Dutch national Joran van der Sloot admitted killing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in 2005 in an interview with his attorney, part of the plea deal he reached with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to charges that he extorted money from Holloway’s mother. Beth Holloway told reporters after the hearing that van der Sloot admitted killing …
An Missouri woman was arrested this week on charges of murder and plotting with her mother to kill her stepfather. Ashley Nicole Jones, 29, reportedly admitted to police that she had bought ethylene glycol — a substance found in such products as antifreeze, hydraulic break fluid, solvents, paints, films, and cosmetics — from the internet, according to The …
A 7-year-old boy was one of the victims in a double murder suicide in suburban Atlanta on Monday. DeKalb County Police said they found the boy, a 49-year-old woman, and a 51-year-old man dead just after 3 p.m., WANF said. Police have not released the names of the victims and suspect, who investigators believe was …
An Alabama woman has been charged with abuse of a corpse after her newborn daughter was found in a plastic bag in a dumpster at a convenience store in Decatur. Decatur police said they were contacted on Monday about Cindy Nicole Crow, 36, who was believed to have recently given birth but no baby was …
The Kansas Department for Children and Families confirmed on Tuesday that they investigated a 5-year-old girl’s family five times in the weeks leading up to her rape and murder this month. DCF reportedly visited Zoey Felix’s home multiple times in September, with investigators unsuccessfully attempting to make contact on seven instances. The agency also got …
An Alabama judge accepted Joran van der Sloot’s plea deal, meaning today, after almost two decades, the Dutch national admitted that he killed Alabama teen Natalee Holloway. In his proffer, a document in which the defendant offers information about a crime, he reportedly told the court that Holloway rejected his sexual advances, so he hit …
In this episode of “Zone 7,” Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl McCollum talks with guest Bitty Martin, from Hot Springs, Arkansas. The duo discuss the chilling narrative of Cathie Ward, a 13-year-old young girl whose tragic demise in 1966 under suspicious circumstances left an indelible mark on her community. Bitty also speaks on Cathie’s last days, …
A North Carolina man who allegedly murdered his 3-week-old son this month allegedly did so while the baby was in the NICU. Noah Bliss’ 3-week-old son reportedly suffered fatal brain swelling and a brain bleed at WakeMe in Raliegh on October 6. Bliss’ wife told WRAL that their twin son and daughter were born prematurely …
An investigation is underway after a body was reportedly discovered on Monday at a Tyson feed mill in Arkansas. KATV reported that the badly decomposed body was found on a train hopper car that was delivering corn to Tyson Feed Mill in Hampstead County. Tyson employees allegedly told deputies that they saw what they believed …
Eighteen years after her daughter’s disappearance, Natalee Holloway’s mother received news Wednesday that the tragic case has been resolved, following Dutch national Joran van der Sloot’s confession to murder. According to reports, van der Sloot told police he and Natalee kissed at the beach after meeting at a bar in Aruba in May 2005. When …
New Jersey police are searching for a Cherry Hill mother and her two daughters, who have reportedly not been seen since Monday. According to Cherry Hill police, 30-year-old Deborah Redman and her daughters, Giselle and Aria, 9 and 7, were last seen in the Barclay Walk area of Cherry Hill on October 16. Police say …
An attorney representing the victims of the accused Long Island Serial Killer said on Wednesday that emerging evidence connects the suspect to two more cold-case slayings. Lawyer John Ray said the evidence links Rex Heuermann to Shannan Gilbert and Karen Vergata. Gilbert, 24, vanished from Oak Beach, New York, in May 2010 — a year-and-a-half …
