Prosecutors revealed in court on Thursday that Jeff West’s fingerprints were found on a bottle of absinthe investigators believe was used to murder his wife Kat West in 2018. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kat West was found dead outside her home in Calera, Alabama, on the morning of January 13, 2018, hours after a ‘date …
Two of the men charged in the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery have been denied bond. The father and son pair are charged with nine counts including felony murder. They face life sentences without parole. Arbery was shot in a confrontation after the McMichaels began chasing Arbery, suspecting he was the person caught on …
An NBC “Dateline” episode airing Friday will examine the case of a California woman who fatally shot her husband in August 2013, apparently because she caught him secretly communicating with his ex-girlfriend. The episode, entitled “Point Blank,” explores the murder of Todd Chance, 45, at the hands of Leslie Chance, 53, his wife and a …
The Department of Justice confirmed that Orlando Hall was executed on Thursday night at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute in Indiana. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hall was convicted for his role in the 1994 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 16-year-old Lisa Rene, the sister of two Texas drug dealers he believed had stolen money from him. …
A Florida woman is facing charges after she allegedly dropped her infant son off at a stranger’s door and fled. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Melissa Kelley, 33, is accused of bringing her infant son to a home in Deltona, where the mother of her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend lives. The incident occurred Sunday …
A Virginia lawyer is facing sex trafficking charges after he allegedly coerced several high school girls into sex by offering to be their sugar daddy. The Washington Post reports that 45-year-old Matthew Erausquin is accused of paying six girls, between 16 and 17 years of age, to have sex with him in exchange for money. …
A father and his infant son are dead after they were found unresponsive in a car parked outside a Georgia Waffle House. According to the Clayton News-Daily, police responded to a call on the morning of November 14 about a group of people unconscious in a vehicle parked at a Butts County Waffle House. Responding …
The manhunt for Colorado man wanted in connetion with three skeletal sets of human remains found in Conejos County ended Thursday afternoon when investigators found the fugitive at a motel in Gallup, New Mexico. Adre “Psycho” Baroz, 26, faces charges of first-degree homicide, first-degree assault and second-degree kidnapping, CBS4 reported. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation …
A Virginia mom who disappeared while out with friends over the weekend was found dead, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Sheena West, 36, was last seen at a tapas bar and restaurant in Virginia Beach. She left without her phone and wallet, and surveillance footage from the restaurant appeared to show her leaving with a man her …
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas man after an appeals court ruled earlier this week that the Justice Department’s protocols for execution violate federal law. Orlando Hall, 49, would have been the eighth person executed by the federal government this year after a 17-year hiatus, Reuters reported. Hall, an African-American …
A teen YouTuber reportedly crashed his billionaire father’s multimillion-dollar car in Texas on Tuesday. The Daily Mail reported that Gage Gillean, 17, drove the $3.4 million Pagani Huayra Roadster into a tree. The teen suffered minor injuries in the crash, which occurred in Dallas. “S**t happens. Thanking God for a second chance at life. Crash …
The 14 men accused of devising a plot that included the kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer allegedly also planned to stage weeklong, televised executions of other public officials. WLS reported that the militiamen intended for 200 combatants to storm the state Capitol Building before the executions. Authorities said another plan involved burning down the …
