DIDDY KNIFE ATTACK: VICTIM AMBUSHES COMBS WITH KNIFE AFTER RAPE
Crime Stories
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Cold Cases
January 30, 2025
Feds Search Home Where 13-Year-Old Girl Vanished in 1992
On Wednesday, state and federal authorities searched the former home of a 13-year-old Mississippi girl who vanished more than 32 years ago. According to WTVA, the FBI and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation were at the Tupelo home where Leigh Occhi …
AMBER Alert
January 30, 2025
AMBER ALERT: Father Flees with Children, Wife Found Shot Dead in California Home
Update According to KCRA, two children who were the centerpiece of a California AMBER Alert have been located safe. Their father, identified as Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, has been arrested. The King’s County Sheriff’s Office says he’s currently facing kidnapping and …
Arson
January 30, 2025
Video: Mom Locks Children in Bedrooms Before Setting House Fire, Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter
A Michigan mother who allegedly started a house fire on Saturday was charged with murder after her daughter succumbed to her injuries on Monday. WOOD-TV reported that Roconda Singleton, 46, was formally charged with murder on Wednesday. Singelton’s daughter, Shamiya …
January 30, 2025
‘Rude and B***** All the Time’: Susan Smith is a ‘Nightmare’ Behind Bars After Parole Denial
Child killer Susan Smith is reportedly causing chaos behind bars, months after a South Carolina panel denied her parole in late 2023. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Smith, 53, is serving a life sentence for drowning her two sons in a …
Murder for hire
January 30, 2025
Estranged Husband Accused of Hiring Hitmen to Kill Wife’s Girlfriend
An Illinois man has been charged with hiring two men to gun down his estranged wife’s girlfriend last month in what prosecutors called “a personal grievance” killing. Sammy Schafer Jr., 36, was charged with two counts of first degree murder …
Murder
January 30, 2025
Woman, 2 Children Stabbed to Death in New Jersey Apartment; Suspect in Custody
A woman and two young children were stabbed to death in New Jersey early Thursday morning. Jersey City Police took a suspect, who had attempted to stab himself, into custody, WABC reported. It’s not clear who called police to the …
Accident
January 30, 2025
Members of National Ice Skating Team, Coaches on Board American Airlines Flight That Collided With Military Helicopter
Members of the US figure skating team and their families, as well as Russian-born former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines jet that collided with a US Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday …
Accident
January 30, 2025
BREAKING VIDEO: American Airlines Plane Collides With Army Helicopter Over Potomac River
The passenger jet was carrying 64 people at the time of the midair collision in D.C.
Hoax
January 29, 2025
Indiana Man Fakes His Death to Get Out of Child Support
An Indiana man who tried to avoid paying child support by pretending to be dead will now stand trial for false information, failing to appear, and contempt of court. The Washington County Child Support administrator told Indiana State Police in …
Murder
January 29, 2025
Unemployed Man Kills Sister, Wounds Parents, Claims They Bullied Him Because He’s Broke
A 32-year-old Wisconsin man is behind bars after he allegedly murdered his 22-year-old sister and shot his parents after years of alleged bullying because he was unemployed and broke. Gerardo Jimenez-Rico has been charged with first degree intentional homicide in …
Murder
January 29, 2025
Suspect in Drive-By Shooting Death of 13-Year-Old Washington Boy Caught in Montana
Police in Montana have arrested the suspect in the fatal drive by shooting of a 13-year-old boy last week in Washington state. Glen Dylan Burkey, 25, was arrested Wednesday after investigators received word that he was in the Missoula area, …
Crime Stories
January 29, 2025
HUSBAND FINDS WIFE DEAD AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS, GOES ON BEER RUN
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Podcast
January 29, 2025
12 Dead Bodies in 22 Months; Does Austin Have A Serial Killer? ‘The Best of Body Bags’
At least 12 bodies have been pulled from “Lady Bird Lake” in Austin, Texas, in the last 22 months. Some can be explained as deaths that happen on or near a lake, but not all. On this episode of Body …
AMBER Alert
January 29, 2025
UPDATE: AMBER Alert Suspect Headed to Mexico With 2 Daughters After Killing Girlfriend
An AMBER Alert was issued on Wednesday in California, where a man allegedly killed his girlfriend and abducted their two daughters. On Tuesday, Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz, 23, reportedly fatally shot his girlfriend in Hanford and fled with Alana and Arya Maldonado, …
Accident
January 29, 2025
GRAPHIC: Tree Trimmer Is Decapitated When He’s Caught Head-First in Wood Chipper
Florida officials said a man was killed on Tuesday in a wood-chipper accident at a town hall. WPEC reported that the contracted tree trimming vendor with Carlton’s Tree Service was on a project at Ocean Ridge Town Hall and Police …
January 29, 2025
Sister Says Utah Nurse’s Husband Pushed Her Down Stairs, Police Call Her Death ‘Suspicious’
The sister of a Utah woman found dread at the bottom of a stairwell says the victim’s boyfriend, who hasn’t been charged, pushed her. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found Autumn Mercado, 39, dead on January 13, according to FOX …
Murder
January 29, 2025
Tot Girl Found Dead Under Bedroom Dresser, Covered in Bruises and Injuries
An Indiana mother is facing charges after she alllegedly fed her two children, ages 2 and 4, once a day before leaving them alone at home. Now, her 2-year-old daughter, Skylar Gardner, is dead, According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police, …
child endangerment
January 29, 2025
Man Who Used Baby to Clean Snow-Covered Car in TikTok Video Will Likely Be Charged
A Texas man who filmed himself using a baby to wipe snow off his car last week will likely face criminal charges. KBMT reported that Port Arthur police and Child Protective Services are investigating the 25-year-old man, whose TikTok video …
Murder
January 29, 2025
Florida Man Guns Down Wife in Front of 2 Kids, Claims Infidelity
A Florida man has been charged with the shooting death of his wife after he called the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office to report he’d killed her over suspected infidelity. Rogelio Prestol, 46, called 911 at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. …
Murder
January 29, 2025
Dad Guns Down 24-Year-Old Daughter in Argument Over Smoking in the House
An Ohio man has been charged with gunning down his 24-year-old daughter early Monday morning in an apparent argument over smoking in the house he shared with her and her sister. Police did not say who was doing the smoking, …
AMBER Alert
January 29, 2025
Amber Alert: Mom Shot Dead, Dad Abducts 2 Toddlers
California officials issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday for two toddlers after their mother was found shot to death in her home. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office said it believes Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, 23, is responsible for the death of …
Murder-Suicide
January 28, 2025
Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy Guns Down Girlfriend, Kills Himself
An Ohio sheriff’s deputy fatally shot his girlfriend of a year this week before turning the gun on himself. The Stow Police Department said it was called to the home just before 4 p.m. on Monday by the family of …
Suicide
January 28, 2025
Missing NBC Employee Found Dead From Apparent Suicide
An NBC Chicago employee who has been missing since he failed to come to work on Monday has been found dead of an apparent suicide, WMAQ reported. Kevin Spencer’s family released a statement asking for privacy. “Thank you all for …
child neglect
January 28, 2025
5-Year-Old Child Greets Police Cadet at Front Door With Large Knife, Then Loaded Handgun
A Michigan police cadet had to disarm a 5-year-old child with a loaded handgun at a Battle Creek home on Saturday. Battle Creek police said the cadet was serving a subpoena on someone at the home when the child answered …
January 28, 2025
JonBenét Ramsey’s Dad Had ‘Important’ Meeting With Cops Regarding Daughter’s Unsolved 1996 Slaying
JonBenét Ramsey’s father reportedly met with Colorado police on Monday regarding his daughter’s unsolved 1996 slaying. Boulder police told Fox News that Police Chief Stephen Redfearn and the Operations Division met with Ramsey’s family regarding updates in the case. However, …
Crime Stories
January 28, 2025
BABY SHOWER FRIENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING MOM, 28, DAMNING POLICE BODYCAM EMERGES
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Missing
January 28, 2025
Mother’s ‘Worst Nightmare’ as Search Continues for Missing 12-Year-Old Maine Girl
Police in Maine are continuing their search for a 12-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since last year. According to Dateline, Stefanie Damron has been missing from her New Sweden, Maine, home since September 23. On that day, her mother, …
January 28, 2025
Antioch School Gunman Pulled Boxcutter on Classmate Months Before Shooting That Left Girl Dead
The Tennessee boy who allegedly killed a student at his high school last week was suspended in October for threatening a classmate. WSMV reported that Solomon Henders0n, 17, was suspended from Antioch High School in October for threatening a student …
January 28, 2025
Husband of Utah Nurse Found Dead at Stairwell Went for Beer, Leaving Children Unattended
Police are looking into the death of a Utah nurse and mother of three, whose husband reportedly told them he went out to buy beer after finding her body at the bottom of a stairwell in their West Jordan home. …
January 28, 2025
Mom, Stepdad Arrested After They Got Drunk and Passed Out Rather Than Pick up Teen Daughter From Hospital
An Indiana mother and stepfather were charged with child neglect after they refused to pick up their 13-year-old daugther from a hospital. The girl had brought herself to the hospital for a mental health check after having a physical altercation …
Child Abuse
January 28, 2025
Mother, Stepfather Charged After Twin Teens Found ‘Malnourished and Extremely Thin’
A Pennsylvania mother and stepfather have been charged with endangering the welfare of children after their twin teens were found “very malnourished and extremely thin.” A criminal complaint says that Joshua and Tracy Dechant face two felony counts in Lehigh …
Aiden Lutz
January 28, 2025
Ex-State Trooper Charged With Killing Boyfriend of Woman He Dated, Stalked
A former Pennsylvania state trooper with a history of stalking has been charged with the murder of a man who was dating a woman he had dated for about a month last fall. William Hunter Snyder, 27, was a state …
Crime Stories
January 27, 2025
MOM ALL DOLLED UP, TAKING SELFIES, TOT-SON, 3, DROWNS, SUES WATER PARK
CRIME Stories with Nancy Grace
Sex Crimes
January 27, 2025
‘It Is What it Is,’ Suspect Says After He’s Caught Sexually Abusing a Child
Alabama police arrested a man last week for allegedly sexually abusing a child. The victim’s family called Limestone County police after allegedly catching Luis Lopez-Martinez, 38, sexually abusing the child. Lopez-Martinez, who was detained at the scene, admitted to the …
Bad Doctors
January 27, 2025
Outrage After Missing Patient’s Frozen Body Is Found on Hospital’s Roof
An investigation is underway in Illinois after a woman reportedly vanished at a hospital on Tuesday and was found dead on the roof two days later. Chelsea Adolphus, 28, vanished sometime after she was admitted to Vista Medical Center East. …
Other
January 27, 2025
Survivors Return as World Commemorates 80 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
Monday commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp complex. NBC News reports that Auschwitz, the largest extermination camp, symbolizes the genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany, where one million Jews …
Murder
January 27, 2025
Couple Busted on Child Sex Crimes, Now Charged With Killing Baby in 2009
A Missouri couple who was arrested in September on child sex charges were charged last week with killing their newborn baby in 2009. Johnson County police learned in May 2024 about Yvonne Arnold, now 55, giving birth at home following …
Missing
January 27, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Alabama Woman
Birmingham police in Alabama are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 70-year-old woman who requires care for medical conditions. According to police, Julia Botwn was last seen Sunday at around 10 a.m. Brown was scheduled to drive her blue …
Police
January 27, 2025
Suspended NY State Trooper Charged With Lying About Being Shot on Patrol
A New York State trooper has been charged with tampering with evidence, falsely reporting a crxime, and official misconduct after an investigation determined that his claim to have been shot by a driver on Long Island “did not occur the …
Cold Cases
January 27, 2025
DNA Finds Suspected Killer of 16-Year-Old Girl Nearly Half a Century Later
DNA testing has led to the arrest of a former classmate of a Hawaii high school sophomore who was found dead at the school on March 21, 1977. The Honolulu Police Department announced the arrest of Gideon Castro, now 66, …
Homicide
January 27, 2025
Kentucky Man Dies When Hit by Car While Hanging Out Window of Another Car
A Kentucky man was killed last week when he was struck by a vehicle while hanging out the window of the car he was riding in. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said that Michael Orchard, 34, died from multiple blunt …
Murder
January 26, 2025
Grandson, Girlfriend Charged With Murder of 97-Year-Old Grandmother
A California man and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the murder of his 97-year-old grandmother last week. A neighbor requested a welfare check on the grandmother on Friday, saying they hadn’t seen her in a while, the …
AMBER Alert
January 26, 2025
Amber Alert: 15-Month-Old Texas Boy Believed Taken by His Uncle
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-month-old Texas boy, and police have issued a warrant for the arrest of the child’s uncle on kidnapping charges. Mateo Vazquez was last seen Saturday afternoon in northwest Harris County, KTRK reported. …
Manslaughter
January 26, 2025
Florida Man Puts Baby out in Street, Runs Over the Child
A Florida man was arrested on Saturday after he put an 8-month-old baby into the middle of the street and then ran over the child with his car. It’s not clear if it was intentional, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office …
Child Abuse
January 26, 2025
Georgia Parents Charged With Child Abuse After Bringing Baby to Hospital With 29 Fractures
A Georgia couple was arrested on cruelty to children and aggravated battery charges last week, nearly a year after their doctors found 29 fractures all over their infant daughter’s body. According to WSB, the 6-week-old child’s mother, Savannah Cox, and …
Drug Crime
January 26, 2025
Florida Deputy Caught Boarding Cruise Ship to Sell Drugs Hidden in Skittles Packs
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested last week as he was getting ready to board a cruise ship, where police say he planned to sell ecstacy he was smuggling aboard in Skittles packages. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said a confidential …
Battery
January 26, 2025
Indianapolis Man Assaults 14-Year-Old Boy on Motorbike, Screaming Obscenities
An Indianapolis man was arrested on Saturday after he assaulted a 14-year-old boy solely because the kid was on his motorized bike. Jason Harrell told police he yelled at the boy “about the habitual behavior” of being a kid on …
Police
January 26, 2025
Louisiana Cops Accidentally Drop off Man Charged with Murder at Greyhound Station
A man charged with murder was accidentally dropped off at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Greyhound bus station along with other inmates who were legitimately scheduled to be released. The Advocate reported that East Carroll Parish Prison authorities dropped Christopher Davis …
Murder
January 26, 2025
Texas Man Arrested for Murder After Deadly Shooting at Apartment Complex
A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a local man in Corpus Christi, Texas. On Saturday, shortly after 5:00 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of N. Omaha Dr., according to the Corpus Christi …