New details are emerging in connection with a Tennessee girl who has been missing for nearly two years. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Daphne Westbrook, 17, of Chattanooga, disappeared in October 2019, along with her two dogs, Fern and Strawberry. According to police, Daphne’s father, John Oliver Westbrook, is accused of kidnapping his daughter after she went …
Authorities in Florida are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who police now believe may have left to meet a man twice her age. According to Fox 13, Haylee Sue Casada was reported missing on Wednesday after a parent arrived home in the early evening to find a bedroom window open and the girl gone. …
Jury selection will resume Friday in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, now charged with three counts in the killing of George Floyd. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Peter Cahill reinstated a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin, who is also charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of …
A California man was sentenced to 212 years in prison for defrauding insurance companies with an “evil and diabolical” plot to kill his two severely autistic sons, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ali F. Elmezayen, 45, drove the family car off a San Pedro wharf in 2015, killing Abdelkarim Elmezayen, 8, and Elhassan Elmezayen, 11, …
A stolen playground slide turned up in a child’s bedroom several miles away from the park where it had cheered the children of Pasco, Washington, until mid-December, the Pasco Police Department said. Police said investigators were tracking stolen catalytic converters — parts of a vehicle’s exhaust system that have become a popular target for thieves, …
Authorities in southwest Missouri have asked for help identifying a woman who ran into oncoming traffic on Interstate 44 last week and was struck and killed, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says. The woman was seen walking around a rest area near Mile Marker 52 east bound on March 6 before taking off headlong into …
A Nebraska mother was found guilty Thursday by a grand jury at the Sarpy County District Court, after she groomed and sexually abused young children. CBS 3 reports that the jury found 38-year-old Christina Greer guilty of first-degree sexual assault of a child and related crimes after she abused two boys during her 12-year-old daughter’s …
At least two law enforcement agencies confirmed on Thursday that they’re aware of allegations that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo aggressively groped a female aide at his mansion last year. According to the New York Times, Albany police said New York State Police and Cuomo’s office alerted them to the alleged encounter — which may …
California authorities are looking for a murder suspect who was reportedly freed from custody by mistake on Tuesday. According to KCBS, Steven Manzo, 24, had been in the Century Regional Detention Center since last March for fatally shooting Salvador Corrales, 24, in Long Beach in 2018. At the time of Manzo’s release, he was being …
When strange men show up at her door asking for her daughter, Brittany Cormier lies, claiming to be her daughter. Minutes later she is dead, killed by hitmen. The men were hired by Cormier’s brother Beaux, who was facing rape charges. His niece, the intended victim, is a star witness in his upcoming trial. Joining …
A former doctor and the centerpiece of the best-selling true crime book, “Fatal Vision,” could possibly walk out of prison on a “compassionate release” due to his failing health. The Daily News & Observer reports that 77-year-old Jeffrey MacDonald, who’s currently serving three life sentences for killing his pregnant wife and two children in 1970, …
A body found in a car trunk on Wednesday is possibly a woman who vanished in November after celebrating her birthday, according to reports. WNBC reported that the body, which was lying in a fetal position, was found in a Toyota Camry with no plates in Queens. The grisly discovery was made as the vehicle …
