Bodycam catches moments leading up to fatal shooting of unarmed black man
National
Officers fired 20 rounds at Stephan Alonzo Clark, who was reportedly holding a cellphone at the time
Bullies
March 22, 2018
Man bullied as a child stands up at school board meeting, names superintendent as his childhood tormenter
A Texas man stood up at a Katy Independent School District board meeting during an open forums session on Monday to address current issues, and surprised the board by announcing his childhood tormenter was none other that the school district’s superintendent. “I started in 1975 with Mr. Lance, my legal name is Greg Gay,” Greg Barrett …
March 22, 2018
Couple has sex on playground in front of 11 kids, then claim they didn’t know it was illegal: Police
An Ohio man and woman were arrested on Sunday after police say the pair had sex at a playground in front of numerous children and adults. ABC5 reports that Jacoby Schmidt, 23, and Ashley Carrelli, 22, reportedly had sex at a campus playground on the Walker Elementary School, off of Sandy Avenue in Canton. The incident …
March 22, 2018
WATCH: Police release chilling footage of Uber self-driving car crash that killed pedestrian
Authorities released dash cam footage from a fatal Tempe, Arizona, car crash Sunday night involving an Uber vehicle operating in autonomous mode that struck a bike-toting pedestrian. According to The Wall Street Journal, the video allegedly shows the moments before the automobile failed to slow down and subsequently collided with Elaine Herzberg, 49, who was …
Murder
March 22, 2018
Austin bomber may have been targeting children walking to school; Mark Anthony Conditt’s cause of death still undetermined
Authorities continue to investigate a possible motive in the string of deadly bombings in Austin this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, died after he detonated an explosive in her car as police were on his tail. According to a new report in the Washington Post, authorities are not certain that Conditt …
Court
March 22, 2018
Teen escapes jail time after she lies to police, creates fake story of being kidnapped and raped by black men
A Texas woman convicted of concocting a fabricated story about being kidnapped and raped by three black men will avoid jail time. A Denison judge gave her probation and fines on Tuesday. FOX12 reports that Breana Harmon, 19, was ordered to serve 8 years probation after pleading guilty in a Grayson County courtroom to tampering with a government …
Trials
March 22, 2018
Watch LIVE: Murder trial of prominent attorney Tex McIver continues
The second week of the murder trial of prominent Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver trials continues on Thursday morning in a Fulton County, Georgia courtroom. Watch below for live coverage. As CrimeOnline previously reported, McIver was riding in the rear seat of a Ford Expedition SUV in September 2016, while Diane rode in the front passenger seat when the …
March 21, 2018
Cops say Austin bomber recorded 25-minute ‘confession,’ suggest no additional devices expected
Authorities in Texas believe residents can breathe a sigh of relief after finding what they are calling a recorded “confession” from the accused serial bomber who has terrorized the state’s capital in recent weeks. Following news Wednesday morning that Mark Anthony Conditt had been killed in an explosion inside his vehicle as police closed in …
National
March 21, 2018
4-time killer ‘Affluenza’ teen set to walk free
Ethan Couch, the Texas man who was 16 when he caused the DUI crash that killed four, will be released next month after serving less than two years in prison. Couch, now 20, served 720 days in Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, for violating his probation in 2015. After attending a party where alcohol was …
Famous Murder Cases
March 21, 2018
Exclusive: Did Aileen Wuornos get a fair trial? Journalist uncovers info on serial killer’s first victim that backs up self-defense story
In 1991, serial killer Aileen Wuornos confessed to killing seven men while working as a prostitute in Florida. The first victim, and only victim Wuornos stood trial for, was said to be an “upstanding citizen” by the state of Florida. Yet, according to an award-winning investigative journalist who delved deep into the case, the state failed …
Missing
March 21, 2018
Police link possible EIGHTH victim to accused serial killer Bruce McArthur
A man who disappeared in 2013 during a trip to Toronto could be alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur’s eighth victim. So far, McArthur, 66, is facing six murder charges for slayings dating back to 2010. However, last month, Toronto police asked for the public’s help in identifying a John Doe they believe the landscaper also killed, …
Child Abuse
March 21, 2018
Dad breaks infant daughter’s ribs 28 TIMES because he wanted a son: Prosecutor
A Mason, Ohio, chiropractor repeatedly abused his 3-month-old daughter because he wanted a son, authorities say. Per WLWT, the mother took the infant girl to the hospital in February for a traumatic brain injury and multiple rib fractures that were in different stages of healing. “The child had over 28 rib fractures of varying ages, …