Kara Nichols is found dead, strangled and buried alongside a horse on a property owned by her murderer’s parents, several years after she has been declared missing. Confessed killer Joel Hollendorfer is at the center of this tale that explores not just the murder itself, but its far-reaching repercussions. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack …
A Tennessee man who was just 15 years old when he murdered a fellow teen while they were sniffing glue together has died in state custody, The Tennessean reports. On Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Correction disclosed that Ethen Vanderpool, now 20, died Saturday at the Northwest Correctional Complex. Authorities have not released a cause …
On Thursday, a judge ruled that DNA records that first identified Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in last year’s quadruple slaying at the University of Idaho must be turned over for review. Second Judicial District Judge John Judge gave prosecutors until December 1 to turn over the FBI documents, though some of them he already …
After opening statements, witness testimony began in Kaitlyn Armstrong’s murder trial. Mo Wilson’s brother, Matt Wilson, answered questions about Wilson’s professional cycling and what type of person she was. Wilson testified that Mo Wilson and Colin Strickland were not having a romantic relationship when she was killed. The woman that Mo Wilson stayed with in …
A lawyer who represented accused child killer Casey Anthony is now representing another Florida woman, who stands accused of orchestrating the murder of her former Microsoft executive husband, Jared Bridegan. According to News4JAx, Shanna Gardner, who’s currently charged with arranging Bridegan’s murder, has retained Jose Baez for her defense, according to court records. The high-profile …
A North Dakota woman who allegedly poisoned her boyfriend for money was tricked into thinking he was going to inherit money, but the victim’s son says it was all a scam. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, and charged her with felony murder in the death of Steven Edward Riley Jr., …
Late last month, the wife and two sons of a Florida man who was fatally stabbed in 2021 were arrested in connection with his murder. Cindy Rainey reported the disappearance of her husband, David Rainey, 52, who apparently vanished while vacationing in Suwannee. That night, detectives found David Rainey stabbed to death in a canal …
An Australian woman is facing murder charges after police say three people after eating food she cooked for a July luncheon. According to CBN, police arrested 49-year-old Erin Patterson Thursday morning and charged her with three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her in-laws, Gail and Don Patterson, both 70, and her …
A 911 call played in court Wednesday during Kaitlin Armstrong’s murder trial allowed a Texas jury to hear the frantic scene a friend walked in on after Moriah “Mo” Wilson’s death. “The last thing Mo did on this Earth was scream in terror,” prosecutor Rickey Jones said during opening statements Wednesday inside an Austin courtroom. …
Maryland police found a 34-year-old man shot dead in his home in Anne Arundel County and later found his father dead from suicide at Fort Meade. Police said they later determined the father was responsible for killing his son. The father was found dead in the parking lot of a shopping center on base, WBAL …
Investigators in Missouri believe they have found the remains of a 44-year-old woman who disappeared in early September. The Independence Police Department said it was searching an area with cadaver dogs for Ebony Duncan when it found human remains, Fox4KC reported. Detectives said positive identification will be made by the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office, …
Michigan investigators looking for a 60-year-old woman missing after her husband shot himself to death during a traffic stop earlier this month received an tip containing specifics of a location in Ogemaw County. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said that investigators “found nothing” leading to Kelly McWhirter’s body but asks the writer of the anonymous …
