A family incident involving a nonverbal, autistic, and physically disabled teenager escalated into a fatal police shooting, leaving the community of Pocatello, Idaho, in shock. On April 5, at approximately 5:22 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a …
A Philadelphia man who met a 13-year-old girl on TikTok was arrested after allegedly luring her over 250 miles to his home via a paid Uber, and sexually assaulting her. On March 27, Angel Lopez, 19, was arrested at his …
Columbus police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Ohio teenager. Raizohn Naron Lee Scales, 14, was reported missing on April 8, according to the Columbus Police Department. The Ohio Attorney General’s Missing Persons site describes Raizohn …
The battle over Wendy Williams’ guardianship continues, with a judge making critical remarks in court. Williams appeared in court, where Judge Lisa Sokoloff made disparaging comments about her career and family. TMZ said the remarks “hurt Wendy deeply.” Sokoloff told …
Erik and Lyle Menendez could potentially be released after a judge ruled in their favor for a court appearance to request a new sentence. On Friday, the brothers appeared remotely in court to contest District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s opposition to …
The parents of a 4-year-old boy who shot himself with a loaded, unsecured handgun he found in their Alabama home have been arrested on charges related to the shooting and also to multiple snakes and a crocodile found in the …
A Texas couple has pleaded guilty two years after police say they bound and gagged the woman’s then-5- and 9-year-old children and forceably tattooed them. According to an arrest affidavit, the children’s biological father saw the tattoos and reported them …
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday on a warrant from Texas charging him online solicitation of a minor. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said it fired David Q. Williams, 34, after his arrest, which stemmed from an incident om …
A Florida woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing her pet dog. Kaylee Esckilsen, 20, allegedly filmed the acts involving one of her dogs at her Fort Myers residence. WBBH reported that Eskilsen owns a cur and dachshund, …
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Florida police announced on Friday that a 12-year-old girl who vanished in 2023 has been found dead. According to WCTV, Tallahassee police said Lori Paige’s remains were found at Merrily Plantation in Thomas County, Georgia, on April 5. Paige’s father, …
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Last week, North Carolina officials conducted additional searches in the unsolved 2000 disappearance of a 9-year-old girl. Empty buildings searched in Lincoln County were on a property previously belonging to Roy Dedmon, 80. According to WCCB, Dedmon has been named …
The father of a 17-year-old Texas teen charged with fatally stabbing a star football player at a high school track event says his son “was not the aggressor.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, police said Austin Metcalf, 17, died after an …
Cornelius police in North Carolina released an age progression photo of Madalina Cojocari, who turned 14 today. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Madalina was last seen at the age of 11 when she disappeared in November 2022, and she is still …
The West Homestead Police Department in Pennsylvania is seeking assistance in locating a 38-year-old woman. Teena Figurski was last seen on April 2 at 5 p.m. in the vicinity of the 500 block of West Seventh Avenue. Police said she …
An Illinois man was arrested late Wednesday night and charged with aggravated assault on a police office and resisting arrest after he allegedly charged at an office with a ukelele. A criminal complaint accused Ledreck K. Kekona, 41, of “wielding …
A Pennsylvania judge was found guilty this week of attempted murder and aggravated assault stemming from the February 20, 2024, shooting of her ex-boyfriend at his home in Susquehanna Township. Sonya McKnight, a Dauphin County magisterial judge, was found guilty …
An Ohio man who allegedly killed his 13-year-old daughter last month was booked into jail on Wednesday, weeks after he was shot during his arrest. The Toledo Blade reported that Darnell Jones, 33, waived his arraignment hearing for felonious assault …
A Colorado coroner has ruled the death of a 97-year-old grandmother found dead in January a homicide after learning that her daughter, who was not identified in the report, left her outside an unoccupied home without her cell phone and …
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A Missouri woman was arrested on Sunday for abusing children in her care. Lincoln County prosecutors said foster parent Brenda Deutsch, 70, hit children with a paddle, wooden trim from walls, and a shoe. She was also accused of starving …
A Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old at a high school track meet will not face the death penalty convicted, the Collin County District Attorney announced Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Karmelo Anthony, 17, with first-degree murder in the April …
Police arrested a New Jersey woman accused of trying to hire a Tinder match to kill her ex-boyfriend and his teenage daughter, police said. Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, allegedly offered a man she met on the dating app $12,000 to kill …
The Hawai‘i Police Department is searching for a 28-year-old woman, and her 1-year-old child. According to Big Island Now, Saysha Wilson and the child were seen on foot at Lōkahi Place in Hilo at 10:30 a.m. on April 9. Wilson …
A Kentucky couple was arrested this week after a 3-year-old boy was brought to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville with severe burns to his hands and foreams. According to WDRB, medical staff told investigators the child’s burns were consistent with …
A judge on Wednesday ordered a Nevada father charged in connection with the death of his 5-year-old daughter held on a $10 million bond after noting that state law wouldn’t let her give him no bond at all for his …
A wide-ranging pre-trial hearing got under way on Wednesday in the case of a criminology graduate student accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in 2022, with both sides in the case presenting their arguments for and …
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A Nevada father was criminally charged with abusing his 5-year-old daughter after she was found dead in their home last week. KRNV reported that Reno police responded to a home and found Nicholas Loving’s daughter unresponsive on a mattress. The …
An Illinois special education teacher claims that a teen boy stalked her, while her husband was aware of the student’s obsession, according to prosecutors. As CrimeOnline previously reported, DuPage County prosecutors said that during her police interview, 30-year-old Downer Grove …
Florida police said a murdered woman’s body was discovered in a closet at a resort on Monday. WPLG reported that Nadyne Tillman, 43, met Dylan Lamb, 33, on a prostitution website. Monroe County said they believe Lamb killed Tillman at …
The FBI is now helping in the investigation of a Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing another teen during a track meet in Frisco. Karmelo Anthony, 17, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, 17, in the heart on April 2 …
A Washington man wanted in connection with the disappearance of 82-year-old Marcia Norman was arrested early Tuesday after a SWAT team was deployed in Missoula. Jeffrey Kian Zizz, 47, appeared in Missoula County Justice Court on Tuesday afternoon. Police said …
A New Jersey woman was arrested last week and charged in a murder for hir plot to kill her cop ex-boyfriend and his daughter. According to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, a confidential informant told law enforcement on April 3 …
Accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger returns to court on Wednesday for a hearing on multiple motions by both sides in the high profile case over what evidence will be allowed to be presented at trial when it gets …
The Arizona trial began Monday for Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mom who was convicted nearly two years ago in the murders of two of her children and her doomsday writer fifth husband’s first wife. Vallow Daybell is charged in …
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Ohio officials announced on Tuesday that a state agency will review child services’ handling of abuse allegations that surfaced before a 13-year-old girl was abducted and murdered last month According to WTVG, Lucas County Children Services executive director Randy Muth …
Two teens involved in a deadly stabbing at a Texas high school track meet on April 2 had no prior connection, according to witnesses. Karmelo Anthony, 17, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, 17, in the heart last week while both …
Documents filed on Friday suggest that Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend will testify against him at his upcoming federal sex trafficking trial in New York. The prosecutors’ filing stated that “Victim-1” will take the stand without using a pseudonym. Sources told …
Tuolumne County investigators in California are asking for help finding a woman last seen in May 2021. Kimana Councilman, 23, disappeared near Rocca Park in Jamestown. The sheriff’s office renewed its call for leads last week in a Facebook post. …
At least six people witnessed or knew that a 16-year-old Florida girl was being held against her will and tortured in the week before her murder, but none reported it. Prosecutors indicted Steven Gress, 35, and Michelle Brandes, 37, on …
A California soccer coach has been charged with murder in the disappearance and death of a 13-year-old boy who was found dead on the side of the road after visiting the coach last month. Mario Edgardo Garcia Aquino, 43, was …
A Wisconsin woman who was convicted of killing a man in 2022 — after attacking her attorney in the case — attacked her latest attorney in court last week. WBAY reported that Taylor Schabusiness was in court on Friday for …
A Massachusetts police officer was arrested last week and charged with soliciting a 15-year-old girl for prostitution. Boston Police arrested Mitchell Walsh, a 28-year-old Fall River officer on leave for substance abuse issues, on Friday, WPRI reported. Authorities said he …
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A Florida man was arrested last week for allegedly throwing urine-filled bottles in a business — hitting an employee and causing damages. WTSP reported that John Connaughton, 51, vandalized Doors, Moulding & More in St. Petersburg on Friday for denying …
Shasta County authorities in California have reclassified the disappearance of 39-year-old Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain as a homicide. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Nikki vanished on May 17, 2024. Redding Police Department said she last spoke to her family that same day before …
