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

Baby Levi Update: Mom of infant boy burned to death & tossed by railroad reportedly demanded girlfriend to burn him ‘until he was bones’, prosecutors say

 Baby Levi Update: Mom of infant boy burned to death & tossed by railroad reportedly demanded girlfriend to burn him ‘until he was bones’, prosecutors say
Murder

A Louisiana woman behind bars for the death of her 6-month-old allegedly told her girlfriend to burn the boy to death, according to prosecutors. Town Talk of Alexandria reports that Hannah Barker is being held without bond after a judge rules there is probable cause to charge her with  “principal to first-degree murder” in connection with …

Arieanna Day: Police obtain search warrant for family member’s cellphone in connection with baby who disappeared from her crib
Missing
September 26, 2018

Arieanna Day: Police obtain search warrant for family member’s cellphone in connection with baby who disappeared from her crib

Virginia authorities have executed search warrants for a family member of a man behind bars in connection with a missing 3-month-old baby. Virginia First reports that investigators are in the process of the searching the phone of Sidney Terry, cousin of Andrew Terry. Roanoke police previously arrested Andrew Terry in connection with his missing infant …

FBI offers $10K reward for missing boy Maddox Ritch as search intensifies
Missing
September 26, 2018

FBI offers $10K reward for missing boy Maddox Ritch as search intensifies

On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the whereabout of an autistic boy who disappeared while at North Carolina park with his father. The Gastonia Police Department reports that 6-year-old Maddox Ritch disappeared on Saturday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m. from the Rankin Lake Park,off of Hwy 321 …

Sex offender walks into police station, confesses he went ‘into frenzy’ after spotting jogger, slashes her to death: Police
Murder
September 24, 2018

Sex offender walks into police station, confesses he went ‘into frenzy’ after spotting jogger, slashes her to death: Police

A registered Connecticut sex offender walked into a police station on Sunday and confessed to randomly attacking and killing a female jogger; a woman who he’d never met before, police confirm. According to the Hartford Courant, William Winters Leverett, 27, confessed to the murder of Melissa Millan, a 54-year-old mother who was out jogging on November, 20, …

Honey Malone: Sweet and ‘bubbly’ high school girl murdered at friend’s house and dragged into closet, family desperately needs answers
Cold Cases
September 24, 2018

Honey Malone: Sweet and ‘bubbly’ high school girl murdered at friend’s house and dragged into closet, family desperately needs answers

At just 18 years old with a promising future ahead of her, a Georgia teen was gunned down inside a friend’s apartment for seemingly no apparent reason. Almost six years later, her family still doesn’t know who killed the beloved teen, but they vow to never stop looking until justice is served. Vanessa “Honey” Malone, …

CAPTURED: Man accused of slitting estranged wife’s throat is behind bars after nationwide manhunt
Violent Crime
September 23, 2018

CAPTURED: Man accused of slitting estranged wife’s throat is behind bars after nationwide manhunt

An Ohio man accused of cutting his estranged wife’s throat before fleeing was captured on Saturday after a nationwide manhunt. WHIOTV reports that 42-year-old Raymond Roberts was apprehended in Clark County, Ohio, close to State Route 72 and Possum Road, at around 9:15 a.m. According to authorities, a state trooper spotted Roberts’ car close to Springfield-Xenia …