Lonnie Franklin Jr, convicted of killing nine women and a teenage girl over a 22 year period and linked to several more deaths, died Saturday in his cell in San Quentin Prison. Franklin, 67, was dubbed the “Grim Sleeper” for …
Police at a California beach town handed out a $1,000 citation to a surfer who violated closure orders Saturday in light of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the country. Manhattan Beach Police Sgt. Mike Sistoni told the Los Angeles Times the …
An 86-year-old woman died Saturday at a Brooklyn hospital after another patient shoved her to the ground because “she was too close” during the coronavirus pandemic. The woman, who was not named, fell backward and hit her head, the New …
New York police on Saturday released a photograph of a man they’d like to question in connection with a fire at a subway station on Friday that killed a train operator and injured several others, NBC New York reported. Garrett …
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so do scams and myths about the virus and its disease, COVID-19. Here’s some clarity on the matter.
Two children were found dead in West Virginia on Saturday in what police believe is a double homicide, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports. The children’s bodies were discovered Saturday afternoon in the Greenville area, about 100 miles southeast of Charleston. …
Seeking to profit from the global coronavirus pandemic, counterfeiters across the globe are producing phony medical masks that authorities warn are unsafe, the Independent reports. “Criminals will stop at nothing to make a profit,” Jürgen Stock, secretary-general of Interpol, told the newspaper. “The …
A 4-year-old Alabama girl who disappeared on Wednesday while walking with her dog asked her mother to record a video as she told some of the story of her 48 hours lost in the woods before rescuers found her. Evelyn …
A 22-year-old man tried to make off with a woman’s three children on Wednesday at a bus stop in Doña Ana, New Mexico, but the attempted kidnapping was foiled by a 16-year-old high school wrestling champion who pinned the man …
A Florida man “lost it” and killed his girlfriend and her new lover when he found them having sex after he bonded out of jail, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Kenyatta Bellamy, 50, had been in the Osceola County …
Detectives from Fort Wayne, Indiana, traveled to Wisconsin this week to arrest a 33-year-old woman in the stabbing death of her best friend nearly 18 years ago, WANE reported. Holly Boisvert, 33, waits in a Fond Du Lac jail for …
A pregnant New York City schoolteacher who was hospitalized for coronavirus alleges officials failed to heed warnings about an infection ripping through her school, the New York Post reports. “I had a lab report and a letter from my doctor. It still wasn’t …
A New York city police officer has died after contracting the novel coronarvirus, which has infected more than 500 members of the NYPD. The New York Post reports that the 48-year-old detective worked in the 32nd precinct in Harlem. He …
A New Jersey man allegedly shot and killed his wife using bullets specially designed to inflict greater damage, the Star-Ledger reports. On Thursday, police arrested 74-year-old Alexander Jacobs in connection with the shooting death of his wife, Lilia Jacobs. According to the report, …
A Manhattan judge on Thursday released 16 inmates, including a career criminal who stalked his girlfriend and stabbed her to death at a cellphone repair shop, over fears they could contract the novel coronavirus sweeping the country. The New York …
A Clinch County, Georgia, man has been jailed on charges of making terroristic threats, but the March 20 arrest wasn’t his first last week. Reinaldo Pineda, 69, was arrested on March 17 and charged with bestiality after a surveillance video …
A Georgia teen has been arrested and charged in the death of a newborn girl found in a cooler at the side of the road early last year. Investigators used DNA to track down Caroline Riley Propes, 19, and charge …
A doctor at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday and charged with breach of peace after he allegedly intentionally coughed on and hugged nurses at an outpatient surgical clinic, the Hartford Courant reported. Cory Edgar, 48, is an …
Emerging reports suggest that hate crimes and acts of racism against Asian Americans are on the rise in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson revealed to ABC News that since Stop AAPI Hate was launched on March 18, they’ve …
‘The Friday before he died, he was healthy. By Wednesday, he was dead.’
A 4-year-old Alabama girl who disappeared Wednesday afternoon while walking her dog has been found, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. While the sheriff’s office didn’t say where or how she was found, a photo published on the website …
Authorities in Arizona are suspicious of Lori Vallow’s involvement in the death of her former husband Charles Vallow, according to a leaked email obtained by Fox 10 Phoenix. The news station reportedly received the email from an undisclosed source, showing …
An Amazon delivery person in California apparently spit on a package he delivered to a home in Los Angeles. The incident happened Thursday evening, according to TMZ, at a home in Los Angeles’ Hancock neighborhood. After putting a package on …
A Maryland man was charged with the murder of his wife, who was reported missing earlier this week. WJZ reported that on Friday, Thomas Lehan, 37, told investigators that his missing wife, Kathleen Lehan, 24, was located in a creek …
A hunter contacts police reporting human remains in a forest. Now, police say they have recovered the remains of Paige Johnson, who went missing nearly 10 years ago. Just 17 years old at the time, the Northern Kentucky girl disappeared …
Alabama authorities in Lee County are now asking for civilian volunteers to help search for a missing 4-year-old who vanished Wednesday afternoon. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said that Evelyn “Vadie” Sides was with a caregiver …
Authorities in Alabama are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who was last seen on Monday. According to AL.com, Alabama A&M sophomore Joani Love Bryant, 20, was last seen leaving her home in Anniston. Investigators said she …
Authorities in Ohio arrested a woman on Wednesday, months after her newborn son was reportedly found dead in a trash bag at a college dormitory. Breyona Reddick, 18, was charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, endangering children, tampering with …
The grandmother of deceased Tennesee toddler, Evelyn Boswell, has been arrested again while already out on bond for theft charges. Knox News reports that Angela Boswell is behind bars facing burglary and drug charges after she allegedly broke into her …
A missing North Carolina teen has been found dead, according to officials. Star News Online reports that 18-year-old Hannah Nicole Faith, who vanished on March 18 from the Wilmington area, was found deceased in Hampton. She was reportedly last seen …
A Lousiana woman with no underlying health conditions who died earlier this month did not have coronavirus, at least according to the first test results. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 39-year-old social worker Natasha Ott began feeling “cold symptoms” on March 10, …
A couple arrested in Nevada in February after the woman’s 11-year-old son’s body was reportedly discovered in the trunk of a car in Texas was hit with multiple child abuse and sex crime charges. Corey Trumbull, 31, was charged with …
A 24-year-old mother has been charged with attempted murder and felony child abuse after she allegedly put her newborn baby boy into a plastic bag and buried him beneath some leaves near her home, WBTV reported. Union County, North Carolina, …
The man who broke into civil rights icon Rosa Parks’s Detroit home and robbed her has been arrested for an almost identical crime in Grand Rapids, MLive reported. Joseph Nathaniel Skipper, 54, hit the then-82-year-old Parks in the face before …
The daughter of an influential Memphis family was found dead in her historic Arkansas home late Wednesday morning, apparently slain by the man who murdered her mother and cousin nearby in 1996, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported. Martha McKay had …
A missing woman from South Carolina has been found dead and two people have been arrested. WYFF reports that police in Greenville County found the body of Carolyn Jackson in an open field near Reedy River on Tuesday. The body …
An actor with small roles in films like “Iron Man 2” and “Moneyball” was arrested on federal charges on Wednesday for allegedly claiming to have a cure for the coronavirus. Keith Middlebrook, 53, was charged wire fraud for falsely claiming …
The mayor of New York City is reportedly releasing 300 criminals at Rikers Island in light of the coronavirus pandemic. After New York City’s first prisoner tested positive for the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that around 300 …
The body of a 28-year-old mother is found in two suitcases in the trunk of a BMW. Ultimately a neighbor is arrested. Suspect Jeremiah Johnston kills and dismembers beautiful aspiring model Sara Zghoul. He then uses her cellphone and poses …
A group of eight people were arrested in Spain for allegedly planning a drug-fueled orgy in the midst of a devastating coronavirus outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives. According to the Sun and the New York Post, police in …
A Florida woman killed her 5-month-old son before unsuccessfully taking her own life on Wednesday morning, according to reports. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said workers found the infant’s body in a pickup truck parked on The Boardwalk on Okaloosa …
Alabama authorities continue to search for a 4-year-old girl who disappeared Wednesday while reportedly walking her dog. According to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, Evelyn “Vadie” Sides was with a caregiver described as a “longtime friend of the family” when …
A Pennsylvania supermarket was reportedly forced to throw out $35,000 worth of food after a woman intentionally coughed all over fresh produce and meats. Hanover Township police said in a Facebook post that the woman will be arraigned for intentionally …
Lori Vallow purchased her own wedding rings more than two weeks before her husband Chad Daybell’s former wife died suddenly. According to information obtained by East Idaho News, online records show that Vallow purchased a ring on Amazon on October …
Ohio authorities in Hamilton County said they were only releasing low-level nonviolent offenders, but a man behind bars accused of murder is now out of jail. NBC 5 reports that Deangelo Stone was released from jail after his attorney argued …
Metro Nashville police took a phone call from Zohal Sakwall on January 31, and the story she told them was shocking. Sakwall, 40, told officers that she had put a plastic bag over her infant daughter’s head and suffocated her …
An assistant nursing manager at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, and other personnel at the hospital are blaming a shortage of basic supplies at the hospital for his death. Kious Kelly, …
A salon owner in South Africa tested positive for coronavirus is facing serious criminal charges after he allegedly violated quarantine owners and continued to conduct business and social activities that may have spread the virus to dozens. According to the …
