An Ohio couple was arrested this week for allegedly torturing a 7-year-old girl over a period of seven months last year, including padlocking the little girl into a dog cage, Cleveland.com reports. A grand jury in Canton indicted Derek Mayle, 30, and Lillian Cottrell, 29, Monday on charges of endangering children. Court records say the …
Records show that Cefolia had contact with police on August 6, two days before he was reported missing
Chicago police released images on Wednesday showing five suspects believed involved in a deadly shooting at South Side pancake house on Sunday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Devon Welsh, 31, was shot dead while having brunch with his girlfriend and 3-week-old baby when five people opened fire inside a large tent at Lumes Pancake House …
A California caregiver has been charged with elder abuse after a hidden camera captured her hitting a 91-year-old confined to a medical bed dozens of times over a four-day period. Rima Abikaram, 50, was hired by the victim’s family in 2015 to be one of two people giving the elderly woman, identified only as Jane …
A police officer has been cleared following a fatal shooting, initiated after a Florida woman stabbed a Jacksonville cop in the arm with a knife. Abc 13 reports that the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Court in northeast Florida ruled the death of 29-year-old Leah Baker a justifiable police shooting. The incident occurred on …
Four members of a Louisiana family were reportedly killed after Hurricane Laura when toxic fumes emitting from a generator filled their home. ABC News reported that Rosalie Lewis, 81, took shelter at her Lake Charles home with her husband, John Lewis Sr., 84, her daughter Kim Evans, 56, her son-in-law Chris Evans, 61, and her …
On Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors asked the judge to combine Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s cases so the pair can stand trial together. According to the Daily Mail, Madison County Special Prosecutor Rob Wood filed a motion requesting a joint trial for Vallow, 47, and Daybell, 52, as they are both charged with conspiring to hide …
Police in Germany are investigating the shocking deaths of five children who authorities believe died at the hands of their own mother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, five children between the ages of 1 and 8 years old were found dead at a residence in Solingen on Wednesday. Citing the German news outlet Bild, the New …
As the search for Suzanne Morphew continues, reports say the Broomfield, Colorado, room Barry Morphew spent the night in reeked of chlorine the next day. A co-worker tells DailyMail that he took over the Holiday Inn hotel room on May 10 and found it scattered with wet towels and stinking of chlorine. Joining Nancy Grace …
Police found a Kentucky mother-of-three deceased this week, after she had been missing for nearly a month. One of her children apparently helped crack the case after speaking with a school counselor. Courier-Journal reports that police found Rebecca Hoover, 38, inside a storage unit Monday, off of Strawberry Lane, close to the Ali International Airport …
Letecia Stauch, a Colorado woman behind bars awaiting trial for the death of her 11-year-old stepson, maintains her innocence, although she’s been charged with first-degree murder and a slew of related felonies. In an exclusive interview with CrimeOnline, Stauch, who’s currently incarcerated at the El Paso County Jail in Colorado, alleged that her estranged husband, …
The former head pastor of Texas church was arrested Thursday for allegedly producing and transporting child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Texas announced in a statement that a grand jury indicted David Pettigrew, 48, and Chad Michael Rider, 46, on charges of conspiring to sexually exploit children. Pettigrew was also …
