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

Air traffic controller told feds she saw Jeffrey Epstein exiting private plane with girls as young as 11 the year before his jailhouse death: Docs

 Air traffic controller told feds she saw Jeffrey Epstein exiting private plane with girls as young as 11 the year before his jailhouse death: Docs
Juveniles

Newly released documents reveal more details about the federal sex trafficking investigation that came to a halt when Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell last month. As first reported by the New York Post, the website Muckrock published investigative documents from the Department of Justice and US Marshals Service …

Mom of 5-year-old girl found dead in closet says daughter screamed while boyfriend was bathing her behind a locked door; had vision of dead uncle before saying ‘I’m done’
Family Crime
September 11, 2019

Mom of 5-year-old girl found dead in closet says daughter screamed while boyfriend was bathing her behind a locked door; had vision of dead uncle before saying ‘I’m done’

The mother whose 5-year-old daughter was found dead in a closet in her Texas apartment last week continues to blame her boyfriend for the girl’s death, and said in a jailhouse interview that he wanted to flee to Mexico. As CrimeOnline previously reported, both Priscilla Torres, 27, and her boyfriend Santiago Esparza Jr., are in …

Bill Gates denies relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, contradicting explosive report about secret MIT donations
Celebrity Justice
September 10, 2019

Bill Gates denies relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, contradicting explosive report about secret MIT donations

A spokesperson for Bill Gates has denied that Jeffrey Epstein directed any of his philanthropic contributions, appearing to contradict claims made an in exposé about the MIT Media Lab’s efforts to keep Epstein’s contributions and involvement in the donations of others a secret following his 2008 conviction for soliciting underage prostitution. Late last week, the …

5-year-old accidentally smothers baby cousin
Juveniles
September 9, 2019

5-year-old accidentally smothers baby cousin

An infant in the Bronx has died after her 5-year-old cousin rolled onto her while they were sleeping. The New York Daily News reports that the aunt of Ziebella Thorne-Young, who was six months old, found the baby unconscious early Monday morning. The aunt was reportedly babysitting the infant at her sister’s request, and the …

6-year-old boy dies in family murder-suicide; 4-year-old sister flees and runs for help
Family Crime
September 9, 2019

6-year-old boy dies in family murder-suicide; 4-year-old sister flees and runs for help

A Tennessee couple and their 6-year-old grandson are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. According to Fox News, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed that Terry Majors, 64;  Leigh Shea-Majors, 61; and their grandson, Ty Dodson, were all shot to death. Terry Majors is believed to have fatally shot his wife and grandson before turning the …

Felicity Huffman may not dodge prison in college admissions cheating scandal; daughters are still ‘deeply angry’ at mom
Celebrity Justice
September 7, 2019

Felicity Huffman may not dodge prison in college admissions cheating scandal; daughters are still ‘deeply angry’ at mom

‘Desperate Housewives’ actress Felicity Huffman will spend time in prison for trying to bribe her daughter’s way into college — if federal prosecutors get their way. TMZ reports that the U.S. Attorney filed court documents on Friday recommending that Huffman pay $20,000 in fines and spend one month in jail — a lesser sentence than …

Days after deadly drive-by gun massacre, student threatens to shoot up Odessa school: Report
Juveniles
September 6, 2019

Days after deadly drive-by gun massacre, student threatens to shoot up Odessa school: Report

A ninth-grade a student at Odessa High School was apprehended by police after fellow students warned that she was making shooting threats. According to News West 9, two Odessa High School students went to the assistant principal after the girl allegedly threatened to the shoot up the school. When police responded, the student reportedly admitted …