Chris Watts was sentenced on Monday to three consecutive life prison terms following his guilty plea to murdering his wife Shannan Watts and their daughters Bella and Celeste. According to the Associated Press, the sentences come without the possibility of parole. Watts was given an additional 48 years in prison for the unlawful termination of …
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A California father is behind bars, expected to face multiple charges in the deaths of his two autistic sons who drowned after he drove his family over a wharf in Los Angeles. The New York Daily News reports that a judge has ordered Ali F. Elmezayen, 44, to remain in jail as authorities continue an …
Actress and model Kim Porter has been found dead, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Authorities told the news outlet that Porter, 47, was found unresponsive in her home in Toluca Lake, California, at around 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. TMZ reported that Porter had been suffering from a respiratory illness, possibly the flu or …
A jury at the murder trial for the man accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s mother Dee Dee Blanchard to death heard text message exchanges between the defendant and Gypsy, Dee Dee’s daughter, revealing that the couple was titillated by the planned murder and appeared to have woven it into a twisted sex fantasy. As CrimeOnline …
The parents of Chris Watts, who pleaded guilty last week to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters, have said they believe the late Shannan Watts was “more capable” of killing her daughters Bella and Celeste than their son was. Doubling down on claims she made in an earlier interview with local Denver news station, …
Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is accused of violently lashing out at a jail guard who simply asked him to stop dragging his feet. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cruz has had additional charges added to his arrest record after he allegedly assaulted an officer guarding him at Broward County Jail Tuesday evening. The Sun …
The new charges include “using an electrical or chemical weapon against a law enforcement officer.”
The mother of the Colorado man who pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing his pregnant wife and two daughters says she believes he was coerced into taking a plea deal and did not commit all three murders. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chris Watts pleaded guilty last Tuesday to murdering his pregnant wife Shannan Watts …
A North Carolina mother is facing multiple charges after her 5-month-old baby died while she was purportedly taking a nap. ABC 13 reports that police responded to the home of Myechia Avery, 30, in Cary on September 18 to find her 5-month-old boy unresponsive. Avery reportedly told emergency responders that she had placed the baby …
A woman who formerly coached the Thousand Oaks mass shooting suspect on his high school track team says he aggressively assaulted her but that her co-workers persuaded her not to report it. Former Newbury Park High School track coach Dominique Colell told CBS Los Angeles that when she saw the news of the mass shooting …
The gunman believed to be behind a fatal mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, on Wednesday night posted a Facebook message before he opened fire on the crowd at Borderline Bar and Grill, killing 12. CNN reports that authorities located a Facebook post they believe was made by Ian David Long shortly before the mass …
