Daughter finds photos of herself in dad’s porn collection — and kills him
Family Crime
The father allegedly abused her for years, and may have fathered her child
Murder
July 17, 2018
Police officer shot 10 times at close range with his own gun after suspect throws a rock at his head
The suspect also shot and killed an elderly woman, who was just a bystander, with the officer’s gun
Podcast
July 17, 2018
Tuesday Crime Stories: Nadine O’Dell disappears on her way to babysit
Nadine O’Dell was on her way to babysit her boyfriend’s younger siblings when she was last seen walking down a Michigan street on August 16, 1974. Then just 16, Nadine would be 59 now. But her family and investigators have not given up on solving this cold case. Nancy Grace looks at the case with …
Court
July 17, 2018
Wife of famed pianist found NOT GUILTY of smothering 2 young daughters by reason of insanity
A Texas mother with a history of mental illness was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the March 2016 smothering deaths of her 20-month-old and 5-year-old daughters. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sofya Tsygankova, 34, suffered from depression in her native Russia after experiencing a breakup and failing to excel in a music competition. …
Family Crime
July 17, 2018
‘Multiple skull fractures, a ruptured spleen’: Teen father snaps and beats baby girl to death, police say
An Iowa teen is behind bars after police say he beat his 8-month-old daughter to death on Friday afternoon. People reports that 17-year-old Jayden Straight turned himself in after leaving the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, where his infant daughter, Raija, was taken after suffering a brutal beating with “serious inflicted injuries,” reportedly at the …
child endangerment
July 17, 2018
‘I covered him up as best I could’: Interview released of mother who told police she couldn’t remember where she left her baby
A recorded phone conversation between a supposed friend and the North Dakota mother who left her infant son in rural North Dakota woods was released on Monday, which offers more details into what may have happened to a 4-month-old baby and how he ended up dead. Valley News Live reports that the phone conversation took …
Unsolved
July 17, 2018
Man said to have fathered 43 children found beaten to death inside his home: Police
A Chicago man found beaten to death inside his home on Sunday was said to have fathered 43 children. ABC7 reports John Hearring, 63, was beaten over the head and left for dead in his apartment off of North Leamington Avenue in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood. He was well-known around the neighborhood and no one could …
Murder
July 17, 2018
Mandalay Bay owner SUES victims of deadly Las Vegas shooting: Report
UPDATED: July 17, 12:15 ET Through a public relations agency, MGM Resorts International contacted CrimeOnline will the full statement from its spokesperson regarding the court filings: “The unforeseeable events of October 1st affected thousands of people in Las Vegas and throughout North America. From the day of this tragedy, we have focused on the recovery of …
Juveniles
July 17, 2018
URGENT: Teen girl kidnapped, screaming from her home may be on way to Mexico against her will
A 17-year-old girl is missing after she is believed to have been kidnapped from her Phoenix home — and she may be on her way to Mexico. The New York Post reports that Rosa America Garcia-Acosta, 17, has been missing since Friday. She hasn’t been seen or heard from since her brother reportedly heard her screaming, …
child endangerment
July 16, 2018
Toddler boy dies in hot car after mother forgets about him for eight hours: Police
A 17-month-old boy is dead after his mother reportedly left him in a hot car in Pembroke on Saturday. The Sun Sentinel reports that the incident occurred off of the 2200 block of N. University Drive on Saturday afternoon when the toddler’s mother, whose name is disclosed, parked near the Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines, …
Celebrity Justice
July 16, 2018
‘Teen Mom’ Farrah Abraham faces jail time following hotel lobby scuffle: UPDATE
Prosecutors have officially charged reality television star Farrah Abraham with battery and resisting arrest following last month’s altercation at the Beverly Hills Hotel. According to TMZ, Abraham, 27, struck a security guard and argued with police during the June 13 incident. Now, she’s facing 18 months in jail if convicted of both misdemeanor charges. Reports indicated …
Heroes
July 16, 2018
VIDEO: Quick-thinking cashier saves kidnapped sex assault victim from captors, police say
Surveillance cameras reportedly captured the tense moments when a California gas station clerk helped a woman escape from men who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted her. Per KCRA, Savannah Pritchett was working at Triple R Gas and Mart in Waterford Wednesday afternoon when a distressed woman came in asking for help. The woman said she was kidnapped …