Leigh Egan

Leigh Egan is a crime-fighting journalist and editor who specializes in breaking news and investigative true crime coverage. With more than a decade of experience under her belt, Leigh’s work can be found in a number of high-profile national publications. For Leigh, learning didn’t stop after college. She considers herself a lifelong learner who frequently takes media and journalism courses to keep abreast of the latest happenings and innovations in her field. Tips: legan@crimeonline.com

WATCH: Raw video of Petty Officer 1st Class mother’s suicide attempt after daughter, Taylor Williams, found dead

 WATCH: Raw video of Petty Officer 1st Class mother’s suicide attempt after daughter, Taylor Williams, found dead
Child Abuse

Video footage obtained by First Coast News shows the moment a Florida woman loses consciousness after learning police found her daughter’s remains. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 27-year-old Brianna Williams was in a medically induced coma in November 2019, after she overdosed from an apparent suicide attempt. Williams, a Petty Officer 1st Class at NAS Jacksonville, …

Evelyn Boswell
Juveniles
March 9, 2020

Evelyn Boswell: Neighbor calls police after memorial for deceased Tennessee tot girl expands to his property

After learning of a Tennessee toddler’s death, numerous community members brought dozens of stuffed animals, flowers, and balloons to a makeshift memorial around Muddy Creek Road over the weekend, which has since moved after a neighbor complaint. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found the body of 1-year-old Evelyn Boswell last week, on a family member’s …

Evelyn Boswell
AMBER Alert
March 6, 2020

Evelyn Boswell: Grandfather says ex-boyfriend of missing Tennessee tot’s mother gave ‘stolen’ BMW as a gift

The great grandfather of a missing Tennessee toddler is disputing car theft charges against his daughter, Angela Boswell, who was arrested last month while in a BMW that was being sought in connection with the child’s disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Evelyn’s maternal grandmother, Angela, was arrested last month in North Carolina after police found …

Austin Harrouff
Murder
March 6, 2020

Florida ‘cannibal killer’ who bit random stranger’s face off declared legally insane when attack occurred: Reports

A Florida man who attacked a random couple in 2016 has been declared clinically insane, according to a prosecution psychiatrist. ABC reports that Dr. Gregory C. Landrum found that 23-year-old Austin Harrouff suffered an “acute psychotic episode” when he attacked and killed two people, and injured their neighbor. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on August 15, …

Tecia Stauch and Gannon Stauch
Violent Crime
March 5, 2020

BREAKING: Stepmother accused of killing stepson Gannon Stauch slips out of handcuffs, ATTACKS deputy [Reports]

Leticia “Tecia” Stauch, the stepmother of missing boy, Gannon Stauch, reportedly slipped out of handcuffs and attacked a deputy on her way back to Colorado. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on first-degree murder and related charges, in connection with the presumed death of her stepson, Gannon. On Tuesday, …

Tecia Stauch mugshot
Murder
March 4, 2020

Gannon Stauch: Stepmother accused of killing 11-year-old stepson booked in Kansas for ‘courtesy hold’ [BREAKING]

A stepmother accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, has apparently been taken to a jail in Kansas. According to Saline County, Kansas, online jail records, authorities booked Letecia “Tecia” Stauch into the Saline County jail on Wednesday. Stauch’s status is listed as a “courtesy hold/in transit.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, Stauch was arrested …