Rescued hiker’s sister said Holly Suzanne Courtier knew not to drink from toxic water source while missing nearly 2 weeks
Missing
“It’s just so blown out of proportion,” Courtier’s sister said
Assault
October 23, 2020
‘Get rid of it’: Low jail bond for boyfriend leads to second attack on pregnant girlfriend, attempt to kill unborn baby [DA]
A man who allegedly attacked his girlfriend brutally beat her again after he was released on bond, officials say. News 9 reports that Gage Ford, 21, of Muskogee, posted bond in early October after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend, …
Homicide
October 23, 2020
Judge found stabbed to death in home before cops fatally shoot son for charging them with knife: Reports
A Mississippi judge was reportedly found fatally stabbed Wednesday — moments before police officers shot and killed her adult son. WLOX reported that Moss Point police initially responding to a welfare check at 11:30 a.m. attempted to make contact with …
Sex Crimes
October 23, 2020
Airman confesses to watching child porn involving infants as cops search his home: Report
An airman assigned to an air force base in Texas was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly uploaded child pornography to the Internet. KTAB and KRBC reported that officers executed a search warrant at Arturo Ramon Guzman-Morataya’s home in …
Podcast
October 23, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Dad shot 9 times by teen assassin, survives. Who wants Baron Li dead?
Baron Li heard a noise on his way to his car. It was the first of 9 shots fired by a teen gunman sent to kill the 48-year-old car salesman and dad. The question is, WHY? Police question Li, “Who …
Missing
October 23, 2020
MISSING: Non-verbal autistic boy disappears from grandmother’s home
Ohio authorities are searching for a 4-year-old boy who disappeared Thursday at around 1 p.m. Your News Now reports that Quentin Ellcessor was last seen at the 600 block of South Wayne Street in Kenton, wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt. According …
Kidnapping
October 22, 2020
Georgia cops search for man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend
Police in coastal Georgia are looking for a man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her grandmother’s home in Brunswick on Wednesday morning, only to let her go hours later. Glynn County police said that William Bolin has a history …
Terror
October 22, 2020
SEE IT: Maryland man leaves note threatening Joe Biden & Kamala Harris, their supporters
A Maryland man was arrested last week after he was caught on a Ring doorbell camera leaving a note on a residential doorsetp threatening Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and their supporters, according to the …
Pornography
October 22, 2020
Child porn suspect arrested with van full of weapons, posted threats against Joe Biden
A 19-year-old man, jailed in North Carolina on child pornography charges, must remain in jail, a federal judge ordered after hearing testimony that he was arrested with a van full of guns and explosives and made online posts and threats …
Sex Crimes
October 22, 2020
Rapist impregnates 11-year-old girl & dumps her at hospital when she experiences abdominal pains: Police
A Louisiana man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly took an 11-year-old girl he had impregnated to the emergency room. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they responded to an undisclosed hospital amid reports that …
Shooting
October 22, 2020
Shopper GUNS DOWN dad for holding up line at Family Dollar: Report
Police in Ohio are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man outside a Family Dollar on Friday. According to Cleveland.com, Jerry Saffo, 32, was with his girlfriend and children when he got into a dispute with …
Missing
October 22, 2020
Missing hiker found alive after nearly two weeks had been fasting for days before Zion National Park trip: Report
A family member of a woman who was found alive after 12 days missing in Utah’s Zion National Park has shared further details about Holly Suzanne Courtier’s mysterious disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a park official and a sheriff’s sergeant …
Cold Cases
October 22, 2020
A mother’s dying wish: What happened to Karen Bodine?
Will a mother’s dying wish to know who murdered and dumped her daughter’s naked body near a landfill be answered? It’s no secret that Washington State has been called the breeding ground of serial killers, like Ted Bundy and the …
Podcast
October 22, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Mom disappears at midnight, her boys dead by ax. Now Susan Powell’s parents WIN AGAINST DSHS!
The parents of missing and presumed dead mom Susan Powell sue Washington state Department of Social and Health Services for the deaths of their grandchildren, and WIN. Is this the end of the case? A judge’s ruling may change everything. …
Weird Crime
October 22, 2020
Cannibals performed illegal castration, kept testicles in freezer to possibly eat later: Docs
The suspect allegedly told the victim he would dump him in the woods if he lost consciousness or died
Trials
October 22, 2020
Mom accused of strangling, murdering daughter with pajama pants to learn fate as retrial ends
The retrial for an Iowa mother accused of murdering her daughter ended Tuesday as the prosecution and defense rested. Kelsie Thomas is accused of using a pair of pajama pants to strangle her 5-year-old daughter, Cloe Chandler, in July 2018. …
Celebrity Justice
October 22, 2020
‘This will now end’: Chilling statement revealed in Ghislaine Maxwell deposition suggests Jeffrey Epstein took action to shut down bad press
A newly unsealed transcript of a deposition given by Jeffrey Epstein’s close friend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell includes partially-redacted questions and testimony about unfavorable press coverage. Maxwell, who is accused of “recruiting” underage girls into Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring, is …
Police
October 22, 2020
Judge DROPS third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, cop accused of killing George Floyd
A Minnesota judge on Thursday dropped third-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill also ruled that the case …
Child Abuse
October 22, 2020
Both ex & current wife report deputy for spanking, hitting tot son over 20 times with ‘full force’ for ‘being rude’: Reports
A former Florida deputy has been arrested, months after both his current and former wives accused him of child and spousal abuse. News Channel 8, citing an obtained arrest affidavit, reports that Timothy Crane has been accused of physically and …
Murder
October 22, 2020
State seeks death penalty for alleged killer who lived in family’s shed, murdered two children while their mother slept
A Florida man accused of killing two children in September while their mother slept is facing the death penalty. First Coast News reports that Mark L. Wilson, Jr. is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths …
Celebrity Justice
October 22, 2020
‘I have friends that have children’: Jeffrey Epstein pal Ghislaine Maxwell dodges questions about underage girls in unsealed deposition
The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has released the 2016 deposition given by Ghislaine Maxwell, a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein who is in jail on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell gave the previously confidential testimony in response to a defamation …
Court
October 21, 2020
Judge fast-tracks release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition after Circuit Court ruling
US District Court Judge Loretta Preska orders document release by 9 a.m. Thursday.
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Florida deputies investigating 2 sets of remains found on same abandoned property 10 months apart
Florida sheriff’s deputies have opened an investigation into a suspicious death after they found human remains buried on a property in the Florida Highlands neighborhood of Dunnellon. It’s the second set of remains found on the abandoned property this year. …
Manslaughter
October 21, 2020
Adult brother shoots, kills twin while both are playing with guns: Cops
A 23-year-old Florida man has been charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot his twin brother in the face, killing him. Gulfport police said that Mathias and Thomas Parkinson-Freeman, along with a mutual friend, were sitting in a 1995 Nissan …
Missing
October 21, 2020
UPDATE: 2 teens who vanished together in freezing cold found safe: Reports
Update: 7:40 p.m.: Two teens last seen Monday night have been found safe, the Stanley, Wisconsin, Police Department said Wednesday. The department thanked everyone for help in finding the youngsters and said it would not be releasing any further information …
Shooting
October 21, 2020
MANHUNT for multiple suspects after nightclub shooting kills 3, critically injures 1
Police are reportedly looking for at least two suspects after Tuesday’s shooting at a Texas nightclub left three people dead and a fourth person critically injured. According to the Houston Chronicle, the three shooting victims were pronounced dead at DD …
Missing
October 21, 2020
Missing hiker story ‘doesn’t add up,’ sheriff’s sgt. says of woman found alive after nearly two weeks
A sheriff’s department media liaison has questioned statements made by the family of a California woman who was found in Zion National Park nearly two weeks after she went missing there on October 6. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 38-year-old Holly …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Florida woman confesses she used tire iron to kill 3-year-old while he tried to brush his teeth: Police
*WARNING*: Graphic Content
Child Abuse
October 21, 2020
Boy who lived in closet for months was forced to hold exploding bottle rocket in mouth & eat his own vomit: Docs
A Connecticut couple was arrested Friday for allegedly making a boy sleep in a closet for four months and routinely abusing him. WFSB obtained an arrest affidavit which stated that Kevin Grant, 31, and Kaitlyn Baptiste, 29, were arrested after …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Police: Woman kills husband in front of tot daughter before her 2nd birthday party. Lawyer says ‘Stand Your Ground’ applies.
EXCLUSIVE interview with victim who says she turned in Kayla Giles for fraud, identity theft
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Missing man attacked days before he is found dead in river. Officials rule it an accidental drowning: Report
The family of an Ohio man who officials determined accidentally drowned in May has hired a private attorney in hope of having his case reopened. Caleb Marple, 39, was found dead in the Cuyahoga River 12 days after he vanished …
Court
October 21, 2020
Update: Scott Peterson to appear in court this week after order to re-examine his murder convictions
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is scheduled for a court hearing Friday, after the California Supreme Court’s order for a reexamination of his murder convictions. Peterson, who remains behind bars at the San Quentin correctional facility, has a hearing to determine …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Police officer two weeks from retirement is killed, another cop wounded, and suspect’s child shot in deadly standoff
The suspect’s wife had called police for help twice over the weekend before the deadly shooting, but responding officers said there was no evidence of abuse
Sex Crimes
October 21, 2020
10-year-old’s diary entry helps cops catch alleged pedophile, kidnapper: Reports
A Georgia man is behind bars after a mother found her child’s diary that reportedly laid out disturbing details of molestation. AJC reports that the child’s mother filed a police report against 46-year-old David Lee Kinnison, of Newnan, according to …
Celebrity Justice
October 20, 2020
PICTURED: Bill Cosby all smiles in new mugshot taken 2 years into prison bid
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is apparently seen smiling with unkempt hair in a mugshot taken nearly two years after he was sent to a Pennsylvania prison for aggravated indecent assault. State Correctional Institution-Phoenix took the picture of Cosby, 83, on …
Child Abuse
October 20, 2020
Deputy father performs exorcism on son, tells daughter to shoot anyone who comes to their demon-filled house: Court Docs
A now-former Florida deputy lost his job after he was arrested Sunday on child abuse allegations. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Dougherty, 37, has been fired from his position as a deputy following a disturbing incident with …
Coronavirus
October 20, 2020
Woman dies of COVID-19 while aboard a passenger flight
A woman in her 30s died of COVD-18 while on a flight in Arizona, CNN reports. The unidentified woman, who was from the Dallas area, was on a plane in Arizona when she died in July. According to the report, …
Murder
October 20, 2020
Slain little girl covered bruises & bites after mom’s boyfriend beats her to death in hotel room: Docs
*WARNING*: Graphic Content
Podcast
October 20, 2020
Tuesday Crime Stories: 8-year-old-girl DEATH BY TRAMPOLINE
Odessa, Texas, police respond to a medical call at the home of 44-year-old Daniel Schwarz and his wife, 34-year-old Ashley Schwarz. They tell the officers that 8-year-old Jaylin has been jumping on the trampoline for an extended period of time …
Missing
October 20, 2020
Hiker found after 12 days missing required little assistance during rescue, park officials say
National park officials have revealed more information about the rescue of Holly Suzanne Courtier, who had been missing for nearly two weeks in Zion National Park before she was found on Sunday. Authorities had previously revealed very little about the …
Violent Crime
October 20, 2020
‘Senseless evil’: $20K reward offered for information on killer who shot 1-year-old boy in the head
An Arizona boy is dead after someone shot him and six others at a pop-up food vendor site. As the shooter remains on the run, authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Fox News …
Animal Crimes
October 20, 2020
HORROR as dogs maul mom to death on road: ‘One of her feet was completely dislocated from her ankle’
An investigation is underway in Alabama after a pack of dogs reportedly mauled a woman to death on Monday. According to WIAT, mother-of-four Ruthie Brown, 36, died following a dog attack on Jagger Road in Walker County. Brown was pronounced …
Lawsuit
October 20, 2020
From smiling to ripping out her own hair: Grandparents sue doctor, social worker after foster parents severely abuse tot girl to death
The grandparents of a slain Minnesota toddler have filed a federal lawsuit, naming medical workers and a social services employee as part of the blame for the child’s death. Star Tribune reports that the lawsuit was filed by Thomas Hunziker …
Kidnapping
October 20, 2020
Suspect in shocking kidnap plot on Governor Gretchen Whitmer released on bond
A Wisconsin man charged in connection with an alleged militia plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was released from custody Monday, the same day he attended an extradition hearing in Michigan. WTMJ reported that Brian Higgins, 51, was released …
Juveniles
October 20, 2020
Did boy, 13, who fell 20 floors to his death from Manhattan apartment commit suicide? Police probe ‘cryptic’ computer messages
Matthew Pierre had been doing homework on the apartment terrace Monday morning before he fell, or possibly jumped, to his death
Unsolved
October 20, 2020
Stephanie Hollingsworth: Police confirm body found in submerged SUV is missing mom-of-3 yoga instructor
The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office in Florida confirmed Monday that Stephanie Hollingsworth was found deceased inside a submerged SUV in Orange County. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hollingsworth left her home in the Orlando suburb of Belle Isle on September 25 …
Juveniles
October 19, 2020
Family night of fun ends with rape of 15-year-old girl: Cops
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl following a trip to a haunted house, according to WTAJ. Chadrick R. Magee, 36, visited the Halloween attraction with a family member and the girl and her family …
Celebrity Justice
October 19, 2020
Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of ruling ordering release of deposition
A federal appeals court on Monday slapped down Ghislaine Maxwell’s attempts to quash a deposition she gave in a now-settle civil suit and denied her request to combine her appeals of several overlapping cases into one. According to the Miami …
Sex Crimes
October 19, 2020
Caretaker rapes disabled woman under his care: Cops
A caretaker who works at several facilities in southern California has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in his care described as “severely disabled” and taking video of the incident. Anaheim police said the 45-year-old woman had been …
Juveniles
October 19, 2020
18-year-old man rapes teen girls he dates over four year period
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with repeatedly raping three teen girls he dated between 2016 and May 2020, TribLive reported Monday. Pennsylvania state police began investigating after a tip to the state’s child abuse hotline, Childline, this summer. The …