A North Carolina man has been charged with murder after his roommate was found dead and buried in the backyard of the home they shared in New Hanover County. Elvin Noel Baca, 34, was arrested on Wednesday for the murder of Lawrence Grabka, 69. He was also charged with concealing or failing to report a …
The search for a missing North Carolina woman has moved to Florida after her car was found there this week. The family of Shelby Campbell, 28, has filed missing persons reports in her home state as well as Broward County, Florida, where the car was found, WTVD reports. The station said that Campbell disappeared from …
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued an alert for a 22-year-old woman who may be in danger. Jessi Nicole Cunnius is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 160 pounds with blonde, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes, the center said. She was last seen in Benson and may be in …
Police in North Carolina have arrested two people after a 19-year-old man was found shot dead a Roanoke River boat ramp last week. Gaston Police and the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating whether Sherrod Ahmad Person was lured to the ramp for the killing. Investigators were called to the scene at about …
A North Carolina mom and her two children were found dead at their Charlotte home on Friday, and a man suspected in their deaths was arrested a little more than 24 hours later in California. Markayla Johnson, 22, and her children, 4-year-old Miracle, and 7-month-old Messiah, were found dead Friday afternoon, Queen City News reported. …
A North Carolina man was shot and killed by deputies Saturday night after he murdered two other people critically wounded a third at another house. All three of Justin Michael Strawser’s victims were restrained before they were shot, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said, which also said the shooting was not random and that “narcotics …
An Ohio Chick-fil-A franchisee was arrested Tuesday after he drove to North Carolina to have sex with a 15-year-old he contacted via social media. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said it was called by a homeowner who initially reported a break-in in progress. When deputies arrived, the homeowner said they found Stacy Lee Austin, 49, …
A North Carolina mother has been charged with the deaths of her 4-year-old twin sons on Saturday. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said the twins’ father reported them dead when he arrived at his estranged wife’s home to pick them up for custody. Later that day, the estranged wife, identified as Genevieve Springer, was arrested …
The mother of an 12-year-old North Carolina girl missing since 2022 refused to appear in court on Friday, and the judge n the case said he can’t force her to appear. Diana Cojocari, who has been in jail on a $250,000 bond since December 2022, declined to appear for an arraignment, and her defense asked …
North Carolina authorities have clamped down on a “wilderness therapy” program for troubled children after a 12-year-old boy died in their care less than 24 hours after his arrival. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office said Trails Carolina had “not completely” cooperated with the investigation, although the organization angrily denied that. In …
North Carolina officials are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy at a wilderness therapy camp in the mountains of the western part of the state. A forensic pathologist said the boy’s death, the day after his arrival at Trails Carolina, “appeared to not be natural,” the Transylvania County Sheriff ‘s Office said, adding that …
A North Carolina toddler is dead after he found a loaded, unsecured gun and shot himself. Greenville police said the incident took place around 10 p.m. on Friday, WXII reported. The child was rushed to Eastern Carolina University Health Medical Center but did not survive. Police said no charges would be filed because “the adults …
