An Ohio woman will spend 12 years behind bars for allowing her boyfriend to sexually abuse her three young daughters—starting when they were between the ages of 7 and 9. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Elizabeth Smith, 32, gave Nicholas White, 29, “permission to engage in this activity and set parameters on the scope of the abuse,” which …
An Ohio man who pleaded guilty to arranging a sexual liaison with a 15-year-old boy was sentenced Friday to a seven-day stint behind bars. Police arrested Albert Maruna, IV, 23, in December, after it was revealed that the underage boy he was talking to was actually an undercover officer posing as a teen. According to KDKA, …
To the outrage of many, an Ohio judge modified the house arrest of a teen accused of burning and burying her newborn daughter outside her parents’ home after giving birth. Warren County Common Pleas Judge Donald Oda II ended Brooke Richardson’s house arrest late last month but ordered that she be tracked with a GPS …
Authorities in Ohio have arrested a father on suspicion of brutally murdering his own toddler. According to WKYC, 41-year-old Jason Shorter of Parma surrendered at the Parma Police Station on Saturday night, telling officers that he wanted to confess a crime. He allegedly told police that his 18-month-old son was in the trunk of his …
An Ohio father is accused of hogtying his 13-year-old daughter with zip ties and dragging her across a parking lot—all to stop her from running away. John L. Hofacker was arrested Friday afternoon after his teen daughter was reportedly spotted outside New London Lanes bowling alley screaming for help. According to WJW, responding officers approached the …
Authorities in Ohio are recognizing a helpful volunteer who stepped in to help take down a suspect during a foot pursuit last month. According to Fox News, Columbus police officers were chasing an 18-year-old who was attempting to flee on foot near an area library. A bystander identified by police only as Bill reportedly saw …
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services revoked the licenses of two day cares that Aniya Day-Garrett attended, finding that they failed to report suspected abuse before her mother and boyfriend allegedly beat the 4-year-old to death. According to Cleveland.com, the state agency wrote that Harbor Crest Childcare Academy, in Cleveland, and Get Ready, Set, Grow …
A high school student in Ohio is facing felony charges in connection with the death of an elderly woman found dead in a closet of her home earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the body of 98-year-old Margaret Douglas was discovered in her Wadsworth home on April 9, nearly a week after friends reported …
Dashcam footage and a 911 call provide insight into the demeanor of Aniya Day-Garrett’s mother and the mother’s boyfriend moments after the 4-year-old lost consciousness and subsequently died. A 911 call recently obtained by WJW captured boyfriend Deonte Lewis calmly telling a dispatcher that Day-Garrett, 4, was hardly breathing. He originally claims that Day-Garrett is …
Police say an elderly Ohio woman reported missing Monday has been found dead in a “hidden location” in her Wadsworth home. WJW learned that Margaret Douglas’ body was found in a closet and that police are treating her death as suspicious. An out-of-town relative reportedly called local police after Douglas’ friends said they hadn’t heard from …
Three women found dead in an Akron, Ohio, home last week possibly overdosed on fentanyl, one of the women’s mothers revealed. Per the Cleveland Scene, girlfriends Ashtyn Andrade and Tara Williams had invited Courtney Collier to their home Friday to celebrate Andrade’s 20th birthday. Police found the three women dead Saturday night after Collier’s mother and boyfriend …
An Ohio babysitter currently free on bail pleaded not guilty in a Butler County courtroom on Monday in connection to charges related to the death of a toddler girl. FOX19 reports that Lindsay Partin, 36, is facing numerous felony charges after 3-year-old Hannah Wesche died in her care on March 8, including murder, manslaughter, and four counts of …
