‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett does not appear to be in any hurry to speak to Chicago detectives about the purported attack against him last month, which is looking more and more as though it may have been staged. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said this weekend that authorities were seeking to interview …
Criminal charges for singer R. Kelly may be imminent as an Illinois grand jury reportedly met and is scheduled to review a tape allegedly depicting the singer sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Unidentified sources confirmed to The Blast that a grand jury assembled last week at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago. They also …
A Florida boy was arrested at a Lakeland middle school earlier this month after he reportedly caused a disturbance that apparently stemmed from his refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The Ledger reports that the incident happened on February 6 when the young boy said “the flag is racist and the national anthem …
A little girl in New York City has died of an apparent suicide following an argument in her home over her cell phone use. The New York Post reports that Heaven Vega, 9, took her own life in her family home at Bronx River Apartments on Saturday. That morning, Heaven’s mother Jennifer had reportedly told the …
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Anthony Weiner was transferred to a halfway house in New York, following a prison sentence for sending sexually explicit text messages to a minor. FOX News reports that Weiner, 54, is now in a federal re-entry program based in New York, where he’ll live until his release in May. In 2017, the disgraced former congressman was …
A Texas couple allegedly tried to dissolve their 2-year-old daughter’s body in a bucket of acid after she drowned while bathing unsupervised, the Laredo Morning Times reports. Prosecutors have charged Gerardo Zavala-Loredo, 32, and Monica Yvonne Dominguez, 37, with abuse of a human corpse and evidence tampering in connection with the case. Both are felonies …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, now reportedly suspected of staging a racist hate crime against himself, may have rehearsed the alleged attack, according to a new report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police now think Smollett may have enlisted two brothers to help stage an assault against him in Chicago late last month. Those brothers were reportedly …
The man accused of murdering Valerie Reyes and stuffing her body in a suitcase that was later found in a wealthy Connecticut town said in a jailhouse interview that he’s a bad person and that he wanted to get caught. The New York Post interviewed Javier Da Silva Rojas, the man arrested last week in …
Locals are planning multiple memorial events in the community where 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar was found dead hours after an Amber Alert was issued regarding her disappearance. Her father, 41-year-old Roopesh Rajkumar, was taken into police custody on suspicion of murdering the girl, but was transported to an area trauma center from the scene for treatment …
With new reports citing law enforcement sources, the narrative continues to shift surrounding actor Jussie Smollett’s claims that he was the victim of a hate crime last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, two brothers were arrested earlier this week in connection with the “Empire” star’s allegations but were later released without charge. At that time, …
When news surfaced that 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar was found dead at a residence in Ontario, Canada, hours after an Amber Alert was issued regarding her disappearance, the principal of her school sent a letter of condolence and advice to parents in the community. As CrimeOnline previously reported, her father, 41-year-old Roopesh Rajkumar, was arrested on …
