A Florida man accused of gunning down an autistic teenager for no apparent reason was seen smiling Friday as police took him into custody, FOX 35 reports. On Friday, officers in Ocala arrested 20-year-old Geremy Doel Navarro on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Ferron Williams. The arrest comes …
A Mississippi babysitter could face the death penalty for allegedly murdering a toddler and abusing his younger sister, the Daily Journal reports. This week, a grand jury in Alcorn County voted to indict 23-year-old Makallie E. Durham with four counts of child abuse stemming from an incident in September that left a 2-year-old boy dead …
Mourners gathered Friday for the first funeral of a victim murdered in this week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school, WSMV-TV reports. The service was held Friday afternoon for 9-year-old Evelyn Dieckhaus, who was fatally shot on Monday at The Covenant School along with two peers and three adults. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Dieckhaus was …
A missing Florida boy whose mother was murdered was found dead in the mouth of an alligator, Bay News 9 reports. Police late Friday announced that they had located 2-year-old Taylen Mosley, who had not been seen since Wednesday. Officers were investigating the child’s disappearance at Lake Maggiore in St. Petersburg when they observed an …
The death of a fashion designer whose clients included Lady Gaga is believed to be tied to a series of robberies that involved drugging people and then stealing from them, ABC News reports. On Friday, New York City’s chief medical examiner ruled that 35-year-old Kathryn Marie Gallagher’s death was a homicide. Investigators believe that Gallagher suffered …
New York authorities are investigating a former special education teacher for allegedly maintaining a sexual relationship with a vulnerable teenage student, the New York Post reports. The ex-teacher, 33-year-old Sandy Carazas-Pinez, has thus far denied the allegations and has not been criminally charged. But law enforcement and prosecutors are actively looking into the sexual misconduct …
Actor Jonathan Majors is facing accusations that he choked his girlfriend during a domestic dispute over the weekend, the Associated Press reports. Police responding to a 911 call arrested the 33-year-old Marvel star late Saturday morning at an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The victim, an unnamed 30-year-old woman, was Majors’ girlfriend, according …
Three young Texas girls who initially appeared to have drowned were actually strangled to death, investigators now believe, yet no one has been arrested in the eight-month-old case, CBS 19 reports. On Thursday, Cass County District Attorney Courtney Shelton revealed that authorities are treating the deaths as homicides and urged the public to come forward …
Bone fragments found in a burn pit behind a Texas home likely belong to a woman and mother who vanished nearly four years ago, KENS-TV reports. That woman’s boyfriend is now charged with her murder. Earlier this month, police arrested 43-year-old Jeffery Lee Devorah for murder in connection with the death of 37-year-old Tiffany Lynette …
Louisiana authorities have detained one of two women believed to be linked to the fatal overdose of a Georgia businessman and father whose body was found wrapped in a rug and dumped in February, WVLA-TV reports. On Friday, Tiffany Ann Guidry, 27, was arrested for unlawful disposal of human remains, failure to seek assistance, and …
An Indiana teen missing for eight days was found Friday night, but the circumstances of the disappearance remained unclear Saturday morning. A police officer in Eaton located 14-year-old Scottie Dean Morris around 10:30 p.m. Friday at Harford and Harris streets, according to a Facebook post from the Eaton Police Department. “Scottie has been located and …
Indiana authorities say a teen may be in “extreme danger” after he went missing earlier this week and has yet to be found, WRTV reports. On Friday night, the Indiana State Police issued a statewide Silver Alert for 14-year-old Scottie Morris, who was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Eaton, Indiana, where he lives. …
