Year: 2022

‘Very sick or that the baby is not alive’: Witness Describes Evidence Discovered from Mom’s Photos as Baby Amiah Robertson Remains Missing

 Amiah and Amberson Robertson
Missing

An Indiana mother’s photos helped police with key evidence, according to what a witness told Fox 59 News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marion County police arrested Amber Robertson on Saturday and charged her with child neglect resulting in bodily injury. The charge is connected to the disappearance of then 8-month-old Amiah, who hasn’t been seen in three years. …

Juveniles
September 14, 2022

Teen Sex Trafficking Victim Ordered to Pay $150K to Family of Rapist She Killed

An Iowa teen who was reportedly being sex trafficked when she killed her rapist was sentenced on Tuesday to five years of probation and was also ordered to pay $150,000 to the slain man’s family. Pieper Lewis, 17, also received a deferred judgment, meaning her voluntary manslaughter conviction could be expunged when she completes her …

Drunk Drivers
September 14, 2022

Teen Dies After Falling Off Golf Cart Operated By Drunk Driver

On Monday, North Carolina police charged a man for last week’s drunk-driving golf cart accident that killed a passenger. Gaston Gazette reported that Derek Helms, 19, was drunk when he was driving a golf cart that Gabby Carrigan, 18, fell off of on September 5, leading to her death the following day. Gaston County police …

Shooting
September 13, 2022

Just-Released Ex-Convict Jailed Again – For Shooting 2 Children

A Georgia man has been jailed for shooting two children on Saturday night in Colquitt County — just three days after his release from prison. Andrew Jacob Murphy, 32, had been jailed for non-violent offenses three times earlier — and was transferred to the Valdosta State Prison after a mutiny at the Tatnall County jail …

Child sex crimes
September 13, 2022

Florida High School Students Investigated for Sex Tape

Florida police are investigating the distribution of a video that reportedly showed two Fort Myers High School students engaging in a sex act. Police said the incident took place in May but they only learned of it recently, the News-Press reported. Investigators said they are looking into dissemination of the video. “We are looking into …

Kidnapping
September 13, 2022

Kidnapped Toddler Returned to Mom; Manhunt on for Ex-Boyfriend

A California man handed over his ex-girlfriends toddler — a 3-year-old boy he allegedly kidnapped late Monday — to his parents, but he fled after the handover and police are still searching for him. Donta Law, 46, reportedly gave the boy to his mother at the Oceanside Metrolink station at about 2:30 a.m. The San …

Bullies
September 13, 2022

Substitute Gym Teacher Paid Students to Assault & Bully Classmate

Louisiana police arrested a substitute teacher on Monday for allegedly paying students to assault a classmate. On August 23, Aadrina Smith, 24, reportedly offered five students $5 each to tackle their classmate at North Caddo Elementary Middle School. Three of the students accepted Smith’s offer, and Smith congratulated them afterward, according to Louisiana Radio Network. …

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Crime Stories
September 13, 2022

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: 3 Tots Drowned Dead, Mommy Suspected Drunk, on Boardwalk

Three young children found dead on a New York beach were allegedly drowned by their mother. Police say 30-year-old Erin Merdy reportedly confessed to the murders. A 90-minute search was launched early Monday after several of Merdy’s relatives called police, concerned that Merdy may have done something to her children. The children ages, 7, 4, …