OJ Simpson could walk free as soon as Monday
Celebrity Justice
Simpson won parole in July
Consumer
September 27, 2017
WATCH: Officers drag woman off Southwest Airlines flight after ‘deadly’ pet allergy complaint
Southwest Airlines has apologized to a passenger who was allegedly dragged off a flight after disclosing a pet allergy — and the disturbing incident was caught on video. The airline told NBC News that Tuesday’s ordeal began when the unidentified woman informed crews of her life-threatening pet allergy. There were one pet and one service animal …
Famous Murder Cases
September 27, 2017
Plano mass shooting suspect flaunted gun, knife at local bar just before he shot and killed eight people three blocks away: Police
Employees at the bar followed behind him and called police, but it was too late
Murder
September 27, 2017
‘She is a good girl’: Family of teen accused of burning, burying newborn daughter speaks out [UPDATE]
The family of an 18-year-old Ohio woman who allegedly burned and buried her newborn child is speaking out about the harrowing ordeal. As CrimeOnline reported in August, Brooke Skylar Richardson was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, gross abuse of a corpse, involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and tampering with evidence. The teen is accused of giving birth to …
Murder
September 27, 2017
High school student stabbed to death with scissors as a second stabbing victim clings to life
Two teens were stabbed with a pair of scissors by a classmate Wednesday morning at a Bronx school, leaving one dead, one in critical condition, and one held for questioning, reports the New York Times. The 15-year-old victim was reportedly stabbed in the chest and was dead on arrival at St. Barnabus Hospital. The 16-year-old …
Teacher Scandals
September 27, 2017
Teacher sends male student bra pics, lets him touch her breasts behind a burger restaurant: Police
A Kerrville, Texas, high school teacher is accused of sending explicit photos of herself to a male student via Snapchat. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Sara D’Spain, 38, admitted to letting the student feel her breasts while they kissed behind a burger stand on September 10. On September 12, a different student showed school …
Podcast
September 27, 2017
Wednesday Crime Stories: Anthony Weiner gets hard time for teen sexting & Missing corpse mystery: Who took Julie Mott?
Anthony Weiner wept after a judge ordered the disgraced politician to serve 21 months in federal prison for obscene messages sent to a teen girl. Earlier sexting scandals cost Weiner his job as a congressman and destroyed his hopes to be New York’s mayor. Criminal profiler Pat Brown, victim advocate Mark Klaas, and Crime Stories …
Sex Crimes
September 27, 2017
‘I was only raped – chill out’: Victim’s Facebook messages leads jury to drop charges against rape suspect
A Minshull Street Crown Court jury in Manchester, England, cleared all charges against an accountant trainee accused of raping a teen girl after they reviewed the teen’s Facebook messages. The Telegraph reports that a 19-year-old girl accused George Owen, 21, of forcing himself on her and raping her on April 5, 2016, after they left …
Hate Crimes
September 27, 2017
No hate crime?? Outrage as authorities dismiss motive in grisly transgender teen murder
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER, Associated Press HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) — Some of Ally Lee Steinfeld’s burned remains were found in a bag in a rural southern Missouri chicken coop. Authorities say both of the transgender teen’s eyes had been gouged out and she had been stabbed in the genitals. As questions swirl about why …
Murder
September 27, 2017
Woman dressed in clown suit carrying flowers and balloons shoots romantic rival dead at her front door
A woman has been arrested in a 27-year-old cold case involving a bizarre love triangle and a clown suit. NBC News reports that Sheila Keen Warren, 54, was taken into custody in Washington County, Virginia, and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 1990 death of her husband’s former wife, Marlene Warren, 40. Marlene Warren was shot …
Trials
September 26, 2017
Parole board didn’t consider O.J. Simpson spouse abuse case
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s parole board didn’t consider O.J. Simpson’s 1989 conviction for misdemeanor spousal abuse when it granted him parole in July because the case wasn’t listed in the national clearinghouse of FBI crime data, an official said Tuesday. David Smith, the board’s hearing officer, said the panel …
Family Crime
September 26, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Catherine Hoggle: Did mentally ill mom kill kids?
Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were 4 and 2 years old when they vanished two years ago. Their mother Catherine Hoggle told police she gave them away because of her broken relationship with their father, but prosecutors accuse the 30-year-old Maryland woman of murdering her two children. Hoggle, who has been in a mental health facility …