ONLINE ROMANCE SCAM REVEALED: Fraudsters Trick Lonely Would-Be Lovers Out Of Millions
Murder
February 17, 2022
Slain Uber Driver’s Fiance Says He ‘Could Not Have Received Less Help’ From the Company
Investigators have arrested a suspect in the death of an Uber driver reported missing last week and found dead along a wooded hillside in a suburb of Pittsburgh. WPXI reports that Calvin Crew, 22, was charged Thursday with criminal homicide, …
Domestic Abuse
February 17, 2022
Wife Found Dead, Husband Wounded in Apparently Botched Murder-Suicide
Police in Colorado are investigating Thursday after finding a 38-year-old woman dead from a gunshot wound and her 28-year-old husband wounded by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Investigators have not released the identities of the couple, KMGH reported. The husband was …
Murder
February 17, 2022
Pregnant Mom, Boyfriend Found Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide: Police
A pregnant woman died on Monday in what Ohio authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide. Kayla McGovern, 29, and Michael Reece, 42, were found deceased together in Harrison Township. McGovern’s relatives told WXIX that she was five months pregnant. Hamilton …
Murder
February 17, 2022
Texas Teen Wanted for Triple Murder Still on the Run, Dad Indicted for Driving Him to Scene
A grand jury has indicted the Texas father of a 14-year-old boy wanted for a triple murder after investigators said he drove his son to the shooting location and then drove him back home. Richard Acosta Jr, 33, faces a …
Celebrity Justice
February 17, 2022
Judge Grants Bob Saget Family Lawsuit to Block Death Investigation Records
A judge in Florida has ruled in favor of Bob Saget’s family in their request to block the public release of some records connected to his death investigation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Saget, 65, was found dead in a Florida …
Fraud
February 17, 2022
State Official Wore Fake ‘Baby Bump’ at Work To Get Paid Maternity Leave
A former Georgia official was indicted last week for allegedly faking being pregnant twice to receive paid maternity leave. Robin Folsom, 43, reportedly claimed she was pregnant in October 2020 and gave birth in May 2021. However, in March 2021, …
Accident
February 17, 2022
Infant Among 13 Dead After Wedding Guests Fall into a Well: Report
More than a dozen people died in a devastating wedding ceremony accident on Wednesday night during a ritual to ward off evil spirits. As NBC News reports, 13 people, all women and children, were sitting in an iron grate covering …
Missing
February 17, 2022
Oakley Carlson: School Principal Explains How She Found Out Little Girl Had Been Missing for Months
Missing Washington girl Oakley Carlson has not been seen since social services gave her back to her biological parents, but she wasn’t reported missing until an elementary school principal got involved. Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Schrader told News Nation that Oakley …
Murder
February 16, 2022
Missouri Mom Decapitates 6-Year-Old Son, Dog Because Devil Was Attacking: Court Docs
A Missouri woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly decapitated her 6-year-old son According to KSHB, Tasha Haefs, 35, called police Tuesday night and reported that the devil was trying to attack her. She hung up before providing …
Manslaughter
February 16, 2022
2 Women, Including Mom, Charged in Baby’s Home Remedy Death
A New Jersey woman was charged with aggravated manslaughter, unauthorized practice of medicine, and child endangerment after an 11-month-old girl died following a constipation treatment that included a lethal dose of magnesium. Enma Medina, the baby’s 38-year-old mother, has also …
Attempted Murder
February 16, 2022
20-Year-Old Twins Punch, Shoot Restaurant Waiter Over Missing Hamburger
Two Milwaukee women have been jailed on attempted first degree murder charges after one of them punched a waiter and wrestled him to the ground and the other shot him during an argument over their food. The incident took place …
Child Abuse
February 16, 2022
Mom Gives Birth on Sidewalk, Abandons Baby in 15-Degree Weather: Officials
A Nebraska woman was booked into jail on Tuesday, days after she reportedly left the baby she gave birth to outside in freezing temperatures. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Trinity Shakespeare, 27, delivered a baby boy on the sidewalk early …
Child sex crimes
February 16, 2022
Tennessee School Spirit ‘BOOSTER CLUB MOM’ Charged for Sex With 9 SCHOOL STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS 14
A Tennessee grand jury this week indicted a 38-year-old woman on multiple charges including 18 counts of statutory rape with juvenile students at a McMinn County high school. Melissa A. Blair reportedly surrendered to the McMinn County Sheriff’s Department after …
Crime Stories
February 16, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Prince Andrew Forks Over 16 Million in Sex Attack Suit
A settlement has been reached between Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre has long accused the prince of sexually abusing her multiple times when she was 17. The terms of the settlement have not been released to the public, however, …
Family Crime
February 16, 2022
Grieving Man To Stand Trial for Leaving Flowers at Fiancée’s Grave
A trial date has been set in the case of an Alabama man who was arrested last month for reportedly leaving flowers at his fiancée’s gravesite. According to WRBL, Winchester Hagans will stand trial in March for criminal littering. He …
Murder
February 16, 2022
Florida Woman Hires Hit Man to Kill Nemesis, Pays Him with Pandemic-Relief Loan Funds: Police
A Florida woman is behind bars for allegedly using her pandemic-relief loan to hire a hitman to kill a Miami federal airport officer. Jasmine Martinez, 33, received the loan on April 20, 2021. Two weeks later, a man dressed in …
Kidnapping
February 16, 2022
Girl Found Under Stairs After Missing for 2 Years Never Went to School, Can’t Read or Write: Police
The suspects accused of abducting a missing New York girl reportedly had a room decorated for her and toys in the yard but never sent her to school or to a doctor, police say. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 6-year-old Paislee …
Missing
February 16, 2022
‘Zaraz Could Be Anywhere’: Missing 7-Month-Old’s Disappearance Not Reported for a Week
A missing 7-month-old Illinois girl who was reported missing on Sunday may have vanished a week before authorities were alerted. WICS reported that Kimberlee Burton, 29, was arrested for retail theft at a store in Bloomington on Saturday. The father …
child endangerment
February 16, 2022
Nancy Grace Says ‘It’s a Miracle’ Girl Missing Since 2019 Was Found Alive Under Staircase with Abductor
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says there is a reason that a New York child missing since 2019 was taken from her non-custodial biological parents, and that it’s a miracle the child was found alive and healthy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 6-year-old …
Celebrity Justice
February 16, 2022
Bob Saget’s Family Sues to Block Release of Death Investigation Records That ‘Graphically Depict’ Actor Who Died of Head Trauma
The family of recently deceased comedian and actor Bob Saget have filed a lawsuit to block the public release of some records connected to the investigation of Saget’s sudden death at age 65. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Saget’s family said …
child endangerment
February 15, 2022
Mark Klaas: Abducted Paislee Shultis Likely Believed It Was ‘Normal’ To Hide Under the Staircase
Klaas, whose 12-year-old daughter Polly was abducted and murdered in 1993, tells CrimeOnline that finding Paislee alive after more than two years missing “has to give great hope to the families of all the children that remain missing.”
Shooting
February 15, 2022
9-Year-Old Girl Shot by Robbery Victim Shooting at Suspect
A Texas man has been charged with a shooting that killed a 9-year-old girl after he opened fire at a man who robbed him and his wife at an ATM. Tony D. Earls, 41, was with his wife at a …
Murder
February 15, 2022
Teen Girl Found Beaten to Death Behind Vacant Georgia Home
East Point police are seeking help identiying the victim.
Unsolved
February 15, 2022
Dead Mom Left at Hospital Was Partially Nude, Had ‘Multiple Injection Shots’ in Buttocks: Reports
Botched buttock injections may have led to Tuesday’s death of a woman who was left at a New York hospital, according to reports. News12 Connecticut reported that two women transported Maxine Messam, 53, to the hospital, and claimed they found …
Murder
February 15, 2022
Developing: Kansas Man Allegedly Sets House on Fire, Killing Infant Boy Left Inside
A Kansas man is behind bars after police say he burned down a home, killing an infant boy in the process. According to the Shawnee Police Department, Nicholas A. Ecker was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson, …
Celebrity
February 15, 2022
Alec Baldwin Sued for ‘Rust’ Cinematographer’s Shooting Death
On Tuesday, actor Alec Baldwin was formally sued in connection with last year’s shooting that killed a cinematographer on the set of “Rust.” According to Deadline, the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Baldwin, 63, and other members of the “Rust” …
Crime Stories
February 15, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Child Sex Perv Talks Delphi Murders of Little Girls
An Indiana man accused of child exploitation and child pornography, says police told him he was the last person to communicate with one of two girls killed in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017. In a jailhouse interview with HLN, Keegan Kline …
Kidnapping
February 15, 2022
Little Girl Missing Since 2019 Found Hidden in ‘Small, cold and wet’ Secret Room, Under Staircase with Abductor
A New York girl reported missing in 2019 was found safe in a small room under a staircase on Monday evening, police said. According to police, 6-year-old Paislee Shultis was reported missing from Cayuga Heights in July 2019. She was …
Theft
February 15, 2022
PICTURED: ‘Bouquet Bandit’ Spotted Stealing Flowers on Valentine’s Day
Georgia police are searching for a suspect who was reportedly seen stealing two bouquets on Valentine’s Day. In a Facebook post, the Rincon Police Department asked for the public’s help in locating a theft suspect. WSB-TV reported that the suspect …
Sex Crimes
February 15, 2022
Socialite Mom Admits to Secretly Filming Minors Inside Lavish Seaside Mansion: Reports
Earlier this month, a Connecticut woman began serving a prison sentence for secretly filming a child for sexual purposes in 2017. Hadley Palmer, 53, filmed someone that was either naked or in their underwear for sexual gratification. The New York …
Court
February 15, 2022
BREAKING: Prince Andrew Reaches Settlement with Virginia Giuffre in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Prince Andrew has reached a settlement with Virginia Giuffre — who had accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, according to documents filed in a New York federal court on Wednesday. Giuffre’s attorney, David Boies, wrote that …
Murder
February 15, 2022
UPDATE: Suspect Stabs Victim 40 Times & Leaves Her Dead, Naked From Waist Down in Bathtub [Prosecutors]
A homeless New York man accused of murder will be held without bail after leaving the victim with multiple stab wounds, a judge ruled Monday morning. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee arrived home to her apartment on …
Weird Crime
February 15, 2022
SEE VIDEO: ‘Drunk’ Woman ON MOTORIZED SUITCASE Leads Cops on Chase Through Orlando Airport, Then ‘Attacks’
A drunk woman led police on a slow-speed chase through the Orlando International Airport while riding a motorized suitcase in a bizarre incident captured on police body cameras, WKMG-TV reports. Video of the interaction, which occurred in April, was recently …
Crime Stories
February 14, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: SPONGEBOB MADE ME KILL MY 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL, Michigan Mom
A Michigan mother says that the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants threatened to kill her if she did not kill her 3-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Justine Johnson stabbed the girl multiple times, then discarded her body in a trash bag …
Unsolved
February 14, 2022
Delphi Murders: Man Behind Fake ‘anthony_shots’ Profile Says He Was Last Person Who Communicated with Libby German
Kegan Kline, an Indiana man accused of child exploitation and child pornography, says police told him he was the last person to communicate with one of the two girls killed in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017. In a jailhouse interview with …
Murder
February 14, 2022
Dad Beat and Starved 12-Year-Old Son, Who Died in Dark Room Weighing 47 Pounds
A Pennsylvania father was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, after confessing in court to abusing and starving his son to death in 2020. PennLive.com reported that Scott Schollenberger Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to criminal homicide, endangering the welfare …
Murder
February 14, 2022
Right-Handed Brian Laundrie’s Self-Inflicted Fatal Bullet Entered Left Side of Skull; Remains Were in ‘Plain Sight’: Autopsy Report
Authorities in Florida have released the autopsy and forensic reports for Brian Laundrie, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in a Florida nature reserve this fall. When Laundrie, 23, was found dead of an …
Assault
February 14, 2022
Autism Support Teacher Spits on Middle School Student Suffering Mental Health Crisis: Police
A Virginia teacher was criminally charged on Friday for allegedly spitting on a 14-year-old student earlier this month. On February 4, Eselyn Maheia, 46, and other staff at Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge restrained a male student who was …
Suicide
February 14, 2022
Brian Laundrie Full Autopsy Report and Forensics Report Released, Police Find Half-Written Note & Journal
On Monday, the District Twelve Medical Examiner released its autopsy report for Florida man Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito. The autopsy report, carried out by District 12 deputy chief …
Missing
February 14, 2022
Missing Uber Driver Found Dead Hours After Her Car Is Discovered Without Dash Cam: Reports
A missing Pennsylvania woman’s body was discovered on Saturday, days after she vanished while possibly picking up fares for Uber. According to WPXI, Christina Spicuzza, 38, was found deceased on a wooded hillside in Monroeville. Allegheny County police are reportedly …
Nancy Grace
February 14, 2022
‘Marrying a Murderer’: Nancy Grace Investigates Convicted Killers Finding Love
Violent Crime
February 14, 2022
Nearly a Dozen Injured, 2 Critically, After Cycling Stabbing Spree: Suspect Rode Bike Around City, Knifing Random Victims
Numerous people were injured in what appears to be a random stabbing spree in New Mexico on Sunday. Accoding to the Associated Press, 42-year-old Tobias Gutierrez is accused of stabbing 11 people while he bicycled around Albuquerque on Sunday. Two …
Homicide
February 13, 2022
18-Year-Old Boy Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend to Death During Fight
A Pennsylvania teenager has been charged with stabbing his mother’s boyfriend to death Sunday morning. South Whitehall Township Police said they were called to an apartment just before 9:30 a.m. and found Miles Brickhouse Jr, 52, suffering from multiple stab …
Custody interference
February 13, 2022
Update: Non-Custodial Dad and Girlfriend Take 18-Month-Old Boy From Grandma in Georgia
A father and his girlfriend have been jailed after they allegedly kidnapped the man’s toddler on Saturday and fled with him to St Louis. Georgia authorities issued an Amber Alert for 18-month-old Nova Sampson on Saturday after the boy was …
Celebrity
February 13, 2022
Bob Saget’s Autopsy Shows Skull Fracture and Bleeding on the Brain
The comedian’s family said last week that authorities believed he hit his head, “thought nothing of it and went to sleep” after a Florida concert.
Domestic Abuse
February 13, 2022
NFL Running Back Adrian Peterson Thrown Off Flight, Arrested After ‘Altercation’ With Wife
Free agent NFL running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on a domestic violence charge after he was removed from a plane Sunday morning at Los Angeles International Airport. According to TMZ, Peterson and his wife, Ashley Brown, were aboard a …
Murder
February 13, 2022
University of Utah Student Kills International Student Girlfriend With Heroin Overdose: Court Docs
A 26-year-old University of Utah student has been charged with injecting a lethal dose of heroin into his girlfriend at Salt Lake City hotel last week. Court records say Haoyu Wang emailed the university’s police department, telling them he’d injected …