDavid, were …
Jeff German, a Las Vegas Review-Journal Investigative Reporter, is found dead outside his home. Days later, cops release surveillance video of a possible suspect in a wide-brimmed straw hat, an orange safety shirt, and black pants walking near the scene. …
An Indiana mother’s photos helped police with key evidence, according to what a witness told Fox 59 News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marion County police arrested Amber Robertson on Saturday and charged her with child neglect resulting in bodily injury. The charge is …
An Iowa teen who was reportedly being sex trafficked when she killed her rapist was sentenced on Tuesday to five years of probation and was also ordered to pay $150,000 to the slain man’s family. Pieper Lewis, 17, also received …
A Tennessee man will remain behind bars without bail in connection with the death of his bride, who was found murdered in Fiji last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Bradley Robert Dawson was detained and arrested in Fiji after his …
On Monday, North Carolina police charged a man for last week’s drunk-driving golf cart accident that killed a passenger. Gaston Gazette reported that Derek Helms, 19, was drunk when he was driving a golf cart that Gabby Carrigan, 18, fell …
A murder trial has started in Bowie County, Texas, for a woman accused of murdering an acquaintance and kidnapping the woman’s unborn baby after cutting the infant from her womb. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), …
A Georgia man has been jailed for shooting two children on Saturday night in Colquitt County — just three days after his release from prison. Andrew Jacob Murphy, 32, had been jailed for non-violent offenses three times earlier — and …
Florida police are investigating the distribution of a video that reportedly showed two Fort Myers High School students engaging in a sex act. Police said the incident took place in May but they only learned of it recently, the News-Press …
A California man handed over his ex-girlfriends toddler — a 3-year-old boy he allegedly kidnapped late Monday — to his parents, but he fled after the handover and police are still searching for him. Donta Law, 46, reportedly gave the …
Ohio police announced on Tuesday that bones discovered last month belong to a woman who vanished in 2017. Youngstown police Chief of Detectives Captain Jason Simon said that someone looking for their dog found the skeletal remains, wrapped in a …
Louisiana police arrested a substitute teacher on Monday for allegedly paying students to assault a classmate. On August 23, Aadrina Smith, 24, reportedly offered five students $5 each to tackle their classmate at North Caddo Elementary Middle School. Three of …
Three young children found dead on a New York beach were allegedly drowned by their mother. Police say 30-year-old Erin Merdy reportedly confessed to the murders. A 90-minute search was launched early Monday after several of Merdy’s relatives called police, …
An Ohio man who was out on bail for raping a 9-year-old was found dead on Sunday alongside the victim’s family member, according to reports. WOIO reported that highway patrol discovered the bodies of Wesley Thomas, 34, and Samantha Faidley, …
The girlfriend of a beloved Texas bull rider has been arrested in connection with his death on Sunday night. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, 27-year-old Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, better known as “Ouncie Mitchell,” was found unresponsive with “at …
On Monday, a woman sued California police for using her DNA from a rape kit to charge her last year with an unrelated burglary. In 2016, the unidentified woman reported to San Francisco police that she was raped by her …
A Michigan man who allegedly followed a QAnon conspiracy theory was killed by Detroit officers Sunday after he killed his wife and the family dog, and injured his daughter. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, 53-year-old Igor Lanis is …
New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said on Monday that a parole board rejected Mark David Chapman’s latest request for release. It is the 12th time Chapman, 67, has been denied parole since he became eligible in 2000. …
Texas police have arrested a teen accused of heartlessly ramming a truck into a man in a wheelchair and then fleeing the scene, leaving the victim with severe injuries, CBS Austin reports. The incident occurred earlier this month and was …
The stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, will stay in jail without bail after failing to show up to her scheduled court hearing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 32-year-old Kayla Montgomery failed to show up for a hearing this …
A teacher at an exclusive private school in Tampa, Florida, is accused of having sexual relations with a student, prompting police to investigate whether there could be other victims, FOX 13 reports. The teacher, 42-year-old Jaime Melton, was arrested Sunday …
A lawyer said on Monday that an Alabama inmate could be killed next week via nitrogen hypoxia, marking the first time this method would be used to carry out an execution. Alan Miller, 57, requested to die via nitrogen hypoxia …
A man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered two young Arizona girls before discarding their remains in the desert is scheduled to face a jury this week in the first of two prosecutions related to the slayings, the Associated Press reports. …
The discovery of a stained rug in a river led authorities to investigate whether it might be tied to missing Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos, but investigators later determined the stain was not blood, the Middletown Press reports. Dulos vanished in …
The suspect in the brutal attack on Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher is now charged with a rape occurring a year before Fletcher’s murder. Cleotha Abston Henderson appeared in court indicted on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, aggravated rape, …
A New York mother allegedly confessed to drowning her three young kids early Monday, leading to a frantic search for the children, whose bodies were found on Coney Island in Brooklyn, WNBC-TV reports. Authorities say the woman, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, …
An inmate who sued an Oklahoma jail — alleging he was tortured by “Baby Shark” being played on repeat — was reportedly found dead in a cell on Sunday. The Oklahoman reported that John Basco, 48, was pronounced dead after …
On Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine barred a doctor from performing Brazilian butt lifts following last year’s death of a patient he did the surgery on. The Miami Herald reported that Dr. John Sampson, who works at Seduction Cosmetic …
A pair of AirPods helped police rescue an infant who was taken when his mother’s car was stolen over the weekend. According to Fox 29, the incident happened in Philadelphia after someone stole a car from a woman’s driveway in …
A wig reportedly protected an Orthodox Jewish woman from being shot in the head in New York on Saturday. According to WNBC, the unidentified 21-year-old woman was standing on a corner in Brooklyn when a dark-colored car approached her. The …
A Maryland family is dead after police say an Elk Mills father murdered his wife and children before taking his own life. The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, and her children. Teresa …
A Pennsylvania man is dead and police say he was shot execution-style at his own residence after someone waited in a sedan for him to emerge. According to CBS Philadelphia, the incident happened a little before 1 a.m. on Monday, …
A 53-year-old Michigan man shot and killed his wife and dog and badly injured his daughter early Sunday morning before he was killed by police. Oakland County Sheriff Micheal Bouchard said that deputies arrived at the Walled Lake home shortly …
A tractor-trailer driver went on a crash rampage through a Tennessee city Saturday night before ending up in a foot chase with officers across the state line in Kentucky. Several videos show the white USA TRUCK flying through traffic lights, …
The attorney for the widow of accused “Duck Sauce Killer” Glenn Hirsch detailed decades of abuse he allegedly heaped onto Dorothy Hirsch in a new court filing aimed at getting gun charges against her dropped. Dorothy Hirsch was arrested on …
A 13-year-old New Jersey boy was killed Friday night when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. Hightstown Police said the accident took place at about 9 p.m. when a car making a left turn from Mercer …
A Colorado police officer was shot and killed early Sunday while responding to a large family disturbance in Arvada. Dillon Vakoff, 27, was one of two Arvada Police officers responding to the scene, where they found several people fighting in …
Sex crime charges against accused child killer Lori Vallow Daybell’s oldest son have been dropped with prejudice, meaning they could be refiled at a future date. Colby Ryan, Vallow Daybell’s only surviving child, was arrested on September 5 on two …
Multiple teachers, a Disney worker and members of law enforcement were among those caught in a recent undercover prostitution sting in central Florida, which resulted in the rescue of at least two victims of sex trafficking, FOX 35 reports. The …
A new video shows the terrifying moment a senior citizen was robbed at knifepoint in the Bronx on Friday evening, WABC-TV reports. Around 7:20 p.m., a 69-year-old man using a walker entered an elevator when the suspect rushed in and …
A Texas high school teacher has been fired for allegedly defending pedophilia during a class debate on the topic, although she reportedly clarified that she does not condone sexual relations with minors. Last week, a student recorded Franklin High School …
Law enforcement authorities have arrested a man on charges of child abuse and murder in the death of 8-year-old Sophia Mason, whose body was found decomposing in a bathtub on March 11. Sophia’s mother, Samantha Johnson, was arrested and charged …
