AMBER Alert teen missing nearly a week found safe in Texas
AMBER Alert
The suspect in Lexus Nichol Gray’s disappearance raped a 16-year-old girl and is ‘known to be dangerous,’ police said
Accident
March 29, 2021
Family of five, including 3 children, die in early morning apartment fire: Officials
An investigation is underway after a family of five reportedly died in an Arkansas apartment building fire on Sunday. KATV reported that the blaze at Spanish Willows Apartments in Little Rock claimed the lives of Dominique Rideout, 29; Evan Howard, …
Trials
March 29, 2021
George Floyd: What we can expect from toxicology, medical experts during Derek Chauvin trial
In the case of George Floyd, there are some forensic issues to consider. Here is a brief breakdown of what we can expect from the prosecution, defense, and experts at Derek Chauvin’s trial. Some key questions to consider: 1. To …
Child Abuse
March 29, 2021
Grammy Award-winning Alabama Shakes drummer arrested, accused of abusing & torturing child
The drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band Alabama Shakes has been arrested in connection with the abuse of a young child. Fox News reports that authorities arrested Steven William Johnson, 35, on Wednesday in Limestone County, Alabama. He has been …
Missing
March 29, 2021
Sarm Heslop’s boyfriend Ryan Bane allegedly blocked U.S. Coast Guard from searching catamaran; cited for obstruction
The boyfriend of a missing British woman was issued a citation for allegedly obstructing a complete search of his catamaran after Sarm Heslop went missing. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to CrimeOnline on Monday that Ryan Bane …
Violent Crime
March 29, 2021
SEE IT: Little boy collapses after being abducted, raped, shot & dumped by unknown suspect [Update]
Miami-Dade police are searching for a man who forced a 12-year-old boy into a car, then sexually assaulted and shot him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Miami-Dade police said the incident took place between 2 a.m. and 3:30 am Saturday in …
Murder
March 29, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Opening statements in Derek Chauvin murder trial
Attorneys will give their opening statements to jurors Monday in the murder trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the death of the …
Homicide
March 28, 2021
Tennessee woman sells car to 13-year-old for $80; teen crashes, killing elderly man
A 37-year-old Tennessee woman has been arrested for vehicular homicide after she knowingly sold a car to a 13-year-old boy who was later involved in high-speed accident that killed an elderly man. Katrina Lyn Russell was arrested Wednesday in Davidson …
Missing
March 28, 2021
Sex offender dad abducts 14-year-old daughter
A Texas teenager was abducted this week after her estranged, sex offender father allegedly “assaulted the girl’s mother and chased her with a knife.” Justin Shaun Gray, 40, reportedly made off with 14-year-old Lexus Nichole Gray Wednesday on foot, according …
Cyber crimes
March 28, 2021
What it costs to ‘Swipe Right’
By Dr. Angela F. Arnold M.D. and John Arnold Today’s culture has made communication between people, even across vast distances, easier than it has ever been before. Living within this highly interconnected and social culture, people from all walks of …
Child sex crimes
March 28, 2021
12-year-old boy in critical condition after he’s sexually assaulted, shot
Miami-Dade police are searching for man who forced a 12-year-old boy into a car, then sexually assaulted and shot him. Police said the incident took place between 2 a.m. and 3:30 am Saturday in northwestern Miami, according to Miami-Dade police. …
Murder
March 28, 2021
HEAR IT: Dad calls 911, tells dispatcher he fatally beat 5-year-old son with autism with baseball bat
Matthew Poronamenko told police he didn’t know why he did it, but he had been hearing voices.
Missing
March 28, 2021
Have you seen him? 13-year-old Milwaukee boy considered ‘critically missing’
Wisconsin police have asked for help finding a 13-year-old boy they consider “critically missing.” Sean Staples is described as 5 feet 6 inches, 125 pounds with brown/red hair, brown eyes, and black sunglasses, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said. He was …
Murder
March 28, 2021
Kentucky college student found dead in a ditch from multiple gunshots
A body found in a ditch in rural Kentucky has been identified as a 21-year-old Murray State University student from Virginia, according to Kentucky State Police. Sarah Townsend died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Lexington Herald-Reader reported. Julius Sotomayor, 22, …
Missing
March 28, 2021
Investigators analyzing surveillance footage to see if missing Sarm Heslop ever returned to luxury yacht on night she vanished
US Virgin Islands police say they only have Ryan Bane’s word that Sarm Heslop went back to his catamaran after dinner the night she disappeared.
Drunk Drivers
March 28, 2021
Former staff worker for billionaire kills bicyclist while driving under the influence of cocaine, alcohol
A New York woman has pleaded guilty to killing a bicyclist after evidence showed she was speeding, drunk, and had cocaine in her system, the East Hampton Star reports. Lisa Rooney, 32, (pictured right) faces up to 25 years in prison in …
Prison
March 27, 2021
County jail hostage situation ends with inmate shot and killed
An Oklahoma County inmate was shot and killed Saturday after jnmates took a detention officer hostage. Oklahoma City police officers shot and killed the inmate according to police spokeswoman Sgt Megan Morgan. Morgan said the officer who was held hostage …
Shooting
March 27, 2021
‘Bad Girls Club’ star dies in Virginia Beach shooting
Reality TV star Deshayla “Shay” Harris was one of two people killed Friday night in a series of shootings in Virginia Beach. Harris was on the winning East Coast team in the final season of Oxygen’s “Bad Girls Club” in …
National
March 27, 2021
Tornado spares cloth-draped cross in Alabama
Thursday’s storms wreaked havoc over parts of Alabama, and Dena Cook’s home was no exception. While she and her husband sheltered in a closet, a tornado ripped off the roof of the house. But when the storm was over, Cook …
National
March 27, 2021
SEE IT: Heartbroken Minnesota family begs for return of Granny’s hand-cross-stitched map of America framed heirloom
A Minnesota family is desperately seeking to recover a beloved family heirloom that was accidentally sold an an estate sale last October. Tyler Redden told KSTP that his grandmother, Rae Elizabeth Kellgreen painstakingly cross-stitched a map of the United States, …
Murder
March 27, 2021
Nurse, officer both killed during Iowa prison escape attempt
A nurse and a correctional officer were killed this week during a failed escape attempt from Iowa’s Anamosa State Penitentiary. Nurse Lorena Schulte, 50, and Officer Robert McFarland, 46, both died of blunt force trauma when they attacked with hammers …
Missing
March 27, 2021
MISSING: Detroit teen girl hasn’t been seen since Monday
Police in Michigan are looking for a 17-year-old girl last seen late Monday afternoon in northwestern Detroit. Abigail Cox is desribed as 5 feet 3 inches and 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and camouflage cargo …
Mass shooting
March 27, 2021
Deranged Colorado shooter mumbled and laughed while killing 10 people during grocery store massacre: Report
An alleged gunman accused of killing 10 people at a King Soopers store in Colorado apparently laughed while he opened fire on random victims. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold identified the suspected shooter at the King …
Missing
March 27, 2021
Sarm Heslop: Police say missing woman’s boyfriend is still in Virgin Islands
Heslop’s boat captain boyfriend set sail from Frank Bay earlier this week, prompting a scramble to find him.
Drug Crime
March 27, 2021
Colorado man surprised friends didn’t think he was Boulder grocery store shooter, denied gun purchase
A Colorado man was arrested in Iowa this week after a gun store refused to sell him a semi-automatic rifled when he told staff he was surprised his friends didn’t think he was the shooter at a Boulder supermarket on …
Teacher Scandals
March 27, 2021
20-year Miami teacher plays ‘mother figure’ to molest students
A veteran Florida teacher was arrested Friday, accused of sexually abusing at least three minor students over several years. Police said they began investigating 41-year-old Hialeah Senior High School teacher Jeanette Valle-Tejeda, who has been with the Miami-Dade County school …
Sex Crimes
March 27, 2021
New accuser reveals graphic details of Harvey Weinstein alleged rape attempt when she was 19 that left him bloody
A new accuser has come forward against Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he attempted to rape her nearly a decade ago and that she injured his genitals while fighting back, the New York Post reports. Details of the allegations come from a lawsuit filed …
Sex Crimes
March 27, 2021
OUTRAGE as Minnesota Court reverses sex assault conviction, says it’s VICTIM’S FAULT FOR DRINKING?
Minnesota’s highest court ruled this week that someone who is sexually assaulted while intoxicated is not “mentally incapacitated” if he or she had consumed alcohol or drugs on their own volition, a decision that could make it more difficult to …
Murder
March 27, 2021
10 shot, 2 dead in Virginia Beach oceanfront mass shooting; multiple crime scenes
A suspect or suspects opened fire in a popular tourist area in Virginia Beach on Friday night. Two victims have been confirmed dead, and several others are hospitalized with injuries. As CNN reports, one man and one woman died after …
Court
March 26, 2021
Colorado shooting suspect transferred to jail facility outside Boulder County because of ‘threats’
The man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this week has been moved from the Boulder County Jail because of “safety concerns and threats.” Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, was formally charged with 10 counts of …
Celebrity Justice
March 26, 2021
Lawyer: Law enforcement is leaking info about actor Danny Masterson’s rape case
At a hearing this week in “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson’s rape trial, his attorney Tom Mesereau suggested that police or prosecutors are leaking information about the case to the media, Fox News reports. Assistant Los Angeles District Attorney …
Missing
March 26, 2021
Sarm Heslop: Boyfriend Ryan Bane hires Ghislaine Maxwell’s Virgin Islands attorney
Bane and his boat are no longer in the bay where Heslop disappeared, and police don’t know where he is.
Missing
March 26, 2021
Dive crew finds missing New England woman under lake ice
A missing New England woman who disappeared earlier this month was found dead Friday in New Hampshire. Sinéad Lyons, 41, was last seen walking with her German Shepherd near the shores of Lake Ossipee in New Hampshire on March 11, …
Murder
March 26, 2021
Remains found south of Dallas are Seattle woman missing since October; suspect arrested, 2 others sought
Human remains found in a wooded area of Wilmer, Texas, have been identified as belonging to a Washington state woman who was reported missing from Dallas last October. Marisela Botello Valadez, 23, was last seen alive on October 5, 2020, …
Road Rage
March 26, 2021
Pennsylvania wife gunned down in road rage murder after hubby drives too close to shooter’s lane
North Carolina police are looking for a suspect in Thursday’s apparent road rage shooting that left a Pennsylvania woman dead. The unidentified driver reportedly shot passenger Julie Eberly, 47, on Interstate 95 in Lumberton. Eberly’s husband was attempting to merge …
Murder
March 26, 2021
Video evidence shows babysitter kicking little boy in the head for urinating on himself, KILLING him: Police
WARNING: Graphic Details
Missing
March 26, 2021
Savannah Payne autopsy will determine cause of death: Police
A day after a missing young woman was found dead in Baltimore Harbor, police have released very little information about the circumstances of Savannah Payne’s disappearance and death. As previously reported, the 26-year-old woman had gone out with friends Monday …
Manslaughter
March 26, 2021
Teen mom cries, admits starving her infant girl 6 days while she left town to PARTY
On Friday, a British woman confessed in court to causing the 2019 death of her 20-month-old daughter by leaving the child home alone for six days. Verphy Kudi, 19, pleaded guilty in Lewes Crown Court to manslaughter. The BBC reported …
Crime Stories
March 26, 2021
Friday Crime Stories: Killer con ‘cooks heart’ of gorgeous neighbor, serves with skillet potatoes
A hang-up 911 call leads police to find the bodies of two people and a third person injured. Lawrence Anderson has been arrested for the deaths of those two and the assault. It’s now known that the victims were the …
Murder
March 26, 2021
Male babysitter with history of violence leaves ‘bubbly, delightful’ baby dead with brain bleeding, broken vertebrae
A babysitter who shook and beat a 1-year-old toddler girl to death learned his fate this week after a jury returned a guilty verdict. Birmingham Live reports that a Birmingham, England, jury convicted 31-year-old Sean Sadler, of “murder and wounding.” …
Missing
March 26, 2021
Sarm Heslop’s boyfriend and his catamaran have left location of British woman’s disappearance, police don’t know where Ryan Bane is
The boyfriend of a missing woman who vanished from the island of St. John earlier this month has left the area with the boat where Sarm Heslop was reportedly last seen. U.S. Virgin Islands Police spokesperson Toby Derima confirmed to …
Shooting
March 26, 2021
PICTURED: Suspect in body armor walks into Publix with 6 guns, cops say
A man was arrested at a Georgia supermarket on Wednesday while reportedly wearing body armor and carrying a stash of weapons. Rico Marley, 22, allegedly walked into an Atlanta Publix with two long guns and four pistols, as CrimeOnline previously …
Child Abuse
March 26, 2021
Update: Mother says she had sex with boyfriend while tortured little boy died in hotel room [Reports]
The mother of a young boy found dead in a Houston hotel room on Tuesday apparently told police she was having sex when her child passed away. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kayla Holzendorf, 24, and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, 28, are …
Child Abuse
March 25, 2021
Florida mom attacks daughter’s classmate with boxing glove glued to her hand
A Florida mom was arrested last week after getting into a fight with one of her daughter’s classmates in middle school cafeteria. Edith Riddle, 34, came to Dupont Middle School in Jacksonville for a meeting with the school’s vice principal …
Murder
March 25, 2021
Missing Texas teen’s body believed found in burn pit; his half-brother and another man arrested [Cops]
Partially burned and decomposing human remains found in a burn pit in rural Texas this week are believed to belong to a 16-year-old boy reported missing nearly two weeks ago. The family of Cody Adams told ABC13 they wanted “to …
Heroes
March 25, 2021
Med student stranded with flat tire saves woman from being taken to another state against her will: Reports
An Illinois man was arrested in Tennessee on Tuesday for allegedly taking a woman to another state against her will. Jauan Clay-Cartagena, 23, told WRKN that he was stuck on the side of Interstate 24 in Clarksville with a flat …
Missing
March 25, 2021
MISSING: Richmond 12-year-old vanished 8 days ago
Twelve-year-old Angelo Ramirez Hernandez has been missing from Richmond, Virginia, for more than a week, and police are asking for help finding him. Hernandez disappeared on March 17. He’s described as 5 feet tall, with black hair and brown eyes. …
Family Crime
March 25, 2021
Chad Daybell’s ex-sister-in-law describes weird behavior after wife Tammy has ‘coughing fit’ and dies
Chad Daybell’s former sister-in-law was “shocked” and felt betrayed when he married cult mom Lori Vallow less than three weeks after Tammy Daybell’s death. Samantha Gwilliam, Tammy Daybell’s sister, is one of several insiders who will speak with Dateline NBC …
Child Abuse
March 25, 2021
Police had contact with mom, boyfriend 3 weeks before little boy was found dead at hotel: Report
Houston authorities were apparently alerted about possible child abuse three weeks prior to the young boy losing his life, but the police department said it followed proper protocol. ABC 13 reports that Kayla Holzendorf, 24, and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, …
Family Crime
March 25, 2021
Idaho nurse who cleaned up Kelsey Berreth murder scene walks free
The woman who helped convicted killer Patrick Frazee cover up the murder of his fiancée Kelsey Berreth is out of prison.’ Citing Colorado Department of Corrections records, Fox 31 News reports that Krystal Kenney has been released on parole, after …