‘You gotta help me, you gotta help me’: Jayme Closs 911 call released
She said, ‘He killed my parents, I want to go home, help me.’
Court
January 15, 2019
Jayme Closs will not have to testify, more charges against suspect may follow: Prosecutor
Prosecutors in the case of Wisconsin man, Jake Patterson, accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after shooting her parents dead, will not put the girl on the stand to testify. AP reports that Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright told reporters …
Family Crime
January 15, 2019
Colorado home where Chris Watts murdered pregnant wife and young daughters will be auctioned off
The Frederick, Colorado, home where Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters is set to be auctioned off this spring. The Denver Channel reports that the home on Saratoga Trail is scheduled to be auctioned on April …
Consumer
January 15, 2019
WARNING PARENTS: 3 children die playing inside unplugged freezer
Three young children died in Florida this weekend after they became trapped in a chest freezer that was unplugged near their home. The New York Post reports that the three children, ages 1, 4, and 6, were playing in the …
January 14, 2019
Jayme Closs Update: Suspected killer appears in court [WATCH LIVE]
The Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents appears live in the Barron County Court at 3:30 p.m. CST. Jake Patterson, 21, of Gordon, is facing charges of murder and kidnapping.
Family Crime
January 14, 2019
Idaho couple who spoke in support of nurse connected to Kelsey Berreth murder investigation accused of sitting on critical information until reward money was offered
The moderator of a Facebook discussion group devoted to the case of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth has contacted the Idaho State Bar with a complaint about a couple that has recently come forward to reveal their ties to the …
Violent Crime
January 14, 2019
BREAKING: Jayme Closs suspected kidnapper confesses, explains why he targeted her
SEE Jayme Closs court docs just revealed!
Podcast
January 14, 2019
Monday Crime Stories: New Details emerge about cabin-prison, strewn with filthy sheets, where kidnapped Jayme Closs held captive
A look Inside the remote cabin where a 21-year-old Wisconsin man allegedly held Jayme Closs hostage for 87 days reveals disturbing details of what the 13-year-old endured. Nancy Grace looks at the latest in the case against Jake Thomas Patterson. …
Juveniles
January 14, 2019
Jayme Closs’ parents were a ‘barrier’ to killer’s goal of abducting young girl, shot dead because they were in the way: Sheriff
The man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs after shooting her parents to death in October had one intended target, and her parents stood in his way of obtaining her, according to police. Despite rumors and speculation spread heavily across social …
Juveniles
January 13, 2019
‘GET A GUN!’ Brave neighbors hiding Jayme Closs armed themselves as kidnapper went on hunt for escaped girl
When 13-year-old Jayme Closs escaped from a remote Wisconsin cabin Thursday after being held captive for 88 days, she apparently came across the right people. After a former social services worker found her asking for help along a rural, secluded …
Violent Crime
January 12, 2019
Jayme Closs: Teacher, neighbors describe accused killer as ‘smart, quiet’ kid who spent time in foster care, stole things [Report]
New details continue to emerge about the Wisconsin man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents inside their Barron home. Star Tribune reports that friends, neighbors, and old classmates are speaking out about Jake Thomas Patterson. Patterson, …
Unsolved
January 12, 2019
Delphi Murders: Uncanny resemblance of man facing child molestation charges to Delphi killer sketch grabs FBI interest [Report]
Am Indiana man arrested on January 8 has an uncanny resemblance to the sketch of a man accused of killing two young girls in Delphi, Indiana, last year. The FBI and Indiana State Police are now investigating to see if there …
Kidnapping
January 11, 2019
REVEALED: Everything we know about Jayme Closs suspected kidnapper Jake Thomas Patterson
Authorities arrested 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson on Thursday and charged him in connection with the kidnapping of Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs and the deaths of her parents. Here is what we know about the suspect so far. Unemployed but worked …
January 11, 2019
‘This is Jayme Closs! Call 911!’: Jayme Closs flags woman down walking dog for help, appears ‘like a ghost’ with matted hair, dirty: Report
New details have emerged in the case of missing Wisconsin girl, Jayme Closs, who was found last night after disappearing in October. Star Tribune reports that a woman was walking a dog in a housing development just outside of Gordon, …
Unsolved
January 10, 2019
‘Her head bashed in half’: Convicted pedophile allegedly admits he killed JonBenét Ramsey [Report]
A man suspected of killing 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey but never arrested for her death has reportedly admitted to a high school friend that he did indeed kill the little girl. DailyMail TV reports that Gary Oliva, 54, a convicted pedophile currently serving …
Family Crime
January 10, 2019
Friend of Krystal Lee told her employers that Patrick Frazee asked Idaho nurse to kill his baby’s mother [VIDEO]
A couple in Twin Falls, Idaho, contacted the FBI about allegations involving Krystal Lee, the woman believed to be under investigation for a possible role in the disappearance and presumed murder of Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth. Patrick Frazee, the father …
January 9, 2019
Patrick Frazee asked Idaho nurse ‘more than once’ to kill Kelsey Berreth; investigators comb Twin Falls for clues in murder investigation [VIDEO]
Accused killer Patrick Frazee attempted to enlist an Idaho nurse in the murder of Kelsey Berreth, a local news station reports. According to KKTV 11, sources told its Idaho-based sister station KMTV that Krystal Lee is connected to the three …
Family Crime
January 7, 2019
SEE IT: Just filed death lawsuit in Kelsey Berreth murder case
CrimeOnline has obtained the court filings in the wrongful death case against Patrick Frazee, who is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed by Kelsey Berreth’s parents. Nancy Grace and her guests will discuss the lawsuit in more detail on …
Family Crime
January 6, 2019
More details on Idaho nurse investigated in connection to Kelsey Berreth’s presumed murder: Divorced mom was in ‘romantic relationship’ with Patrick Frazee
A local Colorado news station has corroborated previous reports about the Idaho nurse who is believed to be part of the ongoing investigation into the presumed murder of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a news outlet …
Family Crime
January 5, 2019
Kelsey Berreth’s parents file wrongful death suit against Patrick Frazee; court docs allege ‘physical, mental, and emotional acts of violence’ prior to presumed murder
The parents of a missing Colorado woman have filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking unspecified damages from the man accused of murdering her. The Denver Channel reports that Darrell and Cheryl Berreth, the parents of Kelsey Berreth, have filed a wrongful …
Podcast
January 4, 2019
Friday Crime Stories: Cop sues Netflix over ‘Making a Murderer’ series; Steven Avery still holds out hope for freedom
“Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery’s appeal to get his murder conviction overturned continues, although a court rejected his request to get new DNA testing on bone fragments used as evidence against him. Nancy Grace takes a new look at …
Family Crime
January 4, 2019
Accused killer Patrick Frazee does not know the basis of charges against him in ‘Kafkaesque’ legal maneuver: Experts
The man accused of killing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth is due back in court on Friday, the third time this week he has been in the Teller County District Court related to the disappearance and presumed murder of the mother …
Family Crime
January 3, 2019
Mystery Idaho woman investigated in Kelsey Berreth disappearance has known Patrick Frazee for ‘years,’ source says accused killer and missing mom broke up a year ago
More details are emerging about an Idaho woman who is reportedly being investigated in connection to a possible role in the disappearance of Kelsey Berreth, a Colorado pilot and mother who has been missing since Thanksgiving. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …
Family Crime
January 3, 2019
Patrick Frazee may have been involved with Idaho nurse BEFORE Kelsey Berreth gave birth to their daughter; sources say mystery woman was in Colorado on Thanksgiving
A new report suggests that accused killer Patrick Frazee may have been involved with a woman believed to be a key witness — or possibly an accomplice — in the presumed murder of Kelsey Berreth long before the Colorado mother …
Family Crime
January 1, 2019
How long was Patrick Frazee plotting Kelsey Berreth’s alleged murder? Court docs say Colorado dad sought help in killing mother of his child MONTHS before she disappeared
The man accused of murdering Kelsey Berreth may have been plotting for months to kill the mother of his one-year-old daughter, charging documents show. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Patrick Frazee was formally charged on Monday with five counts related to …
Police
December 23, 2018
Woman causes deadly crash, steals helpful passerby’s vehicle and flees the scene: Cops
Authorities in Australia say a 40-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a deadly highway crash in a stolen vehicle. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the suspect is accused of causing an auto collision …
Murder
December 21, 2018
Hours before arresting Patrick Frazee, police searched Kelsey Berreth’s home
The night before authorities arrested Patrick Frazee and charged him with the murder of his fiancé Kelsey Berreth, investigators were seen taking items out of Berreth’s apartment in the second search of her home this week. Berreth, 29, went missing on …
Famous Murder Cases
December 19, 2018
‘He should not be sitting on death row’: Scott Peterson’s family member says evidence proves his innocence
It’s been 16 years since notorious killer Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son, but his sister-in-law says evidence can prove his innocence. “He should not be sitting on death row,” Peterson’s sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, told …
Missing
December 18, 2018
Police confiscate trash after Patrick Frazee, fiancé of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, spotted at a waste management facility
The fiancé of a woman who vanished in Colorado on Thanksgiving was spotted at a waste management facility, and police reportedly confiscated the trash he dumped there. KRDO reports that Patrick Frazee was seen at a waste management facility in Teller …
Family Crime
December 17, 2018
Chris Watts guilty plea was a surprise to prosecutors: ‘Out of the blue’
A spokesperson for the Weld County District Attorney’s office said that prosecutors there were just as surprised by Chris Watts’s seemingly sudden decision to plead guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two children as the curious public that has …
Court
December 17, 2018
Breaking: Convict who buried beloved Army dad Chase Massner in backyard under makeshift slab takes Alford plea
A Georgia man was sentenced on Monday after burying his deceased friend in a shallow backyard grave in 2014, leaving him there for three years before authorities found his remains. James Bradshaw Clement, 33, took an Alford plea in connection …
Family Crime
December 17, 2018
Chris Watts mistress Nichol Kessinger enters witness protection with new name and identity: Report
A new report claims that Nichol Kessinger, the woman who was having an affair with Chris Watts when he murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters, had enrolled in the witness protection program and assumed a new identity hundreds …
December 14, 2018
‘It was like he was on speed’: Girlfriend of killer Dad Chris Watts said he doubled-up on ‘Thrive’ nutritional patch, hardly slept and was rapidly losing weight [EXCLUSIVE]
The woman who had an affair with Chris Watts before he killed his family told police that he had been losing weight and was getting little sleep in the weeks before he murdered his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their …
Podcast
December 13, 2018
Thursday Crime Stories: Wife’s friends smelled a rat in Colorado killer dad Chris Watts
Nancy Grace’s website CrimeOnline.com obtained more revealing documents and recordings from the investigation of Colorado killer dad Chris Watts. Grace discusses the revelations with forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan — author of “Blood Beneath My Feet,” North Carolina family & …
Family Crime
December 13, 2018
‘That was me freaking out’: New audio of Nichol Kessinger police interview details late night of phone calls, FaceTime with Chris Watts hours after Shanann, daughters went missing [EXCLUSIVE]
The woman who was involved in an affair with Chris Watts contacted investigator following a formal interview to follow up on some of their questions, and provided more detail about the conversations she had with Watts the day his pregnant …
Family Crime
December 13, 2018
‘I can’t do this alone’: Texts show an increasingly distraught Shanann Watts worried about having a third baby as killer husband turns cold on her
In the days preceding her murder, Colorado mom Shanann Watts was increasingly worried about raising her growing family as a single mother, text messages to her friends show. Shanann Watts was 15 weeks pregnant with her third child, a boy, …
Podcast
December 12, 2018
Wednesday Crime Stories: Scott Peterson to walk free after habeas corpus battle?
Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson is asking an appeals court to set him free because of mistakes he argues were made by his trial lawyer Mark Geragos. Nancy Grace updates the Laci Peterson murder case with experts including Cold Case …
Family Crime
December 12, 2018
In Nichol Kessinger’s first interview with police, she said she wasn’t in love with killer dad Chris Watts: ‘It’s a horrible situation’ [EXCLUSIVE]
CrimeOnline has obtained audio of the first interview Chris Watts’ girlfriend Nichol Kessinger gave investigator, before Watts was arrested for murdering his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. The Weld County District Attorney’s office provided …
Family Crime
December 10, 2018
Recovery workers spent over 12 hours retrieving bodies of murdered sisters Bella and Celeste Watts from oil tanks where killer dad dumped them [VIDEO]
A new report released by Colorado authorities details the grueling ordeal of retrieving the bodies of Bella and Celeste Watts from the oil tanks where Chris Watts dumped their bodies. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts directed authorities to an oil …
Family Crime
December 10, 2018
‘This is not a witch hunt’: Chris Watts prosecutor cannot explain data from girlfriend’s phone showing Shanann Watts internet searches months before affair began
“I have no information nor any belief that any other criminal defendant is out there”
Podcast
December 7, 2018
HEAR KILLER DAD CHRIS WATTS TINDER DATE: Watts juggles office sex and rape fantasy Tinder date, then murders pregnant wife and two baby girls
Friday Crime Stories
Family Crime
December 7, 2018
Quick action from Shanann Watts best friend may have stopped family-killer Chris Watts from hiding more evidence
Shanann Watts’s best friend Nicole Atkinson is being called the “unsung hero” of the murder investigation due to her quick action when she realized the pregnant mom of two was missing with her young daughters Bella and Celeste. Inside Edition …
Family Crime
December 6, 2018
SEE IT: Cops release photos of clothing Shanann Watts was wearing when her body was found in shallow grave
Authorities in Colorado released a series of photos depicting the clothes Shanann Watts was buried in after her husband allegedly killed her and dumped her body in a shallow grave. As photos obtained by the UK Daily Mail show, she …
Family Crime
December 6, 2018
Image Gallery: Chris Watts strips down for police photos after arrest, reveals tattoos including large Metallica tribute
At the time of Chris Watts’ arrest on suspicion of killing his wife and children, authorities in Colorado instructed him to strip down and pose for a series of photos. The UK Daily Mail obtained the images from the Weld …
Family Crime
December 6, 2018
Killer dad Chris Watts may have faked calls to hospitals, pretending to look for missing pregnant wife and two little girls: ‘A trail of concocted concern’
On the day that Shanann Watts and her young daughters were first reported missing in mid-August, her husband Chris Watts made a series of phone calls to area hospitals at the suggestion of concerned family and friends — but an …
Family Crime
December 4, 2018
Shanann, Bella, Celeste Watts autopsies, read in full here: What do they show?
The Weld County Coroner released the complete autopsy reports of Bella, Celeste, and Shanann Watts, who were murdered by Chris Watts on August 13. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chris Watts tried to pin the murders of 3-year-old Celeste and 4-year-old …
Family Crime
December 4, 2018
Shanann Watts baby Niko found expelled from her body during autopsy [WARNING: GRAPHIC]
Autopsy reports released by the Weld County District Attorney’s office show that murdered mom Shanann Watts’s unborn baby was found just outside of her body after Chris Watts buried his pregnant wife in an oil field. The documents obtained by …
Family Crime
December 4, 2018
Chilling video shows re-enactment of Chris Watts claims about the murders of his daughters Bella and Celeste
Colorado authorities have reportedly released new video that appears to be an attempted re-enactment of the claims Chris Watts made to police when he first confessed to killing his pregnant wife Shanann Watts. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts told investigators …
Family Crime
December 4, 2018
Killer dad Chris Watts moved out of Colorado prison for ‘safety and security’
Convicted family-killer Chris Watts has been moved from a Colorado prison to an undisclosed location, the Denver Post reports. Mark Fairbairn Department of Corrections spokesman told the newspaper that Watts, 33, has been transferred out of state but did not …
Family Crime
December 4, 2018
SEE IT: Video of Chris Watts finding police at his home on day family went missing; killer dad makes jokes as friend of Shanann Watts eyes him with suspicion
The Weld County District Attorney’s office has released bodycam video of Chris Watts meeting police at his home on the August day that his wife Shannan Watts and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, went missing. The video obtained by …