SEE IT: Newly-released video sparks debate after officer shoots boy in the back of the head. DA calls it justified
Juveniles
**WARNING**: Graphic Video
Murder
October 24, 2019
Second suspect arrested in murder of 2-year-old girl allegedly confesses to shooting toddler in the head with AK-47
Philadelphia police named a second suspect they have in custody for the weekend shooting death of a 2-year-old girl and the wounding of her mother and a man who was cleaning carpets, and, sources have told 6ABC, that man has confessed to pulling the trigger. Nikolette Rivera was struck once in the head and pronounced …
Assault
October 24, 2019
UPDATE: 11-month-old boy FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE as Philly police arrest suspect in his shooting
Philadelphia police said Thursday they have a man in custody in the shooting of an 11-month-old boy over the weekend, 6ABC reported. 6ABC said the suspect, who was not been formally charged and not yet named, was arrested when he arrived in court on a separate matter. Yaseem Munir Jenkins was shot four times, including …
Child Abuse
October 24, 2019
Deputy sheriff, teacher accused of RAPE, MAKING PORN with preteen
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy and his junior high school teacher wife have been arrested and charged with dozens of counts of producing pornography with a child under 13 as well as rape and other charges, according to The Advocate. Dennis Perkins, 44, had worked for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office since 2002, working his way …
Murder
October 24, 2019
DEVELOPING: Two suspects charged with capital murder in slaying of AMBER Alert toddler found dead in dumpster
On Thursday, authorities in Alabama announced they officially charged two suspects with capital murder two days after a 3-year-old girl who was missing for 10 days was found dead in a dumpster. In a statement issued to CrimeOnline, Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr said they have charged Patrick Stallworth, 39, and his girlfriend, Derick …
Trials
October 24, 2019
Slain college student’s family creates fake Facebook profile to catch sadistic serial killer who strangled at least 3: Prosecutor
Friends and family a murdered New Jersey college student apparently set up a fake profile that helped lure in a man suspected of assaulting and killing several people. NJ.com reports that Khalil Wheeler-Weaver is on trial for the murder of three young women, including 20-year-old New Jersey City University student, Sarah Butler. Wheeler-Weaver allegedly strangled …
Juveniles
October 24, 2019
URGENT: AMBER Alert issued for missing teen who vanished with armed, suicidal 34-year-old man
Update: October 26, 2:20 p.m ET: Authorities in Virginia have issued an AMBER Alert for 14-year-old Isabel Hicks, last seen on Monday morning at her home in Louisa. Hicks is believed to be with 34-year-old Bruce Lynch, who police reportedly believe is armed and dangerous. “Lynch is believed to be armed with a 9mm and …
Sex Crimes
October 24, 2019
READ: 166 children abused by 43 Catholic priests since 1950, state report finds
On Wednesday, Colorado’s Attorney General released an in-depth report which alleged that 43 priests in the state’s three dioceses had sexually abused at least 166 children since 1950. The 263-page report, which can be read in its entirety below, was compiled by a third-party investigator as a result of a seven-month probe that was ordered …
Animal Crimes
October 24, 2019
Grisly photos reveal alleged evil inhuman cruelty: TWO ‘dog lovers’ indicted for starving pups to near death
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Kidnapping
October 24, 2019
‘I just want to get home’: Teen girl breaks silence after Uber driver allegedly kidnaps her
A 15-year-old girl in New York is speaking out months after her Uber driver allegedly kidnapped her after picking her up from a birthday party. The teen, whose identity remains private, reportedly requested an Uber ride from an Atlantic Beach home at 11:15 p.m. on July 12. Instead of taking her to her home 15 …
Court
October 24, 2019
This Facebook post landed a single mom in jail. Years later, she gets $100K.
Officials in Georgia have agreed to pay a woman $100,000 nearly five years after a Facebook post she made about her police officer ex-husband resulted in her arrest. Single mother Anne King wrote the following post about her former husband, Corey King, on January 15, 2015: “That moment when everyone in your house has the …
Murder
October 24, 2019
Driver arrested after 39 bodies found dead in truck did not know they were there and was first to call police, source claims
The 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland who was arrested on suspicion of murder after 39 bodies were found in the trailer of a truck he was driving in Essex, England, was “horrified” to discover the dead bodies, a friend has claimed. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Paul Berry, an attorney in Northern Ireland, told CNN that …