Judge fast-tracks release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition after Circuit Court ruling
Court
US District Court Judge Loretta Preska orders document release by 9 a.m. Thursday.
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Florida deputies investigating 2 sets of remains found on same abandoned property 10 months apart
Florida sheriff’s deputies have opened an investigation into a suspicious death after they found human remains buried on a property in the Florida Highlands neighborhood of Dunnellon. It’s the second set of remains found on the abandoned property this year. Marion County deputies found the remains of an as yet unidentified man on February 2 …
Manslaughter
October 21, 2020
Adult brother shoots, kills twin while both are playing with guns: Cops
A 23-year-old Florida man has been charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot his twin brother in the face, killing him. Gulfport police said that Mathias and Thomas Parkinson-Freeman, along with a mutual friend, were sitting in a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder, parked at the brothers’ home. The three men were said to be talking and …
Missing
October 21, 2020
UPDATE: 2 teens who vanished together in freezing cold found safe: Reports
Update: 7:40 p.m.: Two teens last seen Monday night have been found safe, the Stanley, Wisconsin, Police Department said Wednesday. The department thanked everyone for help in finding the youngsters and said it would not be releasing any further information out of respect for all involved. Original story: Police in Wisconsin conducted ground searches Tuesday …
Shooting
October 21, 2020
MANHUNT for multiple suspects after nightclub shooting kills 3, critically injures 1
Police are reportedly looking for at least two suspects after Tuesday’s shooting at a Texas nightclub left three people dead and a fourth person critically injured. According to the Houston Chronicle, the three shooting victims were pronounced dead at DD Sky Club in Houston. Authorities have not provided a description of the suspects, and police …
Missing
October 21, 2020
Missing hiker story ‘doesn’t add up,’ sheriff’s sgt. says of woman found alive after nearly two weeks
A sheriff’s department media liaison has questioned statements made by the family of a California woman who was found in Zion National Park nearly two weeks after she went missing there on October 6. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 38-year-old Holly Suzanne Courtier was found alive on Sunday after a witness reported a sighting in the …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Florida woman confesses she used tire iron to kill 3-year-old while he tried to brush his teeth: Police
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Child Abuse
October 21, 2020
Boy who lived in closet for months was forced to hold exploding bottle rocket in mouth & eat his own vomit: Docs
A Connecticut couple was arrested Friday for allegedly making a boy sleep in a closet for four months and routinely abusing him. WFSB obtained an arrest affidavit which stated that Kevin Grant, 31, and Kaitlyn Baptiste, 29, were arrested after Naugatuck police investigated abuse allegations at their home on October 1. A person had reportedly …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Police: Woman kills husband in front of tot daughter before her 2nd birthday party. Lawyer says ‘Stand Your Ground’ applies.
EXCLUSIVE interview with victim who says she turned in Kayla Giles for fraud, identity theft
Family Crime
October 21, 2020
Mom who left toddler daughter in locked car with heater on for hours, killing her, will head to prison after pleading no contest to reduced charge
The mother of a 2-year-old girl who died last year has pleaded no contest to multiple charges and will be sentenced to 14 years in prison. As CrimeOnline previously reported, June Love Agosto was pronounced dead in September 2019 after her mother left her inside a locked car with a heater on a blanket placed …
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Missing man attacked days before he is found dead in river. Officials rule it an accidental drowning: Report
The family of an Ohio man who officials determined accidentally drowned in May has hired a private attorney in hope of having his case reopened. Caleb Marple, 39, was found dead in the Cuyahoga River 12 days after he vanished on May 17. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office released a report this week stating …
Court
October 21, 2020
Update: Scott Peterson to appear in court this week after order to re-examine his murder convictions
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is scheduled for a court hearing Friday, after the California Supreme Court’s order for a reexamination of his murder convictions. Peterson, who remains behind bars at the San Quentin correctional facility, has a hearing to determine whether he will need representation by the public defender’s office or if he has retained …