A $40,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever kidnapped and murdered a 10-year-old Washington state girl, KOMO-TV reports.Thirteen years ago on this date – June 26, 2009 – Lindsey Baum vanished without a trace from her small town in McCleary.Investigators believe she was abducted while walking home after visiting …
The man whom Alex Murdaugh allegedly paid to shoot him has been arrested again, WCSC-TV reports.On Friday, police took 61-year-old Curtis “Eddie” Smith into custody. He is being detained at the Colleton County Detention Center on warrants from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, but authorities have not released any details about why.However, sources told FITSNews that the …
The decaying body of a 3-year-old boy was found Friday in a freezer at his mother’s dilapidated Detroit home, only after the woman’s family reportedly contacted child protective authorities more than a dozen times, WJBK-TV reports.Five other children were also found living in squalor inside the residence on the city’s west side, according to the Detroit News.The …
A California man has been arrested after police found him possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, KABC-TV reports. On Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol pulled over 60-year-old Alfonso Gomez-Santana during a traffic stop in Fullerton. Inside his vehicle, officers discovered four kilos of fentanyl and an additional 20 more kilos at his home, according …
The parents of a disabled teen who died last year from appalling abuse have been charged with murder in connection with his death, Syracuse.com reports.Authorities on Friday announced that a grand jury indicted 43-year-old Lisa Marie Waldron and 37-year-old Anthony Michael Waldron on charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault.Investigators allege that the pair criminally neglected …
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard failed to reach a settlement on Friday, raising the prospect of an appeal in their high-profile defamation case, the Los Angeles Times reports.On Friday, the judge overseeing the litigation finalized the verdict, with a $2 million judgment against Depp and a $10.35 million judgment against Heard. Interest will accrue at 6.5 …
The parents of a Chicago teen who committed suicide allege that officials and staff of his elite private school ignored and even participated in relentless bullying against their son, WBBM-TV reports.In January, 15-year-old Nate Bronstein hanged himself in a bathroom at his family’s Illinois home, according to WLS-TV.Now, Bronstein’s parents are suing the school and have issued …
Two people are dead and five others have been injured in a mass shooting targeting a family barbecuing outside a home this weekend in San Antonio, Texas, KSAT-TV reports.The incident, which authorities described as a “drive-by” shooting, occurred around 10:15 p.m. Saturday on the city’s southwest side in the 2500 block of Patron Drive.Family members were …
Ghislaine Maxwell argues she should receive a lighter prison sentence partly because she has been subjected to allegedly horrific conditions while detained at a federal jail in New York during the prosecution of her case, Rolling Stone reports.Maxwell, the longtime friend and accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in January of sex trafficking.Lawyers …
Authorities have released the 911 call from an Ohio school founded by LeBron James where a 17-year-old was beaten to death, Fox News reports. The incident occurred on June 2, when Ethan Liming and several friends were shooting a water gun at people playing basketball near the I Promise School in Akron. As CrimeOnline previously …
A Florida woman is facing hate crime charges for allegedly pepper-spraying a group of Asian women in New York last weekend and yelling racist remarks, WABC-TV reports. Police in Manhattan have arrested 47-year-old Madeline Barker on charges of assault as a hate crime, attempted assault as a hate crime and harassment as a hate crime …
Police in Florida have arrested a Disney World worker who is among a dozen men accused of soliciting minors for sex, WKMG-TV reports. On Friday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced that 12 suspects were arrested as part of an undercover sting operation in which police officers posed as teen girls. The suspects, who range …
