Evan Rachel Wood, 4 other women accuse Marilyn Manson of sexual & physical abuse: Report
Celebrity
The “Westworld” actor also claimed Manson groomed her when she was a teenager
Murder
February 1, 2021
Babysitter’s boyfriend was reportedly present when she killed friend’s tot girl after searching online for ‘urge to beat a child that’s not yours’ [Police]
A Georgia woman’s boyfriend was reportedly present when a young child was abused, according to a recently-obtained arrest warrant. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kirstie Flood, 29, was babysitting a family friend’s daughter, Fallon Fridley, 2, in December, at an apartment …
Missing
February 1, 2021
‘Freak accident’ may have killed Brown University student found dead after hike in San Diego, father says
Investigators have recovered a body in the search for missing hiker who vanished in San Diego over the weekend. As the San Diego Tribune reports, 21-year-old Max Lenail went for a run at the Mission Trails Regional Park on Friday, …
Murder
February 1, 2021
Suspect arrested for the 2004 strangling death of teen girl found on stairwell
Connecticut authorities have made an arrest in connection with the 2004 death of a teen girl in Waterford. Waterbury Republican American reports that authorities found the body of 16-year-old Jessica Rose Keyworth in June 2004, on the stairwell of a …
Unsolved
February 1, 2021
Alexa Randolph: Missing woman’s body found in cargo of vehicle at Walmart parking lot
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A missing woman who disappeared on Thursday was found deceased on Friday in West Virginia, officials say. The Morgantown Police Department reports that authorities found Alexa …
Murder
January 31, 2021
California rapper’s brother livestreams crime scene, gets charged with murder of 2 women [Reports]
Raymond Michael “Zino” Weber has been charged with two counts of murder after he allegedly livestreamed himself inside a California apartment with the bodies of two dead women, the Vacaville Police Department said. Weber, 29, held Vacaville police at bay …
Murder
January 31, 2021
Suspect shoots transit guard in the face, killing him
A security guard contracted by St Louis’s mass transit system was shot in the face and killed Sunday morning when he confronted a suspect who had been causing a disturbance, KSDK reports. St Louis police responded to the incident just …
Murder
January 31, 2021
Oklahoma couple, 2 small daughters found dead in apparent murder-suicide
An Oklahoma couple and their two young children were found dead in their home Saturday in a western Tulsa suburb, the apparent victims of a murder suicide. Sand Springs police have not yet identified the victims but said the woman …
Murder
January 31, 2021
Cops arrest 2 teen girls after finding body at crash scene
A pair of Alabama teens was arrested Saturday night and charged with the murder of a 21-year-man found dead early Saturday morning. Mary Cheyenne Butler, 18, and Selena Grace Tisdale, 19, were booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail on …
Murder
January 31, 2021
Teens gone wild? Nancy Grace discusses 3 cases with teen murder suspects
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace covered three murder cases on Fox News this week with one thing in common: All three have teen suspects. Join Nancy as she talks about the death of an Uber Eats driver, a teen girl knifed to death in a Walmart, and a family shot to death by a rapping family member.
Shooting
January 31, 2021
NOTHIN’ GOOD HAPPENS AT STRIP CLUBS: Woman shot, then cop is run over at ER
A shooting in a Florida strip club parking lot led to another shooting outside an emergency room and a police officer injured when he was struck by a moving vehicle, NBC Miami reports. An unidentified woman was wounded in the …
Murder
January 31, 2021
Mother accused of murdering five children, setting house on fire had ‘bizarre’ obsession with witchcraft: Report
The West Virginia mother who allegedly murdered five children and killed herself was deeply interested in witchcraft, occult practices and had even performed some rituals, The Sun reports. The new revelations emerge after the newspaper spoke with the stepmother of some of the children …
Celebrity Justice
January 31, 2021
Warden at jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations: Report
Upheaval continues in the jail where notorious sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein died, the Associated Press reports. For the fourth time since Epstein’s August 2019 death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, a new warden will be brought in to manage …
Violent Crime
January 30, 2021
Livestream leads to armed standoff; 2 women found dead
An hours-long standoff at a California apartment complex ended when Vacaville police officers forced their way inside and subdued the man who’d held them at bay throughout the wee hours of Saturday morning, The Vacaville Police Department said the incident …
Riot
January 30, 2021
2 Proud Boys charged with conspiracy in Capitol insurrection
Two members of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys were indicted Friday on conspiracy charges related to the violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, the Department of Justice announced. Marine veteran Dominic Pezzola, 43, and William Pepe, …
Murder for hire
January 30, 2021
Oklahoma couple arrested in murder-for-hire plot to kill wife’s ex-husband
An Oklahoma couple are suspected of trying to hire a family friend in Texas to kill the wife’s ex-husband, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) reports. Courtney Deatherage, 25, was arrested on January 22 when she, Dustin Deatherage, 26, …
Famous Murder Cases
January 30, 2021
‘Killer grandma’ murders husband, then hunts and kills her lookalike to assume her identity
Friends, family, still unnerved by close encounters with the killer grandma Lois Reiss.
Riot
January 30, 2021
Messianic rabbi nabbed for Capitol invasion
Federal authorities have arrested the rabbi of a messianic synagogue in Florida, charging him with several counts related to the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. Michael Stepakoff was identified in surveillance footage inside the Capitol by …
Murder for hire
January 30, 2021
UPDATE: Family in shock after middle school teacher allegedly paid to have his mother killed
Family members are shocked after a Kentucky man allegedly plotted to kill his mother in a murder-for-hire scheme thwarted by the person he paid to carry out the execution, WSAZ-TV reports. Kentucky State Police and the FBI on Thursday arrested …
Not a crime
January 30, 2021
HELP STRANDED POOCH: Overseas soldier dire to bring rescue dog home needs cash
An American soldier stationed overseas is raising money to transport her rescued dog to the United States, the New York Post reports. The nonprofit group Paws of War announced this week that a U.S. Army soldier, who has been identified publicly only as Sgt. Char, …
Celebrity Justice
January 29, 2021
‘Just chillin,’ Dad: Court docs reveal horrifying details of NFL player’s alleged assault of girlfriend who refused to ‘bow’ to him
Former NFL offensive lineman Chad Wheeler is facing multiple charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident last weekend outside Seattle, and remains free on $400,000 bail until his arraignment on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wheeler, who most recently …
Murder
January 29, 2021
Teens order Uber ride just to kill and rob the driver: Prosecutors
Two teenagers have been charged as adults in the beating and stabbing death of a Detroit Uber driver last week. Prosecutors said Friday that Devin McKee, 16, and Lanyah Brady, 15, ordered an Uber ride intending to rob the driver …
Murder for hire
January 29, 2021
Did property dispute lead son to hire hitman to kill his mother?
A northeastern Kentucky middle school teacher was arrested earlier this month after allegedly hiring someone to kill his mother, Kentucky State Police said, according to WSAZ. Billy G. Reynolds, 41, was a bus driver for Carter County Schools and also …
Child sex crimes
January 29, 2021
Accused child sex perv gets $1 million bond
A North Carolina man has been charged with nearly three dozen child sex crimes, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reports. James Christopher Davis, 35, has been hit with 17 counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 17 …
Missing
January 29, 2021
Serenity Dennard: Search SUSPENDED for girl nearly 2 years after she vanished from children’s home
Police in South Dakota announced Thursday that they have suspended the search for a 9-year-old girl who vanished from a children’s home nearly two years ago. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they are discontinuing …
Other
January 29, 2021
Married dad-of-4 police chief with ‘side chick’ & fiancée arrested for using fake annulment docs to lure in mistress
A now-former Texas Stinnett Police Chief was arrested by the Texas Rangers Thursday after a viral Facebook post accused him of using fake documents to lure in his initially unsuspecting fiancée. NBC DFW reports that the Texas Rangers arrested Jason …
Child Abuse
January 29, 2021
Mom hurls 1-month-old daughter at dad during argument, causing brain bleed: Cops
A Florida woman allegedly threw her 1-month-old daughter Monday during a domestic dispute, seriously injuring the baby. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Shana Vega, 34, pulled a knife on her daughter’s father and threw the newborn at him at …
Nancy Grace
January 29, 2021
Friday Crime Stories: Mom, fiancé speak out on Temple grad Milan Loncar, gunned down
Milan Loncar had a routine. He walked his dog in his neighborhood early in the evening. Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, the 25-year-old was approached by two men. Surveillance video captures the men pulling a gun out …
Court
January 29, 2021
Judge drops public drunkenness charge against ‘SoHo Karen’ accused of tackling teen she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone
The 22-year-old was arrested three times last year for public intoxication and driving while under the influence
Homicide
January 29, 2021
‘She will kill again’: Beyoncé’s cousin shot dead by 21-year-old female suspect [Police]
A Texas man, reportedly identified as the cousin of superstar R&B singer Beyoncé, was found shot to death on Tuesday San Antonio Express-News reports that 34-year-old Martell Derouen, also known by his rap name, “Kardone,” was found deceased inside his …
Child Abuse
January 29, 2021
Husband of children’s book author accused of torturing children says his wife beat him, locked him up for intervening
A Florida husband accused of abusing his children says that he tried to intervene when his wife was doling out punishment, but she ended up punishing him as well. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jennifer Wolfthal and Joseph Wolfthal, of Casselberry, …
Missing
January 29, 2021
2 tot boys still missing, vanish from home nearly 6 weeks ago
It’s been nearly six weeks since two California brothers disappeared, with a reward for information that leads to their whereabouts totaling $100,000. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Orson and Orrin West, ages 3 and 4, were last seen on December 21, …
Murder
January 29, 2021
Virginia ‘BABYSITTER FROM HELL’ charged in murder of 2-year-old girl
The tot girl was the second child to die while in the care of the babysitter.
Church
January 28, 2021
Connecticut theater sues megachurch for ‘immoral’ actions
A Connecticut theater has filed suit against megachurch Hillsong for more than $100,000, claiming the Australia-based church failed to pay a balance due after cancelling a contract to rent the facility for services and made matters worse by removing equipment …
Church
January 28, 2021
Former staff, congregants say megachurch pastors used ‘tithes’ to pay for lavish lifestyles
Australian-based Hillsong sacked its star pastor, Carl Lentz, in November for ‘moral failures,’ and now former staff and church members say other pastors have long used member tithes on lavish meals, designer clothes, phones, and ATVs for themselves.
Celebrity Justice
January 28, 2021
Just revealed: Perv Epstein’s blue blood ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell forced schoolgirls into x-rated ‘performances’
A witness in Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s 2015 defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell said Jeffrey Epstein’s madam directed “a roomful of underage girls to kiss, dance, and touch one another” for her and Epstein’s viewing pleasure, a new tranche of documents …
Missing
January 28, 2021
MISSING: Florida teen last seen on January 22
Florida police are looking for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since January 22, WTXL reports. Tashayvia Bell was last seen in northwest Tallahassee, not far from Florida State University. She is described as 5 foot 8 inches, 275 …
Murder
January 28, 2021
Ex-boyfriend stabs mom of 4 to death in his parents’ basement
A Missouri man has been charged with fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in his parents’ basement, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Police responding to a 911 call on Tuesday found Crystal McCandless, 33, with multiple stab wounds and Christopher D. Faris, …
Hit-and-Run
January 28, 2021
VIDEO: Truck driver falls to his death in unsolved hit-and-run interstate wreck [Police]
Police in Alabama recently released dashcam footage showing last year’s deadly crash that involved an 18-wheeler truck falling off an exit ramp. According to AL.com, commercial truck driver Charles Pearce Jr., 59, was killed in Birmingham on October 6 when …
Coronavirus
January 28, 2021
Casino mogul & glamour wife pose as motel day workers to cut COVID-19 vaccine line
A Canadian casino CEO and his aspiring actress wife were fined for allegedly posing as motel employees to illegally obtain COVID-19 vaccines intended for Indigenous people living in a remote region. Rodney Baker, 55, and Ekaterina Baker, 32, allegedly violated …
Nancy Grace
January 28, 2021
Thursday Crime Stories: Uber Eats driver mom-of-3 killed during food drop-off
The body of Ryan Muncie-Graham, 31, was found in a breezeway of a Haltom apartment complex. An apartment resident called police after discovering the gravely injured woman. Police said Graham was delivering food to a customer in the building but never …
Family Crime
January 28, 2021
Dad buys a gun, 2 weeks later whole family of 4 DEAD IN BASEMENT MURDER-SUICIDE
The father who died with his family in an apparent murder-suicide in Pennsylvania bought a gun two weeks before the violent deaths. As CrimeOnline previously reported, four family members including two children were found dead in the basement of their …
Murder
January 28, 2021
BREAKING: 17-year-old named & charged in mass slaying that killed parents, 2 siblings & pregnant teen
On Thursday, a 17-year-old Indiana boy was formally charged as an adult for Sunday’s shooting that killed his parents, two siblings, and his older brother’s pregnant girlfriend. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Thursday that Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III …
Murder
January 28, 2021
Woman strangles and buries sister’s boyfriend in twisted incest murder plot so sister could marry her own father
A North Carolina woman provided a judge with a gruesome description of the torture and ultimate death of a Minnesota man, during a hearing at the McDowell County courthouse in Indiana on Wednesday. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that Anna …
Politics and Crime
January 28, 2021
Suspect caught outside Congressional offices with gun, ammo is union president: Report
Police documents have revealed new information about an armed suspect who was taken into custody near the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C. this week. According to an incident report obtained by the Daily Beast, the suspect was taken …
Assault
January 28, 2021
Teen who killed neighbor for TikTok fame is released AGAIN after pulling gun on driver: Reports
The teen was released without bond days after last year’s slaying
Missing
January 28, 2021
Two women arrested, arraigned as little girl remains missing for nearly two years
Two suspects were arraigned this week in connection with a child who has been missing for nearly two years. The FBI Salt Lake City Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) reports that Mildred Old Crow was last …
Child Abuse
January 28, 2021
Children’s book author & husband jailed for torturing, starving 3 adopted children who wouldn’t ‘stop sinning’: Police
A Florida children’s book author and her husband are facing charges for allegedly abusing three adopted children, in what police are calling the most disturbing case of child abuse seen in Seminole County. ABC 9 reports that Jennifer Wolfthal and …
Murder
January 28, 2021
BREAKING: Two juveniles arrested for brutal murder of Uber eats driver, mom of three found dead in entryway
Police in Texas have announced that the suspects in the murder of Uber Eats driver Ryan Graham are both 14 years old. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Graham, 31, was found with severe trauma in front of an apartment unit at …
Murder
January 27, 2021
Arrests made! Mom of 3 killed while delivering Uber Eats
Arrests have been made in the slaying of a Texas Uber Eats driver found dead in the breezeway of a Haltom City apartment complex on Friday, Haltom City police said. An apartment resident called police Saturday evening when he found …