Monday marked 20 years since Michael and Mary Short were shot and killed “execution style” in their Henry County, Virginia, home. The disappearance of their 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer, ignited AMBER alerts in Virginia and North Carolina. Her remains were found six weeks later scattered around a creek in Rockingham County, North Carolina. On August 15, …
A beloved mother was struck and killed by an impaired driver Saturday morning while walking near her home in Turner, Maine. ABC 8 reports that Tina Smith, 46, was walking on the dirt shoulder facing traffic when she was struck from behind. Neighbors immediately called 911. Turner Fire-Rescue and LifeFlight responded to the scene, but …
An active duty Marine has been charged with second degree murder for the brutal stabbing death of his pregnant ex-wife during an argument on a busy freeway in Hawaii last week. According to Honolulu PD, Bryant Tejada-Castillo, 29, a Marine in the 3rd Littoral Combat Team, stationed in Kanehoe, is accused of stabbing Dana Alotaibi, …
The legal chess match between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues with Depp’s legal dream team filing a counter-appeal on Friday, less than 24 hours after his ex-wife and “Aquaman” star filed her own appeal in Fairfax County, Virginia. “Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant John C. Depp, II, by counsel, hereby appeals to the Court of Appeals …
The woman at the center of the $400k GoFundMe scam organized as a fundraiser for the homeless vet who gave away his last $20 to a stranded motorist, was sentenced Thursday to one year in federal prison. Katelyn McLure, 32, was also sentenced to three years of supervised parole after her release and was ordered …
A West Virginia Circuit Court judge is under investigation by the state’s Judicial Investigation Division after allegedly pulling a .45 pistol from beneath his robe, waving it at attorneys, and leaving it on the bench for the remainder of the hearing in a New Martinsville courtroom earlier this year. While Circuit Judge David W. Hummel …
The legal team for Johnny Depp came out punching with a strongly worded motion Monday morning in Fairfax County, Virginia, in response to Amber Heard’s “frivolous” post-trial motion requesting a mistrial in the now infamous defamation lawsuit. The issue at hand is a summons being issued to a Fairfax County home where two people with …
Margaret Rudin, the 79-year-old dubbed “The Black Widow of Las Vegas,” plans to write a tell-all book about her 20- year prison stint for the 1994 murder of her real-estate mogul husband. In a 68-page decision, the judge tossed out Rudin’s murder conviction this past May, citing ineffective counsel at trial. For over 25 …
Wednesday marked one year since 5-year-old Summer Wells vanished from her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Despite thousands of hours spent investigating and searching, the case remains unsolved. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the family called 911 around 6:30 p.m. on June 15, 2021, when they were unable to locate the young girl. They said she …
BROOKLYN, New York – The family of missing art student, TiJae Baker, is desperate for answers after the 23-year-old failed to return home to Brooklyn after what was supposed to be a quick trip to DC. According to ABC News, Toquanna Baker, TiJae’s mother, said her daughter left Brooklyn around 3:36 pm on May 1. …
Tucson, AZ. – A Tuscon mother and grandmother are now facing first-degree murder charges for the gruesome death of a 9-year-old girl. Sandra Kraykovich, 38 (pictured left), and Elizabeth Kraykovich, 64 (pictured right), are the mother and grandmother of the unidentified child who was found unresponsive by the Tucson Fire Department when they responded to …
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