BREAKING: Body recovered from site of Baltimore blast; college student is second person killed
Accident
The explosion also killed a woman who sources say was pregnant
Court
August 11, 2020
‘Killer grandma’ Lois Riess pleads guilty to murder a second time, after killing husband and a look-alike stranger
Infamous grandmother Lois Riess, who’s already serving a life sentence for killing her look-alike in Florida, has pleaded guilty to murder for the second time. During a Tuesday pre-trial hearing held in a Dodge County high school auditorium in Minnesota, …
Podcast
August 11, 2020
Tuesday Crime Stories: Barefoot tot-boy in diaper found alone in parking lot. WHAT HAPPENED TO MOMMY Leila Cavett?
It’s a mystery that began with a barefoot 2-year-old boy wandering alone outside an apartment complex in Miramar, Florida. His mother, Leila Cavett, is still missing. The 21-year-old was last seen July 25, 2020, in Hollywood, Florida. Her white Chevy …
Sex Crimes
August 11, 2020
Two suspects busted while planning to meet children for sex: Police
This weekend, police in West Virginia reportedly arrested two men involved in child trafficking and solicitation. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said a multi-agency investigation into child trafficking and soliciting minors resulted in Mark Armstead and Jonathan Vazquez-Gonzales’ arrests. Armstead, …
Murder
August 11, 2020
Neighbor shoots 5-year-old boy at point blank range in the head as he rides bike in front yard with his sisters: Police
A North Carolina boy is dead after police say a next-door neighbor shot him in the head while he was playing outside with his sisters. The Wilson Times reports that the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Task Force arrested Darius …
Family Crime
August 11, 2020
Texas mom of three seen screaming, kicking as ex-husband covers her mouth, pushes her into SUV. A day later, police find her body.
Melissa Banda had a protective order against her ex-husband and contacted police to say that he violated it weeks before her death
Murder
August 11, 2020
Family says beloved mom was killed by ‘man of her dreams’ she met online, who kept her body in house for days: Reports
A Florida man arrested last week for murder allegedly kept his girlfriend stored in his home for two days after a gruesome attack. Pensacola News Journal reports that 61-year-old Jerry Geisler Odum was arrested on Friday for the murder of …
Murder
August 11, 2020
Dad fatally shoots terminally-ill daughter, himself as mom cooks breakfast: Reports
The slain 11-year-old reportedly had cancer and was scheduled to have her leg amputated later this month
Missing
August 11, 2020
Missing North Carolina man found dead; police are investigating
A North Carolina man who vanished from his home on the weekend was found dead on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Curtis Allan Wuellner, 50, was last seen at his home in Statesville on Friday evening. Family members initially assumed …
Murder
August 10, 2020
Court releases police body-worn camera footage in George Floyd’s death
Body camera footage from two former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd on May 25 was released Monday by the court after media organizations argued for their release, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The full videos …
Child Abuse
August 10, 2020
Toddler dies 5 days after suffering severe head injury; mother’s boyfriend charged with murder
An Ohio man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter died from serious head injuries and his explanation of how the injuries happened was inconsistent with what doctors found. Devon Mallory, 31, has been charged with aggravated …
Manslaughter
August 10, 2020
Parents arrested after toddler son is found dead in hot car on 90-degree day: Report
An Alabama couple is facing criminal charges for the death of their toddler son, who police said was found dead Sunday in a hot car. Officers were dispatched to Hodges at around 4 p.m. amid reports of an unresponsive 3-year-old …
Assault
August 10, 2020
SEE IT: Suspect caught on video punching elderly disabled veteran during mask dispute; cops say perp knocked victim unconscious, broke his jaw
Police in Washington arrested a man on Saturday who was reportedly filmed attacking a disabled elderly man a day earlier. Spokane police said in a statement that an anonymous tip led them to Cody Hansen, 35, who they charged with …
Missing
August 10, 2020
DEVELOPING: Missing mom last seen being shoved into an SUV found dead in rural area
Melissa Banda had a protection order against her husband, who is now in custody on charges of aggravated kidnapping
Podcast
August 10, 2020
BTK: The dog catcher next door [Monday Crime Stories]
BTK is the moniker given to a man who killed 10 people in the Witchita, Kansas, area over a nearly 20-year span. Dennis Rader was a dog catcher, a deacon in his church, and by all appearances, a loving …
Missing
August 10, 2020
PICTURED: FBI releases new surveillance images related to Crystal Rogers’ disappearance
The FBI has released new surveillance images showing several vehicles located at points of interest in the ongoing investigation of missing Kentucky woman, Crystal Rogers. FBI spokesperson Timothy Beam told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the agency needs help identifying the …
College Crimes
August 10, 2020
Teen froze to death in polar vortex because college locked exterior dorm doors and did not notify students: Lawsuit
The University of Iowa student was reportedly unable to reenter his dorm as temperatures bottomed out at -50 degrees
Violent Crime
August 10, 2020
On-and-off boyfriend ‘savagely’ beaten with machete during visit to girlfriend’s home
Two people in Florida have been arrested after allegedly attacking a man with a machete last week. Fox 13 News reports that the unidentified male victim went to the Town ‘N’ County home of Yamaiza Jimenez, 37, on Thursday. The …
Violent Crime
August 10, 2020
SEE IT: Suspect shot dead while holding knife ‘the size of a forearm’ to victim’s neck
*WARNING*: Video may be upsetting to some viewers
Missing
August 10, 2020
Urgent Missing: Police search for North Carolina man who vanished over the weekend
Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing man who has not been seen since Friday. According to Statesville.com, 50-year-old Curtis Allen Wuellner was last seen at his home on Laurel Cove Road in Statesville on Friday evening. He …
Heroes
August 9, 2020
HERO: Off-duty, vacationing cop pulls ultralight pilot from lake when the plane crashed
A vacationing Massachusetts police officer watched from his boat on Lake Winnipesaukee as an ultralight plane crashed into the New Hampshire lake Sunday afternoon and jumped into action, the Stoneham, Massachusetts, Police Department said, ultimately bringing the 78-year-old pilot to safety …
Shooting
August 9, 2020
Armed Florida man shot dead trying to break into home of family helping his estranged wife escape ‘horrific marriage’: Cops
A Florida homeowner shot and killed an armed man who broke into his home on Saturday, according to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. Ronald Fleet, 55, was apparently angry that the homeowner and his family were helping his estranged wife …
Missing
August 9, 2020
MISSING: 7-year-old girl and her mother vanish on trip to Koreatown in LA
Los Angeles police are asking for help finding a 7-year-old girl and her mother who vanished during a family trip to Koreatown, NBC Los Angeles reports. Ruby Alvarado and Xyla Aguirre, 24, were last seen in the 3100 block of …
Child Abuse
August 9, 2020
Toddler in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head
A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head Saturday morning in northwest Atlanta and remained in critical condition on Sunday, WSB reports. The incident took place at around 10 a.m., Atlanta police said. Atlanta police announced on Sunday they …
Murder
August 9, 2020
Man gunned down dead as wife watched in horror, all over cigarette
A Bronx man walking with his wife Saturday night nonchalantly flicked his finished cigarette away, apparently unaware he’d flicked it toward three men who were, in the words of the New York Daily News, “hungry for a fight.” The three …
Shooting
August 9, 2020
Deadly shooting breaks up annual D.C. block party
An annual block party in southeastern Washington, D.C., erupted into gunfire early Sunday morning, scattering hundreds of people attending throughout the city’s Greenway neighborhood. The shooting left a 17-year-old boy dead and an off-duty cop “fighting for her life,” the …
Violent Crime
August 9, 2020
‘Senseless killing’: Highway Patrol lieutenant found shot dead while working off-duty as USPS driver
A Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant was found shot to death this weekend, prompting the arrest of three people, the Clarion Ledger reports. The body of Lt. Troy Morris, 58, was discovered around 4:30 a.m. Saturday in a truck for the United States Postal …
Celebrity Justice
August 9, 2020
Daisy Coleman stalked and harassed by man before apparent suicide; cause of death revealed: Report
“She would rather kill herself than let this man kill her,” a friend said
Police
August 8, 2020
Georgia state investigators looking into allegations that police officer fired at children during a traffic stop
The officer said he fired at a vehicle that drove toward him not at three young children who left the vehicle and ran home to get their father.
Murder
August 8, 2020
Freed due to coronavirus, alleged rapist murders his victim to stop her testimony and then kills himself as police close in
Ibrahim Bouiachi was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus and allegedly killed Karla Dominguez on July 29. He reportedly shot himself as police closed in on him.
Murder
August 8, 2020
Tennessee couple stores body of woman they raped and murdered in a freezer for months [Cops]
A Tennessee couple was charged this week with the death of a woman they lured into their home and then held there by chaining her to a bed while they raped and beat her, Oak Ridge Today reports. Sean Finnegan, …
Domestic Abuse
August 8, 2020
Ex-boyfriend attacks Georgia woman, sets her on fire
Police in west Georgia arrested a 44-year-old man Friday, charging him with a brutal attack on his ex-girlfriend that left the woman hospitalized with significant burns. Sherry Hardnett flagged down a LaGrange police officer at about 5 a.m. Friday, telling …
Murder
August 8, 2020
Florida teen fatally shoots 18-year-old man while on the phone with police dispatchers [Cops]
Connor Michael Lewis had a fight with his girlfriend, whose friends and family came to get her belongings. ‘You’re so scary,’ he told them, before firing once, striking Artavious Quarterman in the head.
Celebrity Justice
August 8, 2020
Federal appeals court agrees to rehear case involving Jeffrey Epstein victims
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Friday to revisit an earlier decision that the Department of Justice did not violate a federal law when it gave financier Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal in 2008 without the input …
Celebrity Justice
August 8, 2020
Ghilsaine Maxwell tried to recruit teenage Paris Hilton into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged pedophile ring: Report
Socialite Paris Hilton was once in the crosshairs of accused Jefferey Epstein madame Ghislaine Maxwell, the Daily Mail reports. In the early 2000s, Maxwell spotted Hilton, then a teen, at a New York party, according to the newspaper. The information is third hand: …
Podcast
August 7, 2020
KILLER WIVES: Husband+Girlfriend=Murder [Friday Crime Stories]
Socialite homemaker Betty Broderick seems to have it all, a successful husband, beautiful children, and a beautiful home. That’s idyllic image falls apart when Dan Broderick files for divorce then marries his former mistress. What Betty Broderick does next become …
School Crimes
August 7, 2020
Indiana teens charged with planning school shooting to ‘kill as many as they can and kill themselves just like Columbine’
Indiana police have arrested two teens they say were planning Columbine-style massacres at Rochester schools. John L Schultz IV, 18, and Donald V. Robin Jr., 17, have both been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and intimidation, according to ABC57. …
Domestic Abuse
August 7, 2020
Washington Football Team running back arrested on domestic violence charges, released from team
Fan favorite Derrius Guice, a 23-year-old running back for the Washington Football Team, was arrested Friday on domestic violence-related charges in Virginia, the Washington Post reported. Guice turned himself in to Loudoun County deputies at the Loudoun Adult Detention Center …
Child Abuse
August 7, 2020
Mom slammed toddler son’s head into wall & stashed him in closet before discarding his body in a dumpster: Report
A Texas toddler who was the subject of an AMBER Alert in June before his body was found in a dumpster had various injuries at the time of his death, an autopsy released Thursday revealed. Laura Sanchez, 35, (also known …
Child Abuse
August 7, 2020
Pennsylvania woman accused of throwing pre-school girl down stairs in a laundry basket
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested over a February incident in which she allegedly threw her then-boyfriend’s 4-year-old daughter down a flight of stairs in a laundry basket. Brittany Renee Zimmerman, 26, was taken into custody Friday by Westmoreland County …
Violent Crime
August 7, 2020
Virginia rape suspect walks free from jail, allegedly murders rape victim to stop her testimony
A Maryland man indicted on rape charges last year and released because of the coronavirus epidemic shot dead the woman who accused him, police said, according to the Washington Post. Ibrahim E. Bouaichi, 33, was accused of rape, sodomy, strangulation, …
August 7, 2020
Tyler Skaggs: Ex-Angels staffer charged in connection with beloved MLB pitcher’s death
A former Los Angeles Angels staffer has been arrested in connection with the death of late MLB play, Tyler Skaggs. In July 2019, Skaggs, a pitcher for the Angels, passed away from an accidental drug overdose. He was found hours …
Missing
August 7, 2020
Crystal Rogers: Bones found last month were located four miles from ex-boyfriend’s family farm [Reports]
The FBI spent a second day searching a farm owned by the missing mom’s ex-boyfriend
Court
August 7, 2020
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow to be charged in connection with death of ex-husband, Charles: Police
“Cult mom” Lori Vallow, who’s currently behind bars for conspiracy to destroy, alter or conceal evidence in connection with her deceased children, may soon be facing additional charges. Fox News reports that according to Chandler, Arizona, police spokesman Sgt. Jason …
Harassment
August 7, 2020
[SEE IT] ‘Shut your mouth and ring up my stuff’: Costco shopper ARRESTED after FOUL-MOUTHED RANT to cashier
A New Jersey man who was reportedly filmed verbally abusing and threatening a Costco cashier late last month was arrested on Wednesday. William Commauf, 48, was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and disorderly conduct for a July 29 incident that …
Murder
August 7, 2020
Arrest made for Fort Hood soldier murder, one of FIVE Fort Hood soldiers to die within the past three months
A murder suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Fort Hood soldier, Brandon Scott Rosecrans, who was found shot to death earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found the body of Rosecrans, 27, one the …
Sex Crimes
August 7, 2020
Florida man who housed ’13-year-old boy for sex trafficking’ was previously busted; released to do it again?
A Florida man who was arrested Thursday for allegedly housing a 13-year-old boy for sex trafficking was jailed on similar charges weeks earlier. On July 30, Marion County deputies learned Frank Calabria, 64, was possibly involved in juvenile sex trafficking. …
Missing
August 7, 2020
SIX people missing from same area disappeared within five months of each other: Report
California authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of six people who all vanished near the same area within the past five months. News Channel 3 reports that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department indicated that all six people, who remain missing, …
Court
August 6, 2020
SHOCK: Female staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state senator switches plea to GUILTY
In a shocking reversal, the staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state Senator Linda Collins pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, KAIT reports. Rebecca O’Donnell, 49, was charged with capital murder, …
Child Abuse
August 6, 2020
Mississippi toddler tests positive for amphetamines and meth; caretakers charged
A 3-year-old in northwestern Mississippi tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine, prompting an investigation that has landed a woman in jail and a man on the run. Cassie Neely, 35, and Paul Eric Leathers, 47, were the caretakers of the …