Another school employee resigns in wake of Texas high school principal’s suicide
The community has started an online petition to have the school superintendent removed from his position
Murder
June 1, 2017
Police: Mom murdered by her own ‘wanna-be’ actress daughter
Nevada arrested a woman and charged her with murder after her mother was found dead in their Henderson home on Tuesday. CBS 8 reports that Carly Kalbfleisch, 26, reportedly stabbed her 65-year-old mother numerous times, causing fatal injuries. The incident took place off of the 3700 block of Via Gaetano Street, at close to noon. Kalbfleisch called …
Police
June 1, 2017
JUST RELEASED: Nightclub massacre bodycam video documents officer response
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Newly released video from bodycams on officers responding to a mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub shows shattered glass inside the club, the sounds of automatic gunfire and an officer shouting to the gunman, “Come out with your hands up or you will die!” The videos were released Wednesday to …
Kidnapping
June 1, 2017
Kala Brown sues real estate company of confessed serial killer who kidnapped her and murdered her boyfriend
The woman who was held captive in a metal shipping crate by a confessed serial killer who murdered her boyfriend has filed a lawsuit against the company that employed her kidnapper. According to news station WSPA, Brown has filed a lawsuit against Todd Kohlhepp’s real estate company Todd Kohlhepp & Associates, LLC. As Crime Online previously reported, …
Family Crime
June 1, 2017
Police release 911 calls after toddler drowns in pool; Mom charged with felony murder
Bartow County, Georgia, authorities released the 911 calls made to the sheriff’s office after a 3-year-old toddler drowned in a family pool. Bobbie Jessica Prather, 32, was arrested and charged with felony murder after her toddler son was found unconscious in an an above ground swimming pool on May 28. According to the Bartow County Sheriff’s …
Family Crime
June 1, 2017
Brother allegedly tries to kill sister: 7-year-old now on life support with brain damage
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to kill his 7-year-old sister, who now is on life support and could be brain dead, WPVI-TV reports. The mother of the girl found her unconscious early Wednesday morning in the family’s basement with a bag over her head. According to police, Simere Alford, 18, allegedly …
Teacher Scandals
May 31, 2017
Police: High school teacher took “upskirt” videos of several students
A Medford Township, New Jersey, chemistry teacher is facing several charges for supposedly taking “upskirt” videos of his high school students. According to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Eric Howell, 43, of Maple Shade, allegedly captured the illicit footage by concealing a camera in a coconut water box located in the side of his …
School Crimes
May 31, 2017
Dennis Reeves and secretary both denied affair years ago; now she won’t talk to police
The Texas high school principal shot himself in the head last week after school officials confronted him about the alleged affair
Child Abuse
May 31, 2017
Police: Boy secretly records dad abusing his disabled brother with cerebral palsy
A Texas boy who saw his two-year-old disabled little brother being beaten and shaken by his father secretly recorded the incident and took the video to school and showed his teacher. Austin American Statesman reports that the 6th grade boy at Leander Middle School told his teacher and other officials at the school that his 2-year-old …
Teacher Scandals
May 31, 2017
Teachers Gone Wild: Tad Cummins pleads ‘not guilty’ & Mary Kay Letourneau splits with hubby
Tad Cummins defense against federal charges of taking a minor across state lines for illegal sex is that his former student Elizabeth Thomas wanted to go with him on a cross-country trip. The ex-Tennessee teacher entered a not guilty plea this week in a court filing, avoiding a formal hearing set for Thursday. Also read: …
Murder
May 31, 2017
Police: Georgia mom who ‘willfully’ left toddler son unsupervised for 14 hours before he drowned gets slapped with felony murder charge
A Bartow County, Georgia, woman is facing a felony murder charge after her 3-year-old son drowned in a swimming pool on Monday. Reportedly, the little boy was left unsupervised for 14 hours. On Memorial Day, paramedics and police were called to a home close to Cartersville, Georgia, after the toddler was found unresponsive in an above-ground …
Court
May 31, 2017
Prosecutor: Quadruple murder suspect to face death penalty for shooting and burning his family
Prosecutors in Platte County, Missouri, will seek the death penalty if Grayden Lane Denham is convicted in the horrific murders of his grandparents, sister, and infant nephew, CBS News reported Monday. The bodies of Russell Denham, 82, Shirley Denham, 81, Heather Ager, 32, and her 3-month-old son, Mason, were found shot dead and burning outside …
