Star Stanford Soccer Player’s Manner of Death Revealed, Grieving Parents Confirm Concerns Over ‘Disciplinary Action’: Report
School Crimes
“This is the only thing that we can come up with that triggered something.”
Fraud
March 3, 2022
Sherri Papini: California Woman Charged With Lying About 2016 Abduction
A California woman whose disappearance more than five years ago prompted a desperate three-week search was arrested on Thursday and charged with lying to federal agents about being kidnapping and defrauding California’s victim compensation board. Sherri Papini, 39, was reported …
Rape
March 3, 2022
Miami Beach Lyft Driver Charged With Raping Texas Tourist: Reports
A south Florida Lyft driver has been charged with raping an intoxicated passenger over the weekend and ordered held on a $500,000 bond. The Miami Beach police report says that Kevyn Rojas, 26, is charged with sexual battery on a …
Police
March 3, 2022
Philly Cop Accused of Forcing Murder Confession From Man Who Is Later Exonerated: Reports
A Philadelphia grand jury has indicted a veteran homicide detective for his part in a violent interrogation of a man who spent 11 years in prison for murder before he was exonerated. James Pitts has been accused of assaulting Obina …
Rape
March 3, 2022
Ohio Man Takes Woman’s Prosthetic Leg, Ties Her to a Tree, and Rapes Her: Court
An Ohio man set to go on trial on abduction charges was arraigned Thursday for a 2019 rape in which he allegedly took a woman’s prosthetic leg and kicked her unconscious before the sexual assault. Prosecutors said Yoder was identified …
Court
March 3, 2022
Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant’s Killer Pleads Guilty to Murder
Jacqueline Avant, wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, was shot dead in their home in December.
Crime Stories
March 3, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: BOMBSHELL in Case of Missing Brothers Orrin, 3, and Orson, 4
The adoptive parents of 3-year-old Orson West and 4-year-old his brother Orrin, send the boys outside to play just days before Christmas. Mom is inside wrapping presents. The brothers haven’t been seen since. The dad was outside collecting firewood when …
Court
March 3, 2022
Boyfriend Cops a Plea Deal, Leads Investigators to Body of Woman Missing Nearly 2 Years
A Michigan man charged with killing his girlfriend in 2020 took a plea deal this week and led investigators to her body. Amber Griffin, 27, was reported missing in June 2020 by her mother and boyfriend Derek Horton — who …
Child Abuse
March 3, 2022
‘I’ve never heard him cry like that’: Daycare Worker Breaks Baby’s Leg as Other Tots Watch, Escapes Jail Time
A video that a Nevada daycare reportedly didn’t want to share has been released following an incident that left a baby with a broken leg. Former daycare worker Elicia Miller was charged in May 2021 with child abuse after she …
Juveniles
March 3, 2022
URGENT: Missing Teen is in Immediate Danger
A major search agency is working to locate a Texas teen believed to be in immediate danger, Click2Houston reports. Tyler Shahnarad was last seen in Spring on February 26. Acording to the report, he is described as having dirty blonde …
Hate Crimes
March 3, 2022
Subway Suspect Who Smeared His Own Poop in Random Victim’s Face Walks Out of Jail, NO Bail: Reports
A New York man accused of smearing his own feces onto the face of a subway rider has been released from jail under the new bail reform act. Suspect Frank Abrokwa walked out of jail on Wednesday without posting bail, …
Homicide
March 3, 2022
Ex-Boyfriend Shot Dead After Confronting Man He Spotted in Ex’s Driveway: Police
The suspected shooter is reportedly on the run
Bullies
March 3, 2022
‘They didn’t bully her. They tortured her’: 2 Children Torture Friend During Sleepover With Lit Cigarettes, Cut Her Face with Glass [Police]
Two 12-year-old girls were arrested this weekend for allegedly battering another child to the point she couldn’t breathe. According to the Logansport Police Department, the incident happened during a sleepover at a home in Logansport Friday night, with police being …
Missing
March 3, 2022
Search Expands Across State Lines for Missing Mom of Newborn Baby, Husband Named Person of Interest
Authorities have named a person of interest in the disappearance of an Indiana woman and are expanding their search into another state. As previously reported, police issued a missing persons alert for Ciera Breland, 31, on Sunday night, but she …
Robbery
March 3, 2022
DO YOU KNOW HER? Blonde In Short-shorts, Pink Knee Socks Boldly Steals Multiple Packages From Porch
Police in Peoria, Arizona are asking for the public’s help to identify a package thief who brazenly stole packages from a front porch. The police posted on Facebook: Peoria Police AZ seek the public’s help in identifying a female subject …
Missing
March 2, 2022
Connecticut Police Searching for Boys Missing for More Than a Week
Connecticut State Police on Wednesday issued an alert for six-year-old twin boys who’ve been missing from Stamford since February 22. Police said that John and Justin Henderson are 3 feet tall and weigh about 45 pounds with black hair and …
Drunk pilot
March 2, 2022
Drunk Pilot Blows 4 Times Legal Alcohol Limit, Gets Taken Out of JetBlue Cockpit
A JetBlue pilot was pulled out of the cockpit of his aircraft Wednesday morning in Buffalo, New York, after he registered a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit for pilots. According to the Niagara Frontier Transportation …
Crime Stories
March 2, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Perp Guns down Movie Goer in Theater After Popcorn Throw, WALKS FREE
Chad Oulson goes on a movie date with his wife. As the film begins, the 43-year-old texts the babysitter. A voice behind him, Curtis Reeves, tells him to stop. Reeves and Oulson get into an argument. and Oulson grabs a …
Murder
March 2, 2022
Suspect With Pipe Bombs Kills Younger Ex & Her New Beau in Grisly Double Murder-Suicide: Reports
On Tuesday, police executed a search warrant in Missouri in connection with a double murder-suicide on Sunday in Kansas. An investigation into the shooting in Lenexa, Kansas led police to a home in Belton, Missouri. WDAF reported that bomb and …
Court
March 2, 2022
Trial: Alleged Cheating Killer Dad Gets Mistress Pregnant, FitBit Catches Him Lying About Wife’s Murder
A second jury selection started Tuesday in connection with the trial of a Connecticut man who allegedly killed his wife and lied about it. Potential jurors are scheduled to be questioned in the Rockville Superior Court for the murder case …
Unsolved
March 2, 2022
Star Soccer Player, Stanford Student Found Dead in Dorm Room
The goalie for the Stanford women’s soccer team was found dead in a student residence this week. According to the New York Post, Stanford officials announced on Wednesday that Katie Meyer, a senior and the soccer team captain, was found …
Murder
March 2, 2022
WATCH NOW: Adoptive Parents of Missing California Boys Waited THREE MONTHS to Report Them Missing, Now Charged with Murder
– Orson and Orrin West were reported missing in December 2020
– District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced that the boys are deceased and were dead for three months before they were reported missing.
– Trezell West and Jacqueline West were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child and making a false report of an emergency.
Trials
March 2, 2022
Trial Wraps Up for Youth Football Coach Accused of Raping and Killing 10-month-old Baby Daughter
*Warning* Graphic Details
Assault
March 2, 2022
Parents Rally Behind Teacher Filmed Hitting Student’s Head Into Wall: Reports
A high school teacher in Indiana has been banned from the premises after he was reportedly filmed slapping a student on Friday. In a statement issued to the South Bend Tribune last week, Baugo Community Schools said that Jimtown High …
Missing
March 2, 2022
Breaking: Adoptive Parents of Missing Twins Orson and Orrin West Arrested for MURDER
A California couple has been charged with murder in connection with two young boys who disappeared last year. According to Bakersfield Police Department Lt. Jason Townsend, Trezell West and Jacqueline West were arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder, willful …
Robbery
March 2, 2022
TikTok Star Busted After Feds Link His Shoes to Rash of Robberies
The FBI arrested a Michigan man last week after he was reportedly linked to four robberies that occurred between December and February. Chozen Terrell-Hannah, 22, allegedly confessed to committing the four robberies after authorities raided his Redford Township home. Prior …
Missing
March 2, 2022
Summer Wells: Police Say Missing Tennessee Girl’s Parents Are Being Uncooperative
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said Tuesday that the parents of missing Tennessee girl Summer Wells are not being cooperative as the search continues. Lawson, who added that Don Wells and Candus Bly have lawyered up, broke the news after …
Murder
March 2, 2022
Surf Dad Who Killed His 2 Children After QAnon ‘Enlightened’ Him Said He Was Neo from ‘The Matrix’: Affidavit
A California man arrested for allegedly murdering his two children last year told the FBI he was Neo from the blockbuster movie, “The Matrix,” according to recently-released court documents obtained by People. As CrimeOnline previously reported, U.S. Customs and Border …
Accident
March 2, 2022
Missing Toddler Found Dead in Family Swimming Pool
A three-year-old child who was reproted missing Tuesday afternoon was found dead later that night in their family’s swiming pool. As WCBD reports, the unidentified child was reported missing from Dorchester County at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. By that time, …
Court
March 1, 2022
Accused School Shooter Ethan Crumbley To Stay in Adult Jail: Judge
A Michigan judge on Tuesday denied requests to transfer accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley to a juvenile facility. Crumbley, 15, has been housed in the Oakland County Jail since his arrest following the November 30 massacre at Oxford High School …
Murder
March 1, 2022
Update: Father Shoots His 3 Young Daughters, Their Chaperone WITH AR-STYLE RIFLE During Supervised Visit IN CHURCH
The 39-year-old man who shot his three young daughters to death Monday during a supervised visit was armed with an AR-15 style rifle and had been arrested last week for assaulting a California Highway Patrol officer. David Mora killed the …
Murder
March 1, 2022
Wisconsin Woman Strangles Man During Sex, Dismembers Him: Reports
A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with killing and dismembering a man after they did methamphetamines and had sex together. The criminal complaint against Taylor Schabusiness says that she told investigators she and the 25-year-old victim engaged in sex …
Crime Stories
March 1, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Alec Baldwin Tweets Buddhist Quote, Angers Grieving Victim’s Hubby
The husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins says comments made by Rust actor/producer Alec Baldwin make him angry. Matthew Hutchins spoke out publicly for the first time to the Today Show. Hutchins said he “felt so angry” watching Baldwin claim he was not responsible …
Accident
March 1, 2022
Dog Trainer Dies After Rescuing 8 Dogs From House Fire: Reports
‘He loved his dogs. Those dogs were like his kids.’
Murder
March 1, 2022
‘There may be more victims: Warrant Details Mom-of-2’s Death, Police Think Alleged Murderer May Have Killed Others
New details were released this week in connection to a Texas man accused of murder, and police believe there may be more victims. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marissa Grimes’ parents reported her missing from Arlington on February 16, saying they …
Sex Crimes
March 1, 2022
Couple Sexually Abused at Least 41 Victims — Including Kids — And Posted Footage on Internet: Cops
Canadian police said on Monday that they have arrested a couple for sexually and physically abusing 41 people, including children, over a 17-year span. Toronto police said in a statement that they began investigating Martin Wettlaufer, 37, and Kathleen Wardlaw, …
Hit-and-Run
March 1, 2022
Pieces of Bumper Left Behind, Police Search for Driver Who Killed Woman & Fled: Police
A Texas pedestrian is dead and police are searching for the person who crashed into her and fled from the scene. The incident happened on February 25, a little after 8:30 p.m., off of FM 1889 near Robstown. KIITV reports …
Animal Abuse
March 1, 2022
Drunk Florida Woman Throws Ex’s Pug off Seventh-Floor Balcony, Killing It: Reports
A Florida woman was arrested on Monday, a day after she allegedly assaulted her ex-boyfriend and threw his pug seven stories to his death. Shelley Vaughn, 46, reportedly hurled Eric Adeson’s 3-year-old pug off the balcony of Adeson’s Clearwater Beach …
Court
March 1, 2022
‘Strawberry Shortcake’ Juror Breaks Down on Stand, Questioned on Writing Convicted Killer Scott Peterson in Prison
A woman who served on the jury during convicted killer Scott Peterson’s 2004 California murder trial broke down Monday in court while being questioned on several actions she took before, during, and after the trial. Richelle Nice, nicknamed “Strawberry Shortcake” …
Juveniles
March 1, 2022
VIDEO: Dozens of Teen Partygoers Fall Through First Floor, Land in Basement
Three juveniles were reportedly injured at a Colorado house party on Saturday when the first floor collapsed. According to KMGH, South Metro Fire Rescue responded to an Arapahoe County home after a 911 caller claimed “people were dying” and hung …
Shooting
March 1, 2022
Toddler Boy Dies From Gunshot to the Face; Police Investigating
UPDATE 6:40 p.m.: Police believe a toddler who died from a gunshot wound to the face found a loaded gun and shot himself, WTXF reports. Original story: Police in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, are investigating after a 4-year-old boy died from a …
Court
March 1, 2022
Trial Begins for Youth Football Coach Accused of Raping and Killing 10-month-old Daughter
The trial for a Pennsylvania man accused of killing and raping his infant daughter during a custody visit began Monday in a Montgomery County courtroom. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the prosecution said during opening statements that 31-year-old Austin Stevens …
Cyber crimes
March 1, 2022
Woman Forced To Sell Home After Catfisher Tricked Her Out of $100K Life Savings
Crime Stories
February 28, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Perp ‘Scales Wall’ to Shoot Gorgeous Lawyer Asleep in Bed
An arrest was made in the death of a former politician’s daughter during a home invasion last week. Kentucky State Police spotted suspect Shannon Gilday, 23, walking along Barnes Mill Road near I-75. Gilday is accused of breaking into Welsey Morgan’s …
Murder
February 28, 2022
Woman on ‘Cocktail of Drugs’ Kills Pregnant Mom-of-4, Injures Her Own Baby During Gruesome Crash: Police
An Alabama was charged with murder this week, following a crash last year that left a mother dead and numerous children injured. Anna Dalrymple (pictured right), 36, is accused of killing 2021 World’s Ms. Alabama Tourism winner, Audra Mary Rogers …
Child Abuse
February 28, 2022
Abused 6-Year-Old Boy Dies After Days on Life Support, Mom’s Boyfriend Charged
An Illinois man will likely face upgraded charges after his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son — whom he allegedly abused — died from his injuries on Friday. The Daily Herald reported that Jayceon Wright was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in …
Missing
February 28, 2022
Social Workers Failed ‘High-risk’ Missing Harmony Montgomery: New Report
A report released last week details multiple instances in which social services missed key times to ensure missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, was safe. According to a report released by New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu’s office, the Department of …
Missing
February 28, 2022
**FOUND SAFE** Missing Louisiana Tot Hasn’t Been Seen in Over a Week, Social Services Says She Could Be in Danger
Update Annalynne has been found safe and appears to be healthy, according to the Covington Police Department. Original Story Police in Louisiana are searching for a 3-year-old girl reported missing after her caregiver failed to return calls to social services …
Accident
February 28, 2022
College Student Killed While Dog Sitting When House Explodes
A 20-year-old woman with plans to become an elementary school teacher was killed this week in a blast at a home where she was dogsitting. CBS Minnesota reports that Kailey Mach, 20, was dogsitting at a home in Le Sueur …