Locksmith helps save kidnap victim who wrote secret message on her hand: Report
Violent Crime
A man allegedly held the woman against her will in her own home and threatened to burn her house down
Shooting
October 5, 2020
‘They took my son from me’: Cop fatally shoots Good Samaritan who was breaking up domestic dispute [Reports]
UPDATE: Officer Shaun Lucas charged with murder in shooting death of Jonathan Price A Texas cop has been placed on administrative leave in connection with Saturday’s reported fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man who was breaking up a domestic dispute. City officials in Wolfe confirmed in a Facebook post that an officer was placed …
Juveniles
October 5, 2020
Teen brother facing murder charges after 5-year-old girl found dead of ‘sharp force injuries’: Report
A 17-year-old boy is facing first-degree murder charges in the violent death of his 5-year-old half-sister. According to WMAR, the 5-year-old girl was found dead in her Pasadena, Maryland, home on Saturday morning. Anaya Jannah Abdul was reportedly deceased in her bed, and an autopsy found that she had died of repeated sharp force injuries. …
Podcast
October 5, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Cruise ship catastrophe/Death on the high seas. ‘Don’t Be A Victim’
Your planned romantic cruise turns deadly, and law enforcement outside the U.S. does not operate on our investigation standards. What do you do? Joining Nancy Grace Today: Additional Guests Kathleen Kastrinelis and Michael Kastrinelis – mother and father of Jackie Kastrinelis “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show heard …
Murder
October 5, 2020
1-year-old boy dies after carjacker steals car by hospital parking lot, rams into him while in mother’s arms: Reports
A 1-year-old Texas boy is dead after police say a man who stole a car hit the child while trying to escape. ABC 8 reports that the incident happened close to the Texas Health Huguley Hospital on the 11800 block of South Freeway, in Forth Worth. Police said that the suspect, identified as Nico Delafuente, …
Manslaughter
October 5, 2020
Teen dad shoots & kills girlfriend in front of their 6-week-old daughter, cops say
A Michigan teen was arrested Wednesday, the same day he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in front of their newborn daughter. Eastpointe police announced Friday via a Facebook post that RayQuan Taylor was arrested on manslaughter charges. Police told Macomb Daily that Taylor, 17, claimed he accidentally shot Kira Seymour, 17, in the chest in …
Missing
October 5, 2020
Natalie Jones: Petition urges grand jury to investigate missing mom’s ex-boyfriend, who’s accused of putting out a hit on a deputy
Friends of missing Georgia woman, Natalie Jones, are pushing for a grand jury inquiry into her disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jones, 28, of Grantville, was last seen on July 4 as she drove away from a friend’s home in Opelika, Alabama, between 10:20 p.m. and 11 p.m. According to her sister, Jessica Bishop, someone …
Missing
October 5, 2020
Missing mom seen leaving on Ring camera days ago, hasn’t returned home or been heard from since
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* North Dakota authorities are searching for a missing woman who disappeared Wednesday night and hasn’t been heard from since. KVRR News reports that according to the Traill County Sheriff’s Department, Lisa Erstad, 39, was seen on her Ring camera leaving her …
Missing
October 4, 2020
UPDATE: Child’s body found in search for missing Colorado toddler
Searchers looking for a missing Grand Junction toddler on Sunday found the body of a small child who matched the description of 3-year-old Adelesia, who is believed to have wandered away from home early Saturday evening. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said the coroner was working on identification and notification of next of kin and …
Juveniles
October 4, 2020
Louisiana mom beats children; 9-month-old boy dies: Cops
After a months-long investigation, Louisiana authorities have charged a 29-year-old woman in the death of her 9-month-old son. Shreveport police said they responded to a call on May 2 about a baby suffering from blunt force injuries to his body. Harlem Joseph was taken to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, where he was pronounced dead. On …
Child Abuse
October 4, 2020
Foster mom, boyfriend arrested in death of toddler who’d been in their care for just TWO MONTHS
A Colorado foster mother and her boyfriend were arrested last week following an investigation into the death of a 15-month-old boy in their care, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says. Dacey Spinuzzi, 31, has been charged with child abuse resulting in death, and Ramondo Jones, 36, was charged with murder of a child under 12 …
Murder
October 4, 2020
Spike Lee actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd shot to death in Atlanta
Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, who appeared in several movies by acclaimed director Spike Lee and was nominated for a Tony award in 2003, was shot and killed Saturday in Atlanta, Lee himself posted on Instagram. Atlanta Police officers found Byrd unresponsive, with multiple gunshot wounds in the back, in southwest Atlanta at about 1:45 a.m. …