Real Life ‘Hell’s Kitchen’: Gorgeous Restauranteur Disappears. What happened to Dawn Viens?
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Unsolved
January 11, 2025
Texas Woman Found in Pool of Blood, Police Offer Reward for Killer
A woman was found dead in an Austin parking lot Thursday, and police are asking for assistance in finding the person responsible for her death. Just before 2 a.m., police discovered Kelly Meazell, 35, lying in a parking lot of …
Death investigation
January 10, 2025
Police Identify Body Found in Refrigerator in New Jersey State Forest
New Jersey police say a woman whose body was found in a refrigerator in a state forest last month died in July, and her boyfriend was seen driving a “refrigerator-shaped” item in his truck before he fled to Mexico. The …
Child Abuse
January 10, 2025
Utah Dad Charged With Abusing Crying 2-Month-Old Son
A Utah dad has been charged with aggravated child abuse after his 2-month-old son was brought to a hospital with a brain bleed. A police affidavit said that Jacob Beal, 28, was alone in his apartment with the child while …
Police
January 10, 2025
Florida Deputy Allowed to Resign After He Crashes Into Another Car While Watching Porn on His Phone
A Florida sheriff’s deputy has resigned rather than be fired after investigators say he was watching porn when he crashed into another car stopped for a school bus last November. Tristan Macomber initially said his patrol vehicle’s brakes “locked up” …
Murder
January 10, 2025
Killer Teen Complains About Bracelet While Being Handcuffed, Following Murder of Boyfriend & His Friend
Bodycam footage captured the moment police apprehended a teenage girl, later convicted of murder, for crashing into a wall at speeds of up to 100 mph with the intent to kill her boyfriend and another man. “Could you please be …
Murder-Suicide
January 10, 2025
Husband Kills Pregnant Wife & Their 2 Kids Before Turning Gun on Himself
On Wednesday, Rhode Island police announced that the case of two children found dead last week alongside their father and pregnant mother was a murder-suicide. The Providence Journal reported that Nicholas Arruda, 39, fatally shot his wife, Danielle Arruda, 39, …
Missing
January 10, 2025
Mom’s Court Hearing Postponed as Cops Search for Abused Toddler Boy, Now Presumed Dead
On Thursday, an Alabama judge postponed a court hearing for the mother of a missing 1-year-old boy who is now presumed dead. Kahleb Collins’ grandfather, John Bailey, 50, is charged with failing to report his disappearance, and his mother Wendy …
Missing
January 10, 2025
Police Arrest Missing Michigan Woman’s Ex for ‘Repeatedly Lying’ to Police
The boyfriend of a missing Michigan mother was arraigned Thursday for allegedly lying to police about her disappearance, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Detroit Free Press reports that 32-year-old Deandre Howard Booker is accused of “repeatedly lying to …
Politics and Crime
January 10, 2025
President-Elect Donald Trump Avoids Jail, Gets Unconditional Release in Hush Money Case
Murder
January 9, 2025
Cops Catch Wisconsin Man Wanted for Murders of His Girlfriend, 2 Children
A Wisconsin man sought in the deaths of his girlfriend and two children late last year has been taken into custody after a suspicious person call in the city of Elroy. A Juneau County deputy responded to the call and …
Police
January 9, 2025
NC Man Who Went to DC Pizzeria Looking for Conspiracy Theory Child Sex Ring Killed at Traffic Stop
The North Carolina man who terrorized patrons of a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant in 2016 because he believed an internet conspiracy theory that Democrats were running a child sex ring in the basement was shot and killed this week when …
Crime Stories
January 9, 2025
‘ANGEL OF PAIN’ 7 NEWBORNS SUFFER EXCRUCIATING BROKEN BONES IN HOSPITAL
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Murder
January 9, 2025
Texas Man Chokes 7-Year-Old Brother to Death After Punching Him the Face During Argument
A 24-year-old Texas man has been charged with choking his 7-year-old brother to death when an argument turned violent. Brandon Garza also allegedly punched his younger brother several times in the face and threw him to the floor before pinning …
Murder
January 9, 2025
Mom Killed by Knives, Umbrella While Defending Daughter from 20 Attackers
A New York woman was reportedly killed on Wednesday during an altercation involving her 12-year-old daughter and about 20 women. Police said Jennira Roundtree, 43, was stabbed twice in the chest and slashed once in her stomach outside her Staten …
January 9, 2025
‘Emergency Suspension Order’ Issued for Doctor Accused of Coaching Children to ‘Choke and Hang Themselves’ as He Watched Online, Resulting in Young Girl’s Death
A Tampa Bay area doctor has had his medical license suspended after being accused of sexually exploiting children online. As CrimeOnline previously reported, federal prosecutors said Stephen Leedy, 59, a Tampa Bay palliative care physician, has been charged with three …
Court
January 9, 2025
Jay-Z Files to Dismiss Child Rape Lawsuit Against Him & Diddy
On Wednesday, Jay-Z filed to dismiss a federal lawsuit that accuses him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl in New York in 2000. According to Variety, Jay-Z’s attorney cited an NBC News interview from December in which …
Death investigation
January 9, 2025
2 Bodies Found in JetBlue Plane’s Wheel Well Were Badly Decomposed, Official Says
Two bodies discovered in an airplane’s landing gear at a Florida airport on Monday were reportedly decomposed, suggesting they were on the aircraft for multiple flights. Broward County Aviation Department spokesperson Arlene Satchell told CNN that passengers had already unboarded …
Court
January 9, 2025
Slender Man Killer Granted Conditional Release Following Classmate’s Stabbing
Update Morgan Geyser, convicteed for stabbing a classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man, received conditional release from a state psychiatric hospital on Thursday, FOX 6 Milwaukee reports. Initial Coverage A Wisconsin woman, who stabbed her classmate over a …
Child death
January 9, 2025
Minnesota Mom Sentenced For Refusing Medical Care for 9-Year-Old Girl During Asthma Attack That Killed Her
A Minnesota mom will spend less than four years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter after she and her husband refused to take their 9-year-old daughter to a hospital during a severe asthma attack. Prosecutors said Rachel and Anthony …
Missing
January 9, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on New York Man Missing Since Thanksgiving
New York State Police in Binghamton are looking for 68-year-old man believed to have vanished around Thanksgiving. Edward Crampton’s family reported him missing on January 3 after losing contact with him during the holiday season. Crampton typically stayed in his …
Negligence
January 9, 2025
Non-Verbal Patient Dies From Injuries After he’s Left in Hot Bath for 47 Minutes
The West Virginia state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has filed criminal charges against two members of a hospital nursing staff over the death of a non-verbal patient a year ago. Kylah Beard and Delilah Clayburn-Hill have been charged with neglect …
Rape
January 9, 2025
Teacher’s Aide Charged With Raping Boy With Mental Disability
An Ohio teacher’s aide has been charged with raping a student with diminished mental capacity after the teen’s mother found them together at the boy’s home on a snow day. “We received a call on Monday (Jan. 6) from the …
Assault
January 9, 2025
Man ‘Viciously’ Beaten at VFW Bar While Others Watch and Do Nothing
A Pennsylvania police department is looking for a man captured on video at a local VFW savagely beating another man for 30 minutes. Brett Ours, 39, left after his assault on Sunday night, and none of the three people in …
Manslaughter
January 8, 2025
Drugged Up Mother Falls Asleep in Motel Tub With Infant, Who Drowns
A mother has been arrested after she admitted doing drugs and getting in to a motel tub with her infant daughter then falling asleep while the baby drowned. Emergency responders were called to Motel 6 in Louisville, Kentucky, at about …
Attempted Murder
January 8, 2025
20-Year-Old Woman Stabs Man Because He Didn’t Return Her Texts Fast Enough
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested early Tuesday morning after she allegedly stabbed a man when he didn’t answer her text messages. Jillian West is charged with attempted murder, burglary, and assault in the incident, which took place just before …
Crime Stories
January 8, 2025
DIDDY JELLY? EXPLODES WHEN ASSASSIN SUSPECT LUIGI MANGIONE ARRIVES
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Court
January 8, 2025
Dad FaceTimed Mom as He Strangled Their 2-Year-Old Daughter to Death
On Wednesday, the trial began for a Texas man who allegedly killed his 2-year-old daughter in 2023. Deontray Flanagan reportedly took Zevaya Flanagan out of daycare in March 2023, then drove to a Walmart where his daughter’s mother worked and …
Serial Killers
January 8, 2025
Accused Gilgo Beach Serial Killer’s Lawyers Want DNA Hair Evidence Excluded from Evidence
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s attorneys are pushing to have certain evidence excluded from his upcoming trial, including DNA found on several victims. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Heuermann faces charges for the murders of seven women. His attorneys …
Weird Crime
January 8, 2025
Elderly Woman Killed & Partially Eaten by Neighbor’s Pig on Christmas
An Ohio woman who was found dead on her front porch on Christmas was possibly killed by her neighbor’s pigs. Police officers found Rebecca Westergaard Rigney, 75, deceased outside her Pataskala home after she did not show up for a …
Child pornography
January 8, 2025
SEE IT: Police Arrest Doctor Accused of Coaching Children to ‘Choke and Hang Themselves’ as He Watched Online, Resulting in Young Girl’s Death
Federal authorities have charged a Florida palliative care doctor with producing child pornography. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Holly Springs police in Georgia arrested Dr. Stephen Leedy was on December 19 after being pulled over. He’s facing accusations of coaching at …
Court
January 8, 2025
Dad of Baby Girl Found Dead in Motel Bathroom Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial
The father of a baby girl found dead in a Connecticut motel bathroom in August has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Dale Kirkland will return to court in March for another competency hearing after spending 60 days at Whiting …
Missing
January 8, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Massachusetts Woman
Police in Massachusetts are searching for a missing woman who hasn’t been seen in days. The Chicopee Police Department said that Molly Kwiatowskiwas was last seen leaving a business on Center Street in Chicopee on December 20. WWLP reports that …
Missing
January 8, 2025
UPDATE: ‘Strong Possibility of Foul Play’ in Search for Missing Mom
Investigators say they uncovered a “strong possibility of foul play” at the apartment of a missing Michigan woman’s ex-boyfriend. Police searched the apartment — in Roseville, a Detroit suburb — on Tuesday, looking for information about 30-year-old Ashley Elkins, who …
Terror
January 8, 2025
Police: Active-Duty Soldier Used ChatGPT to Plan Cybertruck Attack in Las Vegas
The active duty US special forces soldier who blew up a Cybertruck in front of a Las Vegas hotel on New Year’s Day used ChatGPT to plan his attack. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the use of …
Death investigation
January 7, 2025
24-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Stairwell of Her Home
Police in Pennsylvania are investigating the suspicious death of a 24-year-old woman found dead on Monday in the stairwell of her home. An application for a search warrant said possibly ligature marks were found on Haley Mills’ neck and that …
Murder
January 7, 2025
South Carolina Man Allegedly Kills Teen Over Relationship
A South Carolina man was arrested this week after he allegedly gunned down a teenager last month for having a relationship with someone police described as “a loved one.” The Columbia Police Department said that Marcus Chaplin, 37, has been …
Missing
January 7, 2025
Woman Mysteriously Vanishes From Home Before Holidays
Kentucky police have asked for the public’s help locating a woman who vanished late last month. The Ledger Independent reported that Eugenia Cooley, 47, was last seen at her Maysville apartment on December 20 or 21, 2024. Detective Ryan Hull said …
Manslaughter
January 7, 2025
Dad Charged After Toddler Son Dies in Overheated Room
A North Carolina father has been charged with manslaughter and child abuse after his toddler son died from being left in a room with “elevated temperatures” for more than 12 hours. Two-year-old River Carter was pronounced dead when medics arrived …
Crime Stories
January 7, 2025
SMEAR CAMPAIGN: ‘GOSSIP GIRL’ BLAKE LIVELY BATTLES CO-STAR JUSTIN BALDONI, SHOCK ‘SEX’ CLAIMS
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Podcast
January 7, 2025
Decoding Death with Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Priya Banerjee
ZONE 7 with Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum
Celebrity
January 7, 2025
Diddy ‘Raging’ About Luigi Mangione Being ‘Revered as a Hero’ Among Prisoners [Report]
Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly upset that accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione is getting more attention than he is as they await trial at the same New York jail. A source told the Daily Mail that Combs “has been …
Murder
January 7, 2025
VIDEO: Sex Offender Murders Fiancée a Day After Posting Proposal Video to Facebook
A New Jersey man allegedly murdered his fiancée late last week, a day after he announced their engagement. NJ.com reported that Jose Melo, 52, fatally stabbed Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, 31, at an Elizabeth home on December 30. A day …
Bad Doctors
January 7, 2025
Florida Doctor Coaches Children to ‘Choke and Hang Themselves’ as He Watches Online, Resulting in Young Girl’s Death: DOJ
Federal prosecutors stated in court documents that a Florida doctor sexually exploited ten minors, including at least three young girls, and instructed them to harm themselves while he watched online. Stephen Leedy, 59, is facing accusations of coaching at least …
Missing
January 7, 2025
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Georgia Woman
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia is seeking the public’s help to locate a missing woman. According to WJBF, Bertina Dalton, 50, was last seen on December 22, 2024, in the 3100 block of Skinner Mill Road in Richmond …
Death investigation
January 7, 2025
DEVELOPING: 2 People Found Dead Inside Landing Gear of JetBlue Airplane
An investigation is underway in Florida after two people were reportedly found dead on an airplane on Monday. The two bodies were found in the landing gear of a Jetblue airplane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport during a routine post-flight …
Court
January 7, 2025
Harmony Montgomery: Court Considers Releasing Murdered Child’s Custody Hearing Recording
Massachusetts’ highest court is deliberating on whether to make audio recordings from the hearing that resulted in slain girl Harmony Montgomery being placed in the custody of her killer father. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Harmony’s father, Adam Montgomery, who was …
Burglary
January 7, 2025
‘Grinch’ Who Stole Thousands in Children’s Christmas Presents Arrested
A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with stealing thousands of dollars in children’s Christmas presents in a series of December residential burglaries. Forrest County, Mississippi, detectives contacted police in Westwego, Louisiana, on December 18 about a series of …
Homicide
January 7, 2025
California Mom Charged With Suffocating 11-Year-Old Son
A California woman has been charged with killing her 11-year-old son at an RV park in Sutter County. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to Lovey’s Landing at about 10 a.m. Sunday for a woman under the …