Evil High School Girl Gives Eulogy After Both Parents Shot Dead, Suspect #1
Crime Stories
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
September 1, 2025
Alphabet Serial Killer Says He Murdered 26 Women, Boasts ‘Greatest Hits’ of Favorite Killings
Notorious “Alphabet’’ serial killer Joseph Naso has reportedly claimed that he’s responsible for the deaths of 22 additional women. According to ABC 7, the 91-year-old murderer, currently in California’s San Quentin prison at being sentenced to death, was convicted of …
Missing
September 1, 2025
MISSING: Autistic, Non-Verbal 5-Year-Old Boy Vanishes in Middle of Night
Authorities in Arkansas are asking for the public’s help in locating a 5-year-old boy who went missing on Monday. Lucian Schickler reportedly vanished from Arkadelphia at 4 a.m., though additional details were not provided. Local police said Schickler is autistic …
September 1, 2025
BOLO: Missing Maryland Teen’s Phone Disabled, SUV Found Abandoned
Police in Maryland are searching for a missing teen who hasn’t been seen in nearly two weeks. Dacara Thompson, 19, was last seen August 22 at her father, Daniel Thompson’s, home in Lanham. She reportedly left to get gas for …
Murder
September 1, 2025
Cops Investigating Apparent Murder at Burning Man Festival
Authorities are investigating an apparent murder at Nevada’s Burning Man Festival over the weekend. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said one of its deputies was flagged down by a participant in the largely affluent, avante garde festival in the Nevada …
Murder
September 1, 2025
Murder Suspect Surrenders After Neighbors Report Helping Him Carry Large, Heavy Object to Car
Declan Perry’s body was found in the back seat of his own car at a Massachusetts hospital.
Murder
September 1, 2025
Charges Filed Against Man Who Shot 11-Year-Old Prankster in the Back
Update 10:50 a.m. – CNN identified the 11-year-old boy’s killer as 42-year-old Leon Gonzalo Jr. He was booked into jail Tuesday morning. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said Gonzalo is “the defendant charged with shooting and killing the child.” …
Murder
August 31, 2025
Boyfriend Arrested in Mexico for 2023 Emma Schafer Murder
The U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement officials in Illinois announced last week the arrest of a man, in connection with a Springfield woman found murdered in 2023. KSDK reported that the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that …
Child Abuse
August 30, 2025
Oklahoma Grandmother Arrested After Stepfather Impregnates 11-Year-Old
The grandmother of an 11-year-old Oklahoma girl who gave birth to her stepdad’s child has been arrested. KJRH reported that on Friday, Michelle Justus, 53, was the third person to be arrested on six counts of neglect of a child …
Murder
August 30, 2025
Accused Killer Arrested in Peru, Wife’s Body Found Dumped in California Forest
A man accused of murdering and dumping his wife’s body in a Southern California forest was arrested in Peru and will be extradited to the US. WCAX reported Wednesday that, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Consulate …
Murder
August 29, 2025
Utah Attorney General Files Murder Charges In Fatal Fire After County Officials Rule It ‘Tragic Accident’
Utah state officials this week filed murder charges against a man for a fire that killed his girlfriend — a fire that county officials last year ruled a “tragic accident.” The Utah Attorney General’s Office filed a charge of murder …
Child sex crimes
August 29, 2025
Former Megachurch Pastor Caught in Florida After Child Sex Abuse Indictment in Massachusetts
A former pastor of a Baltimore megachurch indicted earlier this year on child sex abuse charges was captured this week in Florida. Eric Anderson, 80, is being held without bail in Manatee County and is fighting extradition to Massachusetts, where …
Cold Cases
August 29, 2025
Tennessee Authorities Say New Evidence Indicates ‘Walking Tall’ Sheriff Buford Pusser Responsible for Wife’s 1967 Death
Investigators said Friday that new evidence indicates that the Tennessee sheriff made famous in the movie “Walking Tall” was likely responsidble for the death of his wife in 1967. Mark Davidson, district attorney for the state’s 25th judicial district, said …
Podcast
August 29, 2025
Crime Roundup | Cardi B Lawsuit Testimony, Karen Read Case Update & A.J. Scott Verdict
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
Crime Stories
August 29, 2025
Nikki Missing: ‘Smoking Gun’ Cracks Case Of Missing Mom Wide Open
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Fugitive
August 29, 2025
Bones Found During FBI Search for Travis Decker, Accused of Killing 3 Young Daughters
Bones were discovered Thursday during the ongoing manhunt for Travis Decker, a man accused of killing his children earlier this year. According to a report by The Wenatchee World, investigators discovered bones in Chelan County, Washington, while conducting their ongoing …
Hot Car
August 29, 2025
Murder Charge Filed Against Mom Who Intentionally Left Toddler in Car on 95-Degree Day
A Texas woman who was arrested last week has been charged with murdering her 15-month-old child, who died in a hot car days earlier. Frisco police said Vanessa Esquivel, 27, intentionally left the child in the vehicle on August 16. …
Hot car deaths
August 29, 2025
Parents Arrested After Leaving 1-Year-Old Daughter to Die in Hot Car
An investigation is underway after a 1-year-old Texas girl was reportedly found dead in a hot car on Thursday. Shavetta Combs, 27, called Bexar County police, allegedly claiming her daughter was not breathing after being left in a vehicle. Shavetta …
Child Abuse
August 29, 2025
‘Simply did not happen’: Mom’s Story Crushed in Court After Accusing Stepfather of Dropping Tot from Balcony
Child abuse charges have been dropped against a Wisconsin man, following a family’s dispute of the incident. According to Law&Crime, police arrested Jaimann Eiland, 32, in March on charges of substantial battery with a domestic abuse modifier and child abuse. …
Missing
August 29, 2025
BOLO: Silver Alert Issued for Missing Michigan Girl, 17
A Silver Alert has been issued for a Michigan teen last seen in Twelve Mile on Thursday morning. According to NBC 13, Lydia Barconia, 17, was last seen wearing black pants, a white coat and a blue backpack. Police said …
Death investigation
August 29, 2025
Florida Man Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge After Wife Found Dead in Canal
A Florida man was arrested on a domestic violence charge after his wife was found dead and floating in a nearby canal. Coral Springs Police said that Jeffrey Ernest Evans, 43, called 911 Monday night just before 9 p.m. and …
Famous Murder Cases
August 29, 2025
Donna Adelson: Florida Matriarch Murder Trial, Day 6 [Watch Live]
Testimony resumes Friday morning in the murder trial of Donna Adelson, a Florida matriarch accused of orchestrating a hit on her daughter’s ex. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adelson, 75, is on trial in Tallahassee, accused of planning the murder of …
Murder-Suicide
August 29, 2025
Report: Mom in NH Murder-Suicide Had Been Accused of Embezzling Funds From Her Job
A New Hampshire mom who killed her husband and two children earlier this month before taking her own life may have been embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the the company where she worked. According to WCVB, Emily Long …
Murder
August 29, 2025
Travis Decker: FBI Completes Grid Search of Area Where 3 Young Girls Were Murdered by Their Father
Federal authorities conducted an extensive grid searcht his week in the area where a Washington state Army veteran suffocated his three young daughters, months after Travis Decker killed the girls and vanished into the wilderness. Officials said that several items …
Child death
August 28, 2025
Allegations of Child Abuse Followed 10-Year-Old Arizona Girl for a Decade Before Her Death
A 10-year-old Arizona girl may have suffered a decade of abuse before her death last month, three days after she was found in a wash in Holbrook, unconscious and with multiple injuries. Rebekah Baptiste’s father, 32-year-old Richard Daniel Baptiste, and …
Child Abuse
August 28, 2025
Teens Charged With Abuse That Led to Death of 8-Year-Old Boy
Texas authorities announced Thursday they had arrested a second person in connection with the death of a 8-year-old child earlier this year. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that Kara Walker, 17, was charged with injury to a child with …
Shooting
August 28, 2025
Stepdad Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting 8-Year-Old Boy While Trying to ‘Look Cool’
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of his 8-year-old stepson earlier this year while trying to “look cool” by showing off his guns. Steven Merkel, 53, is expected to be sentenced on November …
Crime Stories
August 28, 2025
‘Mother-in-law-from-Hell’ Sobs at Trial for Murder Hit on Law Prof Son-in-law
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Drug Crime
August 28, 2025
Public Official Put Ecstasy in Granddaughters’ Dairy Queen Blizzards
A North Carolina elected official was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly lacing his two granddaughters’ ice cream with drugs. On August 8, James Yokeley, 66, reportedly flagged down Wilmington police at a Sheetz gas station and claimed his granddaughters found …
Weird Crime
August 28, 2025
Questions Loom After 70 Piles of Ashes Are Discovered in Desert
A federal investigation is underway in Nevada, where dozens of cremated human remains were recently found on a dirt road. KLAS reported that the 70 piles of ashes were located outside Searchlight. While it is not illegal for an individual …
August 28, 2025
‘I take full accountability’: Emilie Kiser Speaks Out for First Time Following Tot Son’s Drowning Death
An Arizona mother is speaking out for the first time after her toddler son died in a backyard pool earlier year, at the family home in Chandler. “Loss of this magnitude feels impossible to put into words,” social media influencer …
Podcast
August 28, 2025
The Olympic Park Bombing Part 1 | Eyewitness Account with Irv Brandt
In this first episode of a multipart Zone 7 series on the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, CSI Sheryl McCollum talks with her longtime colleague Irv Brandt, a former Atlanta police officer and U.S. marshal. Brandt was on duty when the …
Podcast
August 28, 2025
ARSON: Revenge. Money. Cover-up Crime. Pyrophilia.
BODY BAGS with Joseph Scott Morgan
Kidnapping
August 28, 2025
Adult Predator Lures Missing Indigenous Girl, 12, via Snapchat: Police
Police say a 12-year-old Nebraska girl found safe last week had been kidnapped by a man who lured her to his apartment through Snapchat. According to 3 News Now, the 12-year-old disappeared from her South Omaha home last week after …
Missing
August 28, 2025
HORROR: Non-Verbal 12-Year-Old Boy Found in Lagoon, Killed by Alligator
On Wednesday, Louisiana officials said that a 12-year-old autistic boy who was found dead in a lagoon on Tuesday drowned following an alligator attack. Bryan Vasquez reportedly left his New Orleans East home via his bedroom window on August 14, …
Famous Murder Cases
August 28, 2025
Donna Adelson Murder Trial: Matriarch Mastermind and Son Spoke in Codes to Discuss Markel Killing
Testimony continues in the Donna Adelson murder case, who’s facing charges in connection with the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adelson, 75, is accused of orchestrating Markel’s 2014 murder. She’s facing first-degree murder, conspiracy …
Trials
August 28, 2025
Florida Mom Goes on Trial for Death of Tot Son
A Florida mother went on trial this week for the death of her toddler son in 2021. Erica Dotson and her boyfriend, Joshua Manns, both face charges in the death of 3-year-old Jameson Nance, WESH reports, but a judge severed …
Child death
August 28, 2025
Emmanuel Haro: Dad Says Wife ‘Innocent’ In Lengthy Jailhouse Interview
The father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro said in a lengthy jailhouse interview denied prosecutors’ contention that the boy suffered long-term abuse before his presumed death and said his wife, who reported the infant missing, was innocent. Jake Haro, 32, told …
August 28, 2025
Donna Adelson: Florida Matriarch Murder Trial, Day 5 [Watch Live]
Testimony resumes Thursday morning in the murder trial of Donna Adelson, a Florida matriarch accused of orchestrating a hit on her daughter’s ex. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adelson, 75, is on trial in Tallahassee, accused of planning the murder of …
Murder
August 28, 2025
Court Docs: CalFire Captain Accused of Killing Girlfriend, Her Son Did So to Prevent Their Testimony to a Crime
A California fire captain accused of killing his girlfriend and her young son — and attempting to kill another child — entered not guilty pleas in court on Monday. Darin McFarlin, 47, is on unpaid administrative leave from CalFire, KXTV …
Mass shooting
August 27, 2025
2 Children Killed, 14 Wounded in Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic Church
Three adults were also wounded, and the gunman killed himself.
Child sex crimes
August 27, 2025
Stepdad Charged With Impregnating 11-Year-Old Girl, Mom Charged With Enabling
An Oklahoma man has been charged with child sexual abuse after his 11-year-old stepdaughter gave birth at home earlier this month. Dustin Walker’s wife, 33-year-old Cherie Walker, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse, NBC News reported. As CrimeOnline previously …
Child death
August 27, 2025
Emmanuel Haro Suffered a Prolonged Period of Abuse & Died From Injuries, DA Says
Officials investigating the disappearance and presumed death of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro said Wednesday that they believe that baby suffered a prolonged period of abuse and then ultimately died from his injuries. Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin, speaking at a …
Crime Stories
August 27, 2025
RUGGED TERRAIN SEARCH FOR BABY EMMANUEL: TOT ‘DISAPPEARS’ 9 DAYS BEFORE ‘KIDNAP?’
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Child Abuse
August 27, 2025
Couple’s 3-Month-Old Son Found Dead, Surrounded by Swarming Flies, in Home Where Other Child Tested Positive For Meth
A North Dakota couple was arrested last week, a year after their 3-month-old son reportedly died in deplorable conditions. In July 2024, Fargo police responded to Nikolas and Alie Shearer’s home after Nickolas Shearer, 25, reported his son was not …
Mass shooting
August 27, 2025
Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Leaves 2 Young Children Dead, 17 Injured
UPDATE Two children, ages 8 and 10, were pronounced dead at the scene, Reuters said. Multiple other children and several adults were injured. Dr. Tom Wyatt, Chair of the Hennepin Healthcare Emergency Department, said during a briefing that six children …
Hot Car
August 27, 2025
Hot Car Death #25: Infant Girl Found Dead in Vehicle at High School; Caregiver Arrested
Texas police have arrested a man after a 6-month-old girl was reportedly found dead in a hot car on Tuesday. Heath police said the girl was found dead in a vehicle parked outside Rockwall Heath High School. An investigation determined …
Missing
August 27, 2025
Emmanuel Haro: Police Say Missing Baby Likely Died Days Before Mother Reported Him Missing
The parents of missing California baby Emmanuel Haro are behind bars, as investigators allege that they may have killed him days before reporting him missing. On Tuesday, Jake and Rebecca Haro were charged with murder and making a false police …
Breaking
August 27, 2025
BREAKING: Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School; Shooter Is ‘Contained’
A shooting has been reported at a school in Minneapolis. I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information. The BCA and State Patrol are on scene. I’m …