‘Cowardly and monstrous’: Mom’s boyfriend learns fate after beating toddler dead, sealing his tiny body into cement structure
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Child Abuse
December 18, 2018
‘Stressed out’ over the holidays, dad confesses to dropping 6-month-old baby in pond, watching her sink: Police
A Missouri man is behind bars after he allegedly walked to a police station and confessed he watched his infant daughter sink after trying to drown her on Sunday. Kansas City Star reports that officers in Greenwood, Missouri, took quick action after 28-year-old Jonathon Zicarelli admitted the baby was in an icy, murky pond off of Doc …
Court
December 17, 2018
Former officer files defamation lawsuit against Netflix and ‘Making a Murderer’ filmmakers
A former officer who investigated the murder of slain Wisconsin woman Teresa Halbach filed a lawsuit against Netflix and “Making a Murderer” filmmakers, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, on Monday, claiming aspects of the popular docu-series are false and defamatory. According to court documents obtained by WBAY Action 2 News, Andrew Colborn, who retired from Manitowoc County police force in March, …
Court
December 17, 2018
Breaking: Convict who buried beloved Army dad Chase Massner in backyard under makeshift slab takes Alford plea
A Georgia man was sentenced on Monday after burying his deceased friend in a shallow backyard grave in 2014, leaving him there for three years before authorities found his remains. James Bradshaw Clement, 33, took an Alford plea in connection with death of 26-year-old Chase Massner. Clement was found guilty of concealing the death of …
Murder
December 17, 2018
Young mom shot & killed with newborn beside her, boyfriend surrenders to police: Report
A Pennsylvania man surrendered to police Monday after he allegedly shot his girlfriend in the head, with her newborn baby just steps away. ABC6 reports that Tyrese Lynch, 33, is accused of shooting Isis Williams, 24, inside her home on early Friday morning. Williams gave birth to the infant girl five days before the shooting. The incident …
Scams
December 17, 2018
Warning: Netflix scammers are sending emails for payment information updates
Police are warning Netflix customers about a phishing scam making its rounds to numerous people, asking them to update billing details. ABC7 reports that an officer with the Solon, Ohio Police Department sent warning out to others after he received an email asking him to update his Netflix payment information. The officer immediately knew he was …
Court
December 14, 2018
Two toddler girls die a ‘slow painful death’ after mom leaves them in hot car while she parties, has sex with underage boy [Update]
A Texas woman will spend 40 years of her life inside a prison after she left her two young children to die last year in a hot car, according to Hill County Breaking News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brynn Hawkins, 1, and Addyson Overgard-Eddy, 2, died in 2017 at University Hospital in San Antonio, of heat …
Murder
December 14, 2018
Mother kills two newborns, a baby girl and boy, stuffs them in a waste receptacle: Police
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Suicide
December 14, 2018
‘I’m dying over here… This recovery is brutal’: Popular Fox News meteorologist apparently hanged herself in shocking suicide [Officials]
Officials announced Thursday that a popular, beloved FOX News meteorologist who took her own life this week apparently hanged herself. New York Post reports that 35-year-old Jessica Stare, of Novi, Michigan, died via suicide, according to the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Wixom Police Department declined to provide additional details surrounding her death at this …
Juveniles
December 13, 2018
Update: Boy who reportedly killed himself at middle school during active shooting was NOT a student there [Report]
An Indiana teen who reportedly shot himself after an “active shooter situation” early Thursday morning, was not a student at the school he showed up at. According to the Indiana State Police, authorities received an early morning tip that the suspect planned to go to Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond to perform a “violent act.” …
Missing
December 13, 2018
URGENT: Missing little boy considered ‘in danger,’ likely with mom and man ordered to stay away from him [Police]
A father searching for his 6-year-old is hoping he’ll have him home by Christmas. He hasn’t seen his son since August. KY3 reports that Braedence Jones disappeared on August 3 from Bourbon, Missouri, and is said to possibly be with his mother, 30-year-old Aubrey Ferguson. According to the boy’s father, Ryan Jones, the little boy’s grandmother, …
Violent Crime
December 13, 2018
Internal Affairs to investigate why police didn’t arrest accused Hania Aguilar killer for 2016 rape he’s been linked to [Prosecutor]
Sheriff Burnis Wilkins of Lumberton, North Carolina, has started an internal affairs investigation following the death of teen Hania Aguilar, to determine if the correct protocol was taken for a reported 2016 rape, which has now been linked to the man accused of raping and killing Hania. The Robesonian reports that Wilkins announced during a …