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Murder
May 22, 2022
Chris Watts Murder House For Sale
The home where Chris Watts murdered his family is now for sale, but real estate agents are taking special precautions to limit access to the property, The Sun reports. Last week, the 4,177-square-foot home was listed secretly with a fictitious address and …
Murder
May 22, 2022
Former Missouri Respiratory Therapist Charged with Murdering Patient
A former Missouri respiratory therapist has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a patient, one of nine of who died under suspicious circumstances during the practitioner’s short tenure, CBS News reports. Authorities allege that in the …
Shooting
May 21, 2022
2 Dead, 3 Wounded in ‘Targeted’ Shooting at Indiana Home
A shooting at a home in northwestern Indiana has left two men dead and three women wounded. The Goshen Police Department said an emergency call came in shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday about a shooting on the south side …
Court
May 21, 2022
‘GRANNY KILLER’ Lauren Pazienza Seeks Bail in Deadly Voice Coach Shoving
The “socialite shover” jailed for pushing n beloved elderly voice coach to the sidewalk, leading to her death five days later, is again seeking bail, just days after a Manhattan judge revoked her original bail. Lauren Pazienza, a 26-year-old “events …
Murder
May 21, 2022
Body of Woman Missing Since 2004 Found in California
A work crew earlier this month found the remains of a California woman who had been missing for nearly 18 years. Cynthia “Linda” Alonzo, 48, was last seen on November 24, 2004, as she got into a car with her …
Child sex crimes
May 21, 2022
Boston Subway Rider Arrested for Indecent Assault on 4-Year-Old Child
Boston transit police on Friday charged a man with the indecent assault of a 4-year-old at a Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority station near the Boston Common. Officers said they were called to the Park Street Station by the child’s mother, …
Hot car deaths
May 21, 2022
Texas Tot Dies After She’s Forgotten in Hot Car for Hours
A 10-month-old Texas girl died on Friday after she was left in car for several hours as Houston temperatures soared into the lower 90s. Houston Police said the baby’s mother had left her in a car seat Friday morning and …
Murder
May 21, 2022
4-Year-Old’s Detroit Murder Still Unsolved 2 Years Later
The FBI has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of two people who opened fire on a Detroit home with rifles two years ago, killing 4-year-old Nathaniel Mesiah Roby-Townsend. Nathaniel’s grandmother, Pansy Glaster, …
Child sex crimes
May 21, 2022
Missing Teen Lured by Sex Traffickers Found in Oklahoma Hotel Room After Explicit Images Posted to Prostitution Website
A 15-year-old girl who was missing for 11 days was found after sexually explicit images of her were posted on a prostitution website, leading authorities to locate her in a hotel room booked by a registered sex offender, Fox News …
Violent Crime
May 21, 2022
Kentucky Doctor Allegedly Sought Hitman to Kill Her Ex-Husband Amid Custody Battle
A pediatrician in Kentucky allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill her former husband, and it isn’t the first time she’s faced such an accusation, WAVE-TV reports. Authorities on Thursday arrested 52-year-old Stephanie Russell on a charge of using …
Wanted
May 21, 2022
Texas Woman Guns Down Professional Bicyclist Who Had Fling with Boyfriend, Manhunt Underway: Police
A manhunt is underway for a Texas woman accused of gunning down a professional bicyclist who she believed was having an affair with her boyfriend, KXAN-TV reports. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong , 34, is wanted in connection with the death of …
AMBER Alert
May 20, 2022
Non-Custodial Parents Abduct Boy, Try To Throw Police off Their Trail by Switching Cars
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tracked them down by the active GPS in the rental car they were driving.
Missing
May 20, 2022
Missing Minnesota College Student Found Dead in Mississippi River
Investigators found the body of a missing University of Minnesota student this week in the Mississippi River. Authorities said Austin Ray Retterath was reported missing on May 8 in Minneapolis, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The Pioneer Press said that the …
Murder
May 20, 2022
16-Year-Old Boy Charged With 13-Year-Old Milana Li’s Murder
Oregon police have charged a 16-year-old boy with the death of a sixth-grader found dead in a park near her Beaverton home earlier this month. Milana Li, 13, was reported missing on May 9 and was initially thought to be …
Kidnapping
May 20, 2022
20-Year-Old Pregnant Woman May Have Been Abducted by Human Trafficker: Cops
Police in Eastlake, Ohio, are searching for a 20-year-old pregnant woman who may have been taken in a “violent abduction.” WEWS reported that police took a report about the apparent abduction of Isabella Scaletta at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday. …
Murder
May 20, 2022
Atlanta Pastor Stabbed, Burned by Man She Had Been Counseling After His Release From Prison: Cops
An Atlanta pastor was found stabbed to death and burned in her van Wednesday after counseling a man who was recently released from prison. DeKalb County police have arrested 27-year-old Christopher Griggs and charged him with malice murder and arson …
Hot car deaths
May 20, 2022
Toddler Dies in Hot Car After Day Care Employee Forgets Him in Backseat All Day: Reports
A 1-year-old boy was reportedly found dead on Thursday in a hot car parked outside a Tennessee daycare. The toddler, who has not been publicly identified, died at a hospital after he was found unresponsive at Education is the Key …
Missing
May 20, 2022
URGENT: 14-year-old Texas Girl is Missing, Police Say
Texas police are searching for a teen girl who disappeared in Bedford Thursday. According to the Bedford Police Department, 14-year-old Najiba was last seen at around midnight in the 3000 block of Everest Drive, close to Condor Trail. Najib is …
Murder
May 20, 2022
Estranged Husband Kills Wife, 4-Year-Old Daughter, & Mother-in-Law in Triple Murder-Suicide: Cops
The father, who was going through a divorce, had tried to drown his daughter prior to the shooting
Crime Stories
May 20, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Amber Heard’s Hit Parade of Johnny Depp’s Exes on the Stand
Thursday’s list of witnesses in the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp defamation battle was a hit parade of Depp’s exes: an ex-girlfriend, an ex-friend, an ex-manager and an ex-Disney rep. Actress Ellen Barkin testifies about her sexual relationship with Depp in the …
Murder
May 20, 2022
‘She could have stopped it’: Wife Sentenced After Husband Chops off His Own Mother’s Head, Throws Her Body in Dumpster
PUEBLO, Colo. – A Colorado woman was sentenced to prison Thursday for doing nothing while her husband killed his own mother and chopped her head and other body parts off. Melanie Cuevas was sentenced to four years behind bars for …
Manslaughter
May 20, 2022
Prison for Deputy Who Left 2 Mental Health Patients to Drown in Transport Van During Hurricane
A South Carolina deputy was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for leaving two women to drown in a locked transport van in 2018. Wendy Newton, 45, and Nicolette Green, 43, were ordered to be involuntarily committed the …
Missing
May 20, 2022
‘You Don’t Give Up Hope’: Texas Mom-of-2 Missing for Over 6 Months, Bags of Her Clothes Found Abandoned
Police continue to search for a missing Texas mother who disappeared last year in Jasper County. Cristi Ruso, 31, was last seen on October 21, 2021, off of County Road 777 in Buna. According to CBS 6, family members said …
Trials
May 20, 2022
Jury Deliberates Whether Ryan Duke Killed Former Georgia Beauty Queen
A jury is deliberating the case of a middle Georgia man accused of killing a popular Irwin County High School history teacher in a botched robbery and burning her body in a pecan orchard. Ryan Duke’s attorney argued that her …
Nancy Grace
May 20, 2022
Nancy Grace: Johnny Depp ‘Is His Own Undoing, Not Amber Heard’
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace described the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp battle as “two wet cats in a barrel” on Friday but said Thursday’s witness list was a “hit parade” on Depp. “Everybody is drunk and high and on drugs,” Grace told Fox …
Police
May 20, 2022
Biker ‘Cooked Alive’ When Deputy Fires Taser, Igniting Fireball: Attorney
A Florida sheriff’s deputy will be charged with a misdemeanor for firing a taser at a suspect that sparked a massive fireball and left the suspect with burns over 75 percent of his body. Osceola County Deputy David Crawford was …
Child Abuse
May 19, 2022
Arizona Mom Holds Tot’s Hand Under Scalding Water Because of ‘Demon’: Court Docs
An Arizona woman accused of child abuse told investigators she held her toddler son’s hand under scalding hot water because “she saw a demon” in him. Court documents say that the skin on the 4-year-old boy’s hand burned and blistered …
Attempted Murder
May 19, 2022
Man Accused of Attacking Dave Chappelle Now Charged With Attempted Murder for Allegedly Stabbing Roommate
The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage earlier this month has now been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing his roommate in December. Isaiah Lee, 23, has been in jail since his May 3 arrest for …
Kidnapping
May 19, 2022
Kidnapping Victim Slips Note Begging for Help to KFC Employee
A Tennessee man has been jailed on kidnapping and evading arrest charges after a woman slipped a note to a Kentucky Fried Chicken employee begging for help, and that employee called police. Memphis police officers responded to the restaurant, and …
Sex Crimes
May 19, 2022
Vice President of Nonprofit ‘KidsMatter’ Busted on Child Porn Charges
An Illinois man who is vice president of a human services nonprofit organization was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly possessing child pornography. According to WGN, Erich Kroll, 48, was ousted from his board position at KidsMatter after child pornography was …
Court
May 19, 2022
‘Jealous’ and ‘Controlling’ Johnny Depp Threw a Wine Bottle Across the Room: Ellen Barkin Testimony
Actor Ellen Barkin testified Thursday that Johnny Depp once threw a wine bottle across the room in a Las Vegas hotel room. Barkin and Depp, who appeared together in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” had a “sexual” relationship in …
Missing
May 19, 2022
MISSING: 10-year-old Boy Vanishes Walking Down Neighborhood Street
New York police are searching for a 10-year-old boy who disappeared Wednesday in Far Rockaway. Police from the 101st Precinct are looking for 10-year-old Marvin Bonilla, who was last seen leaving his home on Chandler Street around 5:30 p.m. on …
Crime Stories
May 19, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: WARNING PARENTS! Girl, 10, DIES During Dangerous TikTok Challenge
A Philadelphia family is suing TikTok after their 10-year-old daughter dies trying a video challenge posted on the social media site. The challenge, called the ‘blackout challenge,” encourages users to asphyxiate themselves, pass out and regain consciousness, while on camera. …
Missing
May 19, 2022
URGENT: South Carolina Woman Missing for Two Weeks, Police Ask Public for Help
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* South Carolina police are searching for a woman who hasn’t been seen since early May. According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Amber Leigh Armes was …
Manslaughter
May 19, 2022
Elderly Woman Found Dead & Tied to Chair, Feared Husband Would Kill Her: Reports
Neighbors of an elderly Alabama woman who died in deplorable conditions reportedly called police about the woman’s husband and daughter, who were charged on Wednesday in connection with her death. Police officers who responded to a home in Valley on …
Trials
May 19, 2022
Murder Trial Underway for Nurse Accused of Injecting Private Investigator Husband With Lethal Amounts of Insulin
The murder trial for an Alabama woman accused of killing her husband entered its third day Thursday at a Huntsville courtroom. Former Alabama nurse Nikki Cappello is on trial for the poisoning death of her husband, Jim Cappello, who passed …
Mass shooting
May 19, 2022
911 Dispatcher Hangs Up on Buffalo Supermarket Worker Amid Mass Shooting That Killed 10: Police
A 911 dispatcher was placed on administrative leave on Monday for allegedly hanging up on a caller who sought help amid Saturday’s mass shooting at a New York supermarket which killed 10 people. Latisha, an assistant office manager at Tops …
Murder
May 19, 2022
Maryland Woman Returns Home After Fleeing to El Salvador, Nabbed at Airport For Allegedly Shooting Boyfriend Dead
A Maryland woman wanted for her boyfriend’s murder was detained and arrested at the Washington Dulles International Airport on Sunday. Norma Elizabeth Rivas-Villacorta, 23, has been charged with murder in connection with the May 22, 2021 shooting death of Kayshaun …
Murder
May 19, 2022
Florida Woman Admits Killing Elderly Man, Burying Him in Backyard
A Florida woman was charged this week with killing an elderly man and burying him in a shallow grave in the back yard. An arrest report for 50-year-old Clio Marcia Trice says that Miami Gardens police responded to her home …
Murder
May 19, 2022
Kansas Soccer Goalie Killed, Husband Charged With Murder
A former University of Kansas soccer goalie’s husband called police Monday night to say that God had told him to kill his wife. Lawrence police found Regan Gibb-Marek, 25, dead in the apartment she shared with husband Chad Marek, 26. …
Not a crime
May 19, 2022
CHEESEBURGLAR! Tot Orders 31 Cheeseburgers on Mom’s Phone
When DoorDash notified a Texas mom that her order was going to take a little longer because of its size, she was a little confused but not really concerned. Kelsey Golden had ordered lunch for her kids, to be delivered …
Murder
May 19, 2022
Teen Faces Murder Charge in Stabbing Death of 17-Year-Old Lacrosse Player at Party
Connecticut police arrested a 16-year-old in the weekend stabbing death of another teenager at party where alcohol was served to minors. Shelton Police said the 16-year-old has been charged with murder and three counts of assault and is being held …
Child sex crimes
May 18, 2022
Pennsylvania Music Teacher’s Husband Outs Her Relationship With 17-Year-Old School Girl
A Pennsylvania high school choir director has been arrested, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old female student, after her husband learned of the relationship and reported it to school officials. New Wilmington Borough police last week charged …
Elderly Abuse
May 18, 2022
Husband, Daughter Charged with Neglect, Elder Abuse in Death of 72-Year-Old Woman
An Alabama father and his adult daughter were charged Wednesday with elderly abuse and first-degree neglect, and the father was additionally charged with manslaughter. The Valley Police Department said it responded to a call on March 16 and found 72-year-old …
Fraud
May 18, 2022
‘Romance Scammer’ Takes in $750,000 From Vulnerable Women He Met on Dating Sites
An Alabama-born Florida man is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal wire and mail fraud and money laundering charges, all related to his alleged romance scams that netted him more than $750,000 from at least 21 women in eight …
Murder
May 18, 2022
Dad Kills Wife & Step-Daughter — Both Terminally Ill — in Double Murder-Suicide
A Florida man called 911 after fatally shooting his elderly wife and his adult stepdaughter on Wednesday in what is being investigated as a double murder-suicide. Thomas Schultz, 64, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Riverside …
Crime Stories
May 18, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Blood, Sex Staging, Fiber Evidence: Chilling New Details in Murder of Two Delphi Little Girls
New details were released in the murder investigation of slain Delphi girls, Abby Williams and Libby German. The Murder Sheet podcast made public a redacted search warrant submitted by an FBI agent explaining why there was probable cause to search …