A 76-year-old man arrested for the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl nearly four decades ago was suspected of involvement in the disappearance at the time. Bender’s body has not been found. Court documents concerning the arrest of Raymond Lewis Stafford in Texas earlier this month say he allegedly confessed to an employee that he had …
A New Mexico mother pleaded guilty Thursday to stabbing her 11-year-old son to death in 2022. Mary Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of Bruce Johnson Jr. According to News West 9, Johnson will spend 20 years in prison and eligible for “pre-sentence confinement credit.” She was spared of …
The 14-year-old son of “Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans reportedly vanished in North Carolina on Monday — marking the second time he has disappeared in two weeks. TMZ reported that Evans, 31, called the police after she did not hear from Jace for several hours after he left home. The teen is believed to …
When Dennis Rader, the serial killer dubbed BTK, was arrested in 2005, lots of documentation was found by the Wichita police: documentation in the form of his own writings, journals, and an unpublished book manuscript. The manuscript is thought to be a description of the murders BTK viewed as “successful. There were Polaroids of Rader …
An Oklahoma sheriff says that old photos taken by the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader, could possibly connect him to additional unsolved cases across three states. According to KAKE, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said old Polaroid images taken by Rader before his arrest mirror the positions Rader placed his victims in. The photos also …
A 4-year-old Texas girl’s drowning death possibly played a role in Monday’s apparent murder-suicide that claimed the lives of her parents and two brothers. Farman and Layla Sherwani, and their sons Mateen Sherwani, 2, and Shaheen Sherwani, 12, were found dead at their Allen home after a family member who lived there called the police …
A Washington mother is facing charges after police found her missing child last week, beaten and bruised in what investigators are calling an “absolutely horrific” child abuse case. Tri-City Herald reports that police arrested Adriana Rivas in Frankin County on August 22 and charged her with second-degree assault of a child after she allegedly went …
An Alabama has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 death of 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville. According to Al.com, Frederick Hampton pleaded guilty “before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Thomas Thrash” Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to take place. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 3-5 years on …
A California store clerk who was brutally beaten into a coma during a robbery last week has died, CBS Bay Area reports. Loved ones of Yowhannes Tewelde say he succumbed to his injuries Tuesday afternoon after multiple surgeries, having never regained consciousness. “I was at home. I get a call from my mom. My dad …
A Virginia mother has been found deceased following her disappearance last week, according to police. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Avriel Hooks, 20, was reported missing August 23, after her family hadn’t heard from her the day prior. The following day, they received a text message from her phone but didn’t seem like it was from …
New Jersey police are investigating after a 5-year-old child was found dead in a bathtub in a Newark apartment. The child was found unresponsive just after 7 p.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. The child was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead, WNBC reported. The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine …
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial agreed to more time for the prosecution to respond to the defense’s 109-page motion to dismiss the indictment against him. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for Friday, but Judge John Judge agreed to reset it for September 22 after public defender Anne Taylor offered no …
