Parents found dead in apparent murder-suicide just before anniversary of teen daughter’s murder
Family Crime
The married couple had been together since they were 14 years old
Murder
January 13, 2020
Husband kills wife, sits with her body for 24 hours before deciding to kill himself: Cops
Police responding to a request for a welfare check on Saturday from a Kansas City man’s father found blood visible throughout the house, the son unresponsive on a bed, and his wife’s body rolled into an area rug in another …
Podcast
January 13, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Gorgeous young mom found in nightgown in her own bed, AXE embedded in her forehead. Tot girl in room next door
A retired business executive has been arrested for the 1982 murder of his wife. Police say James Krauseneck used an axe to hack his sleeping wife, Cathleen, in the forehead. He then leaves his toddler daughter alone in their house …
Celebrity Justice
January 13, 2020
Model falls to her death from cliff while watching sunrise with friends at popular tourist spot
A British model has died while vacationing in Australia after she and a group of friends climbed over a fence to watch a sunrise from a steep cliff. The Sun reports that 21-year-old Madalyn Davis fell nearly 100 feet from …
Sex Crimes
January 13, 2020
California woman passes out during Uber ride, wakes up to driver raping her: Police
A California Uber driver has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who needed a ride home on Saturday, after a night out with friends. The Los Angeles Times reports that 32-year-old Uber driver, Alonso Calle, was arrested on suspicion …
Juveniles
January 13, 2020
7-year-old girl dies, brother still missing after family is swept into the ocean
A 7-year-old girl is dead after being swept into the ocean off the coast of Oregon amid a high-surf warning from the National Weather Service, ABC News reports. The girl’s father, Jeremy Stiles, was reportedly holding her and her 4-year-old …
Kidnapping
January 12, 2020
Female Uber driver escapes armed kidnap attempt by jumping from moving vehicle
A female Uber driver jumped from her moving vehicle late Friday night to escape an armed passenger who had ordered her to drive him into the desert, the Grand Junction, Colorado, Police Department reported. Her white Toyota C-HR crashed into …
Animal Crimes
January 12, 2020
Kentucky woman goes ‘redneck,’ allegedly sics killer dog on man
A Kentucky woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly turned her pit bull terrier loose on a man who subsequently died. Kentucky State Police responded to a call about a fatal dog attack in rural Rockcastle County on …
Assault
January 12, 2020
Unhinged airline passenger reportedly attacks cockpit door, flight attendant, AND cops trying to arrest him
Six police officers and a flight attendant were injured Friday in an unruly passenger incident aboard a United Airlines flight arriving in Newark, New Jersey, from Washington, D.C, NBC New York reported. One Port Authority police officer was hospitalized with …
Kidnapping
January 12, 2020
Cellphone ping helps police find kidnap victim bound with zip ties in trunk of suspect’s vehicle
An Iowa man is behind bars after police say they found a victim tied up in his trunk. ABC9 reports that a call regarding a missing person was reported to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. Officers were dispatched …
January 12, 2020
Hit-and-run suspect kills himself after police falsely claim he gravely injured woman in crash
A Seattle man killed himself after a police officer falsely accused him of seriously injuring a woman in a hit-and-run crash, newly released records show. According to the Seattle Times, an internal police investigation found that the officer’s lie “shocked …
Robbery
January 11, 2020
SEE IT: UFC spots video of Best Buy FEMALE employee jump suspected shoplifter, gets call to be UFC STAR
A Hawaii Best Buy employee said “not today” right before Christmas when she saw a man trying to leave the store without paying for expensive merchandise — again — so she did what she had to do. She blocked him …
Murder
January 11, 2020
Beloved 92-year-old ‘cat lady’ sexually assaulted, killed in Queens
A 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 92-year-old Queens woman on Monday night told detectives he’d been trying to help the old woman but lost his balance and fell, the New York Post reported. “He fell down, …
Unsolved
January 11, 2020
Husband sobs on video as young wife wanders off in pajamas during work trip, found dead
A Utah woman who left for a business trip to Florida earlier this week has been found dead, according to family members. The Sun-Sentinel reports that 37-year-old Kelly Glover, a project manager with CHG Healthcare, was found dead Saturday morning, …
Missing
January 11, 2020
Family says Montana teen missing since New Year’s Day may have been abducted: Report
Friends and family of a missing Montana teen believe she was taken against her will and are raising concerns about a video that may show the girl in a dangerous situation, Heavy.com reports. Selena Not Afraid, 16, has been missing since January 1, …
child endangerment
January 10, 2020
Baby boy found lying on Kentucky road in 35 degree weather while mom was a mile away
Police in southeastern Kentucky arrested the parents of a 5 1/2-month-old boy found lying on a road in “minimal clothing” with temperatures barely above freezing. The Louisville Courier-Journal said both Destiny D. McQueen, 21, and Michael E. Augst, 49, were …
Attempted Murder
January 10, 2020
Mom, teen daughter climb out window to escape man trying to kill them after his gun misfired
A Maine man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and drank beer in her basement until he was ready to kill her, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported, but the plan didn’t go the way he wanted when his gun misfired twice and …
Assault
January 10, 2020
High school student’s mom viciously attacked as she goes to talk to principal about bullying: Reports
A California mother was reportedly attacked as she headed to the principal’s office to address bullying involving her 16-year-old daughter. KRON reported that Maria Jimenez spent two nights in the hospital in connection with Tuesday morning’s assault at James Logan …
Cold Cases
January 10, 2020
Nearly 40 years later, police identify woman found strangled in a cornfield on Halloween
Her killer, a traveling carny, died in 1988 while serving a life sentence for her murder
Podcast
January 10, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: SHOCKING DETAILS: Millionaire pedophile Jeff Epstein’s bloody death cell
Convicted millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein had bloodied ligature marks around his neck and several nooses inside his jail cell following his death. A security guard said he cut a noose from Epstein’s neck after he found the pervert hanging lifeless …
Family Crime
January 10, 2020
11-month-old baby drowns in tub while mom takes ‘me time’
A toddler boy is dead after he was left in the bathtub alone with his 2-year-old sister. WATE reports that Lindsee Louise Leonardo, 32, told police she left her son, Aiden Xavier Leonardo, and his 23-month-old sister in the bathtub …
Murder
January 10, 2020
BOLO: Young mom-of-5 found shot & beaten to death in home, cops say
Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating after a woman was found dead inside her home on Thursday night. WPVI reported that Philadelphia police found Lexus Brice, 25, dead in an upstairs bedroom after her mother arrived at her home and discovered …
Murder
January 10, 2020
NO murder charges for parents of ‘model student’ little boy found dead in concrete-filled dog kennel
The father of a Colorado boy whose body was found entombed in concrete in a storage unit accepted a plea deal on Thursday to avoid first-degree murder charges. Leland Pankey, 40, pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in death and …
Murder
January 10, 2020
Fotis Dulos: Alleged wife killer RELEASED after murder charges, girlfriend rushed to hospital [Reports]
Fotis Dulos, accused of kidnapping and murdering his estranged and presumed dead wife, Jennifer Dulos, returned to his upscale Connecticut home on Thursday, following his Tuesday arrest. According to Eyewitness News 3, with the supposed financial assistance of a family …
January 10, 2020
Driver who killed mom & three young children in fiery crash is arrested over a year later: Report
Over a year later, a Mississippi man is behind bars, accused of negligent homicide after a mother and three young children died in a fiery car accident in Texas. 12News reports that Timothy Thomas Poppen, of Mississippi, was allegedly driving …
January 10, 2020
BREAKING: Florida Air Force base put on lockdown after reports of shooting
UPDATE: 8:25 a.m. WFTS reports that the lockdown has been lifted and that officials say there is no active shooter at the base. A possible armed suspect near the Tanker Way gate area of the base prompted the alerts about …
Murder
January 9, 2020
‘I killed everybody’: North Carolina mom charged with shooting daughter, niece in triple murder
A New Year’s Day shooting has shocked a North Carolina family, leaving them with no understanding of why a 29-year-old mother would shoot and kill her 10-year-old daughter, 2-year-old niece, and a 61-year-old man who lived with the family. Brittany …
Juveniles
January 9, 2020
Police search for missing Massachusetts teen Sadie Jones
Authorities in Massachusetts are searching for a 14-year-old girl missing from her Wareham foster home. WCVB reports that Sadie Jones, 14, was reported missing by a foster parent. It is not known exactly when Sadie was last seen or when …
Prison
January 9, 2020
Video from Jeffrey Epstein suicide attempt is GONE; jail officials ‘inadvertently’ preserved footage from wrong floor: Docs
Federal prosecutors in New York revealed on Thursday that surveillance footage taken from outside of Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell during his first apparent suicide attempt is gone due to a mistake in recordkeeping. According to NBC News, prosecutors said the …
Cold Cases
January 9, 2020
Baby Daniel: Arrest made in cold case murder of baby boy found frozen, dead in park
Police in Virginia announced on Tuesday that they have made an arrest in the unsolved homicide of an infant boy who was found dead in a park in 2003. Chesapeake police said their ongoing investigation and forensic testing led them …
Murder
January 9, 2020
Dad stands by as girlfriend records herself abusing daughter. She later kicks the child to death, gets murder sentence VACATED!: Police
The Department of Children and Family Services investigated the couple at least five times before Rica Rountree’s murder last January
Podcast
January 9, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories BONUS: Potomac River Rapist CAUGHT!
Forensic genealogy leads police to a suspect in more than ten sexual assaults and one murder in Washington and Maryland in the 1990s. Giles Daniel Warrick, 60, was arrested in Conway, South Carolina, on multiple rape charges. Joining Nancy Grace today to …
Podcast
January 9, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: BOMBSHELL! Sex killer Jodi Arias ensnares new boyfriend [Part 2]
Convicted killer Jodi Arias has a new boyfriend. Benjamin Ernst apparently visits the cold-blooded murderer several times a month in prison. Meanwhile, Arias, who’s behind bars for slashing and shooting former boyfriend Travis Alexander to death, is waiting on an appeal …
Murder
January 9, 2020
Suspect accused of murdering & EATING Grindr date claims to be member of royal family
A Michigan man who is accused of killing, mutilating, and eating his online date late last month is reportedly planning to plead insanity. WJBK reported that Mark Latunski, 51, appeared in court via video on Wednesday morning and the judge …
Family Crime
January 9, 2020
Friend of missing teen connected to ‘doomsday’ cult received text a month after Tylee Ryan was last seen. But who sent it?
A text message was sent from the phone of missing Idaho teen Tylee Ryan a month after she was last seen, but the friend who received it can’t be sure Tylee actually wrote it. A friend of Tylee Ryan’s told …
AMBER Alert
January 9, 2020
AMBER Alert: Boy still missing after mom found dead, father now wanted for her murder. FBI is assisting
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New Mexico man after a woman was found dead inside a Roswell home. Her 3-year-old son has been missing since Sunday. Osiel Ernesto Rico, 3, is believed to be with his father, …
Juveniles
January 9, 2020
URGENT: Missing teen has not been seen for a week; FBI probes possible abduction
Authorities are searching for leads in the disappearance of a Montana teenager who has not been seen since New Year’s Day. Selena Not Afraid, 16, was last seen on January 1 at a rest area between Billings and Hardin along …
Child Abuse
January 8, 2020
Precious angel dies after she’s stuffed into backpack and left in car all day: Cops
A Lubbock man has been charged with murder after he stuffed a 10-month-old baby girl into a backpack and left her in his car all day, according to Everything Lubbock. Trevor Rowe, 27, was dating Marion Jester-Montoya’s mother and took …
Assault
January 8, 2020
Texan headbutts his girlfriend when she tells him his fart stinks
A Texas man didn’t take too kindly to being told his fart “smelled horrible” on Sunday, allegedly choking and headbutting his girlfriend when she said so, the Wichita Falls Record News reported. Christopher Ragsdale, 41, is being held on a …
Weird Crime
January 8, 2020
VIDEO: 93-year-old renter shoots maintenance worker in BOTH legs over water damage in apartment [Police]
An elderly man in Nevada allegedly shot a maintenance worker at his apartment’s management office on Thursday during a dispute over water damage and flooding in his unit. Las Vegas police released footage from surveillance and body cameras apparently showing …
Kidnapping
January 8, 2020
Mom plotted with armed right-wing group to kidnap son from protective custody: Docs
A Colorado woman was arrested late last month for allegedly planning to kidnap the son she lost custody of with the help of a right-wing fringe group. Local police and the FBI reportedly arrested Cynthia Abcug, 30, in Montana on …
Robbery
January 8, 2020
‘I’m sorry, I have a sick child’: Robber hands note to cashier demanding cash [Police]
Authorities in Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they said robbed a convenience store last week. The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance footage taken at a Rite Aid on January 3 at 11:57 a.m. An unknown man entered the store …
Podcast
January 8, 2020
Wednesday Crime Stories: BOMBSHELL! Sex killer Jodi Arias ensnares new boyfriend
Convicted killer Jodi Arias has a new boyfriend. Benjamin Ernst apparently visits the cold-blooded murderer several times a month in prison. Meanwhile, Arias, who’s behind bars for slashing and shooting former boyfriend Travis Alexander to death, is waiting on an appeal …
Hit-and-Run
January 8, 2020
Habitual DUI driver crashes into pregnant teacher as she leaves baby shower. She’s now on life support & her baby is dead: Police
A fourth-grade elementary school teacher lost her unborn baby on Monday after a habitual DUI driver allegedly hit her head-on during a tragic car accident in Soso, Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports that authorities found 24-year-old Mashayla Harper lying on …
Court
January 8, 2020
Female Kentucky judge gets boot over courthouse ‘threesomes’: Report
An oversight committee said a Kentucky judge had sex in court and forced attorneys to support her election bid. She’s now was suspended with pay as officials determine her punishment. The Judicial Conduct Commission issued nine counts against Kenton County …
Missing
January 8, 2020
MISSING: FBI’s ‘child abduction team’ joins search for Montana girl who mysteriously vanished on New Year’s Day [Report]
The FBI’s “specially trained FBI child abduction team” is now involved in the ongoing search for a Montana teen who vanished on New Year’s Day. Selena Not Afraid Bell, 16, reportedly disappeared after walking away from a rest area on …
Court
January 8, 2020
Fotis Dulos: Alleged killer hubby’s lawyer dug a ‘makeshift grave’ before missing mom Jennifer Dulos vanished, warrant says
A civil lawyer who was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos is accused of digging a makeshift grave prior to her disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 54-year-old attorney Kent Mawhinney, who once represented Jennifer …
AMBER Alert
January 8, 2020
URGENT: AMBER Alert for missing boy. His mother was found dead, police say
New Mexico authorities issued an AMBER Alert on Tuesday in connection with a missing 4-year-old Roswell boy. Authorities said his mother was found deceased. According to the Roswell Police Department, 3-year-old Osiel Ernesto Rico was last seen on Sunday at …
January 7, 2020
BREAKING: Boeing 737 carrying 180 passengers crashes after takeoff [Reports]
A Boeing 737 jet carrying 180 passengers reportedly crashed in Tehran, the Iranian capital, either late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Citing the state-run media the Iranian Students News Agency, the New York Times reports that the plane crashed due to …
January 7, 2020
Masked teen stabs woman multiple times outside wellness spa in upscale neighborhood
An 18-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly attacked a random stranger in a parking lot in Westport, Connecticut. ABC 7 reports that Ellis Tibere, 18, Guilford, confessed to attacking a 33-year-old Greenwich woman in the parking lot of …