Serenity Dennard: Children’s home staff WAITED to call cops after 9-year-old ran into woods
Missing
The facility’s director had previously said that staff called 911 “right away”
Missing
February 8, 2019
URGENT: 6-month-old baby boy missing for weeks, parents have been uncooperative [Police]
California authorities are searching for a 6-month-old Culver City baby who reportedly hasn’t been seen in over a month. ABC 7 reports that infant Jacsun Manson was last seen by witnesses on December 31. The baby was reportedly with his parents, Adam Manson and Kiana Williams, sitting inside a 2006 blue PT Cruiser with a missing bumper, …
Media
February 7, 2019
Billionaire Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail, threatening to publish embarrassing pics
Following a recent cover story reportedly exposing the Amazon CEO’s extramarital affair, Jeff Bezos has penned a stunning narrative in which he accuses the National Enquirer and its parent company of “extortion and blackmail” related to his response to the matter. Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, has launched an investigation into tabloid. In …
Murder
February 7, 2019
ARMED & DANGEROUS: Disgraced lawyer facing 30-year sentence brutally murders his mom and takes off in her car, cops say
Federal authorities are hoping tips from the public will help them locate a fugitive from justice wanted on suspicion of his mother’s violent homicide. According to WBMA, Richard V. Merritt is accused of murder stemming from the death of a woman on Saturday at her home in DeKalb County, Georgia. A statement from the U.S. …
Family Crime
February 7, 2019
Son, girlfriend arrested after missing mom’s body found in garbage: Police
A New York City landlord who was reported missing Monday was reportedly found dead Tuesday in a garbage bag at her New Jersey family home, leading to the arrests of her son and his girlfriend. WABC reported that Paula Chin, 65, was last seen at her New York City apartment. Authorities not only discovered her …
Child Abuse
February 7, 2019
Little boy hugs Paw Patrol Chase stuffed animal, chokes up while testifying dad’s girlfriend locked him basement, tortured & starved him: Report
A woman in Iowa is facing trial this week on charges of abuse against her boyfriend’s young son, who reportedly took the stand to testify against her on Wednesday. According to the Des Moines Register, 40-year-old Traci Lynn Tyler is accused of confining the 8-year-old victim to a dark box underneath their home’s basement staircase. …
Family Crime
February 7, 2019
‘Foster Parent of the Year’ charged with abuse after children show signs of burns, beating: Report
A woman who had been honored among “Foster Parents of the Year” has been charged with abuse. The Niagara Gazette reports that Kathleen M. Jackson, 50, of the City of North Tonawanda, New York, which is near Buffalo, was arrested on December 19 and faces two charges related to the alleged abuse of a child in …
Court
February 7, 2019
Son plans to sue parents, who are lawyers, for giving birth to him without his permission
“That’s fine,” his mother said. “I will destroy you in court.”
Missing
February 7, 2019
Connecticut murder victim Valerie Reyes feared for her life the day before she disappeared; broke up with boyfriend the week before
The victim’s family said they saw photos of Valerie in Manhattan two days after she went missing from New Rochelle
Missing
February 7, 2019
Highway worker who found body stuffed in suitcase in ritzy Connecticut town took photos of murder victim: Report
A highway worker who discovered the body of a 24-year-old homicide victim has been placed on leave from his job amid accusations that he took a photo of the young woman’s body that was found stuffed in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Tuesday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the worker found the suitcase with a …
Podcast
February 7, 2019
Thursday Crime Stories: MMA fighter allegedly kills, dumps ex and her friend in hidden grave, escapes after prison van stops at McDonalds
A former mixed-marshal arts fighter accused of at least two murders escaped from a prisoner transport van in Texas when the driver stopped for food at a McDonalds. Cedric Marks is the ex-boyfriend of a woman whose remains were found along with those of her male friend inside of a fire pit in Oklahoma. Nancy …
Murder
February 7, 2019
Jayme Closs: Dad of suspected killer kidnapper makes public apology to young girl’s family
The father of suspected killer Jake Patterson made a public apology to the family of 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, Jayme Closs, following a Wednesday court hearing in Barron. “My words can mean nothing after such a tragedy has taken place,” Patrick Patterson told ABC. “I most definitely want Jayme’s family to know, everyone to know, that our …