A man found dead of an apparent suicide in Illinois earlier this month is not the missing United Airlines executive last seen in Elmhurst in August. CrimeOnline has obtained an incident report of an apparent suicide in St. Mary’s Park on September 7. Though we have chosen not to disclose the decedent’s identity, CrimeOnline can …
The case of an Ohio man who randomly admitted to killing his pregnant wife decades after her presumed suicide will be featured on an upcoming episode of “Dateline NBC.” In a “Dateline NBC” episode airing Friday at 10 p.m. (EST), Stow police Lieutenant Ken Mifflin recalled the moment Scott Purk mentioned the 1985 death of …
* Two missing South Carolina boys were found safe in Pensacola, Florida, according to police. No other information is available at this time.* Original Story South Carolina police are searching for two brothers reportedly snatched from the bedroom in the middle of the night. Fox Carolina reports that Matthew Kinman, 9, and Jerry Kinman, 7, …
It’s been a year since a toddler’s body was found near a Delaware softball field, and authorities are still hoping to make an identification. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators responded to the Little Lass fields in Smyrna, across the street from Smyrna Middle School, on September 15, 2019, after someone walking a dog found a …
The wife of a man found dead in 2018 has been charged with his murder, following years of false claims that Michael Shaver had abandoned his family. As WKMG-TV reports, Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Laurie Shaver, 37, has been arrested for the suspected murder of her husband Michael Shaver, who has not been …
A Virginia man is facing murder charges after police found the body of a man they believe is Andy Banks. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Banks vanished on September 12 from Raleigh, after arranging to meet someone outside the now-closed K&W Cafeteria, to sell his 2011 Range Rover. Earlier this week, authorities arrested Justin Merritt, 34, …
One of two teenage boys charged with pushing a 74-pound log over a cliff, where it hit a photographer and killed her, has taken a plea deal in the case, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Jaden W. Churchheus, 17, pleaded guilty in Hocking County Common Pleas Court involuntary manslaughter in the September 2, 2019, death of …
A 35-year-old Michigan man has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct against a 12-year-old girl, including having sex with her knowing that he had HIV. Anthony Alvin Hodges is currently being held on a probation violation charge in Oakland County, where he lives, Detroit News reported. The sex crime charges were filed …
Authorities in Louisiana are looking for a woman who reportedly has not been seen or heard from since last week. Citing New Orleans police, WVUE reported that Danielle Garrett, 27, left a voicemail for a friend on September 12. The friend reportedly tried to call Garrett back but the call was declined before it went …
An Indiana man accused of brutally murdering his ex-girlfriend and cutting out parts of her organs with a jigsaw took the stand in his own defense Thursday, telling the court two men broke into Tammy Jo Blanton’s house that day, knocked him unconscious, and killed her, according to WDRB. Blanton, 46, was found in the …
“Cheer” star Jerry Harris was arrested Thursday in Illinois for allegedly soliciting pornographic videos and images of minors and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy at cheerleading competitions. The Chicago Tribune reported that Harris, 21, is expected to appear before a federal judge in Chicago Thursday afternoon. In September 2018, Harris allegedly contacted the victim …
A North Carolina man who has been missing over a week may have been found in Virginia. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Andy Banks vanished last Saturday from Raleigh, after arranging to meet someone outside the now-closed K&W Cafeteria, to sell his 2011 Range Rover. Earlier this week, authorities arrested Justin Merritt, 34, in Danville, and …
