Pastor who raped young girl on her father’s grave & tortured children with flashlights gets EARLY RELEASE
Sex Offenders
‘He told me if I didn’t say anything, he would come back and put flowers on the grave.’
Family Crime
May 25, 2021
Husband says he killed his wife during argument over guinea pigs. Then he left her on the floor for hours before hiding body in the woods [Arrest Affidavit]
A Connecticut man charged in his wife’s death reportedly admitted to kneeling on his wife until she died, before driving her body to a forest area and dumping it there. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found the body of 30-year-old …
Teacher Scandals
May 25, 2021
High school drama teacher hides camera in dressing room to secretly film students
A former high school teacher in Virginia admitted in court on Monday to taking inappropriate pictures of dozens of his students in addition to possessing thousands of images depicting child pornography and other lewd behavior. Prosecutors said former Herndon High …
Kidnapping
May 25, 2021
Convicted killer holds online date captive for 3 weeks & nearly beats the life out of her: Report
A Michigan man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly attacking a woman he met online and holding her against her will for three weeks. Victim Kaila McCleary, 25, told WMMT that she corresponded with Trevor Double, 45, on a dating …
Murder
May 25, 2021
Mom kills tot son, blames ‘friend’ after drugs are found on juice box, soda can inside room with 2-year-old victim
A Kansas mother has been found guilty of murder in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son, Zayden Jaynesahkluah. KSN reports that Zayden passed away in 2019, inside a room at the Sunset Motel, in the 2300 block of …
Trials
May 25, 2021
WATCH: Murder of Mollie Tibbetts Trial [IA vs Cristhian Rivera]
An Iowa murder trial resumes Tuesday, in the case against a farm worker accused of killing University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused of killing Tibbetts, 20, of Brooklyn, Iowa. Mollie was …
Violent Crime
May 25, 2021
Cash Gernon: Neighbor of boy found dead in street says he reported suspect months ago but police never responded [SEE IT]
A neighbor who lived near Cash Gernon, a Texas boy found deceased in a residential street earlier this month, told Dallas officials that he reported the suspect in the past but nothing ever came of it. During a Monday night …
Murder
May 25, 2021
Police responding to home invasion call find dead body wrapped in tarp behind the couch
Authorities in Texas are investigating a grisly discovery inside a southwest Houston home. According to KTRK, a woman called police at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, saying that she felt uncomfortable entering her home because it looked as though it was …
Family Crime
May 24, 2021
Cash Gernon: Slain tot’s aunt says mom won’t let fugitive dad come to funeral
Cash Gernon’s aunt says the slain boy’s mother refuses to let his father pay his respects to his son before turning himself into police on outstanding drug warrants. Ashlee Marcoux, Trevor Gernon’s sister, told the Daily Beast in an exclusive …
Kidnapping
May 24, 2021
Missing 10-year-old boy found safe in relative’s basement
Pennsylvania police have charged a family member in connection with the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy over the weekend. The boy, who has a learning disability, vanished form his grandmother’s home at about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. After an exhaustive …
Family Crime
May 24, 2021
‘I fear for my life’: Police confirm 4-year-old was killed by father the same day mom was denied a restraining order
Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, have confirmed that a father and son found dead late last week died in a murder-suicide. As CBS Miami reports, police confirmed that John Stacey and his 4-year-old son Greyson Kessler were found dead from …
Murder
May 24, 2021
Toddler, grandmother shot by mother’s angry ex-boyfriend
A toddler was in critical condition Monday after Washington state man barged into his ex-girlfriend’s house in SeaTac on Saturday and shot him and his grandmother, who was watching him. Both were taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, …
Murder
May 24, 2021
Kristin Smart: Family marks 25th anniversary of 19-year-old student’s disappearance
The parents of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student who disappeared in 1996, returned to San Luis Obispo over the weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance and to thank members of the community who “refused …
Missing
May 24, 2021
‘Cowards’ leave overdosing teen on highway. Her body is found weeks later: Police
Police are questioning three people in the death of a Missouri woman whose body was found on Thursday, weeks after she was last seen live. Washington County Sheriff Zach Jacobsen said on Sunday that Mikayla Jones is believed to have …
Famous Murder Cases
May 24, 2021
Casey Anthony: Tot mom gets in heated bar spat over ex-boyfriend with another woman, files police report
Tot mom Casey Anthony has apparently filed a police report against a woman who threw a drink on her at a Florida pub on Sunday. The incident happened at O’Shea’s Irish Pub in West Palm Beach at around 8 p.m., …
Missing
May 24, 2021
‘We have no idea what happened’: Family seeks answers after missing 20-year-old turns up at hospital in coma [Reports]
A missing Texas woman who vanished earlier this month was reportedly found Saturday at a hospital in a coma, sparking questions from her family. Houston police said Genesis Barrando, 20, was last seen in Houston on May 15. A relative …
Road Rage
May 24, 2021
‘Mommy my tummy hurts’: Mom of boy shot dead after she gave driver ‘the finger’ says her life is over as killer remains elusive
The mother of a California boy Aiden Leos, who lost his life during a road rage shooting, hopes that a substantial cash reward will help lead police to the killer; she spoke out for the first time since the incident, …
Family Crime
May 24, 2021
4-year-old boy and his father dead after mom requested emergency order to remove boy from home; family calls it murder-suicide
“You deserve to have your head separated from your body”
Court
May 24, 2021
Dylann Roof: Lawyers say church shooter thought ‘white nationalists would free him’ as arguments over death row appeal to begin
The lawyers of a South Carolina man on death row for the deaths of 12 church-going Black people are appealing his death sentence, claiming that a mental illness should have prevented him from representing himself. As CrimeOnline previously reported, attorneys for …
Trials
May 24, 2021
WATCH: Murder of Mollie Tibbetts Trial [IA vs Cristhian Rivera]
An Iowa murder trial resumes Monday, in the case against a farm worker accused of killing University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused of killing Tibbetts, 20, of Brooklyn, Iowa. Mollie was …
Assault
May 23, 2021
Stray arrow hits 3-year-old girl playing on inflatable waterslide in backyard
A 3-year-old Alabama girl was seriously hurt Saturday when she was hit by a stray arrow during a graduation party. Silverhill Police Chief Kenny Hempfleng said that Ryan Archer, 35, had been arrested and charged with second-degree assault in the …
Mass shooting
May 23, 2021
Teen girl killed in shooting at unauthorized neighborhood concert: Police
A 14-year-old South Carolina girl was shot dead and 13 other people wounded Saturday night when an unauthorized concert erupted into gunfire in North Charleston. North Charleston Police Chief Reggie Burgess told reporters on Sunday that the shooting was carried …
Murder
May 23, 2021
Suspect charged with kidnapping 4-year-old Cash Gernon caught on camera lurking near boy’s home weeks before murder
After 4-year-old Cash Gernon was found dead on a residential street in Dallas last week, a neighbor of the house where the boy was living checked his security cameras to see if they’d captured anything that might help the investigation. …
Murder
May 23, 2021
Cash Gernon: Dad of abandoned boy found dead in the street says he ‘didn’t want to disrupt’ the routine [HEAR IT]
The father of murdered tot Cash Gernon recorded an emotional plea for “the public” to put their energy toward justice for his son. Trevor Gernon’s tearful voice plays over images of his twin sons, Cash and Carter Gernon, in a …
Shooting
May 23, 2021
Buddies’ basketball watch party ends when 3-year-old boy finds gun, shoots 2-year-old sister
A 2-year-old Florida girl is fighting for her life after her 3-year-old brother found a gun tucked between the cushions of a sofa and shot her. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the little girl was shot once in the …
Juveniles
May 23, 2021
Teacher’s aide accused of sex with 12-year-old student
A teacher’s aide at an Ohio middle school who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student has been fired and is facing multiple criminal charges, WBNS-TV reports. Prosecutors have charged 33-year-old Mandy Davis with rape, gross sexual imposition and unlawful …
Mass shooting
May 23, 2021
Mass shooting at New Jersey house party leaves 2 people dead, 12 others injured
A mass shooting at a large house party in New Jersey late Saturday left two people dead and 12 others injured, WABC-TV reports. Police were called around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to a home in Fairfield Township that was hosting more …
Mass shooting
May 22, 2021
UPDATE: Suspect in custody after argument leads to deadly mass shooting outside Minneapolis nightclub
Police have a suspect in custody in an early morning shooting at a Minneapolis nightclub that left two people dead and eight wounded. KSTP reported that Jawan Contrail Carroll, 23, was arrested early Saturday afternoon in Bloomington and is being …
Murder
May 22, 2021
Arizona man confronts alleged reckless motorcyclist, ends up shot dead in Walmart parking lot
An argument between two armed men over alleged reckless driving led to a fatal shooting in front of an Arizona Walmart this week. According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Burton Marcum, 41, saw a motorcyclist he thought was …
Manslaughter
May 22, 2021
Husband’s cooperation with police leads to manslaughter charge in wife’s death
The body of a missing Connecticut mother was found Friday morning in a heavily wooded area, and by Friday night, her husband had been charged with her death. South Windsor police said it was Tahj Hutchinson’s cooperation with their investigation …
Murder
May 22, 2021
Utah husband fatally shoots wife who said she was leaving him
A Utah man allegedly shot and killed his wife late Friday night after she told him she was leaving him. Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety officers responded to a call late Friday about shots fired in Ivins, a suburb of St …
Murder
May 22, 2021
Mother faces murder charge after remains of missing daughter found behind home: Cops
A North Carolina mother has been charged with murder after the remains of her 4-year-old daughter were found behind a home in north Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they had received reports that the girl had not been seen in months …
Serial Killers
May 22, 2021
Mass graves filled with dead women found in backyard
The bodies of at least 14 people have been found buried at the home of a former Salvadoran police officer who allegedly confessed earlier this month to killing a woman and her daughter. Police in Chalchuapa, about 50 miles from …
Murder
May 22, 2021
Mollie Tibbetts: CRIME SCENE PHOTOS released during first week of farm helper’s murder trial
Prosecutors showed graphic crime scene photos during the first week of testimony against Cristhian Bahena Rivera, including photos of where police found the body of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts a month after she disappeared in 2018. Former …
Road Rage
May 22, 2021
‘Mommy my tummy hurts’: 6-year-old boy shot, killed in road-rage attack after mom ‘gives the finger’ to another driver
A 6-year-old boy is dead after he was shot in an apparent road-rage attack in California, prompting a police manhunt for the shooter who has yet to be found. The incident occurred around 8:10 a.m. Friday while the kindergartener, Aiden …
Murder
May 22, 2021
2 dead, 8 wounded in mass shooting at Minneapolis nightclub [VIDEO]
Gunfire erupted outside a Minneapolis nightclub overnight, leaving two people dead and eight others injured, WCCO-TV reports. The shooting occurred shortly before 2 a.m. in the city’s downtown, where police say two men are believed to have gotten into a verbal …
Court
May 21, 2021
Jeffrey Epstein prison guards admit falsifying records the night he died
Two New York Bureau of Prisons employees have admitted faking official records the night convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in his prison cell, but they won’t be serving time in jail themselves.
Court
May 21, 2021
Mollie Tibbetts trial: Jurors see graphic photos from cornfield where college student’s body was found
Prosecutors showed graphic photos of the crime scene where the body of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts was found a month after she disappeared in the summer of 2018. Former farmhand Cristhian Bahena Rivera is on trial for …
Juveniles
May 21, 2021
UPDATE: Parents of ‘desperate’ 14-year-old girl who gave newborn to stranger will take baby in [Report]
The couple who were handed a newborn by a 14-year-old girl at a New Jersey restaurant on Wednesday said the teen’s parents are expected to take the baby in. In a Facebook live broadcast, Alease Scott recalled the girl walking …
Court
May 21, 2021
Judge declares ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow indigent
An Idaho judge on Friday declared cult mom Lori Daybell as indigent. District Judge Steven Boyce’s one-sentence order gives no indication why he made it; Vallow’s attorney, Mark Means, told East Idaho News he will continue to represent her in …
Celebrity Justice
May 21, 2021
‘That ’70s Show’ star Danny Masterson will go to trial on rape charges
A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on three counts of rape. LA County Superior Court Judge Charlaine F Olmedo issued the ruling after hearing four days of evidence presented in emotional testimony from …
Police
May 21, 2021
‘You shouldn’t be able to breathe’: Officers taunt handcuffed man minutes before he dies [VIDEO]
Recently-released footage shows last year’s death of a Tennessee county jail inmate who had several officers on top of him in the moments leading up to his death. WTVF, the news outlet that acquired the Marshall County Jail footage, reported …
Juveniles
May 21, 2021
6-year-old dead after he is shot on California freeway; suspect at large
Authorities in California are searching for a suspect in a violent road rage incident that took the life of a 6-year-old boy. According to KTLA, the boy and his mother were on the 55 Freeway in Orange Friday morning when …
Homicide
May 21, 2021
Cash Gernon: Tot’s death ruled homicide from numerous stab wounds, but no murder charges filed
The Dallas County Medical Examiner confirmed that Texas boy Cash Gernon’s death was a homicide after died from multiple stab wounds across his body. So far, no murder charges have been filed. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a passerby found Cash’s …
Violent Crime
May 21, 2021
Missing mom found dead, wrapped in sheet & hidden under ex-boyfriend’s bed
A missing Arkansas woman was found dead under her ex-boyfriend’s bed, police confirmed earlier this week. According to the St. Francis County Sheriff and City of Hughes Police Department, deputies found the body of 42-year-old Robin Elizabeth Allmon, who was …
Murder
May 21, 2021
‘Mom and dad’ will be hanged for beating their 8-year-old son to death, judge rules
A Malaysian couple was sentenced to death by the High Court on Friday after they brutally murdered their son inside a massage parlor in 2017. Judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin ordered Aaron Teoh, 37, and his wife, En Sit Mooi, 40, …
Juveniles
May 21, 2021
SEE IT: ‘Desperate’ 14-year-old girl gives newborn with umbilical cord attached to restaurant patron [Reports]
A 14-year-old girl is not expected to face criminal charges after reportedly leaving her newborn daughter with a customer at a New Jersey restaurant on Wednesday. According to the Jersey Journal, the girl is believed to have just given birth …
Lawsuit
May 21, 2021
SEE IT: Dad says police opened daughter’s urn, spilled ashes during unlawful search while claiming ashes were drugs
An Illinois father is suing the Springfield Police Department after he says they searched a small urn containing his deceased toddler’s ashes, even spilling some of the contents after they confused it with drugs. Dartavius Barnes was pulled over by …