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

Investigators discover ‘hidden cellar’ at property linked to Madeleine McCann suspect; police believe he may have driven to Germany with 3-year-old girl
Juveniles

Investigators searching for clues in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann discovered a hidden cellar at a property associated with the prime suspect in the unsolved case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities searched an area in Germany this week, between Hanover-Ahlem and Seelze-Letter, in connection to McCann’s disappearance. The search, which appears to have ended …

Missing
July 29, 2020

BREAKING: Florida mom who disappeared with teen daughter has died

A mother and daughter recently feared missing in Florida appear to have left voluntarily, days before the mother reportedly died suddenly. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Angela Jolley and her 19-year-old daughter Alexis Jolley were last seen at their St. Petersburg home on the night of July 22. The mother and daughter had planned to fly …

Juveniles
July 28, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell demanded custom birthday song for pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, demanding writer include lyrics about ‘schoolgirls’ who had crushes on him: Report

A writer has claimed that accused Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell commissioned him to write a birthday song for Epstein and insisted on very specific lyrics, some with bizarre references. As the Times of London reports, journalist Christopher Mason said that Maxwell once approached him and asked him to write a song in honor of …

Juveniles
July 28, 2020

DEVELOPING: Active police search of field in Germany linked to disappearance of Madeleine McCann

Investigators are searching an outdoor location in Germany in connection the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, weeks after a German-born felon was named the prime suspect in her suspected murder. Citing Newswire and German news outlets, the New York Post reports that officials with the Federal Criminal Police Office are searching a field in Hanover Tuesday …

Family Crime
July 28, 2020

AMBER Alert: Toddler kidnapped in Delaware is in ‘imminent danger’

Authorities have issued an AMBER Alert for a toddler boy who was taken from the home of a custodial relative this weekend. NBC Philadelphia reports that Cristobal Lopez, 2, was last seen at his cousin’s home in Georgetown, Delaware, on Saturday night. The toddler reportedly went missing sometime before Sunday morning and is believed to …

Family Crime
July 28, 2020

Infant girl dies after mother repeatedly crashes into father’s car: Report

A 3-month-old girl died after her mother allegedly intentionally hit the car the baby’s father was driving. WBS-TV reports that a man had placed his infant daughter in a vehicle and was preparing to to drive from a location in northwest Atlanta when the baby’s mother drove up and rear-ended the SUV repeatedly. The impact …

Missing
July 27, 2020

Missing mother and daughter vanish without a trace a week before planned family visit; dogs are missing but cell phones left behind: Report

A mother and her college-aged daughter went missing last week, and increasingly concerned relatives say they have no idea what may have happened. As the Tampa Bay Times reports, Angela Jolley and her 19-year-old daughter Alexis Jolley were last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at their home in St. Petersburg. Angela’s half-sister Desiree Cook …