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

‘She jumped on me and raped me’: CNA found naked after molesting elderly dementia patient at nursing home [Police]

 ‘She jumped on me and raped me’: CNA found naked after molesting elderly dementia patient at nursing home [Police]
Sex Crimes

A Florida woman was arrested Monday after a dementia patient at an assisted living facility claimed she “jumped on” him and raped him. FOX 35 reports that according to the Melbourne Police Department, 39-year-old Guettie Belizaire, who worked at the Brookshire Assisted Living Facility in Melbourne, has been charged with abuse of an elderly person and lewd and lascivious …

Vicious teen SON & accomplice beat mom to a bloody pulp with baseball bats before slitting her throat with knife, fleeing in her car: Police
Murder
April 10, 2019

Vicious teen SON & accomplice beat mom to a bloody pulp with baseball bats before slitting her throat with knife, fleeing in her car: Police

A San Antonio teen and his friend are behind bars for the brutal murder of the teen’s mother, who apparently caught the pair trying to rob her, police say. FOX News reports that 18-year-old Matthew Dempsey  allegedly attacked his mother, Mary Dempsey, when she walked in on her son burglarizing her home with an accomplice, Daniel …

WATCH IT NOW: Playboy model in court after psychistatist found dead in Mercedes Benz
Murder
April 10, 2019

WATCH IT NOW: Playboy model in court after psychistatist found dead in Mercedes Benz

A former Playboy model accused of killing an elderly psychiatrist, who reportedly paid her rent and gave her money, appeared in a California court Monday to face murder and conspiracy charges. ABC 13 reports that Kelsey Nichole Turner, 25, is accused of murdering 71-year-old Dr. Thomas Kirk Burchard. The renowned psychiatrist’s body was found last month in …

‘Kai the Hitchhiker,’ once hailed a hero for slashing man with hatchet to save assault victim, is accused of beating lawyer to death: Reports
Trials
April 9, 2019

‘Kai the Hitchhiker,’ once hailed a hero for slashing man with hatchet to save assault victim, is accused of beating lawyer to death: Reports

A man who once used a hatchet to save a woman being attacked in California is facing murder charges in an unrelated incident. His trial started Tuesday morning in Union County, New Jersey. News 12 reports that Caleb McGillivray, better known as “Kai,” is accused of the May 12, 2013, killing of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy. Authorities …

Tot escape! FOUR 1-year-old tots escape from daycare, found wandering without supervision close to highway: Report
child endangerment
April 6, 2019

Tot escape! FOUR 1-year-old tots escape from daycare, found wandering without supervision close to highway: Report

Four toddlers were found wandering alone near a highway in Louisiana last month, prompting the Louisiana Department of Education to revoke the center’s license. FOX 44 reports that four 1-year-old toddlers managed to toddle their way out of the Color Wheel Learning Center playground on March 22. The band of toddlers were found close LA Highway 44 …

Teen girl found safe, thousands of miles from home with 47-year-old ‘family friend’
Juveniles
April 6, 2019

Teen girl found safe, thousands of miles from home with 47-year-old ‘family friend’

A 15-year-old Louisiana girl reportedly “madly in love” with a man three times her age was found safe in Colorado on Friday. ABC News news reports that Domeena Spell was found in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, in the company of 47-year-old Corey Shane Disotell. According to Port Barre Police Chief Deon Bordeaux, the teen was unharmed. Authorities …

‘I don’t like Mondays’: Teen killer who opened fired at elementary school to ‘liven things up’ feels responsible for mass school shootings that followed
School Crimes
April 5, 2019

‘I don’t like Mondays’: Teen killer who opened fired at elementary school to ‘liven things up’ feels responsible for mass school shootings that followed

A killer who opened fire at a California elementary school in 1979 thinks she may be to blame for the succession of school shootings in the U.S. that followed. Brenda Ann Spencer, now 56, has spent the last 40 years in prison at the California Institution for Women. Authorities arrested Spencer when she was 16, after …