R. Kelly’s ex-manager, accused of blackmailing alleged victim, may get plea deal in stalking case: Report
Celebrity
It is unclear whether the former manager will be expected to testify against Kelly
November 16, 2020
Double murder suspect kills himself as police approach: Report
A suspect in a Mississippi double homicide died of an apparent suicide as police were approaching him. According to WLOX, police found 39-year-old Anthony Shane Simmons at the home of a relative in Lamar County on Sunday morning. Simmons was …
Family Crime
November 16, 2020
Parents who tossed deceased baby in field ‘didn’t have an emotional connection’ with her, relatives said
The parents who left a 2-month-old baby’s body in a field in 2019 pleaded guilty last week in a Kenosha, Wisconsin, courtroom. Fox 6 reports that 37-year-old Hezile Frison was given two and a half years in prison for the …
November 16, 2020
Missouri Mystery: Police search for clues after young couple shot dead on their front porch
Police in Missouri are seeking leads in the apparent homicides of a man and a woman who were found shot to death on their front porch. According to the Springfield News-Leader, police discovered the bodies of Alex Chute, 28, and …
Celebrity
November 16, 2020
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s husband arrested for drunk driving: Report
The husband of “Tiger King” breakout star Joe Exotic was reportedly arrested in Texas early Sunday for driving while under the influence. KXAN reported that police pulled over Dillon Passage, 25, in Travis County because Passage’s rear lights were off …
Court
November 16, 2020
Lawyers for killer who strangled pregnant mom & cut baby from womb have coronavirus, push to delay her execution
A woman who strangled an expectant mother and cut her newborn baby out of her womb is scheduled to be executed in December, but her lawyers apparently have coronaviruses, which prompted them to request a pushback. Fox News reports that …
November 16, 2020
URGENT MISSING: 11-year-old girl vanishes over the weekend
Police in Chicago are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 11-year-girl who was last seen on Saturday. According to WGN-9, 11-year-old Trinity Simpson was last seen around 10 a.m. Saturday morning n the 7200 block of South …
Murder
November 15, 2020
Utah man accused of killing his wife found dead in traffic accident
A Utah man wanted for shooting his wife to death earlier this week was found dead Thursday in his SUV, the result of a crash off Utah Route 39 near Pineview Reservoir, the Weber County Sheriff’s Office said. Scott William …
Murder
November 15, 2020
Gunman kills 3 men, wounds pregnant woman; baby delivered by C-section in critical condition
Three men were shot dead and a pregnant woman wounded Saturday night when a lone gunman entered a South Carolina home and opened fire, the Sumter Police Department said. The 21-year-old woman underwent an emergency C-section at an area hospital, …
Child Abuse
November 15, 2020
2-month-old boy dies from abuse; his father is in custody
A 2-month-old baby boy admitted to a California hospital earlier this week has died from his injuries, the Stockton Police Department said. Police began an investigation on Wednesday, when staff at the UC Davis Medical Center reported that the infant …
Court
November 15, 2020
Married 35-year-old accused of luring Mormon Seminary Student into hot tub sex
A Utah woman will spend time in jail over a sexual relationship with a teenage boy in 2016, but she won’t have to register as a sex offender after a plea deal took a sex crime off the table, East …
Family Crime
November 15, 2020
Georgia man tries to burn down mom’s house when she won’t give him drug money
A Georgia man is back behind bars after he bonded out of jail and promptly violated a judge’s order to stay away from his mother’s home — which he’d tried to burn down, according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office. Khanh …
Missing
November 15, 2020
MISSING: South Carolina man vanishes after leaving work
A 20-year-old man in South Carolina hasn’t been seen since he left work on Wednesday, Richland County deputies say. Jonathan Guill left his job at Columbia International University on foot, according to The State, and may have headed toward downtown …
Unsolved
November 15, 2020
Jennifer Kesse: New clues revealed nearly 15 years after Florida woman’s disappearance
The family of a missing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years ago hopes new clues may finally lead to answers about what happened to her, FOX News reports. The case centers on Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared on January 24, 2006, when she …
November 15, 2020
Accused baby-killer nurse Lucy Letby denied bail: Report
A British nurse accused of murdering eight babies and trying to kill 10 others will remain detained as her case proceeds, ABC News reports. A judge on Friday denied 30-year-old Lucy Letby bail in connection with case, rejecting an application from her attorney. …
Celebrity
November 14, 2020
Defecating burglar strikes home of HGTV’s ‘Good Bones’ star Karen E Laine
Burglars struck the Indianapolis home of Karen E Laine, star of HGTV’s house flipping show “Good Bones,” last week for the third time — and for the second time left a rather peculiar calling card. Poop. “Last Saturday someone came …
Unsolved
November 14, 2020
Quawan Charles: ‘Likely drowning,’ coroner says of teen’s mysterious death, while family awaits results from independent autopsy
A preliminary autopsy gives “likely drowning” as the cause of death for a Louisiana teen who disappeared in late October and was found dead less than a week later, but questions about the boy’s death and the investigation have led …
Murder
November 14, 2020
Murder-suicide rocks Georgia community early Friday morning
A man walking along a wooded trail found the bodies of Sidney Bishop and his 19-year-old girlfriend, Diamond Purvis.
Murder
November 14, 2020
Connecticut mom shoots & kills teenage daughter, critically wounds young son
A 43-year-old Connecticut woman has been jailed after state police say she shot two of her children, killing her teenage daugher and critically wounding her 7-year-old son. Naomi Bell is charged with murder and attempted murder and is being held …
Murder
November 14, 2020
Decades after nurse & mom-of-four is found dead along California trail, police arrest suspect for rape & murder
A brutal murder of a woman 25 years ago has finally been cracked thanks to recent DNA testing, KRCR-TV reports. Christine Susan Munro, 37, was found dead on June 24, 1995, along the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, California. A …
Court
November 14, 2020
NEW text messages in case against Alabama man will reveal motive for murdering wife with secret online persona: Prosecutors
Text messages will show that an Alabama man accused of murdering his wife had frequently argued with her before her nearly nude body was found outside their home, AL.com reports. Prosecutors revealed the existence of the text messages in court documents …
Murder
November 13, 2020
South Carolina deputy coroner arrested for murder
An assistant coroner in a South Carolina county has been charged with the murder of man whose body was found last week after he’d been missing for more than a month, the Horry County Police Department said. Assistant Horry County …
Murder
November 13, 2020
Florida brothers sought in connection with death of man ‘violently’ killed and dumped in an orange grove
Florida police are looking for two teenage brothers in connection with a body found in an orange grove earlier this week, WFLA reports. Danne Frazier, 21, was reported missing on November 4 when he didn’t come home from working at …
Murder
November 13, 2020
Arkansas deputies chase down murder suspect covered in blood
Samuel Appling has been charged with stabbing his girlfriend’s father to death. He was carrying a backpacked containing ‘items that could be sued to subdue, kill, dismember, and bury a body,’ police said.
Sex Crimes
November 13, 2020
Grandfather, 70, sexually assaults teen granddaughter, claims he didn’t know he got her pregnant: Police
A 70-year-old man is behind bars for sexually assaulting his 15-year-old granddaughter, who’s pregnant with his child, according to officials. Vanguard reports that Hunsu Sunday admitted to authorities that he raped his granddaughter. According to an Ogun State Police public …
November 13, 2020
‘I prayed for Jesus to end it all’: Boy starved, tortured was near-death and nonverbal when rescued from basement confinement while rest of family lived normal life upstairs [VIDEO]
Ethan Kelly was 14 years old and weighed only 55 pounds when he was rescued. He had been locked in squalid room for 23 hours a day, while his adoptive parents pampered the family dog, even giving the pet a birthday party
Court
November 13, 2020
BREAKING: Bond DENIED for father & son accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery [VIDEO]
On Friday, a Georgia judge denied bond for the father and son accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael, 34, and Gregory McMichael, 64, were denied bond following a two-day hearing in Glynn County. WSB-TV reported that during Friday’s proceedings, …
Podcast
November 13, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Teen girl found drugged, shot dead in exclusive hotel, last seen with millionaire
Salt Life co-founder Michael Hutto admits to police that he was “pretend gunfighting” with his 18-year-old girlfriend when the gun went off. Hutto didn’t call for help, but took off, leaving behind his wallet and cellphone. Joining Nancy Grace Today: …
Sex Crimes
November 13, 2020
More than 100 alleged child pervs busted in raid
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced Thursday that they assisted in arrests of 113 suspected child predators during a five-day operation that spanned the U.S. and South America. The agency said in a statement that …
Murder
November 13, 2020
Update: Baby girl beaten, squeezed until her bones ‘popped and crushed’ by grandfather’s live-in girlfriend
A woman accused of fatally beating a Texas baby in December 2018 has been convicted of capital murder and sent to prison for life without the possibility of parole. NBC KXAN reports that Shayla Boniello, 30, pleaded guilty to murder, …
Murder
November 13, 2020
Update: Perp snatches teen girl from boyfriend’s car, assaults & murders her, busted over 40 years later
A Texas man arrested in September for the 1974 death of a teen girl has been indicted on a capital murder charge. NBC 5 reports that 77-year-old Glen Samuel McCurley was indicted this week in connection with the death of …
November 13, 2020
CAPTURED: Suspect who fatally shot police officer after pulling up to squad car in hotel parking lot is in police custody
Update: 10: 45 a.m. ET The suspect in the fatal shooting of an on-duty officer has been captured after an overnight manhunt. Helena-West Helena Police Chief James Patrick Smith tol WREG that Latarius Howard was captured in Mississippi, apparently having …
Child Abuse
November 12, 2020
Infant girl who tested positive for heroin has died: Cops
A baby girl who tested positive for heroin and had injection marks on her head and extremities has died, San Angelo, Texas, police said Thursday. Two-month-old Brixlee Marie Lee died at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth on Tuesday, …
Court
November 12, 2020
Prosecutors read racist messages sent by man who shot Ahmaud Arbery
Travis and Gregory McMichael, the father and son accused of killing Arbery in February, are seeking bond while they await trial. The bond hearing will continue Friday.
Murder
November 12, 2020
Boyfriend charged with murder after calling 911 in September to say he’d found his girlfriend shot dead
A 32-year-old South Carolina man who called 911 in September to say he’d found his 16-year-old girlfriend dead was charged this week with killing her, the Island Packet reports. Cypress Noonan was found fatally shot in a room at the …
Adult abuse
November 12, 2020
Mother left 46-year-old son on floor to die after he fell from wheelchair
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with allowing her adult, at-risk son to die on their bathroom floor after he fell out of his wheelchair and broke several bones, the Journal Times reports. Cheryl Christensen, 60, reportedly dragged her 46-year-old …
Police
November 12, 2020
Lawyer sues ex-cop involved in Breonna Taylor shooting for 2018 sexual assault
The lone Kentucky police officer charged in connection with the raid that killed Breonna Taylor was sued Tuesday for an alleged sexual assault that occurred in 2018. Louisville attorney Margo Borders wrote in the lawsuit that then-officer Brett Hankison left …
Court
November 12, 2020
Rape victim tells court that male Jehovah’s Witness church leaders made her listen to her own recorded rape for at least four hours
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments this week in connection with a Salt Lake City girl who said she was raped and forced to listen to the recording of the incident. Deseret News reports that a woman now in her …
November 12, 2020
Cops stop teen boys dragging suitcase; find child’s dead body inside
Two 15-year-old boys were arrested in Mexico City this week after police apprehended them while they were carrying a suitcase through the Guerrero neighborhood — and discovered the body of a younger boy in the luggage. Citing Mexican news sources, …
Court
November 12, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Bond hearing for father & son accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Prosecutors presented racist messages reportedly written by the youngest accused killer
Murder
November 12, 2020
Suspect arrested a year after missing teen girl is found shot to death in alley
Authorities arrested an Illinois man Tuesday for allegedly murdering a 14-year-old girl who was found fatally shot in Indiana last year. Lake County, Indiana, police told the Chicago Sun-Times that Deon Simmons, 35, is charged in connection with Takaylah Tribitt’s …
November 12, 2020
NEW: Missing Suzanne Morphew investigation narrows on social media activity, police call for possible witnesses to come forward
Police in Chaffee County, Colorado, marked the six-month anniversary of Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance with an announcement that the missing persons investigation remains very active, and a call for anyone familiar with Morphew’s social media activity to come forward. Morphew, now …
Podcast
November 12, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Nurse Sydney Sutherland brutally abducted, raped and killed while jogging near home
Nurse Sydney Sutherland goes for an afternoon jog but doesn’t return home. What happened? Then, during an organized search her mom finds beads from one of her daughter’s bracelets, and then the unthinkable happens. Joining Nancy Grace Today: Additional Guests …
Homicide
November 12, 2020
6-year-old girl plowed down, killed while trying to get on school bus
Months after a young girl was hit while waiting to board a school bus, authorities have arrested a Wisconsin man and charged him with homicide. Wisconsin Daily Rapids Journal reports that Carl L. Mullenix, 76, faced a judge Tuesday at …
Murder
November 12, 2020
Snowplow driver discovers bodies of apparent murder victims on the side of the road
An investigation is underway in California after a snowplow driver reportedly discovered the murdered bodies of a man and woman on Monday. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the bodies were found off the shoulder of …
November 12, 2020
Toddler shows up at hospital with missing fingernails and toenails
A mother in North Carolina is in custody after her toddler child was found to be missing toenails and fingernails, and tested positive for drug ingestion. According to WCTI, the unidentified 20-month-old child was brought to Vidant Medical Center in …
Murder
November 12, 2020
More than 1K advocates push for woman’s death row release after she murders pregnant mom, cuts baby from womb
Over 1,000 advocates are apparently urging President Trump to spare the life of a woman on death row, convicted of murdering a woman and carving her baby from her womb. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 43-year-old Lisa Montgomery, an inmate at …
Murder
November 12, 2020
Names released of eight deceased babies for the first time, allegedly murdered by nurse: Update
A former neonatal nurse appeared in court Thursday morning, where the names of eight deceased infants were released publicly for the first time. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lucy Letby was -rearrested earlier this week in connection with the murders and …
November 12, 2020
Missing Chicago woman may have been riding public transportation, police say
Police in the Chicago area are searching for a woman who went missing in Longwood Manor on the city’s South Side earlier this week. According to Fox 32 Chicago, police sat 66-year-old Collena Marshall was last seen about 10 p.m. …