No criminal charges have been filed against the Texas woman whose 8-month-old daughter was reportedly killed Sunday when she fell out of her car and was run over by another vehicle. Irving police said none of the four children, including Kassidy Smith, were secured in the car when the back door opened Smith fell out. …
A Virginia man is on trial for allegedly murdering and raping a popular Virginia Commonwealth University administrator who reportedly complained about the suspect’s shoddy construction work. Thomas Edward Clark, of Henrico, is currently on trial for the death of 53-year-old Suzanne Fairman. Richmond police found the victim deceased inside her home off of Tanglewood Road, …
One child is dead and the other is clinging to life after they were reportedly stabbed and tossed from a balcony. Citing the Swedish news outlet Expressen, Metro reports that two children under the age of 10 were thrown from the balcony of an apartment complex in Stockholm after they were stabbed, possibly by their father. …
Jennifer Caridad leaves her family home in Sunnyside, Washington, to pick up her boyfriend. As the 24-year-old walks out the door, she tells her younger brother that she’ll be back later. Caridad has not been seen since. The day after, the family reported her missing, and the SUV Caridad was driving was found at Berglund Lake. …
Texas police are continuing to search for a suspect accused of kidnapping and murdering his pregnant girlfriend last month, as new details have surfaced about the harrowing crime. The Daily Beast reported that investigators discovered a greeting card from the slain woman, Cavanna Smith, 25, in which she revealed her pregnancy to Kwanmaine Boyd, 25. …
The biological aunt of a missing Hawaii girl Isabella Kalua says she may sue the state for allowing a couple to adopt the child, although they both have a criminal past. According to KITV, Lana Idao says there are too many unanswered questions about why her niece, Isabella, was placed into the care of Isaac …
A Maryland mayor was charged on Monday under the revenge porn statute for allegedly posting sexually-explicit photos of his ex-girlfriend on social media. The state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw, 32, created multiple user accounts on Reddit and posted the victim’s private pictures in Subreddits, or groups, “that were …
A Virginia professor sparked controversy after arguing that sexual attraction to children is not inherently immoral. As the New York Post reports, Allyn Walker, a sociology and criminal justice professor at Old Dominion University, made the controversial statement earlier this month during an interview with Prostasia Foundation, child protection organization based in San Francisco. Walker was …
New York police issued an AMBER Alert on Monday after at least four masked men reportedly abducted a 14-year-old boy. Rochester police said in the alert four to five men may have kidnapped James Fernandez Reyes, who was last seen on Myrtle Street on Monday. Though details surrounding Reyes’ disappearance are scarce, police said he …
A just in Wisconsin will begin deliberations Tuesday to determine the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of shooting people during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, two fatally. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people at an August 2020 demonstration protesting the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, Joesph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony …
The attorney for one of the men charged with killing Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery asked a judge Monday to toss the Rev Jesse Jackson from the courtroom. Kevin Gough, attorney for William “Roddie” Bryan, tried last week to have Rev Al Sharpton removed from the courtroom, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Gough later apologized, saying his …
The parents of a 15-month-old boy who died of fentanyl poisoning in September have been charged with the toddler’s murder. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office added a murder charge at 22-year-old Adler Metcalf’s initial court appearance, KTLA reported. He had previously been charged only with child endangerment. The boy’s mother, 20-year-old Sandy Acuna, is …
