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

Students in college admissions scam FAKED learning disabilities, were instructed to act ‘stupid’ to cheat on entrance exams

 Students in college admissions scam FAKED learning disabilities, were instructed to act ‘stupid’ to cheat on entrance exams
Celebrity Justice

The arrest affidavit for dozens of parents accused in a massive college admission scam reveals that multiple applicants who cheated on college entrance exams pretended to have learning disabilities in order to obtain special accommodations that would facilitate the alleged cheating. In some cases, while applicants may have cooperated with instructions on how to receive …

Mom fatally stabs 11-year-old daughter to ‘prevent her from having sex,’ drives dead body to the hospital: Police
Family Crime
March 11, 2019

Mom fatally stabs 11-year-old daughter to ‘prevent her from having sex,’ drives dead body to the hospital: Police

The Florida mother who drove her 11-year-old daughter’s dead body to a hospital before allegedly pulling a knife on medical staff confessed to fatally stabbing the girl to keep her from having sex. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Rose Alcides Rivera, 28, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Sunday after she drove to a hospital …

Family Crime
March 9, 2019

‘It’s worse than we ever thought’: Family of Shanann Watts reacts to new, harrowing confession Chris Watts gave about the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters [VIDEO]

The grieving parents and brother of Shannan Watts will appear on “Dr. Phil” next week to discuss the harrowing details of a new, full confession Chris Watts gave investigators last month from a Wisconsin prison where he is serving multiple life sentences for the murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and …

Family Crime
March 8, 2019

Patrick Frazee is a ‘monster’ who was emotionally abusive: Ex-girlfriend

The ex-girlfriend of Patrick Frazee, the man accused of killing missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, will appear on Dateline Friday night to reveal details about a relationship she characterized as abusive. NBC News reports that Vanessa Curie and her mother will appear on Friday’s episode of “Dateline,” and shared a preview clip of the interview. “He …