A Mississippi woman was arrested by federal agents Tuesday for allegedly trying to hire a hitman over the internet. Jessica Leeann Sledge, 39, has been charged with use of interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi. Sledge made her first court appearance …
Heidi Planck is last seen leaving her son’s football game at halftime. When she doesn’t pick up her son at school on her scheduled day, family and friends realize something is wrong. Her dog is found 12 miles away from her home in a residential high rise, roaming the halls, but there’s no sight of …
Police said initial findings suggest the victim was not pregnant when she died, contradicting claims from her family
“Suitcase killer” Heather Mack arrived in the U.S. Wednesday and was arrested after she stepped off a plane at the Chicago O’Hare Airport. Mack, 25, arrived at the airport with her 6-year-old daughter, Stella, but federal agents were waiting at the gate to take her into custody. The child was left with Oshar Putu Melody …
Georgia police in Polk County are searching for a teen girl and her baby who haven’t been seen in days. Chelsea Espinoza, 16, and her 3-month-old daughter may have been seen on Halloween at the Goodyear Village in Rockmart, according to Polk County police. “Chelsea left home in our jurisdiction carrying clothing, and supplies for …
Bodycam footage captured the dramatic moment 4-year-old Cleo Smith was rescued from a stranger’s home in Australia, around an hour from where she was last seen camping with her family. As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members reported Cleo missing on the morning of October 16 from Blowholes Campground in Macleod, where she was staying in …
On Monday, Britney Spears’ father petitioned a California court to immediately terminate his daughter’s long-standing conservatorship. According to Entertainment Tonight, a status report stated that Jamie Spears, 69, supports transferring control of the singer’s estate to her chosen representatives. He also stated in the document that he will not seek to re-establish his conservatorship role. …
The attorneys representing the lead armorer on the set of “Rust” have suggested that crew members who departed the production on the day Halnya Hutchins died may have ‘sabotaged’ the prop gun involved in her fatal shooting. On October 21, actor Alec Baldwin was prepping for a scene on the western’s Santa Fe set when …
Police said Sunday that four members of a Colorado Springs family were found dead inside their home in what appears to be a murder-suicide. As CrimeOnline previously reported, little after 10 a.m. on Friday, El Paso County deputies arrived at a residence in the 1300 block of Pleier Drive in Gleneagle, after someone called asking …
36-year-old man is in custody
A 57-year-old Pennsylvania woman reported missing on Monday had not been found by Tuesday evening, investigators said, although they had located her car. Jennifer Herr was last seen leaving him home in Manheim Township driving a dark gray 2012 Toyota Prius sedan, PennLive.com reported. That vehicle was found Tuesday at the Lancaster County Central Park …
A 4-year-old girl who disappeared from her family’s Australian vacation camp site 18 days ago was found alive Wednesday morning in a locked house 45 miles from where she disappeared. Cleo Smith’s family last saw her in their tent at about 1:30 a.m. on October 16 when she asked for water, as CrimeOnline previously reported. …
