‘Killer grandma’ murders husband, then hunts and kills her lookalike to assume her identity
Famous Murder Cases
Friends, family, still unnerved by close encounters with the killer grandma Lois Reiss.
Riot
January 30, 2021
Messianic rabbi nabbed for Capitol invasion
Federal authorities have arrested the rabbi of a messianic synagogue in Florida, charging him with several counts related to the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. Michael Stepakoff was identified in surveillance footage inside the Capitol by a witness who’d known him for two decades, according to the complaint against him. Stepakoff …
Murder for hire
January 30, 2021
UPDATE: Family in shock after middle school teacher allegedly paid to have his mother killed
Family members are shocked after a Kentucky man allegedly plotted to kill his mother in a murder-for-hire scheme thwarted by the person he paid to carry out the execution, WSAZ-TV reports. Kentucky State Police and the FBI on Thursday arrested 41-year-old Billy Reynolds after he allegedly paid someone $10,000 to kill his mother, as CrimeOnline …
Not a crime
January 30, 2021
HELP STRANDED POOCH: Overseas soldier dire to bring rescue dog home needs cash
An American soldier stationed overseas is raising money to transport her rescued dog to the United States, the New York Post reports. The nonprofit group Paws of War announced this week that a U.S. Army soldier, who has been identified publicly only as Sgt. Char, is concerned that the dog would not survive on its own. The sergeant is stationed …
Celebrity Justice
January 29, 2021
‘Just chillin,’ Dad: Court docs reveal horrifying details of NFL player’s alleged assault of girlfriend who refused to ‘bow’ to him
Former NFL offensive lineman Chad Wheeler is facing multiple charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident last weekend outside Seattle, and remains free on $400,000 bail until his arraignment on Monday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wheeler, who most recently played for the Seattle Seahawks and was set to be a free agent in the …
Murder
January 29, 2021
Teens order Uber ride just to kill and rob the driver: Prosecutors
Two teenagers have been charged as adults in the beating and stabbing death of a Detroit Uber driver last week. Prosecutors said Friday that Devin McKee, 16, and Lanyah Brady, 15, ordered an Uber ride intending to rob the driver on January 21, KOB reported. Police found Timothy Perkins, 60, in an alley that day …
Murder for hire
January 29, 2021
Did property dispute lead son to hire hitman to kill his mother?
A northeastern Kentucky middle school teacher was arrested earlier this month after allegedly hiring someone to kill his mother, Kentucky State Police said, according to WSAZ. Billy G. Reynolds, 41, was a bus driver for Carter County Schools and also served as a special education teacher at West Carter Middle School in Olive Hill, Superintendent …
Child sex crimes
January 29, 2021
Accused child sex perv gets $1 million bond
A North Carolina man has been charged with nearly three dozen child sex crimes, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reports. James Christopher Davis, 35, has been hit with 17 counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 17 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the sheriff’s office. Moore County …
Missing
January 29, 2021
Serenity Dennard: Search SUSPENDED for girl nearly 2 years after she vanished from children’s home
Police in South Dakota announced Thursday that they have suspended the search for a 9-year-old girl who vanished from a children’s home nearly two years ago. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they are discontinuing the search for Serenity Dennard as they have received no new information in her case. …
Other
January 29, 2021
Married dad-of-4 police chief with ‘side chick’ & fiancée arrested for using fake annulment docs to lure in mistress
A now-former Texas Stinnett Police Chief was arrested by the Texas Rangers Thursday after a viral Facebook post accused him of using fake documents to lure in his initially unsuspecting fiancée. NBC DFW reports that the Texas Rangers arrested Jason Collier on Thursday, a day after he was placed on administrative leave. According to authorities, …
Child Abuse
January 29, 2021
Mom hurls 1-month-old daughter at dad during argument, causing brain bleed: Cops
A Florida woman allegedly threw her 1-month-old daughter Monday during a domestic dispute, seriously injuring the baby. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Shana Vega, 34, pulled a knife on her daughter’s father and threw the newborn at him at an extended stay hotel in West Palm Beach. The father reportedly did not catch the …
Nancy Grace
January 29, 2021
Friday Crime Stories: Mom, fiancé speak out on Temple grad Milan Loncar, gunned down
Milan Loncar had a routine. He walked his dog in his neighborhood early in the evening. Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, the 25-year-old was approached by two men. Surveillance video captures the men pulling a gun out while standing in front of and behind Loncar. Police say you can see them reaching …
