An Oklahoma man with an apparent fascination with Nazism will likely die behind bars for inflicting horrific abuse on a 3-year-old girl that included the use of a shock collar, restraints and cold showers, Fox 23 reports. This week, a Rogers County judge sentenced 27-year-old Gustus Pennington to six life sentences in prison after he …
Community members from the Alabama city where Natalee Holloway grew up are reflecting once again on her disappearance as news broke this week that the prime suspect in her murder is expected to be extradited to the United States, WVTM-TV reports. Holloway vanished in 2005 while vacationing in Aruba days after graduating high school. Her …
Family members of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims in the Idaho college murders, say they are preparing to face accused killer Bryan Kohberger in court next month. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” that aired Friday, Goncalves’ mother, Kristi, said despite the uncertainty about what evidence will emerge from the preliminary hearing …
A Texas mother is accused of tying her son to a seatbelt and then dragging him down a highway as punishment for insulting her, KFDX-TV reports. On May 2, authorities arrested 61-year-old Marion Luise Stade in connection with the allegations, which reportedly occurred earlier in the day. The situation began when someone called the Archer …
UPDATE: Allen Police issued a statement on May 13 saying they had determined the reports in this story were not credible, CBS News reported. The statement said: “Allen Police Department wants to inform the public of discrepancies with statements made by a witness to several media outlets. Following the shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, Mr. …
A Pennsylvania teen has admitted to helping torture and kill a man who was beaten, mutilated, burned, and shot before he was killed, WETM-TV reports. On Friday, 19-year-old Malik Weems (pictured right) pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the 2021 death of 38-year-old Juan Jose Gotay. Authorities alleged that Weems …
Authorities on Sunday were investigating the suspected gunman accused of murdering at least eight people and wounding seven in a mass shooting at a Texas outlet mall one day earlier, WFAA-TV reports. Around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, a man opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, a northeast suburb of Dallas. Video from …
The Arizona esthetician who was stabbed more than a dozen times by a former Marine managed to fight him off and escape him before she collapsed and died, FOX 10 reports. Police on Friday said that 29-year-old Lauren Heike was randomly attacked by 22-year-old Zion Teasley on an East Libby Street hiking trail in Phoenix …
A Texas mother accused of slitting her young daughter’s throat and then strangling her to death last year had multiple encounters with child welfare authorities before the slaying, KHOU-TV reports. Public records obtained by the television show that the state’s Child Protective Services was even alerted about potential abuse just 10 days before the killing, …
A Tennessee hotel manager is accused of entering a guest’s room without permission and performing sex acts on the victim’s feet, WKRN-TV reports. Police on Friday arrested 52-year-old David Neal at his home in Lebanon in connection with the disturbing incident. Authorities allege that on March 30, Neal was working as the night manager at …
Authorities on Sunday were still searching for a man accused of gunning down five people, including a child, inside a Texas home late Friday, KHOU-TV reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, multiple law enforcement agencies are working to locate the suspect, 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, and have widened their search after finding an abandoned cell phone and …
A Florida teacher has been arrested after she allegedly made sexual comments to a student and later kissed him in her classroom, FOX 13 reports. Michele Little, 29, was charged this week with indecent, lewd or lascivious touching of certain minors and has also been placed on administrative leave from her job at Sarasota Military …
