Missing young woman whose last messages said she was ‘scared’ in a ‘dark room’ found safe
Kidnapping
The 20-year-old woman’s family fears she has been kidnapped
Police
September 5, 2017
Angry officer tells men who brought needed supplies to Hurricane Harvey victims that they aren’t needed [Video]
Two Illinois men drove close to a thousand miles in an RV full of supplies for Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas when a Vidor officer demanded that they leave. A Facebook video posted by James Hartwell captured the incident on Saturday, when Jared Kirkendoll and Scott Green drove the large RV past an officer standing to …
Missing
September 5, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Someone did something to her’: Desperate search for missing Texas real estate agent continues, boyfriend shares her last text message before she disappeared
The search continues for a missing Texas realtor and mother of two who has not been seen since just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the greater Houston area. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Crystal McDowell went missing last Friday, August 25, after driving to pick up her two young children from her ex-husband’s home. In the following …
Murder
September 5, 2017
Woman says synthetic marijuana caused ex-husband to kill their five kids
A South Carolina man was “under the intoxicating influence” of synthetic marijuana when he allegedly killed his five kids, according to a lawsuit filed by his former wife. The State reports that Amber Jones is suing five Lexington County retailers that supposedly sold the drug to Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 35. Jones Jr. is facing five counts …
Missing
September 5, 2017
UPDATE: Woman believed to been kidnapped by ex-boyfriend FOUND SAFE near Las Vegas, suspect arrested
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous
Juveniles
September 5, 2017
Creep tries to drag ‘beautiful’ 12-year-old girl from her own mother, says he was ‘mesmerized’
A New York City man has admitted to pursuing a 12-year-old girl in public while she was shopping with her mother in Queens. According to the New York Post, NYPD used facial-recognition technology to apprehend Vladimir Suero, 38, after the girl’s mother reported what appeared to be an attempted kidnapping. Suero, who lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn, …
Unsolved
September 5, 2017
Police find woman’s body stuffed into trash bag and left on crime-infested city street [UPDATE]
Update: Authorities have identified the body found in a plastic bag as Lillian Duran, 43, of Trenton. Though an autopsy was performed Tuesday, a cause of death has not been revealed. Toxicology reports are also pending. Original Story: Police in Trenton, New Jersey, have launched an investigation after officers discovered a woman’s body in a trash bag …
Child Abuse
September 5, 2017
Infant declared brain dead after being violently shaken and abused: Sources
An 11-month-old Queens, New York, boy was declared brain dead over the weekend after being violently shaken and abused, officials revealed Tuesday. The New York Daily News reports that relatives called 911 Thursday afternoon after Jeremiah Callaghan vomited baby formula and fell unconscious. The child apparently passed out after coming home from the park. Callaghan …
Cold Cases
September 5, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Is there a second Natalee Holloway grave? ‘Tipster’ Gabriel hints missing Alabama woman’s remains were divided!
As Natalee Hollway’s family waits for tests to confirm if bones found buried in Aruba are remains of the missing Alabama woman, the man who led them to the grave hints there is a second location where other body parts are hidden. Gabriel Madrigal, who befriended a man who claimed to have helped hide Holloway’s …
Burglary
September 5, 2017
Disturbing: Houston looters steal from home while deceased elderly lady, 90, floats inside
A Houston woman, surrounded by homes filled with water after the devastating Hurricane Harvey ripped through the city, said she went to check on her elderly neighbor and discovered the woman deceased and floating in water, while looters rummaged through her belongings. ABC7 reports that Michele Poche, a trained paramedic, was one of the first to …
Family Crime
September 5, 2017
Elderly woman, 70, kills herself after murdering her two daughters
Authorities say an Alabama woman shot herself after shooting her two adult daughters to death on Sunday night, and so far it’s unclear what transpired between the family that ended with three people dead. Al.com reports that Brenda Williamon, 70, fatally shot her two daughters, Alicia Williamon, 44, Jeannie Williamon, 43, before turning the gun on herself. …
Child Abuse
September 4, 2017
AGAIN?! Police accuse second worker of underage sex crime at Ohio fair
The amusement company let him come back to work the next day
