Year: 2021

Domestic Abuse
January 2, 2021

Illinois man threatens to kill mother of 5-month-old baby over WiFi password

An Illinois man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill the mother of his child for withholding the WiFi password from him, police told the Herald & Review. A police report said that another family member contact police about the incident. Neither the man nor the 34-year-old victim were named in the Herald & …

January 2, 2021

Brother, sister killed in carjacker crash on Florida highway after viewing Christmas lights

A pair of siblings were killed earlier this week in Florida when an armed carjacking suspect fleeing police rammed into their vehicle, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. Domynick Milis, 21, and Danycka Milis, 18, were on their way home to Omro, Wisconsin, after taking in a Christmas lights display at the Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday. Around 7 …

Missing
January 2, 2021

Missing photographer who vanished nearly a week ago on camping trip found safe

A California woman who did not return home as scheduled from a camping trip in Southern California has been rescued. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Holly Jochum, also known as Holly Casner, had traveled in an RV to Big Bear National Park from her home in Orange County. She reportedly contacted her family on Sunday, December …

Coronavirus
January 1, 2021

Mom arrested for beating COVID-positive kids who didn’t wear masks

An Arizona woman has been arrested for assaulting her children and stepchildren for not wearing masks after they tested positive for COVID-19. Sarah Michelle Boone has been charged with three counts each of child abuse and assault as well as disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. She was also reportedly intoxicated when she struck the children.

Murder
January 1, 2021

WV man may have murdered parents with an ax, police say

A West Virginia man has been charged with murder in the death of his parents, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports. Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford told WVMetroNews that investigators were trying to determine if an ax found at the scene was the murder weapon. Tsukasa and Claudette Kambara apparently died from multiple lacerations, the …

Weird Crime
January 1, 2021

Cadaver research business owner dumps 5 human heads, 24 limbs in desert: Police

A man who ran a Washington-based cadaver management business was arrested in Arizona Tuesday in connection with human remains that were found dumped in two different wooded areas days earlier. Yavapai County police arrested Walter Mitchell, 59, in Scottsdale on charges of abandoning or concealing a dead body. The Arizona Republic reported that Mitchell ran …

Lisa Montgomery and Bobbie Jo Stinnett
Death Row
January 1, 2021

Lisa Montgomery: Execution date will continue for only federal death row woman who sliced infant from pregnant victim’s stomach

A federal appeals court has lifted the execution stay for Lisa Montgomery, the only female on federal death row. As CrimeOnline previously reported, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss previously vacated an order that scheduled Montgomery for execution on January 12, which was a new date after the court rescheduled her first execution, which was set …

Juveniles
January 1, 2021

Infant found dead with dog ‘just lying on her,’ 911 caller says

Ohio police are investigating the New Year’s Eve death of a 4-month old girl after a man told 911 he found the baby not breathing and with a dog lying on top of her. Dayton Police identified the little girl as Raelynn Larrison and said that the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office would determine the manner …