‘Beyond comprehension’: Married couple films themselves sexually abusing 25 children, including an infant
Sex Crimes
‘Those children you injured will never recover,’ the sentencing judge said while choking back tears
Murder
April 25, 2019
Lawyers for Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz ask to withdraw from murder case over $480K inheritance
Nikolas Cruz may soon be out of legal representation in the murder case against him for the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018. NPR reports that Cruz’s public defenders have filed a motion asking to withdraw from representing Cruz because he is set to receive a sizable …
Juveniles
April 25, 2019
‘Major Failures’: State investigates after DCFS was called to ‘cluttered, dirty’ home 17 times before 5-year-old boy A.J. Freund died
The state of Illinois plans to investigate to see if the Department of Children and Family Services were neglectful in connection with 5-year-old A.J. Freund, a boy found dead Wednesday, wrapped in plastic and placed in a shallow grave. Authorities found A.J. on Wednesday, buried in a rural area in Woodstock, Illinois, a few miles …
Celebrity Justice
April 25, 2019
‘We don’t care’: R. Kelly sex abuse accuser wins judgment after he ignores lawsuit
A woman who accused R. Kelly of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager has won a judgment in a lawsuit she filed against him after Kelly’s legal team ignored the suit. The New York Times reports that a judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Heather Williams, after Kelly failed to respond to the …
Sex Crimes
April 24, 2019
Prison for perv caught sexually assaulting sleeping child in bedroom
A New Jersey man accused of sexually assaulting a sleeping child with a woman has admitted to his crimes in court years later. Jaime Mauricio Leon, 34, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated sexual assault and possession of child pornography for his role in the 2017 incident. WKXW identified the female suspect as Olga M. Diaz, …
Assault
April 24, 2019
Father repeatedly hits sleeping teen daughter as punishment for disobeying cellphone rule: Cops
Authorities in Minnesota say a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his teen daughter. According to KIMT, the incident occurred earlier this week at the Rochester home of Steve Johnson and the 14-year-old girl. At around 8 p.m. on Monday, police say the suspect hit his sleeping daughter 14 times with a belt. …
Family Crime
April 24, 2019
How does ‘Tot Mom’ Casey Anthony have time to be working out at a gym?
Nancy Grace talks ‘Tot Mom’ Casey Anthony latest gym photos and teases her “Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty” cameo – premiering Sunday May 5 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!
Court
April 24, 2019
Parents say fertility doctor’s mix-up resulted in baby of different race using a stranger’s sperm: Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against a fertility clinic in Connecticut reportedly claims that a British man and woman were given someone else’s genetic material, resulting in a child they say is not even the same race as they are. According to the Connecticut Post, the couple reportedly contacted CT Fertility P.C. in Trumbull and spoke to …
Crime Stories
April 24, 2019
WEDNESDAY CRIME STORIES: Popular DJ Kidnaps Tot? Hero Tries to Stop Him
A nightmare scenario for any parent, as a man tries to grab a toddler and pull him away from his mother on a busy street. The alleged kidnapper, a well-known DJ. Nancy interviews the hero who chased him down and made a citizens arrest. Nancy’s expert panel also weighs in: Dr. Bethany Marshall: Psychoanalyst and …
Violent Crime
April 24, 2019
Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony not out of the woods, family says; remains sedated after pastor gave positive update
Loved ones remain prayerful days after celebrating what they described as a miraculous recovery thus far for a Minnesota boy reportedly picked up by a stranger and tossed from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minneapolis earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the family’s pastor, Mac Hammond, provided a positive update …
Child Abuse
April 24, 2019
‘Overwhelming smell of feces’: Docs report 5-year-old boy found deceased once lived in house of filth with careless parents
Police records were released Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Family and Children Services, preceding the announcement that 5-year-old boy, Andrew “A.J.” Freund had been found deceased. The documents provide a more in-depth look at the boy’s living conditions prior to his death, as well as accusations of abuse and neglect. A.J. disappeared from his …
April 24, 2019
Woman dies after being ‘pulled into’ meat grinder at factory job: Report
A gruesome workplace accident claimed the life of a Pennsylvania factor worker who died of massive trauma after landing in a meat grinder at the facility. PennLive reports that Jill Greninger, 35, was killed on Monday after she ended up in a meat grinder at the Economy Locker Storage Co. in Pennsdale. According to the report, Greninger …
