Investigators in Atlanta revealed the identity of the man they say was responsible for the 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith as well as another rape almost 10 years later. Acqunellia Smith, Nacole’s mother, told WGCL anchor Karyn Greer, who had been working the case since it happened, last week that a detective …
Eleven children in Washington remain in protective custody after a fire on Sunday reportedly uncovered they were living in substandard conditions. KREM reported that a fire in the backyard of a Spokane home led firefighters to discover that the residence was covered in trash, animal feces, and rotting food. Firefighters wrote that they also found …
News reports out of South Carolina indicate there is physical evidence tying Alex Murdaugh to the murder of his wife and son. Fitsnews.com reports their insider sources as saying law enforcement is making progress in the Murdaugh murders and an arrest could be on the way. The 53-year-old attorney is currently facing seven active criminal …
The reward for a missing New Hampshire child who hasn’t been seen since 2019 has increased to $90,000. Manchester police in New Hampshire announced Thursday that the US Marshals Service, businesses, law enforcement agencies, and anonymous donors made monetary pledges. The US Marshals Service alone added an additional $10,000 to the reward fund. As CrimeOnline …
A Washington man was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for a botched September 2017 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of his ex-wife’s sister. Kevin Lewis, 34, paid $2,400 to his cousin, Jerradon Phelps, 19, to kill his ex-wife, Amanda Canales. Though Lewis directed Phelps to a home in Everett, he did …
The deaths of a young Florida couple, both police officers, have stunned those who knew them, and who are now concerned about the care of the couple’s 1-month-old son. As previously reported, , St. Lucie County Deputy Clayton Osteen, 24, and his wife, St. Lucie County Deputy Victoria Pacheco, 23, took their own lives days apart; …
On News Year’s Eve, police found the abandoned car of a woman reported missing in 2019, with remains inside. Rosemary Rodriguez was last seen leaving her boyfriend’s home on October 7, 2019, in Mt. Pisgah, near Kilgore. Police immediately reached out to Rodriguez’s boyfriend but he reportedly stopped communicating with them after a brief initial …
An Illinois child welfare worker was killed Tuesday when she was reportedly stabbed during a home visit. Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) investigator Diedre Silas, 36, was murdered while responding to reports of children in danger at a home in Thayer. Six children, between the ages of 1 and 7, were at the …
A North Carolina girl who was the centerpiece of an AMBER Alert Wednesday has been found safe. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 3-year-old Riley Harper Bockes disappeared on Wednesday from her home in the 3900 block of Lee Avenue in Sanford. Police found the child’s mother, Deanna Michelle Bocke, deceased inside the home. The child’s father, …
Harmony Montgomery was last seen at a home in October 2019. She was just five years old, but police say they weren’t notified until recently. Now we learn in the last 24 hours, her father, Adam Montgomery has been arrested. Montgomery was charged with felony second-degree assault against Harmony, as well as one misdemeanor …
The stepmother of a missing New Hampshire girl is facing charges alongside her estranged husband. Police arrested Kayla Montgomery, 31, on Wednesday and charged her with welfare fraud after she allegedly kept receiving benefits for 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery. According to ABC 5, Kayla Montgomery received over $1,500 from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from …
A Florida couple, both sheriff’s deputies, took their own lives within days of each other, leaving behind their 1-month-old baby. As the New York Post reports, St. Lucie County Deputy Clayton Osteen made a suicide attempt on January 2 and was briefly hospitalized before he was taken off life support and died. His wife, St. …
