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Family Crime
June 19, 2020
BREAKING: Former friend of ‘Cult Mom’ husband Chad Daybell accuses him of sexual assault
A woman who had a working friendship with Chad Daybell has come forward to claim that he sexually assaulted her in December 2018, while he was married to his now-deceased wife Tammy Daybell. Weeks after his wife’s sudden death, Daybell married Lori Vallow, the mother of two children who were found dead in Daybell’s backyard …
Missing
June 19, 2020
Vanessa Guillen: Reward for missing Fort Hood soldier reaches $55K as Army investigates possible sexual assault
As the desperate search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen continues, an Army commander announced that an investigation in sexual assault allegations is underway. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Guillen, 20 was reportedly last seen on April 22 at around 1 p.m. at the parking lot of the Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, …
Cold Cases
June 19, 2020
‘She has a name now’: Bones found on side of road identified 30 years later as missing teen, but mystery still surrounds unexplained death
Human remains found on the side of a Texas road in 1990 were recently identified as a woman who hadn’t been seen or heard from for three decades. KTRK reported that Manvel police confirmed the bones found off County Road 101 in September 1990 belong to Julie Gwenn Davis. Despite their announcement, it remains a …
Serial Killers
June 19, 2020
‘Bloodlust copycat killer’: Suspected Atlanta ‘homeless killer’ was a volunteer for the needy, former Morehouse student
“A wrong decision that is made can only strengthen your ability to make a better one,” suspected killer David Lee posted on his Facebook page. On June 1, 2020, a homeless man, Timothy Smith, was found dead under a bridge on Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta. Timothy had been shot multiple times while he was sleeping. …
Police
June 19, 2020
DEVELOPING: ‘Dirty cop’ involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death will be FIRED, mayor says
Kentucky officials are reportedly in the process of firing an officer involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police reportedly shot multiple times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong apartment. According to WLKY, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Louisville Metro police Chief Rob Schroeder has initiated termination proceedings …
Missing
June 19, 2020
Search called off for missing diver last seen on shoreline with dive fins: Report
A search has been called off for a Hawaii woman who was reported missing on Monday. On Thursday, the Hawai‘i Fire Department suspended their ongoing search for Clare Maney, 28. Big Island Now reported that on Sunday, surveillance cameras at Old Kona Airport Park caught Maney walking towards the shoreline with dive fins. A search …
Family Crime
June 19, 2020
‘Cult mom’ friend will testify that Lori Vallow’s niece Melani Pawlowski visited Chad and Lori in Hawaii after the children vanished: DOCS
In an upcoming interview on “Dateline,” friend Melanie Gibb describes Vallow and Daybell’s relationship as “gasoline and fire”
Homicide
June 19, 2020
HOMELESS KILLER CAPTURED: Suspect accused of killing three homeless people in Atlanta arrested
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Atlanta authorities have captured a man they believe to be the suspect behind the killing of three homeless people this month. According to CBS 46 and Sheryl McCollum with the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, David Lee, 29, has been taken …
Murder
June 18, 2020
Police release photos of suspect in brutal slayings of homeless people in Atlanta
The Atlanta Police Department on Thursday released photos of a man they believe is responsible for at least three murders of homeless people this month, Atlanta Intown reported. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Monday that police believe three killings since June 1 were connected, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The first killing shooting happened on …
Family Crime
June 18, 2020
SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell made advances to a married woman before meeting Lori Vallow, former friend tells Nancy Grace
‘Cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell wanted ‘spouses’ gone, friend says
Murder
June 18, 2020
Chicago high schooler charged with killing a woman when he learned she was transgender
An 18-year-old Chicago man was denied bond this week after being charged with shooting a woman to death when he learned she was transgender, CBS Chicago reported. Prosecutors said Orlando Perez, a senior at Bogan High School, was so enraged when Selena Reyes-Hernandez told him she was transgender that he left her Marquette Park apartment …