Forced tooth-pulling? Hair cutting? Petition to shut down sadistic haunted house gains 70K signatures
Animal Crimes
October 31, 2019
Pit bull mauls 4-year-old boy to death as mom desperately tries to save him: Police
A pit bull reportedly mauled a 4-year-old boy to death on Tuesday at his Michigan home. Citing Hazel Park police, WWJ reported that officers who responded to the scene found the dog still attacking Benjamin Cobb, prompting them to deploy their tasers to rescue the child. Cobb, who sustained serious injuries to his body and …
Animal Abuse
October 31, 2019
Mother forces three young children to help her poison and kill family dog: Police
A South Carolina woman was arrested Tuesday after police said she made her children, all under the age of five, help her poison their dog. NBC 4 reports that Tiffany Priester had already been allegedly abusing her three children when their pet dog died. According to a North Charleston Police Department incident report, police got …
October 31, 2019
SEE IT: Hangry diners attack restaurant staff in wild kitchen fight
Celebrity Justice
October 31, 2019
SEE IT: Jeffrey Epstein autopsy photos show broken neck bones
Newly-released photos and a diagram from Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy show fractures in his neck bones and cartilage, as a well-known forensic pathologist has publicly questioned the official ruling on Epstein’s cause of death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, former New York City Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden, who observed Epstein’s autopsy, said on “Fox and Friends” …
Murder
October 31, 2019
Father complains about lack of sleep, calls 4-month-old a ‘cry baby’ before murdering him
A Georgia man pleaded guilty to felony murder at the Houston County Superior Court on Monday morning, in connection with the brutal death of his 4-month-old son. The Macon Telegraph reports that Ortiz Smothers Jr., 23, killed his infant son, Omar, shortly after posting a Facebook post, complaining that he couldn’t sleep because his son …
Missing
October 31, 2019
Breaking Now: Body of missing “gap year” student found at sea, heading for autopsy
Searchers in Cambodia have found the body of a missing 21-year-old British backpacker who was last seen on October 24. Citing the Lucy Blackman Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to helping British travelers in crisis abroad, CNN reports that police found Amelia Bambridge’s body in the ocean close to the Thai border. Provincial Police Chief Chuon …
Juveniles
October 31, 2019
UPDATE: North Carolina girl who went missing on her 3rd birthday FOUND ALIVE
UPDATE Thursday 12:30 p.m. ET: The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WSOC-TV that Allyson Nicole Oxendine has been found, reportedly in good health. “Allyson Oxendine has been located and is alive,” law enforcement officials reportedly said. “No other information will be released at this time.” According to the report, Allyson’s father said the girl wandered …
Family Crime
October 31, 2019
AMBER Alert teen Isabel Hicks found SAFE in Virginia
The 14-year-old girl who went missing from her Virginia home on October 31 has been found safe and her suspected abductor is in police custody. Citing police sources, WTVR reports that Isabel Hicks and Bruce Lynch, 33, were found in a vehicle in Caroline County, Virginia, Wednesday night after a driver spotted the vehicle and …
Mass shooting
October 30, 2019
3 dead, 9 wounded when gunfire rips through Long Beach party: Reports
Three people were killed and nine wounded in a mass shooting at a Halloween/birthday party in Long Beach, California, Tuesday night, Long Beach police said. At least one shooter opened fire on the festivities from an alley behind the house in the Rose Park neighborhood shortly before 11 p.m., police said. The Long Beach Fire …
Murder
October 30, 2019
Couple injects childhood friend full of meth. They film her death as she cries for her mother: Cops
An Oklahoma couple is in jail, charged with injecting a woman with methamphetamine and recording her death, KOAM reported. Brian Edward Anderson and Allie Beth Anderson, both of Eucha, have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder in the death of Melissa Vermillion, who passed away on October …
Celebrity Justice
October 30, 2019
Tell a judge ‘what a terrible dad I am, ex-Major League slugger Josh Hamilton says after allegedly hitting daughter repeatedly: Reports
Former Major League Baseball slugger Josh Hamilton turned himself in to Tarrant County, Texas, authorities on Wednesday on a felony charge of injury to a child, CBS DFW reported. Hamilton, who spent five seasons with the Texas Rangers and won the American League MVP award in 2010, is charged with hitting and scratching his daughter …
