Nearly three decades after receiving a death sentence for kidnapping and murdering Polly Klaas, California child killer Richard Allen Davis is pushing for the sentence to be overturned, following a recent criminal justice reform law. According to prosecutors, Davis based appeal on Senate Bill 483, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021 and …
South Carolina deputies are trying to determine the identity of a woman found along the bank of a South Carolina river in Jasper County. According to The Island Packet, the woman, who police identified only as “white,” was found at around 3 p.m. Wednesday, at the Corner Lake boat landing. Chief Deputy Jeff Crosby with the …
A Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, judge on Thursday ordered Jesse Vang to stand trial on a child neglect charge in connection with the disappearance of his 3-year-old Elijah Vue, who vanished while under Vang’s care. According to Fox News Digital, the decision came after testimony from Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office Detective Michael Herrmann and Two Rivers …
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An Oklahoma woman will spend life in prison after shooting her children execution-style while they slept. District Judge Ronald A. White ordered Amy Leann Hall to serve two life sentences in federal prison for the November 2018 murders of her son, Kayson Toliver, 18, and her daughter, Kloee Toliver, 16. She also received an extra …
UPDATE Police confirmed this week that Madelynn has been found safe. No additional details are available. Initial Coverage Police in Pennsylvania are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 17-year-old teen. According to the Dunmore Borough Police Department, Madelynn Krupa is described as standing 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighing around …
Police in Arizona filed charges against the two homeowners who hosted a Halloween party attended by Preston Lord and his attackers who allegedly beat him dead. Up to 200 people were present at the October 28 party, according to the Queen Creek Police Department. The homeowners said the event was intended to be a modest …
As the search enters week six for 16-year-old Tennessee teen Sebastian Rogers, more questions than answers loom, as police officials say that there is still no indication of foul play. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sebastian was last seen on February 26 at his family home in Sumner County. TBI subsequently issued an AMBER Alert on …
Oklahoma officials are investigating after the “suspicious” disappearance of two mothers from Hugoton, Kansas, who failed to pick up their children. The Texas County Sheriff’s Department, in a press release posted on Facebook on Saturday, said 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley were en route to pick up Butler’s children from a birthday party …
UPDATE Police say Chad Mays has been found safe after a passerby spotted him getting ice cream in Manhattan, according to FOX 5 New York. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Initial Story Police in New York are searching for an 18-year-old who inexplicably vanished while out on a bike ride in his …
The family of 16-year-old Preston Lord spoke out following a police report that provided additional details about his death, while seven people are facing charges in the teen’s fatal beating. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lord passed away in a hospital two days after an October 28, 2023, assault in Queen Creek, a suburb of Phoenix, …
Officials from the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee reiterated during a press briefing Tuesday that the search for Sebastian Rogers, a 15-year-old autistic teen, remains active. Police revealed on Tuesday that a pair of glasses were found while searching for Rogers. A day after the press conference, they confirmed the glasses were not his, …
