Sheriff: Shooter at Maryland high school killed himself
School Crimes
New details released by the sheriff’s office show how Rollins died.
Family Crime
March 25, 2018
Woman beats and cuts her great-grandmother to death, lets great-grandfather find body: Cops
Police in Maryland say a 22-year-old woman brutally murdered her great-grandmother. According to Fox News, Shannon Marci Jefferson Lozano was arrested and is expected to face charges including first-degree murder in connection with the death of 80-year-old Doris Elizabeth Shelton late last week. Montgomery County police say the victim’s husband found her Friday afternoon in …
Violent Crime
February 9, 2018
MS-13 members stab teen 153 TIMES over hand sign, falsely thought he was rival gangster
A Maryland teen is facing 40 years behind bars after pleading guilty to his part in the grisly murder of another teen prosecutors said he believed to be a member of a rival street gang. In reality, the victim was determined to be an individual merely showing off with hand signals that offended the attackers. …
Murder
January 20, 2018
The horror movie that led to a real-life killing: The murder of Randi Trimble
Sometimes the most disturbing parts of a horror film can happen offscreen. When an aspiring filmmaker set out to make a low-budget horror movie in the woods, it would lead to a deadly final act that not even a screenwriter could have put to the page. Greed was the theme behind this real-life story, and …
Missing
December 24, 2017
A pregnant mother misses her baby shower and isn’t heard from since: What happened to Akia Eggleston?
Akia Eggleston was 35 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy when she didn’t show up for her baby shower. Six months later, and there’s no sign of the young Maryland mother–leading authorities to believe that something sinister is at play. Eggleston, 23, was last seen on May 3 outside her home in Baltimore. It wasn’t until May …
Violent Crime
December 23, 2017
‘I did not see that coming’: Mom says she’s ‘grateful’ she and unborn daughter survived being BURNED ALIVE by her boyfriend
Just over three months after she was brutally burned and forced to deliver her unborn child two months early as a result, a Maryland woman is now looking toward the future and says she feels grateful to be alive with her daughter. As CrimeOnline reported, firefighters responded to a residential fire in September and found …
Murder
October 23, 2017
Hunt for church-going mother’s killer reveals dark family secrets
‘She’s probably one of the most beautiful things that happened to me in my life’
Violent Crime
September 19, 2017
Woman admits she attacked ex-husband’s wife with a hammer while robbing their home
A Maryland woman admitted in court on Monday to attacking her former husband’s new wife with a hammer during a 2012 burglary attempt. NJ.com reports that Marie Stuart pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder after a November 16, 2012, incident, in which she broke into her ex-husband’s Mantua Township home through a sliding glass door. Stuart’s ex-husband lived …
Murder
September 15, 2017
Pregnant high school teacher’s cause of death revealed; suspect denied bond
On Thursday, a Howard County, Maryland, judge denied bail to a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, a high school teacher loved in her community and adored by her students. Tyler Tessier, 32, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the murder of 31-year-old Lauren Wallen, a high school teacher at Wilde Lake High School …
September 12, 2017
Urgent! Missing little girl, 12, last seen running down sidewalk
Maryland police are searching for a 12-year-old girl, last seen running down a sidewalk in Greenbelt. NBC reports Kidist Gianna “Jayla” Smith left the Greenbelt Community Center on Monday morning at around 11:30 a.m. Witnesses said the girl was running down a sidewalk on Southway Road, heading towards Greenbelt. Jayla is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall with …
Violent Crime
September 9, 2017
Boyfriend sets pregnant girlfriend on fire, forcing her into early labor: Police
A Maryland man reportedly set his girlfriend on fire on late Friday night, forcing her to deliver her infant early, according to police. NBC reports that firefighters located Andrea Grinage with severe burns across her body when they were called to a residential fire on Friday at around 11:45 p.m., off of Elkwood Lane in …
Sex Offenders
August 22, 2017
Teacher’s aide who molested more than 12 KIDS claims he feels like a child
An elementary school teacher’s aide who routinely recorded himself molesting students was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison Monday. The Bowie Patch reported that Deonte Carraway, 23, of Glenarden, Maryland, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor to produce child pornography. Prosecutors said the 15 counts involved 12 victims ranging from …