Boyfriend of Woman Found Dead in Car Trunk in Queens Arrested in Florida
Murder
Destini Smothers had been missing for four months when her body was found a year ago.
Court
April 10, 2022
Death Penalty Under Consideration for ‘Monster’ Who Allegedly Kept Murdered Boy’s Body in a Freezer
The death penalty is on the table for a Las Vegas man who’s been charged with kidnapping and killing a 4-year-old boy and keeping the child’s mother captive. Brandon Toseland, 35, allegedly kept Mason Dominguez’s body in a freezer in the garage, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The boy is believed to have died in December. …
Attempted Murder
April 10, 2022
VIDEO: Driver SLAMS Into Parked Motorcyclist He Thought Was There To Kill Him
A Utah driver reportedly admitted intentionally hitting a man on a parked motorcycle with his car last weekend because he thought the motorcyclist was going to carrying out a “hit” on him. Kenneth Eugene Cordova has been charged with felony attempted murder in the incident, and police said he is a “multi-state offender” with a …
Politics and Crime
April 10, 2022
Texas DA Dismisses Case Against Woman Charged With Murder for ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
A Texas district attorney is dropping murder charges filed against a woman for an alleged “self-induced abortion.” Lizelle Herrera, 26, was charged on Thursday by the Starr County Sheriff’s Department and released Saturday on a $500,000 bond, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Law enforcement officials didn’t say what law allowed them to charge Herrera, and legal …
Child Abuse
April 10, 2022
4-month-old Baby with Garbage Bag Over His Head Found in Apartment Where Suspect’s Wife Was Murdered
A Florida man is accused of murdering his wife inside their apartment, where authorities also found an infant with a garbage bag over its head, WFTS-TV reports. On Friday, police were called to an apartment complex in Pinellas Park, near Tampa, after a man was seen with blood on his clothing in the breezeway of …
Shooting
April 10, 2022
Teen Boy Arrested For Gunning Down Girl with ‘Beautiful Soul’ Near Bronx School; Victim’s Mother Speaks Out
Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old boy for fatally shooting a teen while she was walking home from school on Friday in New York, WABC-TV reports. Jeremiah Ryan, 17, was charged on Saturday in connection with the shooting that killed 16-year-old Angellyh Yambo and left two other teens hospitalized. Investigators believe that Yambo and the other victims …
Court
April 10, 2022
Barry Morphew: Judge Sanctions Prosecution For Withholding Evidence, Trial Date Set for Wife’s Murder
A judge has sanctioned prosecutors in the criminal case against Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of murdering his wife, but the court declined to toss the charges as the defense wanted, KUSA-TV reports. Morphew is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, 49, who went missing …
Child sex crimes
April 9, 2022
‘He Stole Me!’: Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Girl Cries Out As Police Rush In
A 23-year-old Chicago man was arrested on charges of sexual assault and kidnapping after he allegedly grabbed a 7-year-old girl from a South Shore park, dragged her into a building, and forced his penis into her mouth. Details filed in court said that a witness to the kidnapping called police Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 …
Attempted Murder
April 9, 2022
16-Year-Old Attacks Teacher INSIDE HER CLASSROOM; Now Charged With Attempted Murder, Sexual Assault
A 16-year-old Nevada high school student has been charged with multiple felonies, including attempted murder and sexual assault, in an attack on one of his teachers inside her classroom Thursday afternoon. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said that the teen initially came into the teacher’s Eldorado High School classroom to talk about grades, KTNV reported. “At …
Murder
April 9, 2022
Young Texas Woman Thrown in Jail, CHARGED WITH MURDER, Over ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
Update 7:30 p.m: Lizelle Herrera was released from jail on Saturday after a local bondsman posted her $500,000 bond, the Starr County Sheriff’s Office said. She is due in court on Wednesday for arraignment, MyRGV.com reported. Original story: A 26-year-old Texas woman has been charged with murder for allegedly causing “the death of an individual …
April 9, 2022
Man Without Pants Tells Girls He Has a Puppy, Tries To Drag 8-Year-Old Into His Car
Oklahoma authorities have made an arrest in an incident last month that saw a man grab an 8-year-old girl and try to drag her into his vehicle. Police said at the time that 22-year-old Alan Montana Anderson-Himes wasn’t wearing pants when he stopped to ask directions of two girls out playing in front of a …
