GRAPHIC: Slain 13-Year-Old Girl Was Raped, Nearly Decapitated & Had Hands Cut Off
Breaking
Kei’mani Latigue’s father is charged with her murder
March 25, 2025
Alleged Princeton Prep School Grad Killer’s Case Heads to Grand Jury, Accused of Killing Soccer Star Brother and Settng Family Cat on Fire
Matthew Hertgen, the 31-year-old Princeton murder suspect accused of killing his younger brother and allegedly eating his eyeball, appeared in court Monday as he learned his case would go to a grand jury. According to The New York Post, Hertgen …
Missing
March 25, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Massachusetts Woman
Police in Massachusetts are asking the public for help in locating 21-year-old woman who was reported missing Friday. Nora Orpin has been missing since Thursday, police said. She was last seen near an MBTA bus stop in Lexington, wearing a …
Murder
March 25, 2025
Prominent Phoenix Attorney Shot Dead in His Driveway, Younger Brother Charged
A Phoenix man has been charged with gunning down his brother, a prominent attorney, in the brother’s driveway on Friday morning. Christopher Eaves, 49, was arrested when he returned to the crime scene with his parents later that morning while …
Murder
March 25, 2025
Vacationing Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Utah
A 47-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a vacation rental property in southwestern Utah on Sunday. Washington City Police said they were looking for “two persons of interest” who fled the scene in the victim’s rental car. They …
Murder
March 25, 2025
Cops Look for ‘Person of Interest’ After Woman Found Dead in Florida Hotel
Florida authorities are looking for “person of interest” after finding a woman dead in a Port St. Lucie hotel room Monday morning. Lt. Andrew Bolonka said the victim had been identified, but officials were withholding the name pending notification of …
Crime Stories
March 24, 2025
SUSPECT CLAIMS PTSD AFTER ‘FINDING’ MADDIE SOTO 13, ‘ICE COLD, BLUE LIPS’
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
March 24, 2025
Body Found in Burned-Out Home Amid Search for 13-Year-Old Girl
Ohio police reportedly discovered a body on Monday amid their ongoing search for a 13-year-old girl who vanished last week. The Toledo Blade reported that a tip led investigators to the unidentified body, which was located in a burned-out, unoccupied …
Murder
March 24, 2025
Madeline Soto’s Accused Killer Attempts to Shift Blame During Jail Calls with Parents, Calls Death an ‘Accident’
Alleged Florida child killer Stephen Sterns, accused of murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto, allegedly told his parents in a phone call months later that her death was “all an accident.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found Madeline’s body on March 1, …
Celebrity
March 24, 2025
Selena’s Killer — Up for Parole — Says Singer Is Partly to Blame for Own Murder
The Texas woman who killed Selena in 1995 allegedly believes the singer was partially responsible for her own death. My San Antonio reported that Yolanda Saldívar, 64, is up for parole on March 30. The Texas Board of Pardons and …
Child Abuse
March 24, 2025
10-Year-Old Boy Dies After He Has Weight Tossed on Stomach While Tied to Ladder
Florida police said a couple will face upgraded charges after the woman’s 10-year-old son died from abuse on Friday. Xavier Williams was hospitalized last month with extensive injuries, including burns and bruises. Tavares police told WFTV that his mother and …
Hot Car
March 24, 2025
4-month-old Baby Dies After NJ Dad Leaves Him Inside Car for an ‘Extended Period’: Prosecutors
A New Jersey father is facing charges after prosecutors say he left his infant child inside a vehicle for hours, allegedly after forgetting to drop him off with a babysitter. Police charged Moshe Ehrlich, 35, of Lakewood with endangering the …
Missing
March 24, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Florida Woman
The Delray Beach Police Department in Florida is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a 34-year-old woman. Akira Anderson has been missing for more than a week, according to police. Officers said Anderson was last seen on March 14 …
Assault
March 23, 2025
6 People Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Man for a Week
Five Ohio men and a woman were arrested Saturday on kidnapping and assault charges after they allegedly held a young man against his will for a week while beating and torturing him. Toledo Police Aaron Bradshaw, 40; Austin Bradshaw, 23; …
Felon
March 23, 2025
Florida Felon Points Gun at Bar Patron After Karoake Night Ruined by Malfunctioning Equipment
A Florida man was arrested earlier this month he pointed a gun at another bar patron when karaoke night went awry. Aaron Jablonski, 34, is a convicted felon and therefore barred from even having a gun, but that apparently didn’t …
Missing
March 23, 2025
Missing Rhode Island Woman Found Alive, Sleeping in Parked Car
A missing Rhode Island woman was found alive inside a parked car on Sunday and has been taken to a hospital for an evaluation. Linda DaLomba, who has autism and is nonverbal, was last seen on Wednesday afternoon, as CrimeOnline …
Murder
March 23, 2025
California Man Charged in Murder of His Elderly Parents
A 51-year-old California man has been charged with the murders of his elderly parents. Indio Police said they were asked to conduct a welfare check on the elderly couple, both 84, but were unable to contact anyone at the home, …
Shooting
March 23, 2025
3 Arrested in Fatal New Mexico Car Show Shooting
Police in New Mexico have arrested three people in connection with a deadly shooting at a Las Cruces park that left three people dead and 15 others wounded. Las Cruces Police said they had arrested 20-year-old Tomas Rivas and two …
March 23, 2025
Fire Chief Dad Throws Colicky Infant Daughter Down, Fracturing Her Skull
A suburban Philadelphia fire chief has been suspended after he was arrested and charged with throwing his infant daughter so hard he fractured her skull. Brian Salt served as chief of the Falls Township Fire Company until his suspension. He …
Fugitive
March 23, 2025
Suspect in CalFire Captain’s Murder Captured in Mexico
A woman wanted for the murder of a CalFire captain last month has been captured in Mexico. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found dead in her home in Marodi on February 17, as CrimeOnline reported. Her domestic partner, Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, …
Kidnapping
March 23, 2025
Kansas State Trooper Rescues 6-Year-Old Kidnapping Victim
A Kansas state trooper rescued a kidnapped 6-year-old girl and arrested two men, including the man charged with kidnapping her. The Kansas Highway Patrol did not say when the arrest took place or where in Kansas but said the little …
Podcast
March 23, 2025
NEW DETAILS: Gene Hackman, Wife, Dog Dead 9 Days Before Workers See Bodies Thru Window
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
March 23, 2025
BOLO: Missing Kentucky Teen Girl Seen Leaving School in 4-Door Sedan
A teen Kentucky girl is missing after reportedly getting into a sedan in her school parking lot. Esther Abigail Strup Hughes, 14, was reported missing Friday when she failed to return home from her Taylor Mills school. Hughes normally takes …
Murder
March 23, 2025
Twin Charged with Malice Murder After Shooting Brother Multiple Times: Police
A Georgia man who was pronounced dead Friday is believed to have been shot by his twin brother. On Friday, shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to a possible death call at a home located at 216 Hearthstone Drive in …
Murder
March 23, 2025
Disneyland Vacation Turns into Mother’s Arrest for the Stabbing Child Dead
After spending three days at Disneyland, a mother called 911 to report that she had stabbed and killed her 11-year-old son in their hotel room. According to a press release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Saritha Ramaraju, 48, …
Murder
March 22, 2025
NC Man Confesses to Former High School Classmate’s Murder Via Jail Grievance System
Months after Michelle Hurd was found stabbed to death in her North Carolina townhome, a former high school classmate has been charged with her murder. Police had investigated Brandon Braxton, 33, after Hurd’s death last July, but he was never …
Child death
March 22, 2025
Felon Charged With Murder After 3-Year-Old Daughter Fatally Shoots Her Year-Old Sister in the Head With His Loaded, Unsecured Handgun
A Kansas father has been charged with murder after his 3-year-old daughter picked up his loaded, unsecured handgun and shot her 1-year-old sister fatally in the head. Michael Tejeda, 24, was also charged with felon in possession of a firearm …
Murder
March 22, 2025
NC Man Charged With Killing 3 After He Called 911, Used One of the Victim’s Names and Claimed to Have Been Shot
A 35-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with the murders of three men in a house in Clarkton, and police say he called 911, claiming to be someone else, blind, and having been shot. Bladen County deputies said they …
Child death
March 22, 2025
Mississippi Woman Charged With Toddler’s Murder
A Mississippi woman has been charged with the death of her toddler daughter. Picayune Police said officers were called to the home of Christian and Samantha Enfinger, 33 and 30, shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday and found the little …
Child death
March 22, 2025
Utah Man Charged in Death of Infant Son, Who Died 3 Days After Coming to Hospital
A Utah man has been charged with murder after his infant son died three days after being brought to a hospital unresponsive and not breathing. Armando Valenzuela, 24, called 911 with the report about his month-old son on March 14, …
Shooting
March 22, 2025
3 Dead, 15 Wounded in Shooting at Unsanctioned Car Show in New Mexico Park
A shooting Friday night at a New Mexico park left three people dead and 15 more wounded. Police were called to Young Park in Las Cruces shortly after 10 p.m. for the shooting, which took place at an unsanctioned car …
Murder
March 22, 2025
Emily Pike: Missing Persons Report Timeline Released for Indigenous Girl Found Murdered, Dismembered
The Mesa Police Department has released the missing person report for a girl who was later found dismembered. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Arizona authorities announced on February 27 that dismembered human remains found in trash bags off U.S. Highway 60 …
Animal Abuse
March 22, 2025
11-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Beating, Killing a Family’s Leashed Dog
A Mississippi family’s dog was found dead, and a neighbor’s video footage has allegedly shown the pet being attacked by an 11-year-old boy. On Monday around 3 p.m., Petal police received a call about a dog being attacked, according to …
Missing
March 22, 2025
Missing Autistic RI Woman’s Disappearance Now a Criminal Investigation
The search for a missing Rhode Island woman has turned into a criminal investigation, according to Cranston police. Linda DaLomba, a 45-year-old nonverbal autistic woman, was last seen Wednesday around 3 p.m., as previously reported by CrimeOnline. DaLomba resides at …
Arson
March 21, 2025
Do You Know This Guitar-Toting Arsonist?
Chicago Police are looking for a fedora-wearing, guitar-toting arsonist who lit several fires in trash bins on the north side of the city. Police said the fires were all set in the early hours of November 24, 2024, but police …
Missing
March 21, 2025
Yoga Instructor Missing a Month After Possibly Going on Blind Date
An Arizona man is still missing a month after his reported disappearance. Marcus Freiberger, 45, vanished after a scheduled blind date in Phoenix on February 21. Freiberger’s father told KSAZ that his son had money and drug issues, and he …
Rape
March 21, 2025
Louisiana Man Charged With LSU Campus Rapes
A 23-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with raping his girlfriend twice in late 2023. Louisiana State University Police arrested Wyatt Stephens on Thursday, WBRC reported. The two incidents both occurred in November 2023 at the victim’s apartment on the …
Police
March 21, 2025
Maryland Deputy Charged With Assaulting Family Member, Suspended With Pay
A Maryland sheriff’s deputy was suspended with pay this week after his arrested for assaulting a family member. Charles County Deputy David Moats, 26, was arrested on Thursday by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office following an incident earlier that …
Crime Stories
March 21, 2025
Body Found Dismembered Off US 60 ID’d as Missing Girl Emily, 14
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Podcast
March 21, 2025
Crime Roundup with Nancy Grace: Kohberger’s Selfie? What One Photo Could Prove in Court
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
Murder
March 21, 2025
Jailed Quadruple Murderer Strangles Wife Dead During Unsupervised Conjugal Visit
A quadruple murderer who is serving a life sentence at a California prison allegedly strangled his wife during an unsupervised visit last year. Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman and Amador County prosecutor Todd Riebe told The Sacramento Bee that Stephanie …
Other
March 21, 2025
Oregon Teen on Gap-Year Vacation Drops Newborn from Paris Hotel Window, Umbilical Cord Still Attached
Police in France say an American teenager could face life in prison or be cleared of killing her newborn, depending on her mental state, after she dropped a baby from a Paris hotel window. AP News reports that the18-year-old, on …
Court
March 21, 2025
Kohberger Selfie Taken Hours After University of Idaho Murders May Prove Witness’ ‘Bushy Eyebrows’ Description
Prosecutors asked the court on Wednesday to present a photo Bryan Kohberger took hours after four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022, claiming the image matches a witness’ description of the killer. One of the surviving roommates who …
March 21, 2025
Police Investigate Another Murder Where Indigenous Girl Emily Pike’s Remains Were Found in Trash Bags: Report
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona is investigating another murder in the same area where they found the partial remains of 14-year-old Emily Pike. As CrimeOnline previously reported, searchers found Emily’s dismembered remains on February 14 in an area …
Murder
March 21, 2025
Cops: Elderly Man Kills Wife, Son in Florida Murder-Suicide
Florida authorities say an 80-year-old man killed another man and woman and then himself at a retirement community in Pompano Beach. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said they were called for a welfare check on Wednesday night in the Leisureville …
Rape
March 21, 2025
Kansas Man Charged With Posing As Walmart Security, Raping Customer in Restroom
A Kansas man was arrested this week and charged with raping a Walmart customer after telling her he was a security guard and leading her to a restroom at the back of the store. Justin Metz, 42, is charged with …
Missing
March 21, 2025
BOLO: Feather Alert Issued for Missing Indigenous California Woman
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a Feather Alert Thursday for a 30-year-old woman missing from the East Bay Area. Shavinne Muth is described as standing 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. She has black hair and …
Lawsuit
March 21, 2025
Wife of Prominent Doctor Found Dead in 2014 Ruled Responsible for His Death, Ordered to Pay $200 Million to His Children
A Florida court this week found the wife of a prominent doctor responsible for his murder a decade ago and ordered her to pay his children $200 million. Rebecca Schwartz, 64, was never charged with kidney specialist Dr. Steven Schwartz’s …
Murder
March 21, 2025
Tennessee Man Charged With Killing Teen He Found in Bed With His Wife
A Tennessee man is behind bars after he allegedly caught a teenager in bed with his wife and stabbed him to death. The investigation apparently began earlier this month when Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Sequatchie-Erlanger Hospital, where …
March 20, 2025
Janitor Pleads Guilty to Infecting Office Workers With Herpes, Hepatitis by Peeing in Water Bottles
A janitor accused of sticking his herpes- and hepatitis-infected penis into water bottles at a medical office where he worked pleaded guilty this week to a single count of aggravated assault with deadly weapon and was sentenced to six years …