Killer mom serves 2 YEARS for starving teen son until he weighs less than 87 pounds
Manslaughter
The mother is also stashed her newborn son’s body in a cupboard for 14 years
Coronavirus
December 22, 2020
Christmas miracle! Nancy Grace’s mom is home from the hospital after COVID-19 battle
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says her mother, who had a nasty battle with the coronavirus, is now back home, where she continues to recover. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nancy’s mother, 89-year-old Elizabeth Grace, was hospitalized in the COVID-19 ward of an …
Attempted Murder
December 22, 2020
Multiple victims after trio kicked out of club for not wearing masks opens fire with AK-47: Police
Three men in California were arrested Thursday in connection with October’s reported drive-by shooting at a strip club that left four people wounded. Anaheim police said in a statement that Edgar Nava-Ayala, 34, Juan Acosta-Soto, 20, and Daniel Nava, 22, …
Accident
December 22, 2020
8-year-old dead from a BB gun bullet; shot while playing near his home
An 8-year-old North Carolina boy died after he was hit in the chest with a BB gun bullet. Citing a statement from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, the Greensboro News & Record reports that an unidentified 8-year-old boy went into …
Cold Cases
December 22, 2020
Suspected serial killer charged with murdering girl snatched from market in 1988
The accused killer moved the girl’s scooter from outside the market, then grabbed her when she went to retrieve it
Court
December 22, 2020
Fitness trainer father accused of decapitating two children claims police and other inmates are trying to kill him: Report
Court proceedings were canceled Monday in connection with a California man accused of beheading his two oldest children, after the court had concerns over his mental competency. NBC 4 reports that 34-year-old Maurice Taylor Sr. appeared at the Antelope Valley …
Missing
December 22, 2020
Missing Texas State student Jason Landry’s abandoned car did not cause immediate concern; police work to overcome early investigative delays
Authorities in Texas did not immediately suspect something may have been terribly wrong when police were first notified of an abandoned, totaled car on Salt Flat Road in Luling last week. A county sheriff’s department is now playing catch-up as …
Missing
December 21, 2020
Family desperate to find 27-year-old mom missing since early October
Lynette Hernandez was thinking about moving to Brooklyn in September to live with her boyfriend, NBC’s Dateline reports. Her mother, Lourdes Pinzón, wasn’t sure that was a good idea, but the 27-year-old was “excited to move to an apartment in …
Missing
December 21, 2020
Missing South Carolina woman’s vehicle found abandoned in neighboring county
Investigators in South Carolina are looking for a 21-year-old woman last seen on December 15, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says. Flavie Alix Marie Cocard told her family she was leaving that day, but did not say why or where …
Kidnapping
December 21, 2020
Mom, 13-year-old daughter missing more than a year now thought to be kidnapped
California investigators say they believe that a woman and her 13-year-old daughter, missing for more than a year, may have been kidnapped, the Irvine Police Department said. Amber Aiaz, 35, — also known as Mei Yi Wu — and Melissa …
Animal Abuse
December 21, 2020
HOUSE OF HORRORS: Connecticut woman hoards dozens of cats, dogs, squirrels, woodchuck – some dead & stuffed: Police
A Connecticut woman was arrested Tuesday amid allegations that police found dozens of animals, alive and dead, in her home in October. According to the Fairfield Daily Voice, a warrant was issued for Donna Scirocco, 59, on October 26 after …
Murder
December 21, 2020
Middle school teacher faces capital murder charge in 11-year-old boy’s shooting death
Joshua Burks was initially charged with reckless manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Troy Ellis last May, but this month a grand jury upgraded the charges.
Court
December 21, 2020
Gannon Stauch: Paralegal who leaked slain Colorado boy’s unsealed murder documents pleads GUILTY
A Colorado paralegal who leaked unsealed court documents The Gazette reports that Sherie Farstveet, 54, pleaded guilty this month in the Adams County Court to attempted official misconduct. In April, Farstveet accessed court filings and shared them with the media. …
Shooting
December 21, 2020
Elder shoots, kills teen who he believed killed son months earlier: Report
On Saturday, a New Mexico man allegedly shot and killed a teen who he believed was involved in his son’s death months earlier. According to KTSM, Santiago Rascon, 71, confessed to shooting Edgar Segovia, 19, as Segovia sat inside his …
Murder
December 21, 2020
DEVELOPING: Fort Bragg soldier kills pregnant wife, leaves one child in home unharmed [Police]
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Authorities in Fayetteville, North Carolina, are investigating a murder-suicide after a Fort Bragg soldier allegedly shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself. WRAL reports …
Murder
December 21, 2020
Husband kills entire family, including two young children, after posting marriage trouble on Facebook: Police
A Kentucky family is dead after a man complained on Facebook about marriage issues while claiming love for his two sons. ABC 3 reports that police responded to a home at 195 Smith Lane in Mayfield on Sunday morning and …
Murder
December 21, 2020
VIDEO: Slain woman captures the moments before her own murder [Report]
The case of a Michigan man who allegedly fatally shot his girlfriend last year was passed on to a higher court earlier this month. According to Macomb Daily, Judge Matthew Sabaugh of the 37th District Court in Warren ordered Kevin …
Nancy Grace
December 21, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Young mom answers doorbell, gunned down by Killer Clown
Marlene Warren opened the door to flowers and balloons, delivered by a clown, but no one expected the gunshots that followed. Now the woman who investigators say dressed as that clown, killing the wife of her now-husband, is headed to …
Homicide
December 21, 2020
Linda Stoltzfoos: Homicide charges filed against man accused of killing & kidnapping missing Amish girl who vanished after church
A man behind bars for allegedly kidnapping Pennsylvania teen, Linda Stoltzfoos, has been charged with her death, officials announced Monday morning. Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced that Julio Smoker is facing a homicide charge in connection with the disappearance …
Arson
December 21, 2020
BREAKING: Fire that killed 3 residents of foreclosed apartment building may have been intentionally set
“I watched two guys die right in front of me because I saw the smoke surround them and suffocate them. They couldn’t get past the metal door.”
Court
December 21, 2020
Judge upholds ruling to livestream trial of cops charged in George Floyd slaying
On Friday, a judge upheld his decision to livestream the trial of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s May killing, citing widespread interest surrounding the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill rejected prosecutors’ claims that livestreaming the high-profile trial …
Murder
December 21, 2020
Brothers arrested for teen girl’s 2006 death, after killing her because they thought she was pregnant: Police
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a Florida girl, who was found deceased in 2006. Bradenton Herald reports that the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ralph Williams, 36, and Tyjuan Williams, 32, for the murder …
Homicide
December 21, 2020
Missing Fort Drum Army soldier found shot to death, hidden in remote area
A young soldier assigned to Fort Drum, New York, has been found dead days after he was reported missing. Syracuse.com reports that 20-year-old Cpl. Hayden Harris was found off of Ross Road in Byram Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, …
Murder
December 20, 2020
Body of North Carolina mom found 3 1/2 weeks after she went missing
Investigators in North Carolina have found the body of a 26-year-old mom who was last seen at her home on November 25, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Apex police began investigating Emily Montgomery’s disappearance on November 27 and charged …
Murder
December 20, 2020
Tucson dad kills 10-year-old son, then himself
A 40-year-old Arizona man apparently shot and killed his 10-year-old son on Saturday before turning the gun on himself. Tucson police responded to the home on the east side of the city at about 12 a.m. after another man called …
Kidnapping
December 20, 2020
Body found in burned-out car in rural Arkansas; 4 arrested
Four people have been arrested and charged with kidnapping and murder charges relating to human remains found in a burned out car this week in rural north Arkansas, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office said. A 911 reported the burned vehicle”with …
Child Abuse
December 20, 2020
4-year-old girl ‘beaten, submerged in a pond, then left to freeze on the bank’: Cops
Deputies in rural central Missouri are investigating the death of a four-year-old girl who died early Sunday morning, her father said, when she was “beaten, submerged in a pond, then left to freeze on the bank,” the Benton County Sheriff’s …
Arson
December 19, 2020
Suspect arrested and charged in deadly March subway fire in New York
New York police have arrested a man they say deliberately set a deadly fire on a subway train that killed a train operator and injured several others, ABC7 reported. Garrett Goble, 36, died after helping several passengers to safety, as …
Murder
December 19, 2020
Arizona man, teen boy dead in apparent murder-suicide
Arizona police found a 40-year-old man and a teenage boy dead of gunshot wounds on Saturday and say they believe the man shot the boy and then himself, KOLD reports. Tucson police responded at about 12 a.m. to a call …
Murder
December 19, 2020
‘He just snapped’: Son accused of strangling his 60-year-old mother
A 60-year-old Massachusetts woman was found dead in a Cape Cod apartment on Friday, and her son has been charged with her murder, NBC10 Boston reports. Police responded to the Mashpee Village residential community shortly after 11 a.m. after they …
Murder
December 19, 2020
Louisiana teen charged in shooting death of his friend: Report
A Louisiana teen has been charged with the shooting death of his 19-year-old friend, KTBS reports. Dallas Major Edwards, 18, faces a charge of second degree murder in the death of Shane I. Siah early Friday morning, Webster Parish authorities …
Child sex crimes
December 19, 2020
White supremacist flies across country to abduct 12-year-old girl he groomed online: Sheriff
Nathan Larson has run for political office several times, advocating legalizing child porn and incest and stripping rights from women and girls.
Court
December 19, 2020
‘INVOLUNTARY CELIBATE’ man kills 10 with van in frustrated rampage, says cops
Lawyers sparred Friday over whether autism spectrum disorder could be used as a defense by a Canadian man who murdered 10 people with this van, CTV News reports. Alek Minassian, 28, confessed to running over the victims on April 23, 2018, on a …
Murder
December 18, 2020
Tennessee woman pleads guilty to first degree murder in death of her grandparents
A Tennessee woman who was all smiles for her mugshot after she was arrested for allegedly killing her grandparents pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday, 24th Judicial District Attorney Matthew Stowe announced. Katelyn Taylor, 29, was initially charged with …
Murder
December 18, 2020
15-year-old hero dies saving his mother from step-dad’s knife attack
A 15-year-old boy was killed this week when he bravely intervened as his mother was attacked by his stepfather, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Jaime A. Vaca, 27, has been charged with murder in the death Tuesday of Cesar Rodriguez …
Murder
December 18, 2020
Nursing student fatally shot on campus
A 20-year-old nursing student was fatally shot at the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. According to AL.com, Destiny Danielle Washington was fatally shot on campus Thursday night. Police sources told the news outlet that Washington, who was studying to …
Murder
December 18, 2020
Mom of 5 stabbed to death; suspect dies after stabbing himself and jumping out window
A Chicago man stabbed a woman to death in front of at least two children Thursday and then stabbed himself and jumped from a second story window, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. A 13-year-old girl called police to report a domestic …
Court
December 18, 2020
Son wins federal lawsuit against parents who tossed his $25K porn & sex toy collection
A Michigan man won a federal lawsuit against his parents, who threw out his sizable pornography and sex toy collection in 2018. David Werking, 42, is entitled to compensation following U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney’s approval of summary judgment in …
Murder
December 18, 2020
‘I know what I did’: Boyfriend fatally stabs pregnant girlfriend in front of her 3 kids [Docs]
A Nevada man allegedly stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death Tuesday in an attack that was witnessed by the victim’s three children. Police who responded to a home in Nixon were reportedly met by three children who claimed their mother, …
Nancy Grace
December 18, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Man axes wife to death on Christmas Eve, slits throat with knife
Christmas Day, a dad and his two children spend the holiday with grandparents. But mom Stephanie Kilhefner doesn’t show up. At the end of the day, Dustin Klopp turns himself into police for an unthinkable act. Joining Nancy Grace today: …
Family Crime
December 18, 2020
‘Severely malnourished’ 4-year-old girl had been dead for days as adults overdose in California home: Police
Police discovered the body of a 4-year-old girl inside a home in California where two adults had overdosed, and evidence at the scene indicates she had been dead for some time while the adults continued to take drugs. According to …
Bad Doctors
December 18, 2020
104-year-old OBGYN used own sperm to father HUNDREDS of children: Report
The elderly doctor allegedly revealed he was among a group of doctors who impregnated patients with their sperm
Murder
December 18, 2020
Boy strangles, rapes 9-year-old cousin during sleepover, stomps on her chest & dumps her body: Prosecutors
A New Mexico teen charged with murdering his cousin is now facing additional charges, according to officials. The Albuquerque Journal reports that Jeremiah Morfin, now 17, is accused of murdering his 9-year-old cousin in 2019. On Wednesday, 2nd Judicial District Court …
Kidnapping
December 18, 2020
Update: Two people arrested after little boy found abandoned at Goodwill store with a note, bag of clothes
Two people have been charged in connection with abandoning a young child inside a Mississippi Goodwill store. Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Tennessee, said that Jeremy Fitzgerald, 34, and Turliscea Turner, 29, have been arrested …
Missing
December 18, 2020
Search for missing Texas State student who mysteriously vanished on drive home for Christmas break may end on Friday: Report
Authorities in Texas will decide on Friday if they will continue a large-scale search for a missing Texas State University student, who vanished five days ago after an apparent car wreck in Luling, about 30 miles from the college’s San …
Family Crime
December 18, 2020
After daughter dies from abuse, Mom pushes life-sized doll in stroller; then claims 2-year-old went missing
A woman who falsely claimed her dead daughter went missing in 2018 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence for her conviction. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tiaundra Christon’s 2-year-old daughter Hazana Anderson died in October …
Court
December 18, 2020
Imposter leaves family heartbroken after posing as missing boy Timmothy Pitzen, sentenced
A man who pretended to be an Illinois boy, Timmothy Pitzen, who’s been missing for years, will serve prison time for his scheme. Fox 19 reports that 24-year-old Brian Rini was sentenced during a federal court hearing this week to …
Family Crime
December 18, 2020
29-year-old Michigan man stabs parents after they ask him to turn off video games
A Michigan man is dead and his wife seriously injured after the woman’s son allegedly attacked the couple because they asked him to turn off his video game. According to Meredith Digital, 29-year-old Christopher McKinney is facing multiple charges after …
Murder
December 17, 2020
Man axes woman’s hands off, murders her in front of fiancé over her ‘disrespecting’ him: Sheriff
Investigators arrested a 26-year-old man charged with the “gruesome” killing last month of a woman who was partially dismembered while still alive, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said. Rafael Castillo faces a murder charge in the death of Nicole Perry, …
Murder
December 17, 2020
Utah mom takes toddler son on a canyon drive, shoots him, then drives around with his body: Cops
A Utah mother has been jailed for investigation of aggravated murder and child abuse after Uintah County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a shooting and found her toddler son dead. Valerie Peck, 40, also apparently shot herself after killing …