Five-year-old boy brutally beaten because he opened a Christmas present early: Police
Child Abuse
“Wesley hurt me bad mama,’ is all he kept saying,” the boy’s mother wrote on Facebook
Murder
December 21, 2017
Mom finds young son and girlfriend dead in shocking murder-suicide: Report
Early reports offer a conflicting picture of the couple’s relationship and the events immediately leading to the discovery of their bodies
Celebrity Justice
December 21, 2017
Headed for divorce? Matt Lauer’s wife Annette Roque meets with high-powered attorneys
Matt Lauer’s wife Annette Roque appears to be preparing for some kind of legal actoin with one of Manhattan’s priciest law firms. Page Six reports that Annette Roque, the ousted Today show host’s wife of two decades, was seen visiting the law offices of Latham & Watkins in Manhattan — reportedly the highest-grossing law firm …
Murder
December 20, 2017
‘Someone just hated him’: Billionaire philanthropist found hanging next to wife by indoor pool in mansion was caught up in family legal dispute
Friends and family of the couple insist there is no way Barry and Honey Sherman died in a murder-suicide
Juveniles
December 20, 2017
‘Crime Stories’ Podcast: Guilty plea in Snapchat murder plot after 14-year-old girl shot in head, left freezing in a ditch over ‘annoying’ social media messages
A second teen boy has pleaded guilty to plotting to murder a 14-year-old girl because he and the triggerman didn’t like her Snapchat posts. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jayzon Decker, 17, pleaded guilty to to first-degree felony attempted aggravated murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice. Colter Danny Peterson, also 17, had previously admitted to …
Celebrity Justice
December 19, 2017
Pregnant woman who shot and killed boyfriend in botched YouTube stunt will go to jail: Report
The woman who accidentally killed her boyfriend in a YouTube stunt gone horribly wrong has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter charges and is expected to serve jail time. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Monalisa Perez shot and killed her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz in June as the two were recording a video for their popular YouTube channel. Ruiz …
Family Crime
December 19, 2017
Canadian billionaire couple found hanged side-by-side with belts next to mansion indoor pool; security cameras were disabled
Despite the suspicious circumstances, Toronto police say they are not looking for suspects
Celebrity Justice
December 19, 2017
Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin told father to shoot him before beating him in the head, called police officers ‘peasants’: Report
An Alaskan news outlet has obtained details about a domestic violence incident involving Sarah Palin’s son Track Palin — who is accused of attacking his father in what appears to be a drug-fueled rage. The Anchorage Daily News obtained charging documents that describe a chaotic and terrifying scene at the Palin’s Wasilla home Saturday night. …
Animal Crimes
December 19, 2017
Police reveal pitbulls seen chewing owner’s ribcage during gruesome attack; dispel rumors of foul play
“Once a dog tastes human flesh it is not safe to have that dog around humans.”
Child Abuse
December 18, 2017
Tad Cummins, perv teacher accused of kidnapping AMBER alert teen, claims police ‘coerced’ statements admitting to sexual acts with minor
The former Tennessee teacher who led authorities on a manhunt after he allegedly kidnapped 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas is now claiming that authorities coerced a confession from him. WHNT News 19 reports that Cummins, who was arrested in April in California after five weeks on the run with Thomas, is asking to have statements he made …
Murder
December 18, 2017
Ex-wife of wealthy American cryptocurrency trader in ‘swinger’ couple with teen model before she fell naked from luxury building says their marriage was ‘apple pie … very vanilla’
The family of a young model whose naked body was found on a landing in a high-rise building in Malaysia continues to push for a deeper probe into the sudden death, as the ex-wife of a man who may be connected to her said in an interview that he was a completely different person when …
Family Crime
December 18, 2017
Billionaire couple found hanging by mansion indoor pool had enemies and were both murder victims, friends insist
“There is absolutely zero debate in my mind, this was a double homicide,” said a Canadian senator and friend in response to murder-suicide theory
