Jonathan Anderson, Journalist

Jonathan Anderson is a Midwest-based journalist. Follow him on Twitter at @crimescoops.

‘The politest kid you’ve ever met’ allegedly murders his parents, lives with their dead bodies for weeks while neighbor cooks him meals, then burns house down

 ‘The politest kid you’ve ever met’ allegedly murders his parents, lives with their dead bodies for weeks while neighbor cooks him meals, then burns house down

Authorities in upstate New York believe a teenage boy murdered his parents, lived with their bodies for weeks and then set the family home on fire. According to the Buffalo News, William J. Larson Jr., 17, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two additional counts of first-degree manslaughter. Firefighters responded to …

Juveniles
November 23, 2019

Police seize assault-style rifle, arrest 13-year-old boy after he threatens to shoot school

A 13-year-old boy was arrested Friday and an assault-style rifle was seized from his home after he threatened to shoot people at a Los Angeles-area middle school, CNN reports. Peers told teachers and administrators at Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School they heard the boy threaten to shoot fellow students and staff, according to Los …

Daughter of suspect arrested for fatal 1980 stabbing of Navy wife vanished 30 years ago at age 14
Cold Cases
November 23, 2019

Daughter of suspect arrested for fatal 1980 stabbing of Navy wife vanished 30 years ago at age 14

A 70-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with the brutal murder of a Virginia woman decades ago, Mlive.com reports. Authorities in Hamilton, Michigan, detained Dennis Lee Bowman on suspicion of killing Kathleen O’Brien Doyle in 1980 in Norfolk, Virginia. Investigators from local, state, and federal agencies descended on Bowman’s rural Michigan property, where they …

Emma Roberts
Missing
November 17, 2019

MISSING: 16-year-old girl last seen leaving Wisconsin high school on Wednesday

Police are searching for a missing teenage girl who authorities believe left home with a packed bag but not her cell phone, FOX News reports. Emma Roberts, 16, was last seen leaving her high school in Salem, Wisconsin, on Wednesday after classes ended. Investigators believe someone gave Roberts a ride to her home from the …

Investigators probe whether teen killer used ‘ghost gun’ in California school shooting
Mass shooting
November 16, 2019

Investigators probe whether teen killer used ‘ghost gun’ in California school shooting

Authorities investigating the deadly shooting at a southern California high school this week say the weapon used in the tragedy may be a “ghost gun,” NBC News reports. Two students died and three others were injured as a result of the attack on Thursday morning at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. The shooter …

Police charge teen girl, 14, with murder after finding animal rescue reality star naked, tied up & beaten with nailed board
Murder
November 10, 2019

Police charge teen girl, 14, with murder after finding animal rescue reality star naked, tied up & beaten with nailed board

A Philadelphia teen is accused of beating a military veteran and prominent animal rescuer inside his home this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prosecutors have charged 14-year-old Ajahnae Smaugh with murder, tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice, among other alleged crimes. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities say Smaugh used a blunt weapon to kill 59-year-old Albert Chernoff …

Husband rapes & stabs newlywed wife to death, then hangs himself: Police
Murder
November 9, 2019

Husband rapes & stabs newlywed wife to death, then hangs himself: Police

A Queens man is accused of stabbing his new wife to death and then hanging himself, the second domestic murder-suicide in New York City this week, WABC-TV reports. Donne Dojoy, 27, was found dead at her Ozone Park home on Friday night, according to police. Dojoy’s husband, 33-year-old Dineshwar Budhidat, had messaged the woman’s sister …

Florida teen solicits murder, offers high school student $100K to kill school staffer: Police
School Crimes
November 3, 2019

Florida teen solicits murder, offers high school student $100K to kill school staffer: Police

A Florida teen is accused of offering money to have a high school employee killed, prompting police to arrest the student, WFTS-TV reports. The teenager, 18-year-old Nicholas Godfrey, has been charged with attempting to solicit murder after sending an Instagram message to another student at Fivay High School in Pasco County, Florida. Godfrey indicated that …