Boyfriend Accused of Beating and Kicking Mom’s 8-Year-Old Son to Death Appears in Houston Court
Family Crime
Kendrick Lee’s three brothers were abandoned in their apartment with his decomposing body for nearly a year.
Murder
October 27, 2021
South Carolina Police Announce Arrest in Shooting Death of 7-Year-Old Boy Last Year
South Carolina police have filed charges against two men in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy in his home more than a year ago. Knowledge Sims and his six siblings were inside the home with two adults on the evening of April 29, 2020, when gunfire ripped into the home, killing the Burton Pack …
Unsolved
October 27, 2021
Missing Alabama Woman Found Dead Outside Abandoned Home
A 27-year-old Alabama woman last seen getting into a rideshare in June was found dead over the weekend in Birmingham. Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates, who identified the skeletal remains using dental records, said that Angela Michelle Roberts’s cause of death may never be known. “When you have skeletal remains, it hampers our ability to …
Murder
October 27, 2021
School Safety Officer Who Fatally Shot 18-Year-Old Mom Charged With First Degree Murder
A school resource officer who fatally shot an 18-year-old mother was charged with murder on Wednesday. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, 18, was in the front passenger seat of a moving car on September 27 when Eddie F. Gonzalez, 51, opened fire at the vehicle, striking Rodriguez in the back of the head. Rodriguez was declared brain …
Unsolved
October 26, 2021
No Cause of Death Yet for 5-Year-Old Boy Found Buried in Massachusetts State Park
A medical examiner confirmed the identity of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis, found dead last week in a Massachusetts state park, but autopsy results for a cause or manner of death were inconclusive. Elijah’s remains were found buried on Friday at Ames Norrell State Park in Abington, about 90 minutes from his home in Merrimack, New Hampshire, …
Celebrity
October 26, 2021
‘Rust’ Assistant Director Fired From Earlier Production When Gun ‘Unexpectedly Discharged’
Medic heard a “loud shot” from the set and asked, “Are we rehearsing?” just before someone called out “medic emergency”
Child Abuse
October 26, 2021
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Neighbor Brought Food to Abandoned Children Living With Body of Their Brother
While it wasn’t clear just how long the children had been abandoned in the apartment, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said it was an “extended” period of time, “and I emphasize ‘extended.'”
Family Crime
October 25, 2021
Lawyer: Alex Murdaugh’s Former Law Firm Settles With Sons of Longtime Family Housekeeper
Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm has reached a settlement with the estate of his former family housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield. Satterfield reportedly died in a “trip and fall” accident at the Murdaugh’s home in 2018, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Murdaugh persuaded her sons to hire his friend Cory Fleming to represent them in a wrongful death …
Unsolved
October 25, 2021
Coroner: Grad Student Jelani Day Drowned, but No Manner of Death Determined
Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day died from drowning, the LaSalle County coroner said Monday, but he did not determine a manner of death. Coroner Richard Ploch said he saw no evidence of injuries “such as manual strangulation, assault or altercation, sharp, blunt, or gunshot injury, infection, tumor, natural disease, congenital abnormality, or significant …
Murder
October 25, 2021
Teens Ambush High School Senior and Beat, Stab Him to Death
A Florida high school senior endured a 31 minute beating from three other teens before one of them stabbed him in the neck and the chest with a sword. Investigators said that 17-year-old Andre Clemens, 17-year-old Christie Parisienne, and 16-year-old Jaslyn Smith planned the death of 18-year-old Dwight “DJ” Grant for a week before luring …
Celebrity
October 25, 2021
Report: Gun That Killed ‘Rust’ Cinematographer Was Used for Target Practice by Crew That Day
The gun that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set last week was reportedly used for target practice by crew members that morning. “Rust” director of photography Halyna Hutchins was killed on Thursday and director Joel Souza injured when lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin fired the weapon, which an assistant director had …
Missing
October 24, 2021
Missing Texas Man Found Dead in Grand Teton National Park
Search crews in Grand Teton National Park have found the body of a 26-year-old Texas man who was reported missing earlier this week. The search for Jared Hembree began on Thursday when law enforcement in the park received a phone call from someone who was concerned about his welfare after interacting with him outside the …
