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

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[UPDATE: FOUND SAFE] ‘I am scared to death’: Parents of missing teen Emma Stokes offer $25,000 reward for information [VIDEO]

Missing

UPDATE: The two Colorado teens who went missing from a mental health facility earlier this month were found safe on Wednesday, according to Park County authorities. Additional details about the circumstances were not immediately available. ORIGINAL STORY: The parents of a teenage girl who went missing from a Colorado treatment facility earlier this month have …

July 16, 2019

SEE IT: New photos of Bella and Celeste Watts taken by killer dad hours before he murdered his family

Family annihilator Chris Watts took photos of his two young daughters and sent them to their mother less than a day before he murdered his family. The Daily Mail obtained previously unreleased photos from Watts’ cell phone via an open records request. According to the report, Watts took photos of Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, …

Rescued hiker says she got lost fleeing a man who threatened her with a knife; police remain tight-lipped about investigation

Missing

July 16, 2019

Rescued hiker says she got lost fleeing a man who threatened her with a knife; police remain tight-lipped about investigation

A woman missing for four days in the California desert was found safely on Monday, and says she escaped a knife-wielding attacker before getting lost. NBC News reports that a search and rescue team found Sheryl Powell, 60, near the Grandview Campground in Bishop, California, on Monday. Powell’s husband Joe Powell reported her missing on …

Colorado police searching for missing, endangered teen girls last seen at therapeutic foster care

Juveniles

July 16, 2019

Colorado police searching for missing, endangered teen girls last seen at therapeutic foster care

Police are searching for two teenage girls who left a therapeutic foster care facility together on July 7. The Preston Citizen reports that Anna Frankman and Emma Stokes, both 16, were last seen at Park County, Colorado, foster care home on the night of July 7. Both girls are considered endangered as they each take …

July 15, 2019

Air Force warns alien enthusiasts against planned Area 51 raid: We are ‘ready to protect America’

The United States Air Force has issued a warning to the million or so people who signed up for a Facebook event at Area 51, the Nevada military base that has long the been subject of conspiracy theories that it holds secrets to extraterrestrial life. According to CNN, a report de-classified in 2013 confirmed that …

BREAKING: Police discover more evidence in murder of Mackenzie Lueck as suspect appears in court for the first time

Missing

July 15, 2019

BREAKING: Police discover more evidence in murder of Mackenzie Lueck as suspect appears in court for the first time

The man accused of murdering University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck appeared in court on Monday morning as police were tipped off to additional evidence in the presumed murder of the the 23-year-old California native. The Deseret News reports that police received a tip about additional evidence found along the Jordan River Parkway in Salt …

Celebrity Justice

July 15, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein has fake passport, diamonds, ‘piles of cash’ in locked home safe: Report

A New York judge did not make a decision about granting bail on Monday, saying he needed ‘more time’ to make a decision

Experienced hiker who vanished with her dog in California found alive

Missing

July 15, 2019

Experienced hiker who vanished with her dog in California found alive

UPDATE: The Inyo County Sherrif’s Department says that missing hiker Sheryl Powell was found alive and taken to a local hospital, and the sherrif’s office is investigating the circumstances of her disappearance. A Facebook post reads: Missing hiker, Sheryl Powell was located alive by ground search team members near the Montenegro Springs area (below where …

R. Kelly insiders flip, give feds 20 sex tapes allegedly showing underage victims: Report

Celebrity Justice

July 13, 2019

R. Kelly insiders flip, give feds 20 sex tapes allegedly showing underage victims: Report

Prosecutors are now in possession of 20 new sex tapes that allegedly show R. Kelly with underage girls. An attorney representing several of Kelly’s alleged victims told TMZ that members of the R&B star’s inner circle have turned over the tapes allegedly depicting sex acts between Kelly and underage victims. TMZ reportedly received confirmation from …

Boyfriend charged in drowning death of girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter is STILL too high to appear in court, days after drug binge

Drug Crime

July 12, 2019

Boyfriend charged in drowning death of girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter is STILL too high to appear in court, days after drug binge

The man charged along with his girlfriend in the drowning death of a three-year-old girl has not yet appeared in court because he is still under the influence of drugs days after the girl wandered off from a rented vacation home. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 3-year-old Josie Burleson was found dead in a river in …

Family Crime

July 12, 2019

‘I’m still a Dad!’ Chris Watts says he is a ‘servant of God’ in jailhouse letter as prison visitor claims he was ‘demon-possessed’ when he murdered pregnant wife and two daughters [VIDEO]

The mother of family annihilator Chris Watts shared a letter he sent her from prison in an interview with HLN for an upcoming television special about the murders of Watts’ pregnant wife and two daughters. Watts is serving multiple life sentences in a Wisconsin prison after pleading guilty to the murders of his wife Shanann …

R. Kelly arrested while walking his dog, facing federal child pornography charges

Celebrity Justice

July 12, 2019

R. Kelly arrested while walking his dog, facing federal child pornography charges

R. Kelly was arrested on Thursday and is now facing federal child pornography charges. The Associated Press reports that Kelly, who was arrested earlier this year on multiple counts of aggravated sexual abuse, was taken into custody on Thursday evening in Chicago as he was walking his dog. “The counts include child porn, enticement of …

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[UPDATE: FOUND SAFE] ‘I am scared to death’: Parents of missing teen Emma Stokes offer $25,000 reward for information [VIDEO]

SEE IT: New photos of Bella and Celeste Watts taken by killer dad hours before he murdered his family

Rescued hiker says she got lost fleeing a man who threatened her with a knife; police remain tight-lipped about investigation

Colorado police searching for missing, endangered teen girls last seen at therapeutic foster care

Air Force warns alien enthusiasts against planned Area 51 raid: We are ‘ready to protect America’

BREAKING: Police discover more evidence in murder of Mackenzie Lueck as suspect appears in court for the first time

Jeffrey Epstein has fake passport, diamonds, ‘piles of cash’ in locked home safe: Report

Experienced hiker who vanished with her dog in California found alive

R. Kelly insiders flip, give feds 20 sex tapes allegedly showing underage victims: Report

Boyfriend charged in drowning death of girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter is STILL too high to appear in court, days after drug binge

‘I’m still a Dad!’ Chris Watts says he is a ‘servant of God’ in jailhouse letter as prison visitor claims he was ‘demon-possessed’ when he murdered pregnant wife and two daughters [VIDEO]

R. Kelly arrested while walking his dog, facing federal child pornography charges