Officials said on Thursday that California woman who vanished earlier this month was found dead in Nevada in what authorities are investigating as a homicide. Placer County police said a drone was used to locate Patricia Portella-Wright’s body off an embankment near Mt. Rose Highway in Washoe County. Portella-Wright’s boyfriend, Brent Clifford has been booked …
UPDATE According to Palmetto State law enforcement officials, Jessica has been found safe in Allendale County.No additional information is available at this time. Initial Story Police in Florida are seeking public help to locate a 27-year-old Jacksonville woman who has not been seen in days. According to the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office, Jessica Rapsys’ car …
A former Colorado cardiologist was convicted Tuesday of drugging and raping numerous women in 2023. According to The Denver Post, a Denver jury found Stephen Matthews, 36, guilty of 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault involving 11 victims. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Matthews in March 2023 for drugging and sexually assaulting …
UPDATE: The U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Thursday that five people — including two doctors — have been charged in Matthew Perry’s death. In a statement issued to CNN, officials said the suspects supplied Perry with ketamine in the weeks preceding his death. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said the defendants knowingly “took advantage of Mr. …
A New York man who filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for his wife’s wrongful death says Disney wants the case dismissed and moved to arbitration due to his previous Disney+ subscription. According to court documents obtained by Law&Crime, Disney is pushing to have the lawsuit dismissed because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, …
A Minnesota woman is facing charges after police say she rammed her car into her boyfriend on the way to therapy, following a day of arguing. According to a police affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, 30-year-old Veronica Roleen Gast is facing charges of second-degree assault and criminal vehicular operation,”bodily harm, gross negligence, and domestic assault.” The …
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A New York girl is reportedly missing after texting family that two men kidnapped her on Tuesday. According to the New York Post, the 16-year-old girl, who has not been publicly named, messaged her family about two men forcing her into a car outside Pitkin Avenue-Van Siclen Avenue A and C subway station in Brooklyn. …
The Nevada murder trial is underway for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who’s accused of killing veteran journalist Jeff German in 2022. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found German stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas home on September 3, 2022, and focused on Telles, who was reportedly furious about articles German had …
On Monday, prosecutors challenged a motion that seeks to have the University of Idaho quadruple murder trial moved out of the county where the 2022 slayings transpired. Kohberger’s lawyers have cited the media attention surrounding the case and prospective juror surveys as to why the trial should be moved from Latah to Ada County. Prosecutors …
A 3-year-old Michigan boy found dead in a hot car Tuesday afternoon likely dead from heat, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office News Channel 3 reports that police responded to the scene at a Vicksburg Family Fare store, following a call at around 3 p.m. regarding an unresponsive boy inside a maroon Chevrolet Tahoe. …
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that it would decide whether Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. The Post and Courier reported that the court decided it would take over Murdaugh’s case after his trial attorneys requested the court to take jurisdiction over one of their two appeals. Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed …
