Wife of U.S. diplomat has IMMUNITY in crash that killed U.K. teen, court rules
Court
The woman was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road when the deadly wreck occurred
Podcast
November 24, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: ‘Outdoorsman’ tracks women like animals through woods to rape and murder
Seventeen women die at the hands of a man who seemed harmless in appearance, a man thought of warmly in his community. It was a facade. Over 12 years, serial killer Robert Hansen abducted women and hunted them down in …
Court
November 24, 2020
Husband sues doctor after seeking help for failing marriage depression, uncovers doctor’s affair with his wife: Reports
An Oregon man experiencing depression due to a failing marriage reached out to his doctor for help, but ended up filing a lawsuit after finding out his wife had been allegedly carrying out an affair with the physician. The Bulletin …
Murder
November 24, 2020
Police ID mom, young son killed in apparent murder-suicide; timeline of events remains unclear
Authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, have released the names of the mother and young boy killed in an apparent murder-suicide last week. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports, authorities have identified the decedents as 25-year-old Krisha Lockwood and her 5-year-old …
Attempted Murder
November 24, 2020
Stepmom, dad beat 12-year-old so severely that ‘he was crawling’ before losing consciousness: Police
A Wyoming man and woman are behind bars after police say they beat up a 12-year-old boy so severely that part of his skull had to be removed. KTWO reports that Ryan Hilyard and Sarah Hilyard are facing attempted murder …
Arson
November 24, 2020
11-year-old set multiple fires at neighborhood home with people inside: Police
A Tenessee boy has been arrested after police say he intentionally set multiple fires at a residential home. ABC News reports that the Chattanooga Fire Department arrived at a home off of Maude Street in Chatanooga at around 4 p.m. …
Child Abuse
November 24, 2020
SEE IT! Scorned mom CAUGHT ON VIDEO DUMPS her baby at ex’s new girlfriend’s door
A Florida woman handed her infant child to a stranger — but it turns out, the woman was not randomly chosen. As WESH reports, a Deltona resident called police last week to report that a woman had showed up on …
Murder
November 23, 2020
GOT HIM: Suspect accused of killing one woman, chaining another to bed and raping her captured in California
US Border Patrol agents on Sunday arrested a man accused of killing a woman in Texas and chaining another onto a bed while he raped her, Fox 26 Houston reported. Jose Marin Soriano, 59, was attempting to cross into the …
Assault
November 23, 2020
Welcome to the neighborhood: Florida man slams new neighbor’s head on concrete driveway, comes after her with machete
A Florida man was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly attacked a new neighbor and threatened her with a machete, NBC 2 reports. Witnesses told Collier County sheriff’s deputies that Ronald Coyle Jr, 35, slammed the unnamed woman’s head onto …
Shooting
November 23, 2020
Wisconsin cops arrest 2 more in connection with Friday’s mall shooting
Wisconsin police have arrested two more people in connection with a shooting at a Wauwatosa mall that wounded eight people on Friday, TMJ4 reports. Wauwatosa police announced on Sunday the arrest of a 15-year-old boy believed to be the shooter, …
Domestic Abuse
November 23, 2020
Texas woman suffers severe burns when boyfriend allegedly sets her ablaze: Cops
A 40-year-old Texas woman was in the hospital Monday with severe burns after her 60-year-old boyfriend allegedly set her on fire over the the weekend, KHOU reported. Houston police are still looking for Harold Lynn Celestine, who is charged with …
Murder
November 23, 2020
Wife hacks husband’s neck and face in front of children with an ax, then claims the attack didn’t kill him: Reports
A Pennsylvania woman who hacked her husband with an ax will spend the next 20 to 40 years in prison, despite her argument that her attack on the victim didn’t cause his death. Melanie Sue Snyder, who was found guilty …
Sex Crimes
November 23, 2020
Woman’s body found in serial rape suspect’s trunk. Months later, he’s still not charged in her death: Report
A suspected serial rapist in Florida who was arrested in May — around the time a woman’s body was reportedly found in his car — has not been criminally charged in connection with her death. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that …
Jail
November 23, 2020
SEE IT: Corrections officer tases restrained teen until his skin resembles ‘raw hamburger meat’
Last week, a former corrections officer in Tennessee was sentenced to five years in prison for repeatedly using his stun gun on an inmate who was strapped in a restraint chair. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of …
Podcast
November 23, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: 14-year-old raped, murdered Thanksgiving day
Wendy Jerome was last seen alive delivering a birthday card to a friend who lived nearby, but the 14-year-old misses her curfew. Less than three hours later, Wendy’s body is found behind a school near her home. She had been …
Missing
November 23, 2020
MISSING: Young woman vanishes after dropping her sister off at school
Authorities in Illinois are searching for a missing 20-year-old woman who has not been seen since Saturday. According to KWQC, Taegan Renee Randolph, of Matherville, Illinois, was last seen dropping her sister off at school on Friday morning. Since then, …
Murder
November 23, 2020
‘Catfish’ possibly lured dad to spot where he was robbed & murdered, family says
The family of a Texas man who was murdered in May said they believed someone he met online lured him to the location where he was robbed and fatally shot. Police said Deonte Hicks, 27, was shot and killed in …
Child Abuse
November 23, 2020
Father caught on video allegedly beating teen daughter & family dog regains custody of the victim [UPDATE]
A Florida man charged with animal abuse and child cruelty earlier this year has regained temporary custody of the teen daughter. ABC 3 reports that Damon Becnel has been fighting for custody over the past several months after his daughter …
Child Abuse
November 23, 2020
As mom gives birth at hospital, boyfriend beats her blind 5-year-old son to death: Police
A Missouri man was arrested last week for allegedly beating his girlfriend’s disabled 5-year-old son to death. KMOV reported that on Tuesday, Jamarion Delancy’s mother was at the hospital giving birth to her third child as her boyfriend, Yoshuah Dallas, 24, …
Murder
November 23, 2020
Developing: Little boy ‘stomped to death’ by mother’s boyfriend who claimed he fell off of a scooter, police say
A 3-year-old boy is dead and police say the boyfriend of the child’s mother is to blame. KTLA 5 reports that 24-year-old Santos Rodriguez was arrested after police discovered a gruesome scene at a San Bernadino hospital. When officers arrived, …
Unsolved
November 23, 2020
12-year-old beloved boy shot in the eye, killed while answering front door: Reports
A Philadelphia boy was shot dead while answering his door, according to police. Fox News reports that Sadeek Clark-Harrison was shot and killed a little before 3 a.m. Monday morning when someone shot through his family’s glass front door in …
Unsolved
November 23, 2020
Possible arrest coming ‘any moment’: Police search nearby home in connection to murder of Missouri couple found shot dead on their porch
Police in Missouri executed a search warrant of a home in connection to the slaying of a young couple found murdered on their porch last weekend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Alex Chute, 28, and Brianna Sproul, 30, were found shot …
Murder
November 22, 2020
Murder-suicide involving 3 young children shocks rural Virginia community
A woman and three children are dead in rural southwest Virginia after an apparent murder-suicide, the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the home early Friday morning and found a 27-year-old woman and two children — ages …
Kidnapping
November 22, 2020
Kidnapping victim escapes abductors by jumping out of trunk onto highway
A kidnapping victim is recovering from severe injuries she incurred when she jumped out of the trunk of her kidnappers’ vehicle as it sped down a US highway in North Carolina. Kristen Robinson, 38, told the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office …
Shooting
November 22, 2020
15-year-old boy arrested for Wisconsin mall shooting: Cops
Police in Wisconsin have arrested a 15-year-old boy for a shooting at a mall that wounded eight people on Friday, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said at a news conference on Sunday. The teen left the mall as shoppers and …
Murder
November 22, 2020
Gunman who killed 2 at Nebraska Sonic was arrested days before for identity theft at same restaurant
Two people are dead and two more hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a 23-year-old man opened fire at a Sonic Drive-in in Bellevue, Nebraska, Saturday night. Roberto Carlos Silva of Omaha has been charged with two counts of first degree …
Sex Crimes
November 22, 2020
DNA captures suspect who kidnapped 4-year-old, raped & abandoned her with serious injuries: Police
A Michigan man is behind bars after police say a DNA sample connected him to the 2002 kidnapping and sexual assault of a 4-year-old child. MLive reports that Richard Samuel Adams, 44, was arrested last week and charged with criminal …
Juveniles
November 21, 2020
Indiana fire chief charged with child sex crimes stemming from his time as school bus driver
An Indiana fire chief has been charged with sexual misconduct with a child following a months-long investigation into his conduct seven years ago when he was a school bus driver for the Madison-Grant United School Corp. James Randall Sizelove, 56, …
Missing
November 21, 2020
Crystal Rogers: FBI says remains found in July were not missing Bardstown mom
Human remains found this summer near the area where Crystal Rogers vanished more than five years ago did not belong to the missing Kentucky mother of five, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. After the remains were found on …
Court
November 21, 2020
Tennessee family facing child abuse and murder charges in 2 counties
A Tennessee woman and her adult son accused of abusing the woman’s adopted children and killing two of them appeared in a Knox County court Friday for the first time, where a judge refused to lower Michael Gray Jr’s bond, …
Juveniles
November 21, 2020
Florida youth services director, soccer coach nabbed with more than 400 child porn files on phone
Deputies arrested a Florida man this week after an investigation revealed hundreds of images of child pornography, with the children involved ranging in age from 10 months old to early teens. Shawn Fitzgerald, 46, is a teacher and varsity soccer …
Shooting
November 21, 2020
Shooting at Wisconsin mall stemmed from fight, cops say
Investigators probing a shooting that wounded eight at a Wisconsin mall on Friday say they believe the shooting was sparked by a fight, the Wauwatosa Police Department says. “Preliminary investigation has led us to believe that this shooting was not …
Court
November 21, 2020
Jury finds hubby GUILTY of manslaughter in killing of mom with double life Kat West
Victim’s mom testifies FOR HUBBY WHOSE fingerprints were on LIQUOR BOTTLE-murder weapon that killed HER DAUGHTER Kat West
Murder
November 21, 2020
Woman accused of murdering her children’s father locked kids in their bedrooms, forced to use ‘whatever containers were available’ to urinate: Report
A South Carolina woman charged with murdering her children’s father is now accused of child neglect after she went to great lengths to allegedly lock several of those kids inside their rooms, WMBF-TV reports. Authorities say 35-year-old Meagan Marie Jackson …
Teacher Scandals
November 21, 2020
Drunk gym teacher banned from school after flashing breasts at students during prom
A British physical education teacher has been banished from school after she drunkenly flashed her breasts at students during a school prom, the Eastern Daily Press reports. The United Kingdom’s Teaching Regulation Agency recently recommended that 44-year-old Katherine Lake be barred from …
Murder for hire
November 20, 2020
Tennessee man offers undercover ‘hit man’ $10K to kill his sheriff’s deputy stepfather
A Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with trying to hire someone to kill his stepfather — a Putnam County sheriff’s deputy, the sheriff’s office said. Brian Allen Hodges was taken into custody on Friday and charged with solicitation …
Shooting
November 20, 2020
Update: 8 wounded in Wisconsin mall shooting; gunman still ‘at large’: Officials
At least eight people were wounded Friday afternoon when an unknown gunman opened fire at a Wisconsin mall, prompting shoppers and store employees to run for cover, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported. Witnesses described the shooter as a white man in …
Homicide
November 20, 2020
Maliyah Bass: Death of little girl found floating in a Texas bayou was homicide, medical examiner says
The official cause of death of Maliyah Bass, a 2-year-old Texas girl found dead floating in a Houston bayou in August, is homicide, medical examiners said Friday, according to KTRK. The toddler’s mother and the mother’s boyfriend are already behind …
Missing
November 20, 2020
MISSING: Teen boy goes skateboarding and doesn’t return home, cops say
Authorities in Michigan are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old boy who vanished on Thursday afternoon. Detroit police said in a Facebook post that Cortez Cooper Jr. was last seen around 4 p.m. in the 18500 block …
Murder
November 20, 2020
Scalding water kills baby girl, mother ‘covers her tracks’ instead getting immediate help: Prosecutors
The mother of a deceased 19-month-old infant is on trial, facing murder charges in connection with the death of her baby. BBC News reports that Gracie Crowder was rushed to the King’s Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield with severe burns, but was …
Cold Cases
November 20, 2020
Terminally ill man calls cops, confesses to 1995 cold case murder: Reports
On Wednesday, an Alabama man reportedly called the police and confessed to fatally shooting someone 25 years earlier. AL.com reported that Johnny Whited, 53, subsequently met with Decatur investigators at the crime scene and provided information about Christopher Dailey’s unsolved …
Homicide
November 20, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse: Accused Kenosha shooter RELEASED from jail after posting $2M bond
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Illinois boy accused of fatally shooting two people during an August 25 protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was released from jail Friday after posting a $2 million cash bond. A Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson confirmed to …
Shooting
November 20, 2020
BREAKING: ‘Emergency incident’ at Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee; reports of gunfire
Police in Milwaukee are responding to an incident at Mayfair Mail on Friday. According to TMJ4 News, there is a large law enforcement at the Milwaukee shopping mall, where witnesses reported hearing gunshots. “I’m so surprised how I made it …
Unsolved
November 20, 2020
Miami Murder Mystery: Man and woman found dead in $1,200-a-night vacation rental
Police in south Florida are seeking a suspect or suspects in the apparent double murder of a man and a woman in their twenties who were found dead in a luxury vacation rental in Kendall. According to WPLG, cleaners discovered …
Court
November 20, 2020
Husband’s fingerprints on absinthe bottle-murder weapon that killed Kat West: Report
Prosecutors revealed in court on Thursday that Jeff West’s fingerprints were found on a bottle of absinthe investigators believe was used to murder his wife Kat West in 2018. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kat West was found dead outside her …
Podcast
November 20, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: High school football star Ahmaud Arbery, unarmed, shot dead. Shooters denied bond after citizens arrest claims.
Two of the men charged in the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery have been denied bond. The father and son pair are charged with nine counts including felony murder. They face life sentences without parole. Arbery was shot in …
Murder
November 20, 2020
Elementary school principal kills husband, tries to cover her tracks with tips she learned studying CSI: Report
An NBC “Dateline” episode airing Friday will examine the case of a California woman who fatally shot her husband in August 2013, apparently because she caught him secretly communicating with his ex-girlfriend. The episode, entitled “Point Blank,” explores the murder …
Court
November 20, 2020
Orlando Hall: Convicted killer put to death for raping 16-year-old teen girl repeatedly, burying her alive
The Department of Justice confirmed that Orlando Hall was executed on Thursday night at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute in Indiana. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hall was convicted for his role in the 1994 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 16-year-old Lisa …
child neglect
November 20, 2020
Florida woman abandons sick newborn with dirty diaper & scabies after boyfriend breaks up with her: Police
A Florida woman is facing charges after she allegedly dropped her infant son off at a stranger’s door and fled. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Melissa Kelley, 33, is accused of bringing her infant son to a home in …
Juveniles
November 20, 2020
Father, infant son found dead in car parked outside Waffle House; woman hospitalized in critical condition: Report
A father and his infant son are dead after they were found unresponsive in a car parked outside a Georgia Waffle House. According to the Clayton News-Daily, police responded to a call on the morning of November 14 about a …