More questions than answers remain after the body of Illinois State University graduate student, Jelani Day, was found last month in the Illinois River. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members told Dateline in August that not hearing from Day, 25, was “very unlike him.” After contact with him on August 23, the family didn’t hear …
A former schoolmate who grew up with Brian Laundrie shared new details about the Florida fugitive’s background and says he is “freaked out” about the possibility that Laundrie will reach out to him for help. The unidentified friend gave an interview to The Sun, describing a middle-school age Laundrie as a heavyset outcast and loner. …
A day after a Wyoming coroner announced that 22-year-old vlogger Gabby Petito died by strangulation, a former prosecutor opened up about the crime scene and what it shows. Helicopters with KSL-TV flew above the area where searchers found Petito’s body on September 19 and reportedly spotted a pair of hiker’s boots beside her unburied body. …
Prosecutors shared disturbing evidence in a California courtroom this week, as the sentencing hearing wrapped up for a man accused of abusing a young boy to death. Jordan Nuñez, who pleaded guilty to child abuse and tampering with evidence for his role in the death of 13-year-old Jeremiah Valencia, is scheduled to be sentenced for …
Petito’s parents are expected to collect her remains and return with her ashes this weekend.
Military authorities are investigating the death of a soldier stationed at Fort Hood who was found dead over the weekend. As Fox News and KWTX report, an unidentified soldier 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood was found dead on Saturday behind barracks. The soldier appears to have been a male, but no other identifying information …
A California woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly threw alcohol-filled sex parties for underage teenagers. According to court documents, 47-year-old Shannon O’Connor is accused of hosting parties for teens at her Bay Area home, which included sexual activities and alcohol such as beer, vodka, and fireballs. The suspect would watch as the high …
After weeks of speculation, we now know how Gabby Petito died. The Teton County, Wyoming, coroner, Dr. Brent Blue, says Petito’s death is strangulation. Petito’s boyfriend Brian Laundrie is a person of interest in her disappearance but has not yet been named a suspect in her death investigation. Blue, however, made reference to domestic violence …
A Florida man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of causing a deadly crash that killed three people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. According to WPLG, Tomas Rodriguez, 25, had 30 grams of marijuana in his possession and his blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit on May 1 when …
Missouri authorities said they located two incendiary devices at the burned-at home of one of two suspects charged with kidnapping a missing woman. James Phelps, 58, was in custody when his Lebanon home burned to the ground last week. A Springfield Fire Department report stated that the bomb squad discovered two suspicious devices on Phelps’ property …
Wyoming officials revealed on Tuesday that Gabrielle Petito died of strangulation, but several questions remain. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue revealed Petito’s cause of death, weeks after it was revealed that her manner of death was a homicide. “Nothing is obvious in a situation like this,” Blue told reporters during the press conference. Blue said …
According to a Wyoming coroner, the body of 22-year-old Gabby Petito was in the wilderness for weeks before police found her. During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Teton County Coroner, Dr. Blue, said Petito’s body was outside in the wilderness for three to four weeks. Blue declined to comment on the condition of her body, …
