Susan Smith Leaves Her Children to Drown in a Lake, Now Wants Out of Jail
Famous Murder Cases
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Death investigation
November 24, 2024
Funeral Home Owners Plead Guilty After Hundreds of Corpses Left to Decay
On Friday, the owners of a Colorado funeral home pleaded guilty to corpse abuse. According to Denver 7, Jon and Carie Hallford’s plea of guilty to corpse abuse was accepted by the judge; however, the judge reserves judgment on whether …
Murder
November 24, 2024
Michelle Hampton: Accused Killer Charged with Murder After Abducting Missouri Woman, Dumping Body in Alley
A Missouri woman’s suspected abductor and murderer has been arrested and is facing multiple charges. KSDK reported that Anuan Mosby, 43, has been arrested and is facing 20 charges in connection with the death of Michelle Hampton. These charges include …
Shooting
November 24, 2024
Florida Mother Shoots Teen Daughter in McDonald’s Parking Lot
A Florida woman allegedly shot her daughter while threatening a Lyft driver and passengers. On Friday night in Miami-Dade County, Melissa Valbrum got into a dispute in a McDonald’s parking lot in the Pinewood neighborhood along Northwest Seventh Avenue, near …
Child sex crimes
November 23, 2024
Virginia Sex Offender Arrested in Utah Over Inappropriate ‘Truth or Dare’ Games With Pre-teens
A Virginia sex offender was arrested in Utah this week, accused of playing inappropriate games of “truth or dare” with preteen boys. The victims told police they played truth or dare and another game called the “touch your body challenge” …
Child death
November 23, 2024
Parents Charged With Abuse, Torture After 10-Year-Old Son Dies
A California couple was arrested this week after their 10-year-old son was brought to a Moreno Valley hospital “in medical distress” and later died. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the boy was brought to the hospital on Thursday by …
Shooting
November 23, 2024
Dad Arrested After Toddler Kills Self With Loaded, Unsecured Gun
A California father has been arrested after his 2-year-old child found a loaded, unsecured gun and killed themselves with it. Merced Police said they and medics were called to the scene at about 4 p.m. on Friday and immediately began …
Murder
November 23, 2024
Suspect Who Shot Dead Mother & Infant in Car Captured
A man suspected of opening fire on a car in Hartford, Connecticut earlier this week and killing a 20-year-old woman and her 4-month-old son has been arrested in Puerto Rico and is awaiting extradition. The shooting took place Tuesday afternoon …
Child death
November 23, 2024
Texas Couple Charged in Death of Toddler Daughter
A Texas couple has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of their 3-year-old daughter on Thursday. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the home in rural Donna, Texas, late Thursday afternoon. The toddler …
Celebrity
November 23, 2024
VOODOO DIDDY SACRIFICES BIRD BEFORE COURT?
A former bodyguard says the rap mogul sacrificed a bird for good luck before he went to court to hear the verdict in his trial for a 1999 nightclub shooting. Combs, now awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, was …
Animal Crimes
November 23, 2024
Former Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Child and Animal Pornography Possession
On Friday, court records revealed that guilty and no contest pleas were entered regarding charges of possession of child pornography, child sexual exploitation, and bestiality against a former Racine County, Wisconsin, sheriff’s deputy. According to Fox 6, Preston Kite, 37, …
Homicide
November 23, 2024
Father Facing Charges After Tipping Off Girlfriend Who Beat Tot Dead
A Pennsylvania father is facing homicide charges after his girlfriend allegedly beat his 2-year-old child to death. Brett Bissett, 25, has been charged with homicide, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. Bissett’s son Bentlee Myers, 2, …
Murder
November 23, 2024
Cheerleader Stabbed Dead, Left In Woods by 15-Year-Old
A 15-year-old boy who fatally stabbed a Knox County, Tennesse, teenage girl may be tried as an adult. Savannah Copeland,13, was a cheerleader at Powell United Methodist Church Middle School. Copeland’s body was found on October 22 on a dirt …
Trials
November 22, 2024
Kentucky Mom Who Admitted Shooting 2 Young Sons Sentenced
A judge sentenced a Kentucky mother who shot her young sons in the head last year to life terms in prison after emotional victim impact statements eviscerated her lawyer’s arguments that a “psychotic disorder” led to the murders. Tiffanie Lucas …
Missing
November 22, 2024
Missing 16-Year-Old Michigan Boy Found Dead
A Michigan teenage missing since early this month was found dead on Friday after a 20-day search. The body of Cortez McConer Jr, 16, was found Friday afternoon “in a secluded and heavily wooded area near Rockford,” the Grand Rapids …
Crime Stories
November 22, 2024
DIDDY JAIL-CELL RAID: DEMANDS “DIG UP DIRT” ON VICTIMS
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Murder
November 22, 2024
Kansas Mom Veronica Butler Was Stabbed 30 Times, Including 10 Defensive Wounds
The full autopsy report has been released for the second of two women brutally killed earlier this year in Oklahoma, their bodies buried in a freezer on a rural property near where they were killed. Veronica Butler was cut 30 …
Murder
November 22, 2024
‘Porny’ Mormon Dentist Murder Case Postponed as Defense Quits
The murder trial of a Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife has been postponed after his defense attorney unexpectedly withdrew during jury selection. FOX News Digital reports that Angela Craig, a 43-year-old mother of six, died in March 2023 …
Celebrity
November 22, 2024
UPDATE: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Hearing Halted As Judge Requests More Info on Bail Conditions
Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in a New York court on Friday as he seeks bail in his federal sex-trafficking case. Reuters reported that Combs wore a beige jail-issued outfit as he appeared before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian. While Combs’ …
November 22, 2024
Ex-Cop Amber Guyger Ordered to Pay $100M for Killing Man in His Own Apartment
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murder, CBS News reports that a jury convicted Guyger of murdering 26-year-old Botham Jean in his apartment six years ago. In Wednesday, she was ordered to pay the Jean …
November 22, 2024
JonBenét Ramsey’s Dad Says Cops Overlooked Home Intruder Who Raped Girl Months After Daughter’s Slaying
JonBenét Ramsey’s father said Colorado police overlooked a potential suspect who broke into a home and raped a child nine months after his daughter’s 1996 murder. John Ramsey, 80, told People that a masked intruder broke into a Boulder home …
Missing
November 22, 2024
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Washington Woman
Police in Washington is uniting to find Sofia Amaro, who was last seen Tuesday morning. The Oroville-Tribune reports that her family is worried about her safety after she left without her phone, computer, or dog. Amaro’s brother, Simon Amaro, said …
Murder
November 22, 2024
Seattle Woman Kills Dad in Frenzied Argument Over Leaving the Lights on in the House
A Seattle woman who admitted to police that she killed her 67-year-old father in a violent ice axe attack earlier this month pleaded not guilty Thursday in court. Corey Lizette Burke, 33, told police she argued with Timothy Burke on …
Shooting
November 22, 2024
Families Suspect Son of Killing Mother, Girlfriend in Shock North Carolina Shooting
Although police have not said it, it appears a 19-year-old North Carolina man suffering mental health issues shot his mother and girlfriend to death earlier this week before killing himself. Search warrants indicate that police found Erica Holton, 54, and …
child endangerment
November 22, 2024
Texas Woman Abandons Toddler in Apartment to Spend Time With Man She Met on Dating App 160 Miles Away
A Texas woman was arrested earlier this month in California after she allegedly abandoned her toddler home alone while she went out of town to meet a man she met on a dating app. Reese Louise Myers, 25, was charged …
Missing
November 22, 2024
Police Seek Help Finding Missing 15-Year-Old Georgia Girl
Police in Georgia are asking for help finding a 15-year-old girl who disappeared last week in Smyrna. Tatiana Morse was last seen on November 16 in a residential neigbborhood off Spring Road near Cumberland Mall, WAGA reported. She is described …
Attempted Murder
November 21, 2024
Michigan Mom Charged With Trying to Kill Daughter, Throwing Her Headlong Down Flight of Stairs, Strangling Her
A Michigan woman arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with intent to murder apparently attacked her own daughter, throwing the girl headfirst down a flight of stairs, choking her, and slashing her with a knife. Jennifer Vargas was …
Missing
November 21, 2024
2-Year-Old Girl Taken by Non-Custodial Dad 17 Days Ago
A non-custodial father in Ohio is refusing to return his toddler daughter to her custodial mother, and police are asking for help locating them. Devon Mason, 23, took 2-year-old Naomie Lynn Mason on November 4, and Bethel Police say the …
Crime Shows
November 21, 2024
MOM, 25, MISSING, FAMILY’S DESPERATE PLEA: WHERE’S EMMA?
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
Hoax
November 21, 2024
Wisconsin Man Who Faked His Death and Abandoned Family Refusing to Come Back Home From Europe
A Wisconsin man who faked his death in August and fled to eastern Europe, apparently to be with a woman, has been in contact with authorities but is so far refusing to come back to the United States. Ryan Borgwardt, …
Court
November 21, 2024
Georgia Mom Gets Life With Parole in Death of Toddler Son Quinton Simon
A Georgia mother convicted of killing her toddler son and dumping his body in a dumpster in 2022 was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison plus 10 years. Leilani Simon’s attorneys asked the judge to give her a chance …
Juveniles
November 21, 2024
13-Year-Old Kills Friend, Claims Suicide Caused the Death
A 13-year-old Indiana boy has been charged with murder after initially reporting the death of another boy as a suicide. Shortly after midnight on November 10, Greenwood police responded to a call about a possible suicide attempt. Officers arrived to …
Missing
November 21, 2024
URGENT MISSING: 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy Vanishes From Home Surrounded by Lakes
The search continues for a 6-year-old Ohio boy who reportedly vanished from his home on Wednesday. Joshua Al-Lateef Jr., who is autistic and nonverbal, vanished from his West Chester Township apartment. The Cincinnati Tribune reported that he is drawn to …
Celebrity
November 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Hoax Convictions Overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to overturn actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions for falsely reporting a hate crime to police in 2019. In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct for falsely telling Chicago police …
Missing
November 21, 2024
Missing Indiana Mom, 9 Months Pregnant, Vanishes After Visiting Boyfriend’s Remote Home
Family and friends of 25-year-old Emma Baum, a pregnant Indiana mother of four, are rallying for help to find her and bring her home. WGN9 reports that Baum vanished on October 10 from her boyfriend’s hoe, in the 2500 block …
Missing
November 21, 2024
Family Reveals Strange Texts Following Hawaii Woman’s Disappearance
The search for a missing Hawaiian woman last seen at the Los Angeles airport. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hannah Kobayashi, 31, last spoke with her family on November 11, following her missed connecting flight from Maui to New York City …
Murder
November 21, 2024
Missouri Woman Abducted, Shot Dead, Dumped in St. Louis Alley
A Missouri woman who was the subject of a reported abduction Wednesday morning in Clayton was found dead in St. Louis. The Clayton Police Department did not mention the abduction, only that the woman was seen “entering a vehicle with …
Murder
November 21, 2024
14-Year-Old Georgia Girl Charged With Killing Mother
A 14-year-old Georgia girl has been charged with shooting her mother to death at their home in Tifton. Tifton Police said they arrived at the home of 41-year-old Rachel Wagner at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday to tell her that …
Death investigation
November 21, 2024
Florida Mom Allegedly Drowns 14-Year-Old Daughter in Bathtub, Attacks Witnesses With Hammer: Sheriff
A Florida woman has been arrested after she allegedly held her 14-year-old daughter’s head underwater until she died and attacked witnesses with a hammer when they tried to stop her. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said the witnesses — another …
Court
November 20, 2024
Judge Rules Bryan Kohberger Will Face Death Penalty
An Idaho judge on Tuesday denied 12 motions filed by attorneys for accused college killer Bryan Kohberger to dismiss the death penalty from his case. District Judge Steven Hippler listened to oral arguments on the motions during a lengthy hearing …
Lawsuit
November 20, 2024
Jury Awards Nearly $100 Million to Family of Texas Man Shot in His Own Apartment by Dallas Cop
A Texas jury awarded nearly $100 million to the family of a man gunned down in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer who thought she was at her own apartment on a different floor. The jury awarded $60 …
Famous Murder Cases
November 20, 2024
Utah Judge Dismisses Gabby Petito Family Lawsuit Against Moab Police
A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death suit filed against the Moab Police Department in the 2021 death of Gabby Petito but said an appellate court might have more leeway to pry apart the case’s minutiae. “The existing …
Crime Stories
November 20, 2024
JUSTICE! LAKEN RILEY MURDER SUSPECT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
CRIME STORIES with Nancy Grace
November 20, 2024
VIDEO Shows Moment Laken Riley’s Mom Learns of Her Murder
On Wednesday, Georgia prosecutors presented video footage of the moment Laken Riley’s family learned of her murder. The bodycam video showed Riley’s mother, stepfather, and sister crying approaching officers about Riley — who was missing at the time. Riley’s mother …
Murder
November 20, 2024
GUILTY: ‘Cult Baby’ Mother Learns Fate After Slashing Daughter’s Throat
A Georgia woman on trial for killing her 1-year-old daughter was found guilty Wednesday by a Cherokee County jury. Chloe Driver, 24, displayed no emotion as the jury announced its verdict in court, declaring her “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt …
November 20, 2024
Prosecutors Must Get Rid of Notes Taken From Diddy’s Cell Detailing Plans to Smear Victims
On Tuesday, a New York federal judge ordered prosecutors to get rid of copies of notes seized from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ jail cell. According to NBC News, assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik said the notes — 11 pages and eight …
Parole
November 20, 2024
PAROLE DENIED: Susan Smith Breaks Down at Hearing After Trapping Sons in Car Submerged in Lake
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother imprisoned for drowning her two young sons, was denied parole after appearing before the board via Zoom on Wednesday. Smith, now 53, can request a parole hearing every two years beginning after serving 30 …
Famous Murder Cases
November 20, 2024
WATCH LIVE: Susan Smith Seeks Parole 30 Years After Drowning 2 Sons in Lake
November 20, 2024
JUSTICE! LAKEN RILEY MURDER SUSPECT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
Jose Ibarra, has been found guilty of murder and other charges related to Laken Riley’s death. Ibarra, 26, was convicted on three counts of felony murder, as well as malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to …
November 20, 2024
Killer Son Shoots Dad ‘Execution Style’ at Hunting Cabin
A Minnesota man is accused of bursting into a hunting cabin and gunning down his 62-year-old father as he had dinner with friends and relataives. Kirk Edward Hazlett III, 31, was charged with two counts of second degree murder, two …