Patrick Frazee allegedly blindfolded Kelsey Berreth and asked her to try to guess what kind of candle she was smelling when he bashed her head with a baseball bat, according to the Colorado man’s other girlfriend. That was just one of many gruesome revelations at Frazee’s preliminary hearing for the Thanksgiving Day murder of Berreth …
A Tennessee elementary school teacher accused of hitting a 5-year-old student in her face with a ruler reportedly claimed the girl’s bruises were actually her eczema “acting up.” According to WHBQ, a recently-released reported penned by the Shelby County School District details an “allegation of overly aggressive use of force with a student involving Cummings Elementary …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, who has come under scrutiny for possibly orchestrating an alleged hate crime against himself, provided false statements to police following a DUI arrest in 2007. NBC News reports, based on information confirmed by the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, that Smollett was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and pleaded no contest that …
A Georgia woman made a frantic 911 call last week after a stranger crept into her home. Although she was frightened, she ended up scaring the alleged burglar more when she started firing shots at him. 9News reports that that the elderly homeowner, 79, called 911 on February 12 after she heard someone trying to …
Authorities in Illinois are pushing back against recent reports alleging that actor Jussie Smollett was seen alongside two persons of interest in a hate-crime attack the “Empire” star claimed occurred last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators looked into a reports from a witness claiming to have seen the three men together in the building …
Authorities confirmed they’re investigating a tip alleging that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was seen with his two accused attackers the same night he reported that he was attacked by two men outside of a Subway restaurant. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told WLS-TV that a someone who lives in Smollett’s building or was visiting …
Authorities in Illinois say a 29-year-old Elwood man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing a man he claimed was engaged in sexual activity with his wife. According to the Herald Bulletin, police responded to the scene after receiving a report of an apparent altercation at the suspect’s residence. Upon arrival, investigators from the Elwood …
Actor Jussie Smollett is reportedly facing new suspicion surrounding recent claims that he was the target of racist, homophobic attacks. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the “Empire” star said last month that he was attacked by two men outside of a Subway restaurant, beaten and left with a noose around his neck. That claim has opened …
A Texas man was arrested after allegedly striking a 12-year-old boy who was reportedly bullying his stepdaughter as she walked home from school in a Deer Park neighborhood. Police said James Olander Peace slapped the boy in the face with an open hand, causing red marks and swelling to his cheek and upper jaw. Speaking with …
At a preliminary hearing in the murder case against Patrick Frazee, accused of killing missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, law enforcement officials have taken the witness stand, describing for the first time in detail the evidence against Frazee and the role of an Idaho nurse who pleaded guilty to destroying evidence. As reported by KOAA, …
A Georgia mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly prostituting her daughter six years earlier, when the girl was just 11 years old. The Daily Tribune News reported that police believe Jennifer Short, now 37, sold her preteen daughter to Javier Murrieta, now 42, for $100 sometime between January 1-2, 2013. An indictment alleged that Murrieta acquired “sexual …
A Texas woman who was reported missing earlier this month remains unaccounted for, as authorities discovered the body of her children’s father in a lake Sunday morning. According to KTVT, the Dallas Police Department said it was coincidental that their dive team was searching White Rock Lake when a citizen found the body of Alfonso Hernandez, 28. …
