Wednesday Crime Stories: Beautiful teen Alissa Turney argues with step-father then goes missing. Did she run away? Is there foul play?
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Missing
September 11, 2019
ANOTHER ZANY DEFENSE BY FOTIS DULOS: Lawyer implies missing mom of 5 Jennifer Dulos could have been terminally ill or pregnant
A legal team representing the estranged husband of missing mom Jennifer Dulos filed a new motion asking for access to her medical records, claiming she may have been ill or pregnant before vanishing. According to court documents obtained by NBC, the legal team asked for medical documents and billing statements in connection to numerous tests …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2019
Truck driver beat girl walking to bus stop so badly that she needed a heart transplant
A man in Texas was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for beating a 12-year-old girl last year as she walked to her bus stop. A Tarrant County jury found Terry Wayne King II, 36, guilty of assault causing bodily injury to a child and attempted aggravated kidnapping for the near-fatal April 2018 attack. …
Crime at Work
September 11, 2019
‘Massive stabbing’: Florida man attacks FIVE co-workers after office dispute: Cops
Authorities have identified a suspect in Wednesday morning’s stabbing spree that left five people injured at a building supply company in Florida. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Antwann D. Brown, a current employee, is believed to have committed the attack at Dyke Industries following an in-office dispute. Interim Tallahassee police Chief Steve Outlaw told reporters that …
Sex Offenders
September 11, 2019
‘Worst of the worst’: 480-pound pedophile assaults toddler twins and older sister while their mother sells crack
A man who was supposed to protect three little girls would give them desserts, massage their backs, then sexually assault them while taking photos of the despicable act. Oregon Live reports that Andrew F. Kowalczyk sexually abused three girls, including a set of 2-year-old twins and their 8-year-old sister. After 11 years, the victims got …
Juveniles
September 11, 2019
Air traffic controller told feds she saw Jeffrey Epstein exiting private plane with girls as young as 11 the year before his jailhouse death: Docs
Newly released documents reveal more details about the federal sex trafficking investigation that came to a halt when Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell last month. As first reported by the New York Post, the website Muckrock published investigative documents from the Department of Justice and US Marshals Service …
Police
September 11, 2019
Police lieutenant sexually assaulted child relative for years, starting when she was a toddler: Docs
A police officer in Texas was arrested on Sunday after a 16-year-old family member reportedly accused him of sexually assaulting her for years. Austin Police Department Lieutenant Dustin Paul Lee—a 21-year veteran who leads the department’s downtown area command and crisis intervention team—was charged on Tuesday with first-degree felony sexual assault of a child. Citing …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2019
Wife kidnaps husband, chops his penis off. Police charge her with ‘malicious castration’: Court docs
North Carolina detectives are trying to determine what made a woman allegedly tie up her husband and chop his penis off Tuesday morning. According to the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a Newport residence a little after 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Upon arrival, the officers found 61-year-old James Frabutt with his penis chopped …
Animal Crimes
September 11, 2019
Dad who killed family cat, sent photos of dead pet to his three children is out of jail, faces a maximum of two years behind bars: Report
The New York father who reportedly admitted to brutally killing a family pet and sending photos of the dead animal to his children is out of jail, and faces a maximum of only two years behind bars if convicted. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Antonio Martin, 40, was arrested this weekend in Buffalo after he allegedly …
Murder
September 11, 2019
Heather Gumina Waters: Husband killed wife to keep her quiet after witnessing a crime, police say
A California man accused of killing his wife wanted to keep her quiet to stop her from talking about a crime she witnessed, according to police. FOX 40 reports that Anthony Gumina made his first court appearance Tuesday, following his arrest in connection with the death of his wife, Heather Gumina Waters. Police found Heather’s …
Trials
September 11, 2019
Watch LIVE: Trial continues for cheerleader accused of killing newborn girl, burying her in yard
A murder trial continues in a Warren County, Ohio, courthouse, in the case of a former high school cheerleader facing numerous charges in connection with the death of her unborn baby. Prosecutors allege that 20-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson purposely killed her infant daughter after giving birth to a live baby at her parents’ home, in …
Family Crime
September 11, 2019
Mom of 5-year-old girl found dead in closet says daughter screamed while boyfriend was bathing her behind a locked door; had vision of dead uncle before saying ‘I’m done’
The mother whose 5-year-old daughter was found dead in a closet in her Texas apartment last week continues to blame her boyfriend for the girl’s death, and said in a jailhouse interview that he wanted to flee to Mexico. As CrimeOnline previously reported, both Priscilla Torres, 27, and her boyfriend Santiago Esparza Jr., are in …