Remains of missing Fort Hood soldier found, foul play suspected
Missing
Tipster leads investigators to skeletal remains of soldier missing since August
Police
June 21, 2020
SEE IT: Just released body cam footage shows Seattle police try to enter CHAZ autonomous zone after fatal shooting
Seattle police have released edited video, mostly from officers’ body cameras, showing their attempt to gain access to the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) Saturday night in response to a fatal shooting. After the shooting, police “were met by a …
Juveniles
June 21, 2020
Lawn mower runs over unattended 5-year-old child, ending in gruesome death: Report
A young child is dead in western New York after an incident involving a lawn mower, WKBW-TV reports. Around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, a 5-year-old child was riding a lawn mower without adult supervision. The child was thrown from the mower …
Child Abuse
June 20, 2020
Ex-Girl Scout leader charged with sexually abusing children in 2 New York counties
A former New York Girl Scout troop leader, already accused of sexually abusing children in Niagara County, was arraigned on new charges Friday in Erie County, the Buffalo News reported. Marty Walton, 31, was arraigned in Amherst Town Court on …
Missing
June 20, 2020
Missing Arizona woman, stepfather found dead in BURIED SUV; boyfriend and his father believed responsible
An Arizona woman and her stepfather, missing since mid-April, were found dead last month inside her SUV, which had been buried on an undeveloped lot down a dead-end road in central Iowa. And now police believe Elissa Landry’s boyfriend, Mitchell …
Murder
June 20, 2020
Pregnant mom, 3-year-old daughter shot to death, bodies left in car
Baltimore police found a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter dead in a car just before noon Friday and later arrested the man believed to be the father of the unborn child for the crime. Police said they arrested Devon …
Murder
June 20, 2020
Hero Marine ‘saved everyone,’ killed by ‘hostile employee’ at Florida pizzeria
A disgruntled delivery driver opened fire Friday at a busy Florida pizzeria just before noon, killing one employee who was trying to usher customers and other employees out of the line of fire, TCPalm reported. Frank Strahorn, 34, was a …
Violent Crime
June 20, 2020
Bags of human remains found on Seattle waterfront launch probe, expanded search for more bodies
Human remains were found in bags along Seattle’s waterfront on Friday afternoon, KOMO-TV reports. According to a statement from the Seattle Police Department, a caller notified authorities about a foul odor emanating from a bag on a beach in the …
Family Crime
June 20, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow husband Chad Daybell’s full arrest affidavit; did Daybell try to flee after JJ’s body was found?
-Chad Daybell watched investigators dig through his yard and took off in an SUV after investigators found JJ Vallow’s body
-Investigators targeted their search using cell phone data that placed Lori Vallow’s brother Alex Cox at Daybell’s property the morning after each missing child was last seen alive
Animal Abuse
June 19, 2020
Indiana woman arrested for DO-IT-YOURSELF ‘DENTAL FLOSS’ NEUTERING family dog
Police in northwestern Indiana arrested a 62-year-old woman this week after she tried to neuter her dog at home because she didn’t have enough money to pay for the procedure. According to NWI.com, Kimberly Oldham told police she had received …
Juveniles
June 19, 2020
Search for 8-year-old girl swept down Platte River enters second week
Searchers headed out to Nebraska’s Platte River on Friday, the eighth day of the search for an 8-year-old girl who is believed to have been swept away by the river’s waters, KLKN reported. Tarie Price and four other children were …
Attempted Murder
June 19, 2020
Married suspect plots to kidnap ex, hang her and burn her alive. His wife & girlfriend help him: Police
A Connecticut man stood over his ex-girlfriend’s bleeding body, demanding her to “shut up” while he planned to kill her, prosecutors say. Westport News reports that 29-year-old Nathan Collins is behind bars on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment …
Animal Crimes
June 19, 2020
600 Pounds Of Feces, 124 Animals removed from inside family home…”Worst Cockroach Infestation Ever”
The Humane Society of North Texas has taken custody of 124 animals seized from Denton home, where they were found in feces-filled cages, infested with fleas, underweight, and ill. The home, the Human Society said, had “the worst cockroach infestation …
Sex Crimes
June 19, 2020
Nanny filmed $8-a-minute porn videos in front of children, police say
A Florida nanny and adult film actress who was arrested in April for allegedly filming herself performing sexual acts in front of children was charged Monday with human trafficking. Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chip Simmons said that following …
Family Crime
June 19, 2020
BREAKING: Former friend of ‘Cult Mom’ husband Chad Daybell accuses him of sexual assault
A woman who had a working friendship with Chad Daybell has come forward to claim that he sexually assaulted her in December 2018, while he was married to his now-deceased wife Tammy Daybell. Weeks after his wife’s sudden death, Daybell …
Missing
June 19, 2020
Vanessa Guillen: Reward for missing Fort Hood soldier reaches $55K as Army investigates possible sexual assault
As the desperate search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen continues, an Army commander announced that an investigation in sexual assault allegations is underway. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Guillen, 20 was reportedly last seen on April 22 at around …
Cold Cases
June 19, 2020
‘She has a name now’: Bones found on side of road identified 30 years later as missing teen, but mystery still surrounds unexplained death
Human remains found on the side of a Texas road in 1990 were recently identified as a woman who hadn’t been seen or heard from for three decades. KTRK reported that Manvel police confirmed the bones found off County Road …
Police
June 19, 2020
DEVELOPING: ‘Dirty cop’ involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death will be FIRED, mayor says
Kentucky officials are reportedly in the process of firing an officer involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police reportedly shot multiple times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong apartment. According to WLKY, Louisville Mayor …
Missing
June 19, 2020
Search called off for missing diver last seen on shoreline with dive fins: Report
A search has been called off for a Hawaii woman who was reported missing on Monday. On Thursday, the Hawai‘i Fire Department suspended their ongoing search for Clare Maney, 28. Big Island Now reported that on Sunday, surveillance cameras at …
Family Crime
June 19, 2020
‘Cult mom’ friend will testify that Lori Vallow’s niece Melani Pawlowski visited Chad and Lori in Hawaii after the children vanished: DOCS
In an upcoming interview on “Dateline,” friend Melanie Gibb describes Vallow and Daybell’s relationship as “gasoline and fire”
Homicide
June 19, 2020
HOMELESS KILLER CAPTURED: Suspect accused of killing three homeless people in Atlanta arrested
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Atlanta authorities have captured a man they believe to be the suspect behind the killing of three homeless people this month. According to CBS 46 and …
Murder
June 18, 2020
Police release photos of suspect in brutal slayings of homeless people in Atlanta
The Atlanta Police Department on Thursday released photos of a man they believe is responsible for at least three murders of homeless people this month, Atlanta Intown reported. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Monday that police believe three killings …
Family Crime
June 18, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell made advances to a married woman before meeting Lori Vallow, former friend tells Nancy Grace
‘Cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell wanted ‘spouses’ gone, friend says
Murder
June 18, 2020
Chicago high schooler charged with killing a woman when he learned she was transgender
An 18-year-old Chicago man was denied bond this week after being charged with shooting a woman to death when he learned she was transgender, CBS Chicago reported. Prosecutors said Orlando Perez, a senior at Bogan High School, was so enraged …
Podcast
June 18, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Supermom Sherri Papini kidnapping case still open. No suspects, despite reward.
California mom Sherri Papini goes missing for 22 days in 2016. Her alleged abductors have never been found. When Papini was found, she had “a quarter-inch-thick chain around her waist and hose clamps around her wrists.” Papini’s face was bruised, and …
Missing
June 18, 2020
MISSING: Police are searching for 3-year-old boy Maryland boy, ask public to keep an eye out
*This is a developing story and will be updated when additional information becomes available.* The Baltimore Police Department is searching for a 3-year-old boy who disappeared on Thursday. Nijel Grimes was last seen off of the 5100 block of Bel …
AMBER Alert
June 18, 2020
Dad violated CPS order by having mom watch AMBER Alert tot who was found dead in dumpster: Docs
The father of a Texas toddler who was found dead hours after his reported disappearance was jailed Wednesday for allegedly letting the boy’s mother watch him unsupervised, violating an existing agreement with Child Protective Services. The Waco Police Department arrested …
Juveniles
June 18, 2020
DEVELOPING: Two children taken into protective custody after ‘suspicious death’ of young child in same home
A young child is dead and two other children were taken from a Minneapolis home due to the suspicious nature of the death. Citing law enforcement sources, KMSP reports that police responded to a call of “unknown trouble” at a …
Family Crime
June 18, 2020
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s niece speaks out on deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow; says she wishes Tylee was here to ‘clear up all the confusion’
Tylee “would probably be giving the biggest eye roll at all the drama unfolding in the media,” Melani Pawlowski wrote
Bad Doctors
June 18, 2020
Plastic surgeon posted intern’s topless photos to Instagram with caption, ‘my favorite medical assistant’, lawsuit alleges
The intern also accused the doctor of repeated sexual harassment
Prison
June 18, 2020
BREAKING: Inmate on the loose after prison break on Rikers Island
Two inmates at the Rikers Island prison in New York City reportedly escaped on Thursday, and one inmate is still on the loose. ABC News reports that two inmates had somehow escaped the correctional facility and were seen jumping into …
Murder
June 18, 2020
Nurse is shot dead by former neighbor who approached home dressed as a deliveryman: Report
A Massachusetts man is facing murder charges for allegedly fatally shooting his former neighbor outside her home on Wednesday. Sources told WBZ-TV that Robert Bonang, 61, went to Laurie Melchionda’s home in Braintree dressed as a delivery person. When Melchionda, …
Murder
June 18, 2020
‘My client never kicked Mr. Brooks’: Defense lawyer says cop who shot Rayshard Brooks twice in the back is justified in shooting
A defense attorney for the now-former Atlanta police officer accused of shooting a man twice in the back at a Wendy’s parking lot last week says the shooting was justified. Fox News reports that defense attorney Lance LoRusso said he …
Juveniles
June 18, 2020
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner hid huge stash of child pornography, girl’s bathing suits in mobile home: Report
German authorities reportedly found thousands of images of child pornography in the mobile home belonging to a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Citing a German news documentary on Spiegel TV, The Sun reports that authorities in …
Police
June 18, 2020
Half-brother of Robert Fuller, young man found hanged in California, killed in police shootout: Report
Police had reportedly been pursuing Fuller’s half-brother on allegations he had falsely imprisoned a woman, demanding information about his brother’s death
Cold Cases
June 17, 2020
DNA, water samples lead to identity of murder victim found in park 4 years ago
Bones found in a western Ohio state park in 2016 have been linked to a young man reported missing by his parents a year earlier, WANE reports. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office said the remains found in Grand Lake St …
Murder
June 17, 2020
Ex-Atlanta police officer charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting had 12 disciplinary investigations
Atlanta police records show that the former officer now charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot last week has been investigated by the department’s Office of Professional Standards 12 times, WXIA reported. In one …
Murder
June 17, 2020
Boyfriend arrested after a child wandering outside alone leads cops to mom’s murdered body: Reports
A man was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who reportedly was found stabbed to death in her New Jersey home Tuesday. At 12:20 a.m., Dumont police responded to an apartment complex amid reports that a 5-year-old girl was …
Murder
June 17, 2020
Air Force sergeant linked to Boogaloo movement charged with killing sheriff’s deputy, federal officer during George Floyd protests
An Air Force sergeant already charged with killing a Santa Cruz deputy was charged Tuesday with shooting two federal officers in Oakland, one of them fatally, using the protests over the killing of George Floyd in an attempt to get …
Celebrity Justice
June 17, 2020
BREAKING: ‘That 70’s Show’ star and Scientologist Danny Masterson charged with three counts of rape; could spend life in prison if convicted
Actor and well-known Scientologist Danny Masterson had been charged with raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home. According to KTLA, the Los Angeles County District Attorney charged Masterson with three counts of forcible rape, involving three different victims and …
Juveniles
June 17, 2020
11-year-old boy dies of water intoxication after parents force him to drink; found with foam coming from mouth and blunt force trauma injuries
The parents of a Colorado boy who died suddenly earlier this year have been charged with murder after investigators determined that the boy died of water intoxication. KKTV reports that Ryan and Tara Sabin of El Paso County, Colorado, were …
Assault
June 17, 2020
SEE VIDEO: Perp who punches elderly woman has over 100 ARRESTS!
A New York man — a convicted sex offender with at least 100 arrests — was reportedly filmed Friday randomly shoving an elderly woman, causing her to fall head-first into a fire hydrant. Rashid Brimmage, 31, was arrested Tuesday and …
Murder
June 17, 2020
BREAKING: Officers involved in Rayshard Brooks death face multiple charges after allegedly kicking & standing on him following deadly shooting [DA]
The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot last week is facing 11 charges. Another officer involved in the incident is also facing numerous charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation began …
Murder for hire
June 17, 2020
Nancy Grace goes toe-to-toe with attorney for ‘Black Widow’ newlywed who was caught on tape plotting husband’s murder
For Monday’s episode of “Crime Stories,” host Nancy Grace went toe-to-toe with the lawyer representing a Florida woman who’s serving a 16-year sentence for a failed murder plot targeting her husband. Prosecutors have alleged Dalia Dippolito plotted Mike Dippolito’s murder …
Podcast
June 17, 2020
Wednesday Crime Stories: Obsessed female staffer murders glamorous lady senator & orders hit on victim’s hubby?
There’s a twist in the murder of Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith. The suspect is facing new charges as details are released of an attempt to hire a hitman to kill the senator’s ex-husband. The body of Collins-Smith was found …
Missing
June 17, 2020
‘How can you not have these answers?’: Reward reaches $50K as desperate search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen continues
Nearly two months after Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen disappeared, a reward for information that leads to her whereabouts has increased to $50,000 As CrimeOnline previously reported, Guillen, 20 was reportedly last seen on April 22 at around 1 p.m. …
Sex Crimes
June 17, 2020
COURTROOM BOMBSHELL! MORMON SEMINARY STUDENTS SKIP CLASS to have sex with woman in hot tub before hubby finds out
On Tuesday, an Idaho judge rejected a plea deal for a woman accused of sexually assaulting two underage teen boys in 2016. District Judge Darren Simpson said the plea deal offered to Amanda Steele, 34, was insufficient because the amended …
Murder for hire
June 17, 2020
Wisconsin man accused of sexually assaulting little girl, paying someone to kill her & her mother so they won’t testify: Police
A Wisconsin man charged earlier this month with sexual assault is apparently facing additional charges after he tried to have the victim and her mother killed, police say. Fox 11 reports that Laene Piontek appeared in court Tuesday on charges …
Serial Killers
June 17, 2020
Serial killer? Three brutal shooting deaths of homeless people in Atlanta are likely linked, police say
During a Monday press conference, Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that police believe that three deaths of homeless people in the city are linked. The first killing shooting happened on June 1 close to an overpass by Baker-Highland Connector …