Ellen Killoran

Ellen is a seasoned journalist and former media & entertainment reporter with a taste for true crime. Formerly a senior editor at IBTimes, her work has appeared in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Maxim, NYMag, Indiewire, and more. She co-produced the HBO documentary "Youth Knows No Pain" and appeared in a documentary series that aired alongside the Lifetime movie "Manson's Lost Girls." Tips: ekilloran@crimeonline.com

DEVELOPING: Police Say Death of 2-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl is Suspicious; Investigation Involves Multiple Scenes
Juveniles

Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl in Allegheny County. According to WPXI, 2-year-old Brielle Swinton was pronounced dead at Children’s Hospital in Stowe Township. WTAE reports she died Thursday morning. The circumstances of her death remain unclear, but police are reportedly treating it as suspicious. The report indicates the child …

Violent Crime
December 31, 2021

MANHUNT: Police Officer Killed, Second Cop Critically Injured in Hotel Shooting, $25K Reward

Authorities in Illinois are searching for a suspect accused of fatally shooting a police officer and critically injuring another  in a hotel shooting on Wednesday night. The New York Post obtained a statement from the Bradley Police Department confirming that Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, 49, was killed and  Officer Tyler Bailey, 27, was wounded after a …

Murder
December 29, 2021

Girl Found Dead in Park, Body Lying in Grass in Wide-Open Area: Police

Authorities in Texas are investigating the death of a juvenile female who was found dead in Baytown on Tuesday morning. As ABC 3 Houston reports, Baytown police were called to Tejas Park at about 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday. There they found an unresponsive girl with blood on her chest. Photos obtained by local media indicate …

Missing
December 28, 2021

Missing Lina Khil: Police Zero in on Critical 17 Minutes on Day 3-Year-Old Vanished

Police in San Antonio, Texas, may have narrowed down the timeline in the disappearance of 3-year-old Lina Kihl. As previously reported, Lina had been at a playground at the San Antonio apartment complex where she lived with her family when she disappeared on December 20. Her mother briefly separated from the girl and could not …

Juveniles
December 28, 2021

A Lot ‘Happening Behind the Scenes’ in Search for Missing Lina Khil

The search continues for a missing 3-year-old girl who disappeared from a playground in Texas over a week ago. As previously reported, Lina Khil, 3, was last seen on December 20 at or near a playground at the Villas del Cabo Apartment Complex in San Antonio. Lina’s mother reportedly separated briefly from the girl, and …

Murder
December 27, 2021

MANHUNT: Police Seek Suspect After Mother and Daughter Murdered on Christmas

Authorities in Michigan are searching for the husband of a woman who was found dead with her daughter on Christmas Day Police sources in Detroit told WXYZ that Elaine Fizer, 57, and her 13-year-old daughter Daunya Fields were found dead in their West Detroit home on December 25. Investigators have classified both deaths as homicide, …

Celebrity Justice
December 27, 2021

Oscar-Nominated and Emmy-Winning ‘Big Little Lies’ Director Dies Suddenly at Age 58

Acclaimed film and television director Jean-Marc Vallée was found dead in Canada over the holiday weekend. The multiple-award winner director, best known for “Dallas Buyer’s Club” and the HBO limited series “Big Little Lies,” was 58, as the New York Post reports. “Dallas Buyer’s Club” was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and Vallée won a …