Brother of missing kids makes emotional plea as ‘Doomsday’ mom misses deadline to present them
Missing
Sex Crimes
January 31, 2020
Alleged child rapist who faked his death caught in Oklahoma: US Marshals
Just hours after US Marshals named him to their Top 15 Most Wanted List, Jacob Blair Scott was arrested on charges related to the rape of a 14-year-old Mississippi girl in 2018. A tipster recognized him as a man called “Luke,” living in an RV camper in Oklahoma, where he’d been since faking his death …
Missing
January 31, 2020
Gannon Stauch: Stepmother speaks out, says her rights were violated after little boy, 11, mysteriously disappears while in her care
A Colorado woman says her rights were violated after her 11-year-old stepson disappeared on Monday. Tecia Stauch stood with her back to the camera while speaking with CBS 11 on Friday afternoon, in connection with her missing stepson, Gannon Stauch. She was insistent that she would never harm the child, who vanished while under her care. …
Murder
January 31, 2020
Roommate & boyfriend indicted for strangling, smothering Clark Atlanta student Alexis Crawford
A grand jury in Atlanta handed up an indictment on Friday for a couple accused of killing 21-year-old Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford last November and dumping her body in a park, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Barron Brantley, 21, and his girlfriend Jordyn Jones, 21, were indicted on two counts of felony murder and …
Domestic Abuse
January 31, 2020
Following a threesome, husband batters wife & locks her in closet: Cops
A South Carolina man was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly assaulting his wife after a threesome. James Inabinet was charged with kidnapping and domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature for a reported incident that unfolded at his Charleston home. Officers who responded to the residence were knocking on the door and yelling for …
Child Abuse
January 31, 2020
1-year-old boy is on life support after ‘the worst child abuse’ case seen. Mother, stepfather arrested [Police]
A 1-year-old Alabama toddler is “barely clinging to life,” according to police, after his mother and stepfather allegedly beat and starved him. Al.com reports that the boy’s mother, Maria Francisco Huang, 27, was arrested Monday. The boy’s stepfather, Jose Morales-Calvo, 28, was arrested Tuesday. Both are facing Class A felony charges of aggravated child abuse. …
Technology and Crime
January 31, 2020
Teens set up sting operation after internet predator propositions underage friend on Instagram: Report
An Alabama man was arrested last Friday after he allegedly planned to have sex with a minor girl that he met online. Nickolas Black, 22, was accused of trying to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl. However, the girl Black was texting was actually a 17-year-old boy who assumed the girl’s identity after …
Juveniles
January 31, 2020
SEE IT: Texas college student has been missing for a week; new video shows her last known sighting
Police are searching for a missing University of St. Thomas student who has not been seen in more than a week. KTRK reports that Angela Nguyen has been missing since January 22, when she was last seen leaving Guinan Residence Hall at the Houston-based university where she is reportedly a junior. According to KHOU, police …
Podcast
January 31, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Sorority girl’s baby found dead in trash bag with mac-n-cheese box beside sorority house
Emile Weaver, a former Muskingum University student, gives birth to a baby girl inside the Delta Gamma Theta sorority house bathroom. Weaver then stuffs the newborn inside a black trash bag and leaves her to die. She’s now in prison for life, but Emile thinks the punishment is too excessive for the crime. Joining Nancy …
Court
January 31, 2020
Mom who says 7-year-old son wants to transition loses bid to make sole medical decisions
On Wednesday, a Texas judge ruled that two parents who are at odds over whether their 7-year-old son is a transgender girl have an equal say regarding the child’s medical care. Judge Mary Brown of the 301st Family District Court upheld a joint managing conservatorship between Jeff Younger and Anne Georgulas, meaning neither parent can …
Juveniles
January 31, 2020
‘Doomsday’ mom Lori Vallow and new husband may still be in Hawaii after missing deadline to bring children to police: Report
The mother of two missing Idaho children may have never left Hawaii after she was discovered there with her husband earlier this week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lori Vallow failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to bring her two missing children to either the Rexburg Police Department or Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Vallow’s …
Unsolved
January 31, 2020
Kristin Smart: Investigators confirm they have two trucks belonging to suspect’s family members
California authorities announced Wednesday that they have numerous items of evidence in their possession, in connection with Kristin Smart’s disappearance and presumed death. According to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, investigators confirmed that they have two trucks that belonged to the main suspects’ family in 1996. The sheriff’s office released the details on Wednesday, …
