FedEx Driver Hit 7-Year-Old Athena Strand With His Truck, Strangled Her When She Said She’d Tell Her Dad
Murder
The suspect was delivering Christmas presents, including a Barbie doll set for Athena, on the day of the incident.
Crime Stories
December 8, 2022
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Idaho Student Murders: COPS TARGET WHITE HYUNDAI
As the search continues for the suspect who killed four University of Idaho students as they slept, cops are asking for the public’s help in locating a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra. Police say the vehicle was near the off-campus home, and it’s possible that whoever was in the car may have critical information. In the …
Unsolved
December 8, 2022
Idaho College Murders: Bodycam Footage Released of 3 People Pulled Over Night of Quadruple Murders
While Idaho investigators are searching for a possible person in a white sedan caught on security camera near the crime scene of the University of Idaho quadruple murders, bodycam footage released Thursday shows three others near the crime scene, pulled over for a sobriety test. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police asked anyone who owns or …
Court
December 8, 2022
OnlyFans Model Accused of Murdering Boyfriend Cries in Court as She’s Denied Bond
On Thursday, a Florida judge denied bond to a woman who is accused of murdering her boyfriend in April. According to WPLG, Circuit Judge Laura Shearon Cruz rejected Courtney Clenney’s request to be freed on bond pending trial. Clenney is charged with second-degree murder with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing Christian Obumseli, 27, with …
Homicide
December 8, 2022
‘Obsessed’ Boyfriend Fatally Shoots Mother in Front Of Her 8-year-old Daughter Before Killing Himself
On Sunday, a Texas woman was reportedly shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend, who ultimately took his own life. According to KHOU, the man, who has not been named, fatally shot Kenia Osorio, 32, while she and her 8-year-old daughter were in a car parked outside a hospital near Katy. The victim’s brother, Carlos …
Murder
December 8, 2022
Athena Strand: Lawyer to Conduct Independent Investigation After Accused FedEx Driver Drops off Barbie Dolls, Abducts & Kills 7-year-old
The mother of Athena Strand and her lawyer are calling for an investigation into FedEx’s hiring practices after a contract delivery driver allegedly kidnapped Athena from her Wise County driveway in Texas before killing her and dumping her body. During a Thursday morning press conference, Strand family lawyer, Benson Varghese, joined Athena’s mother, Maitlyn Gandy, …
Murder
December 8, 2022
Athena Strand: Death Penalty Sought for Accused Killer FedEx Driver Who Abducted, Murdered Girl After Delivering Her Barbie Christmas Present
Texas prosecutors announced this week that they plan to seek the death penalty against a contract FedEx driver accused of murdering 7-year-old Paradise girl, Athena Strand. According to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin, prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against accused murderer Tanner Horner, 31, since the crime involved the abduction and murder of a …
Sex Crimes
December 8, 2022
Serial Killer Ex-Border Patrol Agent Convicted of Murdering 4 Women in 2-Week Span
On Wednesday, a Texas jury convicted a former Border Patrol agent of killing four women in a 13-day span in 2018. Juan David Ortiz, 38, was immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole following the guilty verdicts. The four victims — Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Luera, 42, Guiselda Hernandez, 35, and Janelle Ortiz, 28 …
Bad Doctors
December 8, 2022
11 More Women Accuse Dead Florida Doctor of ‘Suspicious’ Activity During Medical Procedures
Eleven more women have accused a Florida doctor of suspicious activity in his practice at a medical spa, and two women have filed lawsuits against the spa. Eric Andrews Salata, 54, died by suicide a few days after he was charged with raping two sedated women at the Pure Vida Medical Spa in Naples, which …
Missing
December 8, 2022
Missing: 14-year-old California Girl Vanishes After Being Dropped Off at School
California police are searching for a 14-year-old Riverside girl reported missing Thursday morning. According to Patch, Biviana Campos is believed to have run away after being dropped off Wednesday morning at Riverside Polytechnic High School, the Riverside Police Department said. Biviana is described as a Latina female who stands 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs around 185 …
Sabotage
December 8, 2022
Power Back On in North Carolina County; Investigators Still Looking for Gunmen Who Shot Up Substations
The curfew is over in a North Carolina county where gunmen attacked two power stations over the weekend, cutting the electricity to tens of thousands of customers. Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said his investigators “are committed” to tracking down whoever was responsible for the attacks, WTVD said. A $75,000 reward has been offered for …
Murder
December 8, 2022
Woman Found Dead at Miami Beach Flight Crew Hotel Did Not Work for an Airline
Family members have identified the woman found dead in a posh Miami Beach hotel room on Tuesday and say they believe her boyfriend may have had something to do with her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the woman was found dead in her room at the Sherry Frontenac Hotel, which caters to airline crews, on …
