An Illinois judge who issued a default judgment against R. Kelly in a sex abuse lawsuit has withdrawn her ruling, allowing him another chance to challenge the suit in court. On Wednesday, Cook County Judge Moira Johnson reinstated the civil lawsuit against Kelly, 52, after his new lawyers, Raed Shalabi and Zaid Abdallah, claimed the …
A Maryland man was charged last week for the 1985 murder of his wife, who was stabbed to death in what authorities long believed was a home burglary gone wrong. From the Baltimore Sun, Karen Norton, 23, had come home from work at JCPenney at 6:45 p.m. on December 17, 1985, when she was fatally …
Authorities are searching for a New York man who left home last week without any of his essential belongings, and who is believed to be suffering from depression and anxiety. New York State Police told Albany-based news station WRGB that Robert Leiser left his home in Monroe after midnight on May 1, leaving his wallet …
A 9-year-old boy in Michigan is suspected of fatally shooting his own mother. WWMT obtained court records showing that Pauline Randol was fatally shot with a rifle at her home in Fawn River Township on Monday. Her 9-year-old son, reportedly a second grader at Congress Elementary School in Sturgis, is facing multiple counts in relation …
A student at the STEM school near Detroit sacrificed his life in an attempt to take down an active shooter on campus this week, reports show. According to Fox News, 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo — the only fatality among multiple injuries in Tuesday’s attack — was shot as he rushed one of the two suspected shooter. …
Authorities in Ohio say a woman broke into a house in Vinton County on Monday morning and performed some odd jobs around the house before going on her way. According to the New York Post, Cheyenne Ewing was arrested on suspicion of entering the residence in Hamden at about 9 a.m. and making herself at …
A New Jersey woman was criminally charged Tuesday, days after she allegedly drowned a 10-week-old golden retriever puppy by placing it in a cage and dumping it into a pond. Tonya Fea, 47, is facing two counts of animal cruelty for the death of a female golden retriever puppy who was found dead in Greenwood …
Authorities in New Jersey say a man believed to have been under the influence of narcotics was roaming the streets of Atlantic City without any clothes and obviously bleeding. According to the New York Post, 28-year-old Stephon Whitfield is accused of jumping in front of a woman pushing a stroller and pushing the young child …
Update, May 9: An Etsy spokesperson provided CrimeOnline with the following statement regarding a lawsuit filed by a California mother for the strangulation death of her toddler son: “Deacon’s death was a great tragedy and our hearts are with his mother and family. While we understand the desire to take action, Etsy is a platform …
A Tennessee man was arrested this week after his wife reportedly discovered a video showing him raping her 5-year-old son, who is his stepson. According to WSMV, the boy’s mother called police on Sunday, claiming she found footage from March 22 which appeared to depict her husband, John Calvillo, 20, committing sex acts on her …
The mother of the 18-year-old student accused of gunning down several people at a Colorado school on Tuesday, killing one, told a reporter she had no idea what prompted her son to commit the violent act. The New York Post reports that it reached Stephanie Erickson, the mother of shooting suspect Devon Erickson, by phone …
A Kentucky father is facing murder charges for allegedly fatally punching his 1-month-old son in the head after losing a video game Friday night. Anthony and De’Anthony Trice were reportedly alone together when Anthony was losing a video game he was playing. In his anger, he allegedly threw a controller and struck the infant in …
