5-year-old girl dies from gunshot to the face
Juveniles
Fatal shot believed to have been fired by another child; the owner of the gun has been arrested.
Murder
December 5, 2020
Beloved Tennessee nurse FATALLY SHOT while driving to work
A 26-year-old ICU nurse was fatally shot while driving to work on a Tennessee highway Friday night, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department reports. A Nashville Parks police officer saw Caitlyn Kaufman’s car against a guard rail on Interstate 440 on the west end of the city shortly before 9 p.m. and stopped to assist, thinking …
Missing
December 5, 2020
Search for missing hiker Esther Dingley centers on mystery man
Authorities are racing to track down a man who encountered a missing British hiker in the Pyrenees mountains, raising concerns that the disappearance may not just be an accident, The Sun reports. Esther Dingley, 37, a British blogger, went missing more than a week ago while she was hiking alone in the mountain range between Spain and France. Dingley …
Family Crime
December 5, 2020
House of Horrors: After man shoots gun through a window, police learn 8 children were routinely locked in closet without food or water for decades
“These helpless children experienced brutal abuse over a sustained period of time,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said
Murder
December 4, 2020
Suspect left note on phone saying he ‘snapped’ and killed pregnant teen
US Marshals shot and killed Luis Zaragoza earlier this month while trying to take him into custody. His cell phone also provided ‘turn by turn’ directions to Jalajhia Finklea’s body.
Child Abuse
December 4, 2020
Idaho man raped teenage girls for years, police say
An Idaho man was arrested this week on five counts of raping teenage girls between 2007 and 2014 in several locations, including his home and an RV camper. In addition to the five counts of rape, Trenton Jared Powell, 41, has also been charged with two counts of lewd conduct with a minor. He was …
Homicide
December 4, 2020
Parents arrested after mom fatally shakes & slams 34-day-old son for crying: Report
A Vermont couple was arrested Wednesday for the death of their 1-month-old son, who reportedly died in August with extensive injuries. WPTZ and WNNE reported Leo Cushing was found dead in an infant rocking chair on August 1 after his father, Matthew Cushing, 36, called the baby’s uncle and aunt to their Swanton apartment. A …
Unsolved
December 4, 2020
Two soldiers found dead at Fort Bragg identified. Officials are calling foul play.
Officials are calling foul play after two men were found dead in the training area of Fort Bragg. ABC 11 reports that the deceased Fort Bragg soldiers have been identified as Master Sgt. William J. Lavigne II, 37, and Army veteran Timothy Dumas, 44. No weapons were found in the area. “The loss of a …
Murder
December 4, 2020
Stalker kills romantic rival, then spends years pretending to be her in text messages & social media
Friday’s episode of ABC’s “20/20” will explore the case of a Nebraska woman who killed her romantic rival in 2012, then spent four years pretending to be the victim in text messages and on social media. Shanna Golyar, 45, is currently serving a life sentence for the death of Cari Farver, 37, who was last …
Missing
December 4, 2020
Questions surround mysterious death of Staten Island doctor found in Clove Lakes Park
The NYPD has confirmed that a body found earlier this week in waters at Staten Island’s Clove Lakes Park is Dr. Tamara Saukin, who had been missing since November 18. Saukin, 44, reportedly went for a walk in the park early that Wednesday morning with her mother. According to local reports, her mother told police …
Nancy Grace
December 4, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: 26-year-old Instagram Star naked, dead on roadside. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALEXIS SHARKEY?
Social media star Alexis Sharkey spends Thanksgiving with friends and makes plans for the next day. She didn’t show up for their planned movie day, but she did text with friends that night. What didn’t do was make any posts on social media for over 12 hours. That was cause for concern. Friends go to …
Homicide
December 4, 2020
Community shocked after aunt tortures, kills her 9-year-old nephew, burns private parts with cigarettes: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania community is still reeling in shock after a woman allegedly killed her own nephew. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police responded to Jamie Lynne Jackson’s home in Lock Haven at the Lock Haven Gardens apartments after a relative reported that the woman was frantically shampooing carpets and cleaning her 9-year-old nephew’s room. Jackson, 36, …