Court Date Set For Cuba Gooding, Jr. Groping Case
Celebrity Justice
Murder
October 19, 2021
Driver Allegedly Throws Woman From Moving Lamborghini, Killing Her
The fatal incident reportedly stemmed from a stolen wallet
Missing
October 19, 2021
Cleo Smith: Mom of Missing Girl Who Disappeared at Campsite Speaks Out, Says She Has ‘No idea’ Where Daughter is
The mother of a missing Australian girl who hasn’t been seen in days claims she has no idea what happened to her daughter. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members reported Cleo Smith missing on Saturday morning. The child was last seen …
Missing
October 19, 2021
‘I Gotta Worry About My Zen’: Former Co-Worker Says Brian Laundrie Was ‘Weirdo’ ‘Yoga Nut’ With Quick Temper
A former co-worker from Brian Laundrie’s native New York said Laundrie would sometimes lose his temper, but he never came off as homicidal. Speaking with Fox News, Michael Livingston, who reportedly worked with Laundrie during parts of 2017 and 2018, …
Violent Crime
October 19, 2021
Chicago Police Officer Shot in Face During Confrontation with Suspect, Returns to Precinct in Hospital Gown
A police officer in Chicago was shot in the face Monday after a suspect fired multiple rounds at him, WBBM-TV reports.The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. at a busy shopping center in the Lincoln Park neighborhood outside an Ulta beauty store. …
Missing
October 19, 2021
Video Shows Man With Striking Resemblance to Brian Laundrie Biking on Rural Florida Road
A Florida resident has been in contact with the FBI about surveillance footage of a man resembling Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie. As TMZ reports, a witness spotted a man resembling Laundrie on surveillance footage taken at their property in Dunnellon, …
National
October 18, 2021
Petito Friend: Gabby and Brian Laundrie Lived in Condo, Not at Laundrie’s Parents’ House
A woman who says she was good friends with Gabby Petito claims it’s just not true that Petito and fiancé Brian Laundrie were living at his parents’ home in North Port, Florida, before their road trip, The Sun reports. Rose Davis, …
National
October 18, 2021
Coroner in Gabby Petito Case Resigns from Health Provider Over ‘Personal Computer at Work’
The Wyoming coroner involved in the Gabby Petito case says he has been “forced” to resign from a local hospital because he used his personal computer at work, the Jackson Hole News & Guide reports. In a Facebook post, Dr. Brent Blue wrote …
Sex Crimes
October 18, 2021
‘Somebody Should Have Done Something’: Bystanders Watch as Man Rapes Passenger on Train, Police Say
Pennsylvania police arrested a man on Wednesday, minutes after he allegedly raped a woman in front of train riders who did not intervene. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that surveillance footage showed the attack which occurred on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line. Suspect …
Crime Stories
October 18, 2021
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Report: NFL Star Attacks Pregnant Woman
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. has been accused of assaulting Joann “Jodi” Blakney in a North Carolina hotel in 2020. At the time, the Bears were in Charlotte for a game against the Carolina Panthers. Blakney is suing …
National
October 18, 2021
Brian Laundrie’s Dad Sued for Stealing Sign Not in His Yard: Court Docs
The father of Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie has been sued. Plaintiff Andra Griffin filed a lawsuit against Christopher Laundrie at the North Port Florida, Court, after he allegedly removed a sign that was placed near his home on October 15. …
Missing
October 18, 2021
Homicide Team Joins Search for Missing 4-year-old Who Vanished From Campsite
A homicide team has joined the search for a 4-year-old Australian girl who’s been missing for several days. According to the New Zealand Herald, family members reported Cleo Smith missing on Saturday morning. The child was last seen with her …
School Crimes
October 18, 2021
Elementary School Student ‘Wins’ ‘Stoney Patch Kids’ Marijuana Edibles From Class Prize Box, Teacher Arrested: Police
A South Carolina teacher was arrested on Friday, weeks after a student reportedly received a pack of cannabis candy from a reward box in her class. Lexington County police said in a statement a Rocky Creek Elementary student picked the edibles …
Juveniles
October 18, 2021
AMBER Alert: 3-Year-Old Son of Homicide Victim Still Missing After Suspect In Mother’s Murder Found Dead
The boy’s mother was found murdered in a yard on Thursday. When police apprehended the suspect, he shot himself. There is still no sign of missing 3-year-old Major P. Harris.
National
October 18, 2021
Private Investigator Says Brian Laundrie ‘Can’t be ruled out’ in Moab Double Murder
A private investigator thinks a closer look should be taken to see if there is a connection between Gabby Petito’s death and the deaths of a couple camping in August in Moab, Utah. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found the …
Child Abuse
October 18, 2021
Texas Man Accused of Holding Young Boy Underwater, Beating Him with Bat & Stomping on Him: Police
A Texas man is accused of so violently abusing his son – including holding him underwater, hitting him with a baseball bat, and slamming him against a wall – that the child now has post-traumatic stress disorder, KPRC-TV reports. Authorities …
Missing
October 18, 2021
Jelani Day: ISU Grad Student’s Family Pushes for Federal Help After He’s Found Dead with Organs Missing
More questions than answers remain after the body of Illinois State University graduate student, Jelani Day, was found last month in the Illinois River. His family is now pleading for federal authorities to take over. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family …
Missing
October 18, 2021
Brian Laundrie Lookalike Says Feds Ambushed Him on Hiking Trip, Pointed Guns at Him
A man with an apparent resemblance to fugitive Brian Laundrie says that U.S. Marshals ambushed him with guns while he was sleeping during a break in a hiking trip with his girlfriend. Severin Beckwith told the New Yorker that he …
Missing
October 18, 2021
Halloween Revelers Dressing in Costume as Fugitive Brian Laundrie as Gabby Petito’s Parents Grieve Her Violent Death
As law enforcement continues to hunt for Brian Laundrie, some social media users have posted images of themselves in Halloween costumes making light of the situation, The Sun reports. Laundrie is a person of interest in the murder of his fiancé, …
Missing
October 18, 2021
Brian Laundrie Fooled Us into Thinking He Was a ‘Nice Guy,’ Say Gabby Petito’s Parents
The parents of a murdered 22-year-old woman say they once trusted the man they now believe is responsible for her death. As the New York Post reports, Nicole Schmidt and Joseph Petito appeared on the Australian news program “60 Minutes,” …
Court
October 17, 2021
Trial for 3 Men Accused in Murder of Ahmaud Arbery To Begin in Coastal Georgia
Jury selection begins Monday for the trial of three men accused of following and killing a Black jogger who ran through their coastal Georgia neighborhood in February 2020. Some 600 people are expected at the Selden Park Recreation Center in …
Child Abuse
October 17, 2021
Toddler in Critically Unstable Condition After Incident at Indiana Campground; Dad, Girlfriend Arrested
An Indiana couple has been arrested after a hospital called police and reported a 3-year-old with critical injuries inconsistent with the story told by the child’s father and girlfriend. Derek Pierce, 31, and Dakota McHenry, 25, have been charged with …
Murder
October 17, 2021
Convicted Murderer Released Last Year Allegedly Confesses to Killing Missing Mom Found Dead in Florida Canal
A convicted murderer released from prison a year ago has now been charged with murder of a missing South Florida woman whose body was found in a Broward County canal on Saturday. Eric Pierson, 54, was released from prison last …
Murder
October 17, 2021
Police Officer Kills Assailant Who Slit His Throat, Beat Teen With a Brick
The police officer is in stable condition; the 15-year-old boy and a woman inside the home are dead, along with the assailant.
Murder
October 17, 2021
Gabby Petito’s Family to Brian Laundrie: Turn Yourself In, Coward
Brian Laundrie is a “coward” who should turn himself in immediately, Gabby Petito’s family says in an Australian television interview. “He went home. He’s hiding. He used her credit card,” Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, told 60 Minutes Australia, according to …
Nancy Grace
October 17, 2021
Nancy Grace Talks ‘Surviving’ With Victims of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says that in her long career as first a prosecutor and then a journalist covering murder trials, she often wondered if there was a heaven or a hell. But after interviewing three women who survived serial killer …
Homicide
October 17, 2021
BREAKING: Witnesses Reveal Laundrie’s Bizarre Behavior Leading up to Gabby’s Homicide [Report]
As the manhunt for Brian Laundrie continues, the people who say they have encountered or spotted him may be critical in figuring out where he’s located, the Sun reports. Petito and Laundrie had embarked on a summer road trip together …
Missing
October 16, 2021
5-Year-Old Boy Not Seen in 6 Months, Never Reported Missing
New Hampshire police are looking for a 5-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen for six months. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said that Elijah Lewis has not been reported missing but has not been seen by “independent individuals” since …
Missing
October 16, 2021
Remains Found Last Month in Iowa Field Are Those of 11-Year-Old Missing Since May
Human remains found in an Iowa farmer’s field in Poweshiek County last month are those of an 11-year-old boy who vanished in May. Xavior Harrelson was last seen on May 27 when he rode away from a Montezuma mobile home …
Rape
October 16, 2021
Commuter Train Rider RAPED, Other Passengers Did Nothing
Riders on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train reportedly watched and did nothing as a man ripped the clothes off a woman and raped her Wednesday night. A SEPTA employee noticed the attack and called police, who met the train …
Murder
October 16, 2021
As Search for Brian Laundrie Goes On, ‘Involuntary Celibate’ Male Subculture Attacks Gabby
Virulent misogynists have taken up for Brian Laundrie as the FBI continues its manhunt for Gabby Petito’s missing boyfriend.
Accident
October 16, 2021
11 School Children Drown During Indonesian River Cleanup
Eleven Indonesian junior high school kids drowned Saturday when they fell into the Cileueur River in West Java province during a cleanup activity. Ten other children were rescued.
October 16, 2021
Jussie Smollett Trial Date Set! Judge Rejects Dismissal
Murder
October 16, 2021
Friend: Brian Laundrie Could Easily Flee the Country
A friend of Brian Laundrie’s tells a British tabloid that he’d probably be able to get a fake identification to escape the United States illegally and could be hiding in South Africa or New Zealand, because he likes movies that …
Shooting
October 16, 2021
‘Shot from behind’: Ambush at Bar Leaves Texas Officer Dead, Two Others Injured
A Texas police officer is dead and two others were injured after a shooting overnight that officials described as an apparent ambush. The incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. Saturday while three Harris County deputies were working “police-related extra jobs” at …
October 16, 2021
Missing Wisconsin 3-year-old is child of homicide victim
Authorities in Wisconsin are searching for a missing boy who is believed to be the child of a homicide victim, WTMJ-TV reports. The boy, 3-year-old Major Harris, was last seen in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 9. The city of …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Waives Extradition and Will Return to South Carolina for Bond Hearing on Tuesday
Embattled South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh waived extradition in Florida on Friday and will be returned to his home state to face charges related to millions in missing insurance money owed to the heirs of his former housekeeper’s estate. Murdaugh, …
Murder
October 15, 2021
Missing Woman Found Stabbed, Shot, and Dismembered
Three people have been arrested after an investigation turned up the murdered and dismembered body of missing woman. Brianna Roberts, 21, was reported missing in Bollinger County, Missouri, on Thursday, the sheriff’s office there said. Their investigation revealed that Roberts …
Missing
October 15, 2021
Baby, Dad Who Disappeared After Car Crash Found Safe, Uninjured
A Wisconsin man and his 4-month-old daughter who walked away from a car crash and disappeared Thursday night have been found safe. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt said that Jordan Smack, 24, and his daughter Serenity were found …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
‘Cult Mom’ Hubby Chad Daybell Inquires About Cremations Hours After Death of Her 4th Husband
Chad Daybell called an Arizona funeral home for information about cremations just hours after Lori Vallow’s brother shot and killed her fourth husband. Alex Cox, who died about six months after the incident, claimed that he shot Charles Vallow in …
Murder
October 15, 2021
Weeks After Breakup, Female Cop Shoots Ex-girlfriend & Kills Her Ex’s New Love Interest [Police]
On Wednesday, a New York police officer allegedly shot her ex-girlfriend and killed her ex’s new partner at her ex-girlfriend’s home. According to The New York Times, NYPD officer Yvonne Wu, 31, was off duty when she shot her ex-girlfriend, …
National
October 15, 2021
Brian Laundrie Was ‘Very much in control of’ Gabby Petito: Former FBI Behavioral Researcher
A former FBI researcher says body and verbal language between Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito made it clear who was in control. Former FBI Behavioral Science Unit researcher Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess told Fox News that 23-year-old Laundrie had control …
Family Crime
October 15, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Had Nothing to do With Murder of His Wife and Son: Lawyer
A lawyer for Alex Murdaugh appeared on “Good Morning America” Friday to insist that his client had nothing to do with the murder of his wife and son, while criticizing what he said were false rumors about the dramatic, complicated …
Homicide
October 15, 2021
New Evidence Raises More Questions About 2011 ‘Suicide’ of Teacher Stabbed 20 Times
The family of a Pennsylvania woman who was found dead in her home in 2011 will reportedly present new evidence on Friday in hopes of having her death reclassified as a homicide. Ellen Greenberg’s family will plead their case to …
Crime Stories
October 15, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Music Conservatory Brainiac Naked, Muddy, Kills 4
On a September day, Orion Krause calls his mom to get a ride home. The pair decide to visit her parents. Not long after, four bloody bodies are found in the family home.: Krause’s grandparents, Elizabeth Lackey, 85, and Frank …
Sex Crimes
October 15, 2021
9-months-pregnant Mom Raped by Masseur During Pre-natal Massage Session: Police
A Kentucky woman says she was raped during a prenatal massage at a Lexington spa, during her first visit to the establishment. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Tyler Isaacs and charged him with first-degree rape, after an alleged …
Missing
October 15, 2021
Gabby Petito’s Parents Say Brian Laundrie Family Has Given Clue That Fugitive is Alive: ‘I Don’t Know Why They Are Doing This to Us’
The family of slain Gabby Petito believes that her boyfriend Brian Laundrie is still alive, and that his parents know where he is. As Newsweek reports, Joseph Petito and Nicole Schmidt recorded an appearance on the Australian news program “60 …
Fraud
October 15, 2021
READ: Medical Docs Reveal What Injuries Alex Murdaugh Suffered in Alleged Suicide-for-Hire Plot
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh reportedly suffered a skull fracture and superficial injuries in last month’s alleged suicide-for-hire plot that resulted in him being charged with insurance fraud. According to recently-released medical documents, Murdaugh, 53, was admitted to the …