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
Celebrity Justice
August 5, 2020

SEE IT: FBI raids home of YouTube star Jake Paul, video shows officers carrying firearms seized from multimillion dollar mansion

Federal agents executed a search warrant at the southern California home of Jake Paul, a young social media star who, along with his brother Logan Paul, is known for controversial pranks on his YouTube channel, which has over 20 million followers. CBS Los Angeles reports that FBI agents raided Paul’s Calabasas home on Wednesday morning. …

Family Crime
August 5, 2020

Chad Daybell case will go to trial: What we learned at dramatic preliminary hearing about the disappearance and deaths of Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow

A judge has ruled that the case against Chad Daybell, who is facing multiple felony counts in relation to the disappearance and deaths of his wife’s two children, will proceed to trial. The judge’s decision came after a two-day preliminary hearing during which multiple witnesses, including law enforcement officials and a former close friend of …

Family Crime
August 4, 2020

Was ‘cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell trying to cover his tracks? FBI agent testifies about unusual text messages

An FBI intelligence analyst described messages on Tammy Daybell’s phone on the day after Lori Vallow’s 16-year-old daughter Tylee Ryan was last seen alive. At a preliminary hearing for Chad Daybell in Fremont County, Idaho, on Tuesday, agent Benjamin Dean testified that he had analyzed messages sent and received from Chad’s wife Tammy Daybell’s phone …

Juveniles
August 4, 2020

Lori Vallow said dead son JJ was ‘safe and happy’ in secret recording

A once-close friend of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow will take the stand again on Tuesday at the preliminary hearing for Daybell, who is in custody in Fremont County on felony charges of concealing evidence and conspiracy to conceal evidence. Daybell was arrested on June 9, the same day the remains of his wife Lori …

Family Crime
August 3, 2020

WATCH: Police bodycam footage shows ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow lying to cops about missing son JJ, claims her late husband was plotting to kill her

At a preliminary hearing for Chad Daybell, the court saw footage of Lori Vallow speaking to police officers on the day that the Rexburg Police Department performed a wellness check on her 7-year-old son Joshua “JJ” Vallow. Multiple police officers have taken the stand at Daybell’s preliminary hearing, and have shared details about the investigation …

Murder
August 3, 2020

WATCH LIVE: ‘Cult mom’ husband Chad Daybell in court to face charges after children JJ and Tylee found dead in his backyard [VIDEO]

Lori Vallow’s husband Chad Daybell will appear for a preliminary hearing Monday morning to face charges related to the disappearance and deaths of his wife’s two children. Daybell is married to Lori Vallow, the mother of two children who had not been seen alive since September 2019. On June 9, investigators discovered the remains of …

Celebrity Justice
July 31, 2020

‘I never met her’: Alan Dershowitz denies allegations outlined in newly released Ghislaine Maxwell court documents [EXCLUSIVE]

A former attorney for Jeffrey Epstein who has been accused of having sex with one of Epstein’s underage victims has denied all of the allegations and insisted he never met the accuser. Alan Dershowitz, who in 2008 helped negotiate a non-prosecution agreement for Epstein in which the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage prostitute, …