The first of two Ohio family members accused of planning for months to slaughter members of another family went on trial this week, more than six years after the grotesque slayings in Pike County. George Wagner IV has pleaded not guilty to the murders of members of the Rhoden family, as has his father, George “Billy” …
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case gained international prominence as a result of the podcast “Serial.” Syed, 42, was convicted in 2000 of killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, who was 18 at the time of her death in 1999, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The …
Day three of a Texas trial against a woman accused of killing a mother and her baby ended with testimonies Wednesday of alleged scams and lies. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), also known as Taylor Waycasey and Taylor Morton, was indicted by a grand jury last year for capital murder …
On Wednesday, R. Kelly was convicted in Illinois of federal child pornography charges for filming himself sexually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter in the 1990s. The Chicago Tribune reported that Kelly, 56, and his co-defendants, Milton Brown and Derrel McDavid, were acquitted of obstructing Kelly’s 2002 child pornography trial in Cook County. Kelly was also found …
A Florida judge admonished lawyers for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz for abruptly resting their case on Wednesday. Attorneys for Cruz, 23, said they would be calling 80 witnesses, but they ended proceedings after 11 days — calling only 25 witnesses to the stand. The Miami Herald reported that the last person to testify was …
Jeff German, a Las Vegas Review-Journal Investigative Reporter, is found dead outside his home. Days later, cops release surveillance video of a possible suspect in a wide-brimmed straw hat, an orange safety shirt, and black pants walking near the scene. More investigation revealed that German’s reporting put him at odds with elected Public Administrator, Robert …
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. …
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 …
An AMBER Alert has been issued for a Missouri girl who vanished Monday with two women in a blue SUV, officials said. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 12-year-old Natonja Holmes was last seen at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, close to Ferguson Middle School. A woman described as a Black female wearing turquoise leggings and …
A Tennessee man will remain behind bars without bail in connection with the death of his bride, who was found murdered in Fiji last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Bradley Robert Dawson was detained and arrested in Fiji after his wife, Christe Chen, was found beaten to death inside the bathroom of a bungalow the …
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 …
A murder trial has started in Bowie County, Texas, for a woman accused of murdering an acquaintance and kidnapping the woman’s unborn baby after cutting the infant from her womb. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Taylor Rene Parker, 29, (pictured left), also known as Taylor Waycasey and Taylor Morton, was indicted by a grand jury last …
