Year: 2022

Murder
January 21, 2022

Boyfriend Stabs Phoenix Mom to Death, Dumps Her Body in the Desert

Investigators in Arizona say they’ve found the body of a Phoenix mom last seen on Saturday night with her boyfriend. Arrest documents for Jorge Lara, 28, say that family members of 37-year-old Irene Luevano told police she called them Sunday morning and asked them to call police because Lara had stabbed her in the neck, …

Murder
January 21, 2022

Disabled Vet, Adult Daughter Found Dead in Alabama Home; Cops Looking for Her Boyfriend

A 75-year-old Alabama man and his adult daughter were found dead in their home on Wednesday, and authorities say the woman’s boyfriend is a suspect in their deaths. Chester “Chuck” Tarwater Jr’s 12-year-old grandson found him unresponsive at about 3:20 p.m. The boy grabbed his grandmother — who suffers from dementia — and went to …

Crime Stories
January 21, 2022

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Cult Mom Lori Vallow/Hubby Chad Daybell Scheming Revealed

As Lori Vallow’s brother, Adam Cox, opens up about their familial relationships, the lengths that Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were willing to go, are being revealed. This included text message and email revelations that Chad Daybell said his wife Tammy, would be killed in a car crash. Also new in this case, a judge …

Fraud
January 21, 2022

Pastor & Wife Kept 8 Disabled Adults in Locked Basement While Controlling Their Benefits: Police

A Georgia pastor and his wife have been arrested after police reportedly found eight people with various intellectual and physical disabilities being kept in a basement against their will. On January 13, EMS workers and Griffin firefighters responded to Curtis and Sophia Bankston’s home amid reports of someone suffering a seizure. A firefighter had to …

Manslaughter
January 21, 2022

Kentucky Daughter Charged With Neglect, Leading to Death of Her 92-Year-Old Mother

A Kentucky woman was arrested on Friday and charged in the death of her mother two months ago. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said that they were called to the Georgetown Community Hospital on November 13, 2021, by personnel who suspected neglect of an elderly woman, identified as Opal Webb, 92. Webb was being treated …

Famous Murder Cases
January 21, 2022

Brian Laundrie Confessed to Killing Gabby Petito in Notebook Found With His Body: FBI

The months long investigation into Gabby Petito’s murder revealed no evidence that anyone “other than Brian Laundrie (was) directly involved in the tragic death of Gabby Petito,” the FBI’s Denver field office announced Friday. Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider said in a statement that Petito’s family met with agents at the Tampa field office …

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Missing
January 21, 2022

Body Found in Michigan River, Believed That of College Student Missing Since October

A body believed to be that of a Michigan college student missing for nearly three months was found Friday in the Red Cedar River in Lansing. Brendan Santo, 18, was last seen just before midnight on October 29, leaving a Michigan State University residence hall where he had been visiting friends, as CrimeOnline previously reported. …

Murder
January 21, 2022

After Moving Into Her Own Apartment for the First Time, Woman With Down Syndrome Is Fatally Strangled, Found Wrapped in Blanket With Bag Over Head

Virginia prosecutors said Wednesday that the man who murdered his intellectually-disabled neighbor last month did so in an “extremely violent” manner. According to WRC, the father and stepmother of Melia Jones, 23, found her strangled at her Alexandria apartment on December 7. Prosecutors said Jones — who has Down syndrome — was wrapped in a …