Authorities confirmed they’re investigating a tip alleging that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was seen with his two accused attackers the same night he reported that he was attacked by two men outside of a Subway restaurant. Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told WLS-TV that a someone who lives in Smollett’s building or was visiting …
Authorities in Illinois say a 29-year-old Elwood man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing a man he claimed was engaged in sexual activity with his wife. According to the Herald Bulletin, police responded to the scene after receiving a report of an apparent altercation at the suspect’s residence. Upon arrival, investigators from the Elwood …
Actor Jussie Smollett is reportedly facing new suspicion surrounding recent claims that he was the target of racist, homophobic attacks. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the “Empire” star said last month that he was attacked by two men outside of a Subway restaurant, beaten and left with a noose around his neck. That claim has opened …
A Texas man was arrested after allegedly striking a 12-year-old boy who was reportedly bullying his stepdaughter as she walked home from school in a Deer Park neighborhood. Police said James Olander Peace slapped the boy in the face with an open hand, causing red marks and swelling to his cheek and upper jaw. Speaking with …
At a preliminary hearing in the murder case against Patrick Frazee, accused of killing missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, law enforcement officials have taken the witness stand, describing for the first time in detail the evidence against Frazee and the role of an Idaho nurse who pleaded guilty to destroying evidence. As reported by KOAA, …
A Georgia mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly prostituting her daughter six years earlier, when the girl was just 11 years old. The Daily Tribune News reported that police believe Jennifer Short, now 37, sold her preteen daughter to Javier Murrieta, now 42, for $100 sometime between January 1-2, 2013. An indictment alleged that Murrieta acquired “sexual …
A Texas woman who was reported missing earlier this month remains unaccounted for, as authorities discovered the body of her children’s father in a lake Sunday morning. According to KTVT, the Dallas Police Department said it was coincidental that their dive team was searching White Rock Lake when a citizen found the body of Alfonso Hernandez, 28. …
Actor-singer Jussie Smollett is under increasing suspicion that he staged the alleged hate crime attack against him on a cold Chicago night last month. Nancy Grace looks at the case against the “Empire” star, which is about to be considered by a grand jury, with a panel including forensics expert Karen Smith, Los Angeles psychoanalyst …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was reportedly resolute about being interviewed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” following last month’s reported attack, though network staffers were said to be suspicious of his claims. Sources who spoke with the New York Post’s Page Six said Smollett, 35, insisted on making a TV appearance to recount the alleged January 29 …
A Florida mom and dad allegedly starved their baby boy to near death after ignoring a doctor’s advice on feeding the baby organic formula. Florida’s ABC 9 reports that Julia French, 20, and Robert Buskey, 31, of Titusville, are facing charges of child neglect after police found with couple’s 5-month-old boy barely clinging to life. Investigators …
Jussie Smollett has been all over the news in the last few weeks, but he’ll be getting less screen time on ‘Empire’ following the purported hate crime against him. TMZ reports that ‘Empire’ producers have cut several of Smollett’s scenes from an episode filming this week –– the second-to-last of the season. According to the …
A California woman who dumped her newborn baby in the middle of the road in freezing temperatures is still at large. Police As CrimeOnline previously reported, Aurelio Fuentes Jr., a newspaper carrier with the Fresno Bee, spotted a baby off of the 35000 block of Avenue 13 ½ in Madera Ranchos last Monday. It was dark and cold outside, with …
