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

‘Clear and explicit’ sex tape allegedly shows R. Kelly engage in shocking acts with 14-year-old girl who calls him ‘Daddy,’ states her age multiple times: Report

 ‘Clear and explicit’ sex tape allegedly shows R. Kelly engage in shocking acts with 14-year-old girl who calls him ‘Daddy,’ states her age multiple times: Report
Celebrity Justice

Prosecutors in Chicago are reportedly in the possession of a VHS tape that allegedly shows R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Michael Avenetti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had a relationship with Donald Trump, reportedly shared the tape with prosecutors and with CNN. According …

Family Crime
February 14, 2019

‘We don’t know how involved she was’: Friend of Kelsey Berreth says Idaho nurse Krystal Lee Kenney may have gotten too good of a deal

A close friend of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth says she is torn about the plea deal that means a one-time girlfriend of Patrick Frazee will testify against the accused killer. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Krystal Lee Kenney entered into a plea agreement last week in Teller County Court, confessing to one count of tampering …

String of teen suicides shocks ‘Norman Rockwell-esque’ town
Juveniles
February 14, 2019

String of teen suicides shocks ‘Norman Rockwell-esque’ town

A school district in a tiny Michigan town is reeling from three back-to-back suicides of teen students. According to the New York Post, 16-year-old DeAnte Blane took his own life in June. In September, Kayden Stone took his own life, the day before he was meant to start high school. And the community is now …

Teacher tells elementary school students that Martin Luther King Jr. committed suicide; says 10-year-old boy is headed to prison because of his clothing: Report
Juveniles
February 13, 2019

Teacher tells elementary school students that Martin Luther King Jr. committed suicide; says 10-year-old boy is headed to prison because of his clothing: Report

A substitute teacher in North Carolina has reportedly resigned following accusations that she told elementary school students that Martin Luther King, Jr. died by suicide, and that a black student wearing athletic clothing was bound for prison. The New York Post reports that Elizabeth Temple was filling in as a substitute music teacher on Friday at Rand …

BREAKING: Elementary school on lockdown after man fatally shoots himself
Juveniles
February 13, 2019

BREAKING: Elementary school on lockdown after man fatally shoots himself

A man in Alabama reportedly fatally shot himself outside of the entrance to an elementary school. AL.com reports that the unidentified man drove himself to W.J. Christian K-8 School in Birmingham on Wednesday, and shot himself in front of the school’s entrance. He was reportedly killed, and the school has since been placed on lockdown. There …

Valerie Reyes murder suspect claims she died after sex injury
Murder
February 13, 2019

Valerie Reyes murder suspect claims she died after sex injury

The suspect arrested in connection with the death a woman found stuffed in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, last week claims Valerie Reyes fell and hit her head during sex on the day she disappeared. CNN obtained a complaint from federal prosecutors showing that Javier DeSilva, who was reportedly arrested in Queens on Monday night, …

Ex-boyfriend of Valerie Reyes, murdered woman found in suitcase, confessed to killing: Report
Murder
February 12, 2019

Ex-boyfriend of Valerie Reyes, murdered woman found in suitcase, confessed to killing: Report

The man arrested in connection with the death of Valerie Reyes, who was found in a suitcase in Connecticut last week, reportedly confessed to the killing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Javier DeSilva, described as Reyes’ ex-boyfriend, has been arrested in connection with the woman’s death, and is suspected of fraudulently using her ATM card. According to CBS …