Woman found dead in NY apartment garbage chute, feet first with her bags
Unsolved
New York police are investigating a woman found dead in a Staten Island apartment building garbage chute Friday afternoon, the New York Post reports.
Murder
January 1, 2021
WV man may have murdered parents with an ax, police say
A West Virginia man has been charged with murder in the death of his parents, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports. Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford told WVMetroNews that investigators were trying to determine if an ax found at the scene was the murder weapon. Tsukasa and Claudette Kambara apparently died from multiple lacerations, the …
Weird Crime
January 1, 2021
Cadaver research business owner dumps 5 human heads, 24 limbs in desert: Police
A man who ran a Washington-based cadaver management business was arrested in Arizona Tuesday in connection with human remains that were found dumped in two different wooded areas days earlier. Yavapai County police arrested Walter Mitchell, 59, in Scottsdale on charges of abandoning or concealing a dead body. The Arizona Republic reported that Mitchell ran …
Death Row
January 1, 2021
Lisa Montgomery: Execution date will continue for only federal death row woman who sliced infant from pregnant victim’s stomach
A federal appeals court has lifted the execution stay for Lisa Montgomery, the only female on federal death row. As CrimeOnline previously reported, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss previously vacated an order that scheduled Montgomery for execution on January 12, which was a new date after the court rescheduled her first execution, which was set …
Juveniles
January 1, 2021
Infant found dead with dog ‘just lying on her,’ 911 caller says
Ohio police are investigating the New Year’s Eve death of a 4-month old girl after a man told 911 he found the baby not breathing and with a dog lying on top of her. Dayton Police identified the little girl as Raelynn Larrison and said that the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office would determine the manner …
Fraud
January 1, 2021
Florida man convicted of posing as doctor as teen arrested for defrauding new employer
A Florida man who served nearly two years in prison for impersonating a doctor as a teen has been arrested again, this time for fraud and grand theft, WPTV reports. Malachi Love-Robinson, now 23, was arrested Thursday morning and released on bond later in the day. Police say he had clients of a shipping broker …
Suicide
January 1, 2021
School officials say they have IMMUNITY in case of 8-year-old boy who killed himself after years of bullying
On Tuesday, an Ohio judge ruled that parents of an 8-year-old boy who died by suicide in 2017 can sue the school district for their son’s death. Carson Elementary student Gabriel Taye was reportedly bullied in the three years leading up to his death. The third-grader’s parents sued Cincinnati Public Schools’ Board of Education, alleging …
Missing
January 1, 2021
MISSING: Police say teen girl could be in grave danger if not found immediately
Texas authorities are searching for information that will lead to the whereabouts of a teen girl missing for days. CBS 3 reports that 15-year-old Grace Leann Carter was reported missing on December 29 after vanishing from a home in Jewett, off of County Road 362. According to police, Grace was last seen at the home …
January 1, 2021
UN diplomat found dead in her Manhattan apartment
A United Nation’s diplomat in her 30s was found dead in her Midtown Manhattan apartment on Thursday. According to the New York Post, a preliminary investigation indicates the unidentified woman died of suicide. She was reportedly found face-down with a belt around her neck. Investigators also found near-empty bottles of melatonin, a natural, non-narcotic sleep …
January 1, 2021
Pregnant Christian blogger, social media influencer dies suddenly at age 36
A popular Christian blogger and Instagram influencer died suddenly just before Christmas. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Emily Michell, whose Instagram account “The Hidden Way” has over 100K followers, died on December 22 from undisclosed causes. The mother of four was pregnant with her fifth child, and unborn baby also died. Mitchell’s family …
Jail
January 1, 2021
SNICKERS BAR FOR SEX ACT? Jailhouse chef busted!
A former chef for a Nevada jail was arrested late last month for allegedly having an inmate perform a sex act in exchange for a candy bar. Las Vegas Metropolitan police said Leon Spencer, 48, propositioned a male inmate working for him at Las Vegas City Jail in November 2019. Spencer offered the inmate a …
Nancy Grace
January 1, 2021
Friday Crime Stories: Missing children heartbreak; Help us!
A prime mission for “Crime Stories” is to raise awareness of missing children cases with the hopes that someone somewhere knows something that could help find these precious boys and girls. Today we look at three cases. Help us bring these missing children home. Joining Nancy Grace today “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox …