Sheriff’s secret swinger life exposed days after he admitted to killing a man [Reports]
Police
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis picked Sheriff Gregory Tony to head Broward County police after the 2018 Parkland shooting
Coronavirus
May 4, 2020
Vacationing newlyweds jailed in Hawaii for violating mandatory quarantine: Report
On Thursday, a honeymooning California couple was arrested in Hawaii for allegedly disobeying state guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic. KHON reported Borice Leouskiy, 20, and Yuliia Andreichenko, 26, checked into a Waikiki-area hotel Wednesday night. The couple reportedly scoffed …
May 4, 2020
Nicholas Cage is your new Tiger King, will play Joe Exotic in scripted series
Actor Nicholas Cage is set to play Joe Exotic in an upcoming drama series inspired by the popular Netlix series “Tiger King.” Variety reports that the “Leaving Las Vegas” actor will play Joe Exotic in an upcoming scripted series co-produced …
Animal Abuse
May 4, 2020
SEE VIDEO: Manic monkey on mini-bike snatches baby girl
A monkey riding a mini motorbike decided to snatch a child, but it didn’t get too far after losing its grip and crashing. According to TMZ, the incident happened in an alleyway in Indonesia, while a toddler girl sat with …
Murder
May 4, 2020
SHOCK SHOOTING: Beloved security guard dad dead in dispute over face mask?
A Family Dollar security guard who was fatally shot in Michigan on Friday might’ve been killed during a dispute with a customer who refused to wear a state-mandated protective mask in the store. Citing state police, WEYI reported that Calvin …
Unsolved
May 4, 2020
Son goes to clear out family home when mom passes, FINDS DEAD BODY IN FREEZER
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A New York man cleaning out his deceased mother’s apartment reportedly found a decaying body inside a refrigerator. New York Daily News reports that the incident …
May 4, 2020
LIVESTREAM: History is made as Supreme Court hears arguments via telephone amid coronavirus pandemic
On Monday, the Supreme Court will resume taking oral arguments by teleconference, in an unprecedented move. As Reuters reports, the Supreme Court justices will hear 10 cases remotely over the next two weeks in order to meet public health guidelines …
Murder
May 4, 2020
‘He showed a pile of blood’: Gruesome domestic violence scene posted on Snapchat turns into murder [UPDATE]
A Snapchat incident took a deadly turn on Friday at a Utah apartment. On Friday morning, authorities responded to a domestic violence call at the Candlestick Apartments in Midvale, at around 10:30 a.m. Deputies arrived to find a man barricaded …
May 3, 2020
Porch pirates dress as healthcare workers to take packages
Police in Washington state are looking for two women dressed in scrubs who’ve been stealing packages from Kennewick residents. “Both appear to dresses as nurses, and we do not believe they are actual nurses,” the Kennewick Police Department said. “The …
Celebrity Justice
May 3, 2020
SEE IT: YouTubers trick Tiger King nemesis Carole Baskin into her first official interview since the Netflix show dropped
Joe Exotic’s nemesis Carole Baskin gave her first interview since Netflix released its hit series “Tiger King,” but she wasn’t appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, as she thought. Instead, YouTubers Josh Pieters and Archie Manners tricked Baskin …
Child Abuse
May 3, 2020
Police: Mummified body of wheelchair-bound, blind 5-year-old boy found in trunk of mother’s car [UPDATE]
A Wisconsin mother has been charged in the death of her 5-year-old son whose mummified body was found in a duffel bag in the trunk of her car on March 31, Fox 11 reports. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office …
Child Abuse
May 3, 2020
Fake therapist blackmails teen girl on Snapchat for explicit photos: Feds
A Cleveland man posed as a therapist on Snapchat and coerced a 13-year-old girl into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos, authorities said, according to Cleveland.com. An affidavit written by an Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigator …
Child Abuse
May 3, 2020
Kentucky foster dad sexually abused children for years: Cops
A Kentucky man has been accused of sexually abusing his foster children and an adopted child for years, using threats and coercion to force the children to pose nude and perform sexual acts. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in …
Murder
May 3, 2020
Driver says he only wanted to ‘scare’ skateboarder he hit and killed
An 18-year-old Washington state man has been jailed on a second degree murder charge for driving into a skateboarder in a parking lot and killing him. Vancouver police found William Miller, 45, pinned beneath Joshua Jones’s car on Wednesday as …
Missing
May 3, 2020
Arizona woman, step-dad still missing and believed dead; boyfriend ‘refused to cooperate’ with investigation
A missing persons case in Arizona has turned into a homicide investigation, according to Chino Valley police, who said they’ve found evidence indicating David “Nick” Batten, 45, and Elissa Landry, 28, are dead. Batten, his stepdaughter Landry, and her boyfriend …
Murder
May 3, 2020
Grandmother identified after daughter kills her & two small children following custody loss: Police
A Texas grandmother shot and killed inside a bedroom last week has been identified. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the father of two children, ages 3 and 5, showed up at his ex-wife’s Sedona Ranch apartment off of Henderson Pass in San Antonio …
Family Crime
May 3, 2020
FBI-informant husband of ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow’s niece wore a wire, spied on his new bride: Report
A new member of Lori Vallow’s extended family has admitted to cooperating with law enforcement as investigators searched for clues about the disappearance of Lori Vallow’s two missing children. In a “Dateline” episode devoted to the bizarre disappearances of Vallow’s …
Murder
May 2, 2020
Killer leaves dead man in motel room, then stabs woman in her car waiting for train to pass: Cops
An Arizona man was arrested after he reached into a car waiting for a train to pass and stabbed the driver, and when he was arrested, he told police he’d stabbed a man in a motel room just minutes before. …
Murder
May 2, 2020
Minnesota woman reported missing, then found dead in her home: Police
A woman who was reported missing on Friday was found dead in her home the following day, and her husband has been arrested, the Maple Grove, Minnesota Police Department said. Maria Fury, 28, was reported missing at about 6 p.m. …
Attempted Murder
May 2, 2020
Suspect in jogger shooting attacked another woman with a machete: Cops
South Carolina police have identified a 23-year-old North Charleston man as the suspect who allegedly shot a 72-year-old woman in Beaufort as she was out for a jog last week, and, they say, he did it just days after allegedly …
Attempted Murder
May 2, 2020
Florida man stabs roommate, tells him to ‘suck the worm and devil’ from his blood
A Florida man stabbed his roommate and then himself on Wednesday, telling responding deputies he did so to release Satan, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said, according to a News 6 report. Deputies arrived at Vista Home Apartments in Sanford …
Suicide
May 2, 2020
Murder-suicide highlights fears of domestic abuse during coronavirus pandemic
An apparent murder-suicide in Utah has left two people dead amid an uptick in domestic violence during coronavirus lockdowns, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Police on Friday morning responded to a report of domestic violence at an apartment building in Midvale, a suburb …
Weird Crime
May 1, 2020
Son opens his dead mother’s freezer, finds badly decomposed body
A man clearing out his mother’s apartment after her death had the shock of a lifetime on Thursday, when he opened a freezer and found a badly decomposed body, the New York Daily News reported. Asmir Basim, the superintendent of …
Animal Crimes
May 1, 2020
Joe Exotic and crew poked, prodded, used fire extinguishers to get tiger moms away so they could take babies: Former employee
A woman who worked for Joe Exotic says he abused tiger mothers to get their cubs away from them, sometimes before they were able to survive on their own. Gaylynn Eastwood told CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace, in her new Fox Nation …
Sex Crimes
May 1, 2020
Predator brings little girl to convicted rapist who planned to rape child in bathroom
A Montana woman who brought a young girl to a convicted rapist was sentenced Tuesday to 100 years behind bars. According to the Helena Independent Record, Kimberly Feigert, 32, was also deemed a tier-one sex offender. Feigert was arrested in …
Juveniles
May 1, 2020
DENIED: Judge removes COVID-19 mask during hourslong hearing, refuses to grant ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow bail reduction
After Lori Vallow’s attorney spoke on and on for two hours, the judge called for a 10-minute recess and returned without her mask, saying she’d been having trouble breathing. Ultimately she determined that Vallow’s laywer had not presented any viable new evidence.
Coronavirus
May 1, 2020
Ex-cop serving life sentence for double murder, rape is given medical furlough amid coronavirus concerns: Report
Officials in Illinois reportedly gave medical furlough to a former police officer who’s serving a life sentence for murder and rape. WBBM reported that Herschell Glenn, 61, is among the 164 convicted murderers who had their sentence commuted or got …
Podcast
May 1, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: CULT-MOM Lori Vallow set to walk free? WHERE ARE MISSING CHILDREN?
Cult mom Lori Vallow returns to court today asking a judge to reduce her bond, allowing her to go home. Vallow still has not revealed where JJ and Tylee are. Joining Nancy Grace today to discuss: Joseph Scott Morning, Professor …
Family Crime
May 1, 2020
Chad Daybell may testify against ‘cult mom’ wife Lori Daybell in court TODAY
The ‘doomsday’ husband and wife now share the same attorney
Murder
May 1, 2020
‘I can’t commit her’: Mom speaks out after daughter covers for friend who allegedly dismembered teen girl, threw her in trash
A mother is speaking out after her daughter was arrested for allegedly covering up a grisly murder scene for her friend, who’s accused of killing and dismembering a North Dakota teen. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 27-year-old Ethan Broad allegedly killed …
Missing
May 1, 2020
Skull found in creek likely belongs to hiker missing since 2010, police say
Human remains discovered in Idaho on Sunday likely belong to a man who vanished in 2010. The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office said they got involved after a hunter found a human skull at Bernard Creek. The hunter reportedly also recovered …
Missing
May 1, 2020
Sister says no debit card use, no sightings since couple mysteriously disappeared [EXCLUSIVE]
A sister says she had just started rekindling a lost relationship with her sister when she vanished without a trace. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stephanie Mayorga, 27, and Paige Escalera, 25, were last seen in the north of Wilmington, not …
Family Crime
May 1, 2020
‘How do you not produce the kids? ‘Cult’ mom’ Lori Vallow’s first born son demands answers about missing siblings in explosive new interview
Lori Vallow’s adult son will appear on a special “Dateline” episode that explores the disappearance of his siblings Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow. As People magazine reports, the “Dateline” episode “What Happened to the Children?” will explore the …
Unsolved
April 30, 2020
‘Tiger King’ lawyer thinks Carole Baskin’s missing husband was murdered and ‘strangled from the backseat of an airplane’
The lawyer for Carole Baskin’s missing husband said he doesn’t know for sure who made the man disappear or who may have killed him, but he’s certain that Jack Don Lewis was murdered. “In my view, there’s no question but …
Robbery
April 30, 2020
Catch this perp! Caught on video: Suspect beats woman, 77, with iron pipe to steal pizza
Authorities in Arizona are investigating after an elderly woman was reportedly assaulted and robbed at a pizzeria last week. On Tuesday, the Tuscon Police Department released surveillance footage showing an April 21 armed robbery at Peter Piper Pizza. Police said …
Family Crime
April 30, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s older sister died young of mysterious causes; gravestone found covered in dirt [VIDEO]
Court TV’s Ashleigh Banfield found Stacey’s grave marker, which looked as though it had been long neglected.
Homicide
April 30, 2020
Mom found dead days after she’s seen ‘screaming for help’ as group drags her into a home: Docs
Four women have been arrested for kidnapping an Arizona woman who was found dead late last month. Citing court documents, KPNX reported that Melissa Valenzuela, 34, was found dead on March 23, six days after she was last seen at …
Jail
April 30, 2020
NEW Court Docs: ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ author wants out of jail after allegedly murdering her OWN husband. DA releases motive for killing.
An Oregon writer accused of killing her husband says she’s innocent and wants out of jail, but recent court documents filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney details the motives of murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, failing romance mystery novelist …
Sex Offenders
April 30, 2020
ALERT! Illinois releases 146 sex offenders, including ‘sexually dangerous’ perps
Officials in Illinois have released more 146 sex offenders — including three who were deemed “sexually dangerous persons.” The Illinois Department of Corrections provided a list of the 4,000 inmates they released early or had their sentence commuted by Governor …
Missing
April 30, 2020
MISSING: Little boy hasn’t been seen in days, police say
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Indiana authorities are searching for a boy who hasn’t been since Tuesday. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, 12-year-old Jaysen Miller was last seen at …
Sex Crimes
April 29, 2020
Former pro-football linebacker Telvin Smith arrested for ‘unlawful sexual activity’ with minors
Former NFL linebacker Telvin Smith, 29, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Jacksonsville, Florida, on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, the Florida Times-Union reported. The charge, in the Florida code, is used when a person …
Celebrity Justice
April 29, 2020
Juror: Joe Exotic talked about filming ‘a softcore porn’ during trial
At his trial for a botched murder-for-hire plot, convicted felon Joe Exotic nearly got a little too graphic on the stand before his own attorney stopped him, a juror in the trial told CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace. The juror, identified only …
Coronavirus
April 29, 2020
Decomposing bodies found ‘stacked up’ in U-Haul trucks: Reports
New York police are investigating a Brooklyn funeral home that has allegedly been storing bodies in U-Haul trucks and other vehicles parked on the street, the New York Daily News reports. Police were called to the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral …
Robbery
April 29, 2020
Uber passenger beat & choked elderly driver with seatbelt during violent robbery: Police
A Florida man is accused of assaulting and choking an elderly Uber driver on Saturday. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they discovered the injured Uber driver while responding to a reported robbery in Spring …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Pregnant New Jersey chef beaten to death in apparent murder-suicide
The owners of a trendy Jersey City restaurant were found dead Sunday in what appears to be a murder-suicide, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. Garima Kothari, the 35-year-old chef of Nukkad in the waterfront Paulus Hook neighborhood, …
April 29, 2020
‘Jurors were crying’: Woman who helped convict ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic gives Nancy Grace a tell-all interview
In the latest episode of “A Tiger King Investigation” on Fox Nation, Nancy Grace speaks to a juror who helped decide the fate of “Joe Exotic,” who is serving a 22-year sentence after he was found guilty of plotting to …
Murder
April 29, 2020
SOLVED: Police crack 1983 murder case of teen boy found dismembered on road
Authorities in Ohio announced this week that they solved the murder of a 15-year-old boy whose dismembered body was discovered on a road in 1983. The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office used DNA phenotyping, genetic genealogy, …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Wealthy real estate tycoon kills wife, then stages kidnapping & ransom, demanding millions for her return: Police
A man deemed one of”the wealthiest man in Norway” was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death and disappearance of his wife. Mercury News reports that 69-year-old Anne-Elisabeth Hagen vanished on October 31, 2018 from her home in Fjellhamar, …
Juveniles
April 29, 2020
URGENT: Missing 9-year-old girl is in danger
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a missing person alert for a 9-year-old girl who the agency believes was abducted by her biological father. According to WKRN, TBI has issued an Engandered Child Alert for 9-year-old Danica Ashley Ingle …
Murder
April 29, 2020
UPDATE: Postal worker shot dead by resident waiting for stimulus check [Report]
UPDATE: Reports indicated that Tony Cushingberry, 21, was the man arrested in connection with shooting death of postal worker Angela Summers. Summers was reportedly shot in the chest Monday while on her route. Paul Toms, the president of the National …