A nationwide hunt is on for a Minnesota woman who allegedly killed a Florida woman who looked like her to steal her identity so she could hide while on the run for murdering her husband. Lois Riess, 56, is now believed to be in Texas, possibly driving a white 2005 Acura TL she stole from …
Three Kansas men were convicted this week for their roles in a plot to bomb an apartment complex largely occupied by Somali refugees and a nearby mosque. According to the Kansas City Star Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen were indicated about 18 months ago for planning an attack that would have been executed …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Colorado man who was wearing a mask and had a knife in his car when he was arrested outside a Beverly Hills home owned by Taylor Swift was released from custody on Tuesday while police continued their investigation. Julius Sandrock, 38, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stalking after officers …
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A nanny who argued she was too mentally ill to be held responsible for stabbing two children to death at their home has been convicted. Jurors on Wednesday found that Yoselyn Ortega killed 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo Krim in October 2012 and understood the consequences …
A Florida woman is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing her newborn twins within hours of giving birth. According to Florida Today, Rachael Lynn Thomas, 30, is accused of killing her twin infants—a boy and girl—then throwing the newborn girl in the trash. Thomas reportedly told officers that she didn’t know she was pregnant until she …
By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died said Wednesday that they’re ready to make an announcement in their two-year investigation into the musician’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Carver County Attorney Mark Metz was scheduled to announce at 11:30 a.m. Thursday whether anyone would be charged. …
A judge in southern California will review a death investigation previously ruled a suicide after a civil jury found the victim’s brother-in-law was responsible for her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Shacknai was ordered to pay over $5 million in damages to Rebecca Zahau’s family following a civil trial that found him legally responsible …
A Nashville man known for dressing up as Spider-Man to wash windows at a children’s hospital has been sentenced to 105 years on child pornography charges. According to WKRN, footage taken in Jarratt A. Turner’s basement apartment depicted him molesting children between the ages of 1 and 2-and-a-half. Prosecutor Don Cochran said Turner would befriend parents to have access …
A California couple has reportedly confessed to torturing and murdering an elderly Vietnam veteran then burning his body. Stacie Mendoza, 38, and Jose Mendoza, 36, are accused of killing retired contractor Kenneth Coyle, 70, on April 5 or 6 at his Hanford home. Days later, police said the couple—with their three children in tow—got a …
A heartbroken Murray, Kentucky family remains hopeful that answers are still forthcoming in the Thursday, March 29 disappearance of their loved one—a young daughter, wife, and mother. According to NBC affiliate WPSD Local 6, Samantha Sperry, 25, has been missing for nearly three weeks. Local authorities received a tip on March 30 that Sperry was …
“I just remember holding my husband’s hand, and we just prayed and prayed and prayed”
Two men in Indiana are facing charges related to a shooting that left a 1-year-old girl dead last month. According to WXIN, Darrin Banks and Brian Palmer pleaded not guilty in court this week to charges of murder and battery with a deadly weapon in the commission of the deadly March 29 crime. According to …
