Letecia Stauch, the stepmother of slain Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch, will undergo a medical evaluation to determine if she’s competent enough to stand trial for murder, an El Paso County judge ruled on Friday. 4th Judicial District Judge Gregory Werner ordered Stauch, who stands accused of murdering and abusing her 11-year-old stepson, to undergo a …
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Nearly four months after the deaths of two young Wisconsin children, their father is behind bars, accused of killing them. NBC 26 reports that 5-year-old William Beyer and 3-year-old Danielle Beyer passed away from “homicidal violence” in February. The incident happened …
After listening to shocking testimony during a preliminary court hearing on Thursday, a Georgia judge upheld murder charges against three men accused of chasing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery down and killing him. Judge Wallace E. Harrell of Glynn County Magistrate Court ruled that enough probable cause exists to uphold murder charges against Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, …
Police found a cryptic note using military jargon on the door of the home that they interpreted to mean “bodies or people inside of the home, animals were in the freezer, and do not enter.”
Alabama’s Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the death sentence for James Osgood, who was convicted of beating and raping a 46-year-old woman and then slitting her throat in 2010. The unusual aspect of the case is that Osgood asked for death penalty, WSFA reported. Osgood, 50, was initially convicted and sentenced to death in …
A two day search for a woman who reportedly fell into the New River Gorge in West Virginia ended on Tuesday with the arrest of the woman and her husband on a variety of charges, including conspiracy, fraudulent schemes, and obstructing an officer, The Beckley Register-Herald reported. Julie Wheeler, 44, and Rodney Wheeler, 47, faked …
Several social media platforms are cracking down on an online trend called the “George Floyd Challenge” — in which users reenact the Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police. Business Insider reported that Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram have blocked posts using the hashtag #GeorgeFloydChallenge. Posts including the hashtag reportedly showed people kneeling on someone’s …
The three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the second-degree murder of George Floyd had their bail set Thursday at up to $1 million each. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Hennepin County District Court Judge Paul Scoggin set bail for Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, at …
A Colorado woman behind bars for the murder of her stepson Gannon Stauch, apparently planned to escape jail, according to the El Paso County court documents. Court records obtained by CrimeOnline from the El Paso County Court System indicate that Letecia Stauch, who’s behind bars facing numerous felony charges, wrote letters to a fellow inmate …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace is calling for now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder after holding his knee on George Floyd’s neck for at least eight minutes. Derek Chauvin is behind bars after the fatal incident, charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd’s neck while onlookers pleaded …
The New York woman who was filmed last month choking her dog as she falsely told 911 that a black man was threatening her has gotten her dog back, according to reports. Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniel Rescue, Inc., the animal rescue organization Amy Cooper adopted her dog from years earlier, said in a statement Wednesday …
During testimony on Thursday inside a Glynn County courtroom, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Richard Dial testified that murder suspects Gregory and Travis McMichael hit 25-year-old Arbery with the side of their truck as Arbery tried to run past them. As CrimeOnline previously reported, video taken by a third murder suspect, William “Roddie” Bryan, allegedly …
