An ex-Minnesota officer was convicted of murder for the 2017 shooting death of a woman who had called 911 and reported a possible sexual assault occurring behind her home. On Tuesday, a jury found Mohamed Noor, 33, guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in July 2017 slaying of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, a dual …
Relatives of an Illinois boy found wrapped in plastic and buried allegedly at his parents hands are speaking out about the “little superhero” they believe selflessly acted to save his siblings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, A.J. Freund’s body was found buried in a shallow grave last week, about a week after he was reported missing …
Hours before a driver was arrested in Friday’s hit-and-run crash that killed a 4-year-old South Carolina girl, the girl’s grandmother was criminally charged for allegedly being drunk while pushing the girl in a stroller across a highway. WPDE reported that Priscilla Marie Clendenin, 55, is charged with unlawful neglect of a child in connection with …
Confessed family annihilator Chris Watts is reportedly taking steps to appeal his conviction, according to an insider source who spoke to People magazine. The unidentified source, who is reportedly close to Watts, told the magazine that Watts is looking into his legal options for a possible appeal of the conviction, even though he pleaded guilty …
Authorities in South Dakota said multiple dog teams have picked up a cadaver scent near where a 9-year-old girl vanished months earlier. Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom said canines detected the scent in the area surrounding the Black Hills Children’s Home, where Serenity Dennard reportedly ran away from on February 3. Despite the possible lead, …
For the first time, the public has been given access to the 911 call a Texas officer placed after she fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 30, is heard saying, “I thought it was my apartment,” 19 times in the 911 call obtained by WFAA. …
Police in Illinois are searching for clues in the mysterious disappearance of a woman who vanished on Labor Day weekend in 2018 — but wasn’t reported missing until four months later. NBC’s Dateline recently devoted a segment to missing Lacon resident Tiffini Murphy, who was last seen in the early morning hours of September 1, …
If you’re sharing photos of people online that you “think” may be the “Delphi killer,” stop now, police say. “Please STOP posting side by side pictures of people you think did this. You are ruining innocent peoples lives,” the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post on Thursday. “Before posting a side by …
A medical examiner has determined that a 13-year-old Texas girl died due to complications of an undetected brain tumor, not from a fight she was reportedly involved in days before her death. KTRK reported that Kashala Francis’ April 24 death was caused by an intracranial neoplasm which doctors discovered following an altercation near her middle …
A jury will reconvene deliberating whether a former Minnesota officer is guilty of murder and manslaughter for the July 2017 shooting death of a dual U.S.-Australian citizen. Ex-officer Mohamed Noor, 33, was accused of fatally shooting Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, after she called 911 about a possible sexual assault occurring behind her home. Noor was …
Texas woman Tonya Couch, mother of the “affluenza teen” who killed several people during a drunk driving crash in 2013, is back in jail after breaking stipulations of her bond agreement. Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that 52-year-old Couch, who was out on bail and awaiting trial for allegedly sneaking her son Ethan Couch into Mexico …
An Arizona father is facing criminal charges for allegedly seriously wounding his 6-year-old daughter with a shotgun while teaching her about gun safety. Eldon McInville, 26, was jailed on child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon charges in connection with Thursday’s accidental shooting that left his daughter with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. …
