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. …
*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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Investigators think the bodies of slain Delphi girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, were staged and moved at the crime scene, court documents obtained by The Murder Sheet podcast revealed; the show’s founders joined Nancy Grace and her expert guests …
Alabama corrections officer Vicky White allegedly paid a homeless sex offender $100 to reserve the Indiana motel room she and fugitive capital murder suspect Casey White stayed at until they were tracked down. The Courier and Press reported that the …
Louisiana police said that they have arrested a woman after a 10-month-old was found dead at a residence during a welfare check on Monday. According to KLFY, Broussard police officers also found a 2-year-old in critical condition. Though the nature …
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh allegedly made a series of unsubstantiated — and contradictory — claims about a housekeeper who suffered a fatal fall on his property in 2018 to receive substantial insurance payouts. FITS News, citing 911 calls …
A New York prosecutor said Sunday during a bond hearing that 9-year-old Shalom Guifarro cried out for her mother, Shemene Cato, 48, to help her before the child’s brutal death. Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney David Ingle provided disturbing case details …
The reward for information leading to 5-year-old Washington girl, Oakley Carlson, has passed $20,000 this week, according to The Chronicle. Oakley’s former foster mom, Jamie Jo Hiles, has been selling T-shirts and hosting fundraisers in an attempt to increase the …
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has accepted a deal in the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, appearing in Hennepin County Court Wednesday morning to plead guilt to aiding and abetting second second degree manslaughter. KARE reported that …
A Maine 18-year-old vacationing with his family at the Jersey Shore died Tuesday when a large hole he and his 17-year-old sister were digging with frisbees collapsed on them. Emergency crews responded to the scene at Toms River just after …
A Brooklyn mother is accuses of beating her 9-year-old daughter, throwing a bed on her, and ignoring her pleas for help before the girl died. Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney David Ingle said that Shemene Cato, 48, attacked Shalom Guifarro and …
Amber Heard’s attorneys may recall ex-husband Johnny Depp to the stand in the former couple’s defamation fight, and some experts say that would be risky business. Depp has already had four days on the stand during his attorneys’ presentation and …
An Arizona man has been charged with murder in the the shooting death of his girlfriend. Jason Warnock, 36, allegedly shot 31-year-old Skylar Hughes and then took her to Yavapai Regional Medical Center for treatment, Prescott Police said, but it …
A Kansas City woman is in critical condition after she was held prisoner and tortured by a man she met on a dating app. Charging documents say the unidentified 31-year-old woman met James Larson Jr, 39, last week, and was …
A New Jersey man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death on Sunday reportedly did so to end her pain. NJ.com reported that Dan Mook, 84, attempted to fatally stab himself after killing Sharon Mook, 82, at an assisted living …
Olivia Grace Floyd’s parents have been charged with cruelty to children.
DELPHI, Indiana — Investigators think the bodies of slain Delphi girls, Abby Williams and Libby German, were staged and moved at the crime scene, court documents obtained by The Murder Sheet Podcast indicate. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 13-year-old Abby and …
It’s been more than a decade since a 17-year-old New York girl disappears during a spontaneous Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now the family of Brittanee Drexel can bring her home. Many theories surfaced on what happened …
A convicted South Carolina sex offender reportedly admitted to the murder of 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel, whose remains were recently found after 13 years of no answers. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sheriff Carter Weaver of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office announced …
A 17-year-old Connecticut boy was reportedly stabbed to death on Saturday during an altercation at a house party, but no arrests have been made. Fairfield College Preparatory School student James McGrath was stabbed along with three other students at a …
Security footage was played in court Tuesday that showed actor James Franco and defendant Amber Heard cuddling in an elevator. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Depp and Heard are currently in a multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit battle after Depp sued her …
On Monday, Indiana officials identified the 3-year-old girl who was found dead in a lake Thursday. LaPorte County Coroner Lynn Swanson said Amy Ivey died from asphyxiation secondary to drowning. The Northwest Times of Indiana reported that Ivey was found …
The reward for information that leads to a missing California woman has grown to $60,000, the Times-Herald reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 24-year-old Alexis Gabe was last seen on January 26. On the day of her disappearance, Gabe reportedly went …
A 29-year-old western New York man out on parole for assault and drug convictions shot a woman in the stomach Monday night. The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially headed out to respond to a call about a domestic …
Neither Amber Heard nor Johnny Depp are doing themselves any favors in the defamation trial between them, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says. Heard’s “credibility is taking a beating,” Grace said on Fox New Tuesday, “and that’s her fault.” In testimony this …
A juror in the first murder trial did not disclose he was related to the slain girl
Three-year-old Dylan Ehler vanished from his grandmother’s backyard on May 6, 2020. His grandmother says she turned her back for a few seconds to deal with the family dog. When she turned back around, Dylan was gone. Dylan’s rubber boots …
The gunman who allegedly killed 10 people at a New York grocery store on Saturday reportedly planned to stage another shooting targeting Black people. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia told CNN that they have reviewed documents indicating that Payton Gendron, …
A disgraced former MIT professor is headed to prison after forging documents in an attempt to steal from his late son’s estate. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Donovan Sr., 80, of Hamilton, was convicted of seven forgery charges on 25 …
Thirteen years after New York girl Brittanee Drexel disappeared while visiting family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an arrest has been made for her murder. Sheriff Carter Weaver of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that a suspect is …
The family of an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011 said they fear harassment from an Ohio man who, in 2019, claimed to be the missing boy. Timmothy Pitzen’s aunt, Jen West, told The Sun that Brian Rini lives near …
A 9-year-old girl New York girl was found dead Sunday with bite marks on her back and head trauma, according to police. The incident happened in an apartment above a restaurant off of Lincoln Place in Crown Heights, the New …
Jailed singer R Kelly is reportedly friends with a man charged with opening fire at a New York subway station last month. Three sources told the New York Daily News about the friendship between Kelly, 55, and Brooklyn subway shooting …
An Ohio woman charged with stabbing a toddler in March 2021 was found not guilty by reason of insanity last week. Xiaoyan Zhu was tried in a bench trial on charges of attempted murder and felonious assault. Zhu was charged …
