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

Compound leader accused of training children to become school shooters told missing boy’s mother he wanted to perform exorcism on severely disabled child, now feared dead

 Compound leader accused of training children to become school shooters told missing boy’s mother he wanted to perform exorcism on severely disabled child, now feared dead
Child Abuse

The man accused of training children at his New Mexico compound to become school shooters is the father of a missing boy who is now feared dead after remains were found near the compound. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Associated Press obtained court records that show Siraj Ibn Wahhaj is accused of teaching children at the …

‘Mom’ shoots two daughters, leaving one dead and another in life-threatening condition ahead of planned move to be near the girls’ father: Report
Juveniles
August 7, 2018

‘Mom’ shoots two daughters, leaving one dead and another in life-threatening condition ahead of planned move to be near the girls’ father: Report

A Virginia woman is accused of shooting two little girls believed to be her daughters, killing one and seriously injuring another. NBC Washington reports that Veronica Youngblood, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder after police officers responded to a call to a Fairfax County home and found two little girls shot. One girl, who had …

‘Just f****g kill me’: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz confession released; suspect says he attempted suicide before deadly gun massacre
Murder
August 6, 2018

‘Just f****g kill me’: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz confession released; suspect says he attempted suicide before deadly gun massacre

Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz confessed to the deadly gun massacre just minutes after he was interrogated by police on February 14, a new transcript shows. Cruz, then 19, was able to blend in with evacuating students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after he allegedly opened fire on that Wednesday, but …

Serial cat killer on the loose: 7 cats, including one deaf animal, found dead, mutilated with the killer’s sick ‘signature’
Animal Crimes
August 6, 2018

Serial cat killer on the loose: 7 cats, including one deaf animal, found dead, mutilated with the killer’s sick ‘signature’

Authorities in Washington state are investigating the possibility of a serial killer — targeting cats. ABC News reports that investigators are seeking a suspect believed to be responsible for the brutal killings of at least seven felines. Officials from Thurston County Joint Animal Services told the news station that at least five cats have been killed …

CAPTURED! Convicted child rapist escapes from Kansas prison just 3 days after arrival [UPDATE]
Juveniles
August 5, 2018

CAPTURED! Convicted child rapist escapes from Kansas prison just 3 days after arrival [UPDATE]

UPDATE, Monday, August 6: Cowley County Emergency Communications has announced in a Facebook post that Robert Terrell is now in police custody. Further details were not immediately available. Original story: A convicted child rapist has escaped from prison just three days after arriving to the correctional facility, Fox News reports. Cowley County Emergency Communications department …