‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, who has come under scrutiny for possibly orchestrating an alleged hate crime against himself, provided false statements to police following a DUI arrest in 2007. NBC News reports, based on information confirmed by the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, that Smollett was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and pleaded no contest that …
At a preliminary hearing in the murder case against Patrick Frazee, accused of killing missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, law enforcement officials have taken the witness stand, describing for the first time in detail the evidence against Frazee and the role of an Idaho nurse who pleaded guilty to destroying evidence. As reported by KOAA, …
Jussie Smollett has been all over the news in the last few weeks, but he’ll be getting less screen time on ‘Empire’ following the purported hate crime against him. TMZ reports that ‘Empire’ producers have cut several of Smollett’s scenes from an episode filming this week –– the second-to-last of the season. According to the …
Sources claim the response to the letter prompted Smollett to stage a hate crime
A medical examination has reportedly found that Valerie Reyes, the woman found murdered in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, died from asphyxiation, a conclusion that appears to contradict her accused killer’s claim that she hurt herself in a fall during sex. The State Medical Examiner in Connecticut has not yet released the official results of Reyes’ …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett does not appear to be in any hurry to speak to Chicago detectives about the purported attack against him last month, which is looking more and more as though it may have been staged. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said this weekend that authorities were seeking to interview …
A little girl in New York City has died of an apparent suicide following an argument in her home over her cell phone use. The New York Post reports that Heaven Vega, 9, took her own life in her family home at Bronx River Apartments on Saturday. That morning, Heaven’s mother Jennifer had reportedly told the …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, now reportedly suspected of staging a racist hate crime against himself, may have rehearsed the alleged attack, according to a new report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police now think Smollett may have enlisted two brothers to help stage an assault against him in Chicago late last month. Those brothers were reportedly …
The man accused of murdering Valerie Reyes and stuffing her body in a suitcase that was later found in a wealthy Connecticut town said in a jailhouse interview that he’s a bad person and that he wanted to get caught. The New York Post interviewed Javier Da Silva Rojas, the man arrested last week in …
A new court filing cites a suspected motive in the presumed murder of Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, and also accuses the suspected killer of lying about the missing woman’s whereabouts. KKTV 11 obtained the court filing of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Berreth’s parents against Patrick Frazee, the father of Berreth’s 1-year-old daughter who …
A man in Minnesota is facing murder charges after he allegedly fatally shot his neighbor and her adult daughter following an argument in which loud music may have played a role. The Associated Press reports that Richie Vessel, 46, is accused of murdering Eileen Mark, 67, and her 42-year-old daughter Jennifer Angerhofer in Minneapolis on Saturday …
A recently widowed mother has been missing in Mississippi since late January, and her friends and family are growing increasingly concerned. The Clarion Ledger reports that Danielle Whiteside Nipper, 51, went missing from her home in Raymond on January 24. Three weeks later, authorities appear to have few leads in the missing persons case. According to …
