The bizarre claims surrounding a relationship between a North Carolina man and his biological daughter took a tragic turn this week when police say he went on a rampage that claimed the life of four, including himself. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities say 42-year-old Steven Walter Pladl and his 20-year-old biological daughter, Katie Rose Pladl, …
A married North Carolina couple is facing multiple criminal charges in connection with a scam police say bilked grieving victims out of thousands. According to WJZY, Tunis and Georgeanne Selby were arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of obtaining property by false pretenses and felony conversion. The local news station began investigating the claims …
A North Carolina man accused of stabbing his wife to death after he took cough medicine was apparently obsessed with a movie about a serial killer and often talked to friends about killing, according to police. The Charlotte Observer reports that 29-year-old Matthew Phelps is accused of stabbing his wife, Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps, 126 times …
By JEFFREY COLLINS and JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A white North Carolina officer is shown putting a black pedestrian in a chokehold in video released Monday that offers more footage of a police beating that has sparked outrage over use of force. City officials in Asheville, North Carolina, released nine body camera …
A Raleigh, North Carolina, mother is behind bars after a now-viral video apparently caught her giving a marijuana joint to her infant daughter. Brianna Ashanti Loftin, 20, was officially charged Wednesday in connection with two December 2017 Facebook videos that allegedly showed her giving her 1-year-old daughter a brown cigarette or cigar. According to the News …
Nearing the end of an 18-year sentence for having his pregnant girlfriend killed, former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth reportedly said he would not start a relationship with his disabled adult son. In a letter sent to The Charlotte Observer, Carruth, 44, told the public to “calm down” because he does not intend to …
The adoptive parents of a slain North Carolina girl have been indicted for her murder and dismemberment nearly seven years after her disappearance. The Charlotte Observer reported that nobody knows exactly when Erica Parsons died but authorities believe she was 12 or 13 when she vanished. On Monday, a Rowan County grand jury indicted her parents, Sandy …
A North Carolina man, along with his mother and girlfriend, are behind bars after they allegedly beat an elderly man so severely on Saturday night that he’s now in critical condition. WSOC reports that Eddie Lowery, 30, along with his girlfriend, Elisha Hicks, 34, and his mother, Patricia Benton, 49, are accused of beating a …
A Virginia man is set to stand trial beginning next week on charges that he fatally stabbed a 13-year-old girl in 2016. As CrimeOnline previously reported, David Eisenhauer was 18 when he allegedly murdered Nicole Lovell. The girl’s nude body was found in January 2016 with a slit throat and covered in stab wounds. The …
Authorities are also searching for another woman who disappeared in the same area
A North Carolina mother’s live-in boyfriend was charged with first-degree murder on Weds. in connection with the death of toddler, Mariah Woods. In addition to first-degree murder, ABC reports that Adolphus Earl Kimrey II, 32, was also charged with felonious child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury. As CrimeOnline reported in early December, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that …
Three North Carolina women were killed last year within a few blocks of each other. Seven months later, authorities and the victims’ families are still looking for answers. As ABC News reported, the FBI announced this week that it is offering as much as $30,000 in reward money for anyone with information that leads to …
