Jury Awards Vanessa Bryant $16 Million for Graphic Photos Taken at Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Site
Court
The jury also ordered Los Angeles County to pay $15 million to co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were killed in the crash.
Celebrity Justice
August 24, 2022
New York Appeals Court to Hear Appeal by Harvey Weinstein
The New York State Court of Appeals has granted an appeal to disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and will hear arguments on whether he deserves a new trial. Weinstein was convicted of rape in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years …
Court
August 24, 2022
Convicted Killer Ordered to Pay Child Support For Daughter of Father He Fatally Shot
Earlier this month, a West Virginia judge ordered a man to pay $500,000 in child support — not for his own child, but for the daughter of the man he fatally shot in 2016. Bobby Thompson, 34, was sentenced to …
Murder
August 24, 2022
Kentucky Nurse Charged With Murder for Allegedly Injecting Senior With Unprescribed Ativan, Leading to His Death
A Kentucky grand jury indicted a nurse on a murder charge this week after an investigation determined she injected an elderly patient with “something special” while he was agitated, ultimately causing his death. Lexington police say the May 5 death …
Child sex crimes
August 24, 2022
Air Force Sergeant Charged with Child Porn, Sexually Exploiting Children
An Air Force technical sergeant was arrested Monday on his South Carolina base and charged with child pornography and sexual exploitation of children. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office said that Tech. Sgt. David Wayne Crouse, 37, was taken …
Crime Stories
August 24, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: OnlyFans Model Stabs Boyfriend Dead, Claims Self-Defense
OnlyFans model and Instagram influencer Courtney Clenney was arrested on charges that she stabbed her boyfriend to death at a Miami high-rise. Christian Obumseli, 27, was fatally stabbed inside the couple’s apartment. An attorney for Clenney says that the 25-year-old …
Lawsuit
August 24, 2022
Alabama Pastor Arrested for Watering Neighbors’ Plants While They Were Out of Town: Lawsuit
An Alabama man said he’s filing a discrimination lawsuit against Childersburg police after he was arrested while watering plants for his out-of-town neighbors. According to WRBC 6, Michael Jennings was arrested in May outside his neighbor’s yard in Childersburg, after …
Missing
August 24, 2022
Harmony Montgomery: Lawyers Push to Toss Dad’s Confessions Made During Search for Missing New Hampshire Girl
Defense lawyers for missing Harmony Montgomery’s father, Adam Montgomery, are trying to throw out two police interviews after alleging the officers ignored the defendant when he refused to talk, and pushed him to reveal information. In court filings this week, …
Murder
August 24, 2022
‘Satanist’ Murders & Decapitates Woman, Then Puts Her Head on Stick in Park
Iowa police arrested a man on Monday for killing a missing woman whose decapitated head was discovered last year. Angela Bradbury, 29, vanished on April 6, 2021, after she was released from jail for trespassing at a car dealership. Bradbury …
Murder
August 24, 2022
Released on Bond, Alleged Killer Sets Ex’s Genitals on Fire & Sexually Assaults Her with Pole, Kills Mother & Drops Baby from Window
New details have emerged in connection with a Michigan man facing multiple murder charges in Harper Woods. According to Fox 2 Detroit, 23-year-old Jonathan Welch returned to court Monday for triple murder and related charges, in connection with the death …
Death investigation
August 24, 2022
Daughter Lived With Mother’s Corpse for More Than a Year After She Died: Cops
A welfare check on Tuesday found that a California woman died more than a year ago — and her daughter lived with the corpse from that time. The Press Democrat said that neighbors requested the welfare check because there were …
Missing
August 24, 2022
Missing 14-year-old Girl Hasn’t Been Seen in a Month, Police Say
Police in Michigan continue to search for a teen girl who disappeared exactly one month ago and hasn’t been heard from by her family since. Fox 2 Detroit reports that 14-year-old Kallee King was last seen in Allen Park on …
Child Abuse
August 24, 2022
Florida Man Charged With Murder After Hitting 1-Year-Old for Being ‘Whiny’
A Florida man was arrested this week in Tennessee and charged with the death of a 1-year-old child earlier this month. Witnesses told Tampa police that Terin Smith, 28, hit the child during a bath on August 1 for being …
Family Crime
August 24, 2022
New Documentary Looks at Cult Mom Lori Vallow ‘Through the Eyes of the People Who Knew Her Best’
A three-part documentary premiering on Netflix next month attempts to understand how cult mom Lori Vallow went from loving wife and mother to suspect in the murders of two of her children. The dramatic trailer for “Sins of Our Mother” …
Murder
August 24, 2022
Beloved School Principal Shot Dead; Deputies Find Suspect in Car With Her Body
A South Carolina elementary school principal was found shot to death early Sunday morning inside a car, along with the man authorities believe pulled the trigger. Kyle Church, 31, was charged with murder in the death of 54-year-old Wendy Cook, …
Animal Crimes
August 23, 2022
Florida Postal Carrier Dies After Attack by Pack of Dogs That Escaped Their Yard
A 61-year-old Florida postal carrier died this week after a pack of dogs attacked her when her delivery vehicle broke down in Interlachen. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Pamela Jane Rock and said she died Monday …
Murder
August 23, 2022
New Details in Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack as Trial Date Draws Near
A Wisconsin judge will hold hearings this week on several matters — including attempts by attorneys for defendant Darrell Brooks to have statements made by their client suppressed when his trial on 83 counts related to the attack on the Waukesha Christmas parade last year begins in October. Brooks is charged with killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove through the parade.
Civil Rights Violation
August 23, 2022
Ex-Officer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Search Warrant Affidavit That Led to Breonna Taylor’s Death
A former Kentucky police detective pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to violate the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency room technician who was shot dead when Louisville police officers served a no-knock warrant on her apartment, where she …
Police
August 23, 2022
Charges To Be Dropped Against Atlanta Officers in 2020 Slaying of Rayshard Brooks
Two police officers who shot and killed a man in a confrontation outside an Atlanta Wendy’s in 2020 will not face charges in his death, a special prosecutor announced on Tuesday. Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia Executive Director Pete Skandalakis …
Murder
August 23, 2022
Son Pours Gasoline on His 72-Year-Old Mother and Burns Her Alive
A North Carolina man has been charged with drenching his mother in gasoline and setting her on fire Monday morning, killing her. Winston-Salem police officers responding to a call just before 11 a.m. found 72-year-old Joanna Parker in flames on …
Murder
August 23, 2022
Dad Fatally Shoots 6-Year-Old Daughter & Himself During Custody Exchange
A SWAT standoff in Ohio on Sunday reportedly ended with a man fatally shooting his 6-year-old daughter and him turning the gun on himself. Mount Healthy police initially received a call regarding a dispute during a custody exchange. Officers who …
Crime Stories
August 23, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: 3-Year-Old Tot-Girl Kidnapped From Home in the Middle of the Night, Cops Follow Trail to MOTEL
A 3-year-year-old girl kidnapped from her family’s apartment was later found in a nearby hotel with her kidnapper. Surveillance video captures 50-year-old Holman Hernandez using a cat to lure the little girl to his car. After getting inside, the man …
Drunk Drivers
August 23, 2022
Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Gets 5 Days in Jail for DUI Leading to Car Crash
On Tuesday’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was sentenced in California to five days in jail for drunk driving related to a car crash that occurred in May. The Los Angeles Times reported that Paul Pelosi, 82, will not spend …
Trials
August 23, 2022
BLOOD MONEY: Parkland School Shooter’s Sister Grilled About Reality Show Capitalizing on STUDENT DEATHS
The sister of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was questioned on this stand this week during her brother’s sentencing trial, regarding knowledge about a reality show episode used to capitalize on the 2018 high school shooting massacre. According to DailyMail, …
Bullies
August 23, 2022
‘My Baby Just Gave Up’: Bullied 14-Year-Old on Life Support After Suicide Attempt
A 14-year-old Missouri girl is reportedly on life support after bullying at school led her to attempt suicide earlier this month. On August 8, Mary Butler found her daughter, Spirit, unresponsive on the floor. KDSK reported that Spirit’s parents had …
National
August 23, 2022
‘Insanely f***** up’: Kiely Rodni’s Former Boyfriend Speaks Out After Police Pull Body, Vehicle from California Reservoir
Kiely Rodni’s former boyfriend opened up Monday after police announced the missing girl’s vehicle was found in a California reservoir with a body inside. As CrimeOnline previously reported, officials pulled a Honda CRV out of Prosser Creek Reservoir on Sunday, …
Mass shooting
August 23, 2022
Uvalde Elementary Victims’ Families to File $27 Billion Lawsuit Against Police, Others
Families of some of the 21 people killed at Robb Elementary School plan to file a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against Texas law enforcement for how they handled May’s mass shooting. KSAT reported that the manufacturer of the gun Salvador …
Murder
August 23, 2022
Florida Woman Stabs Children’s Father in Thigh, Causing ‘Mortal wound’ A Month After Her Domestic Battery Arrest: Reports
Florida authorities charged a woman with murder Sunday after she allegedly killed the father of her children by stabbing him in the thigh. According to Law & Crime, 24-year-old Rhiannon Cole Spicer is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection …
Vehicle crash
August 23, 2022
Sleeping Toddler Killed When Car Accelerates Backward Into Home
A driver crashed into a Tennessee home Saturday night, killing a sleeping toddler before fleeing the scene on foot. The Morristown Police Department said a white Scion tC accelerated backward into the home just after 10:30 p.m. The 18-month-old child …
Missing
August 23, 2022
Georgia Baseball Coach Leaves Work, Disappears. Family and Friends Seek Help Finding Him.
Friends and family are asking for help finding Atlanta-area baseball coach Dan Lazzaroni, who left work in Chamblee on August 16 and hasn’t been seen since. His black, 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck has pinged in several locations since then, …
Shooting
August 23, 2022
5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Shooting Himself in the Face While Playing With Loaded Gun
A 5-year-old boy shot himself in the face Monday night while playing with a loaded gun he found in the bedroom of a Detroit home. Detroit police say someone in the home took the boy to the hospital. He was …
Drunk Drivers
August 23, 2022
Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Mom-of-2 in Sunday Morning Head-On Crash
A possibly drunk driver smashed head-on into a car driven by a 32-year-old Maine mother Sunday morning, killing her while suffering non-life-threatening injuries himself. Sanford Police Department Lt. Matthew Gagne said that Cody Michaud, 32, was taken to Portsmouth Regional …
Wanted
August 22, 2022
Daughter ‘Begged’ Officials to Stop Mother, Accused of Shooting Husband in Head, From Getting Bail. She’s Now on the Run.
Aa a multi-state search continues for 49-year-old Dawn Rene Wynn, a Missouri woman who fled last week while awaiting trial for her husband’s murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wynn has been charged with killing her husband, Harold, 51, last year. …
Accident
August 22, 2022
Five Young Friends Killed by Wrong-Way Driver With Slew of Traffic Violations
Florida police said a wrong-way driver caused Saturday’s wreck that left himself seriously injured and killed five people in the vehicle he directly crashed into. The Miami Herald reported that Maiky Simeon, 30, was driving east on State Road 826’s …
Accident
August 22, 2022
‘I Lost 2 Kids’: 4-Year-Old Autistic Boy Killed by Car After Attending Murdered Brother’s Funeral
A 4-year-old boy in New York was fatally struck by a car on Saturday. The New York Post reported that Domantea McDonald was killed in Queens, two weeks after his brother, Tysheem McDonald, 18, was fatally shot. Domantea was outside …
Crime Stories
August 22, 2022
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] ‘Daddy’s Dead’: Cabbie’s Kids Learn Dad’s Dead Day After He’s Beaten
Five people were sought in the death of a New York City taxi driver. Three arrests have been made so far. Kutin Gyimah, 52, was brutally beaten to death after chasing the group when they refused to pay their fare, …
National
August 22, 2022
Kiely Rodni: Dive Team Finds Missing Girl’s Vehicle Within a Day After Police Tell Them Area Had Been ‘Extensively Searched’
An underwater search and dive team said Monday that they found missing teen Kiely Rodni’s vehicle within a day of searching several bodies of water in California. As CrimeOnline previously reported, divers with Adventures with Purpose, which is an “underwater sonar …
Murder
August 22, 2022
Abused 6-Year-Old Boy Severely Burned in Bathtub Dies After Mom’s Boyfriend Waits 8 Hours to Get Help
On Sunday, a Mississippi man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son in 2019. Joshua Oakley, 31, was expected to stand trial on Monday for Camden Blair’s capital murder, but a witness came forward …
Animal Crimes
August 22, 2022
Pack of Aggressive Dogs Bite Elderly Resident Over 100 Times Amid Deadly Mauling
A Florida woman was reportedly mauled to death by a group of dogs on Saturday. Holmes County Sheriff John Tate told WJHG that three dogs attacked Shirley Johnson, 69, as she walked home in Gritney. A passerby reportedly discovered her …
Missing
August 22, 2022
MISSING: 12-year-old Boy Disappears Sunday Morning, Police Continue Search
West Virginia authorities are searching for a young boy who hasn’t been seen in a week. Tucker Wolford, 12, was last seen near Dotson Hollow Sunday morning in Mingo County, going into nearby woods. According to the Mingo County Sheriff’s …
Wanted
August 22, 2022
Police Search for Man Accused of Raping Female Victim in Church Parking Lot, in Broad Daylight
Police in Troup County, Georgia, are searching for a man accused of raping a woman in a parking lot earlier this month before fleeing the scene. According to 11 Alive, the incident happened on August 9 at around 2 p.m., …
Kidnapping
August 22, 2022
Cops Break Into Motel Room to Rescue 3-Year-Old Girl
A Texas toddler abducted from her parents’ apartment overnight Saturday was rescued from a motel where the suspect had her on Sunday. Houston police say they had to break into the motel room and that suspect Holman Hernandez put up …
Burglary
August 22, 2022
Serial Burglar Uses Wi-Fi Jammer To Ransack Homes in Queens, Long Island
Surveillance videos show a man New York police believe has been breaking into houses in Queens and Long Island over the past several weeks, going through the houses and stealing cash, jewelry, and other luxury items. Police say it’s also …
Missing
August 22, 2022
Kiely Rodni: Vehicle Pulled From Prosser Reservoir Where 16-Year-Old Went Missing
Officials pulled a vehicle out of Prosser Creek Reservoir as darkness fell over the area where 16-year-old Kiely Rodni went missing two weeks ago. Rodni had been at a graduation party with 200-300 other people at Prosser Family Campground on …
Murder
August 21, 2022
Parents Charged With Murder After Newborn Found Buried in Backyard
A North Carolina couple has been charged with the murder of their infant child, whose body was found buried in their backyard in Erwin. The Erwin Police Department said Dustin VanDyke, 28, and Gracie Riddle, 18, have been charged with …
Arson
August 21, 2022
Dog Saves Young Sisters From House Fire Set by Mom’s Ex-Boyfriend
A pet dog awoke two sisters after their mother’s ex-boyfriend set fire to their Louisiana home, letting the 11- and 14-year-old girls escape from the blaze. The hero dog, unfortunately, died in the fire. The Office of the State Fire …
Missing
August 21, 2022
BREAKING: Kiely Rodni Reportedly Found in Upside Down Car in 14 Feet of Water
A YouTube dive team has announced that it has located missing California teen Kiely Rodni. Rodni, 16, disappeared after an August 6 party near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The disappearance prompted an extensive search, which so …
Child sex crimes
August 21, 2022
Middle School Counselor, Accused of Soliciting a Minor for Prostitution, Stays on the Job More Than a Year and a Half
A Virginia school counselor kept working at his job for 20 months after he was arrested on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor. Darren Thornton, 50, was employed by the Fairfax County Public Schools when he was charged in …
Animal Crimes
August 21, 2022
Rapper Trapboy Freddy Found With Tiger Cub in His Home When He’s Arrested on Gun Charges
US Marshals found a tiger cub at the home of a Dallas rapper when they served a warrant and arrested him Wednesday on weapons charges. Devarius Dontez Moore, known as Trapboy Freddy, pleaded not guilt on Friday and was released …
Drug Crime
August 21, 2022
NOT-SO-HAPPY MEAL: Georgia Couple Arrested After Bag of Drugs Found Beside Tot’s McDonald’s Happy Meal
A Georgia couple was arrested this month after a deputy pulled them over and found drugs on the front floorboard next to a toddler’s discarded McDonald’s Happy Meal. The 2-year-old girl was riding in the SUV’s back seat on August …