A California teen who went missing earlier this week after walking away without shoes from a sleepover has been found dead, KCRA-TV reports. Shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, the body of 16-year-old Trinity Backus was located about a half mile north of the residence where she was last seen, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s …
A Connecticut mother was convicted this week of murdering her young son and setting her home on fire with his body inside, WVIT-TV reports. On Wednesday, jurors found 44-year-old Karin Ziolkowski guilty of murder and second-degree arson in connection with the death of the boy, 8-year-old Elijah. Prosecutors alleged that on November 14, 2016, Ziolkowski suffocated …
Actor Alec Baldwin is suing multiple crew members of the film “Rust” over the circumstances that led to him firing a loaded gun on set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, CNN reports. In a civil cross-complaint filed Friday, Baldwin alleges that several of the crew members were negligent and failed to ensure safety on the …
Three ex-Pennsylvania police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment in a shooting that left an 8-year-old girl dead. Sean Dolan, 26; Devon Smith, 35; and Brian Devaney, 42, took a plea deal that saw charges of manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter dismissed, NBC News reported. Prosecutors said the deal was reached …
The 13-year-old son of a Miami-Dade Corrections officer found a loaded gun in a bedroom closet Thursday afternoon and shot his 11-year-old brother. Miami-Dade Police he two boys and three other siblings were home alone at the time of the shooting because both of the parents were working, WTVJ reported. Officers found the 11-year-old, identified …
California authorities have asked for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who vanished on Thursday night. Trinity Backus reportedly left a Nevada County home while wearing pajamas and a maroon robe. The missing teen’s aunt, Ashley Bjorklund, told Fox News that Backus was sleeping over at her home and she was not wearing …
A Michigan man was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for the 2020 murder of professional poker player Susie Zhao. The Oakland Press reported that a jury took less than an hour to convict sex offender Jeffery Morris, 62, of Zhao’s first-degree premeditated and felony murder. During the trial, it was revealed that Morris …
Police are looking for a man who tries to kidnap a 10-year-old Florida girl, twice. Surveillance video captures the man offering her candy and money. According to the girl’s mother, the man had parked the van on the side of the street, opened the door, and asked her if she wanted some candy. The girl is …
A photo taken eight years ago depicts a forewarning of what a 9-year-old North Carolina boy endured last week, allegedly at the hands of his own family when they locked him outside in a dog kennel. According to Fox 8, a grand jury indicted Jonathan Starr, 32, identified as the victim’s father, on child abuse …
A Texas man was indicted this week for allegedly giving his pregnant wife abortion-inducing medications without her knowledge. Prosecutors said Mason Herring, 38, the managing partner of Herring Law Firm, put the drug in water that he gave to his wife on more than one instance. The couple had split in early 2022, and the …
Attorneys for OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney, who’s accused of killing her boyfriend, say that she had bruises all over her body after physical abuse at the hands of the man she killed. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Clenney, 26, was arrested earlier this year in August, after police found her in Hawaii. She was brought back …
On Thursday, South Carolina police charged a man with murdering his girlfriend and their newborn baby. The bodies of Clarrissa Winchester, 22, and her newborn son were discovered at a Marietta home on Wednesday after Greenville County police received a 911 call regarding a missing woman. A coroner determined that Winchester died from blunt force …
