A Georgia man pleaded guilty to felony murder at the Houston County Superior Court on Monday morning, in connection with the brutal death of his 4-month-old son. The Macon Telegraph reports that Ortiz Smothers Jr., 23, killed his infant son, Omar, shortly after posting a Facebook post, complaining that he couldn’t sleep because his son …
Casey Anthony’s parents are speaking out a year after a near-fatal accident that almost cost George Anthony his life. Dealing with the aftermath of the tragic accident made George deeply reflect on his life, including his relationship with his only daughter. As CrimeOnline previously reported, George lost control of his 1999 Toyota 4-Runner in November …
New Mexico police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding two little boys who disappeared over two weeks ago. According to officials, the children are likely with their father, a convicted sex offender. The Las Cruces Police Department reports that Maverick Ransom, 3, and brother Orion Ransom, 4, could be with their father, Clarence …
A Washington man is facing murder charges in connection with the death of his half-sister, Jamie Haggard, who was found dismembered, burned and stuffed into a suitcase. Seattle Times reports that 27-year-old Jamie vanished in 2016, just a few days after telling her boyfriend that her half brother, 45-year-old David Brent Haggard, wanted to kill …
The mother of two Alabama children found dead inside their home earlier this month has been released from the hospital and charged with two counts of murder, police say. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the children were found on October 12, slain inside a residence off of County Road 1718, near the Baileyton community in Holly Pond, …
A prostitute with a history of drugs and violence allegedly tried to extort money from a married man, who, according to federal court documents, appeared in a sexually explicit video with her. St. Louis Dispatch reports that 22-year-old Kailynn Havannah Alexandria Moore-Jones denied the extortion charge against her. She pleaded not guilty at the U.S. …
Two Michigan boys are dead after a fire started in their home before they left for school Monday morning, and investigators aren’t sure how or why it started. FOX 2 reports that the boys, ages 9 and 11, were in their Grosse Pointe home off of Fisher Road home when the fire broke out. According …
The grandfather of Chloe Wiegand, a toddler girl who fell to her death aboard a cruise ship in July, has been charged with homicide. His family, however, is standing behind him. They say he would have never purposely hurt his grandchild. As CrimeOnline previously reported, San Juan Investigations Chamber Judge Jimmy Sepúlveda ruled that prosecutors …
A new sentencing trial looms in the distance for a Texas man who was convicted twice for killing his wife. Both previous trials were thrown out. With a new jury selection and strange twists in the case, there’s a chance he could walk free. As CrimeOnline previously reported, David Temple was first convicted in 2007 …
A Pennsylvania woman previously accused of kidnapping is now facing additional charges, following the death of her former boyfriend’s toddler daughter last month. Penn Live reports that 25-year-old Sharena Islam Nancy was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the death of 1-year-old Nalani Johnson, who was only a few days shy of her second …
An Australian teen was stunned when she ran into a boyfriend she thought died years ago after he borrowed money from her and disappeared. ABC reports that Rachel was 18 when she started dating 21-year-old Alistair (pseudonym), a chef at a pub near her home. After around three months of dating, Rachel thought she knew …
An Iowa woman is dead after a mysterious explosion killed her during a gender reveal surprise party. CBS reports that the incident happened at a home on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Iowa, at around 4 p.m. A piece of debris hit a 56-year-old woman after an explosion happened. The victim died at the scene. “[The …
