A babysitter and neighbor reportedly notified authorities about a Texas woman before she allegedly killed her 5-year-old daughter on Sunday. Child Protective Services told KTRK that it had prior involvement with Melissa Towne, 37, who allegedly stabbed and strangled her daughter, Nichole Bradshaw, and brought her body to a hospital in Tomball. The agency said …
An Oregon mom says she feels shocked and dismayed after a stranger found sleeping on her son’s bed attacked her with a piece of furniture, only to learn that charges were dropped against the intruder, FOX 12 reports. The incident occurred Monday in northeast Portland, where the homeowner, Kelsey Smith, first suspected something was wrong …
Day three of a Texas trial against a woman accused of killing a mother and her baby ended with testimonies Wednesday of alleged scams and lies. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), also known as Taylor Waycasey and Taylor Morton, was indicted by a grand jury last year for capital murder …
An Indiana mother’s photos helped police with key evidence, according to what a witness told Fox 59 News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marion County police arrested Amber Robertson on Saturday and charged her with child neglect resulting in bodily injury. The charge is connected to the disappearance of then 8-month-old Amiah, who hasn’t been seen in three years. …
An AMBER Alert has been issued for a Missouri girl who vanished Monday with two women in a blue SUV, officials said. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 12-year-old Natonja Holmes was last seen at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, close to Ferguson Middle School. A woman described as a Black female wearing turquoise leggings and …
A Tennessee man will remain behind bars without bail in connection with the death of his bride, who was found murdered in Fiji last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Bradley Robert Dawson was detained and arrested in Fiji after his wife, Christe Chen, was found beaten to death inside the bathroom of a bungalow the …
A murder trial has started in Bowie County, Texas, for a woman accused of murdering an acquaintance and kidnapping the woman’s unborn baby after cutting the infant from her womb. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), also known as Taylor Waycasey and Taylor Morton, was indicted by a grand jury last …
The girlfriend of a beloved Texas bull rider has been arrested in connection with his death on Sunday night. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, 27-year-old Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, better known as “Ouncie Mitchell,” was found unresponsive with “at least one gunshot wound” outside of a Salt Lake City apartment. Allen’s girlfriend, LaShawn Denise …
Texas police have arrested a teen accused of heartlessly ramming a truck into a man in a wheelchair and then fleeing the scene, leaving the victim with severe injuries, CBS Austin reports. The incident occurred earlier this month and was recorded by a security camera. The footage shows a man using an electric wheelchair crossing …
Police in New York are searching for the driver of a minibus who reportedly tried to pick up a group of children while they waited for their school bus. According to News 12 The Bronx, the incident happened Monday morning in Suffolk County as a group of children waited for a school bus off of …
A man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered two young Arizona girls before discarding their remains in the desert is scheduled to face a jury this week in the first of two prosecutions related to the slayings, the Associated Press reports. On Tuesday, the first trial of 40-year-old Christopher Clements is expected to begin in Pima …
A New York mother allegedly confessed to drowning her three young kids early Monday, leading to a frantic search for the children, whose bodies were found on Coney Island in Brooklyn, WNBC-TV reports. Authorities say the woman, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, has a history of mental health challenges but that postpartum psychosis is one possible motive, …
