Jonathan Anderson, Journalist

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

Amidst bitter divorce battle, ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Mel B reveals she is seeking help for alcoholism, sex addiction, PTSD

 Amidst bitter divorce battle, ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Mel B reveals she is seeking help for alcoholism, sex addiction, PTSD
Celebrity Justice

Pop star Mel B has decided to seek treatment for several ailments after what she says has been an “incredibly difficult six months,” The Sun reports. The “America’s Got Talent” judge disclosed Sunday that she is planning to check into a rehabilitation facility in September for help with alcoholism, sex addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. …

‘Dad’ fatally shoots son because he didn’t clean his room: Police
Family Crime
August 26, 2018

‘Dad’ fatally shoots son because he didn’t clean his room: Police

A Wisconsin man is facing decades in prison after allegedly shooting his own son to death amid an argument over cleaning his room, WITI-TV reports. Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged 47-year-old Randell Wright with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of his son, 21-year-old Jakari Wright. “I lost my son on some bull …

Teen horror author who savagely murdered man with Asperger’s syndrome “wanted to kill someone before she was 25”: Report
Murder
August 19, 2018

Teen horror author who savagely murdered man with Asperger’s syndrome “wanted to kill someone before she was 25”: Report

New details have come to light about two women who savagely tortured and killed a man with Asperger’s syndrome in Australia, the Daily Mail reports. This past November, 26-year-old Jemma Victoria Lilley and 43-year-old Trudi Lenon were convicted of murdering 18-year-old Aaron Pajich-Sweetman. According to recent reporting by the Australian news program “Sunday Night,” Lilley …

Killer accused of bludgeoning family with hammer ID’d in cold cases through DNA evidence
Cold Cases
August 11, 2018

Killer accused of bludgeoning family with hammer ID’d in cold cases through DNA evidence

A series of vicious and shocking attacks carried out decades ago have been solved, thanks to DNA evidence. Police in Aurora, Colorado, announced Friday they had identified a suspect in a 34-year-old set of cold cases involving the gruesome murders of a family and grandmother. “This case haunted the officers who responded that night,” Aurora …

Woman shot and killed in McDonald’s drive-thru; shooter at large
Murder
August 11, 2018

Woman shot and killed in McDonald’s drive-thru; shooter at large

A woman was shot to death at a Florida McDonald’s on Friday morning, the Florida Times-Union reports. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office, the victim was in the process of ordering a meal in the drive-thru of the fast-food restaurant in Jacksonville when the assailant walked up to her and fired a gun. Police officers …

Beautiful baby girl starves to death after parents neglect her basic needs: Police
Homicide
August 4, 2018

Beautiful baby girl starves to death after parents neglect her basic needs: Police

A Michigan couple has been accused of homicide after their 10-month-old daughter died of dehydration and malnutrition, WOOD-TV reports. Police on Friday asked prosecutors to charge the couple – Seth Welch and Tatania Fusari, both 27 – in connection with the Thursday death of the girl, named Mary. Welch had posted on Facebook about his …

‘House of Horrors’ victims want their birth certificates, IDs back after years of starvation, torture, confinement
Family Crime
August 4, 2018

‘House of Horrors’ victims want their birth certificates, IDs back after years of starvation, torture, confinement

The children of accused “House of Horrors” defendants David and Louise Turpin have asked for their birth certificates and IDs, another indication that the abuse victims are seeking to reclaim their lives. KABC-TV reports the judge presiding over the case approved the request during an arraignment on Friday. Attorneys on both sides stipulated that they …