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

Accused child predator with uncanny resemblance to Delphi killer sketch is a ‘violent weirdo obsessed with hiding in the woods, in-laws’ parents say [Report]

 Delphi killer and Charles Eldridge
Sex Crimes

The grandparents of a woman once married to an Indiana man who was arrested earlier this month for child molestation and solicitation, apparently compared their former grandson-in-law to the sketch of the Delphi killer well before the public saw the uncanny resemblance via a recent mugshot. “When we saw that picture on the news, we …

URGENT: Missing little boy never made it home after playing outside
Missing
January 23, 2019

URGENT: Missing little boy never made it home after playing outside

Over 100 volunteers are searching for a 3-year-old boy who vanished from a yard in Craven County, North Carolina, on Tuesday afternoon, while playing with other children. The State reports that Casey Hathaway didn’t return to his grandmother’s Ernul home off of 200 Toler Road, after playing outside with a group of children. Two of …

A year later, ‘caretakers’ are connected to death of beautiful little boy, found stuffed inside trash bag & discarded behind vacant house: Report
Murder
January 21, 2019

A year later, ‘caretakers’ are connected to death of beautiful little boy, found stuffed inside trash bag & discarded behind vacant house: Report

A godmother and her husband have been charged in connection with the death of a young Ohio boy, a little over a year after his remains were found buried behind a vacant residence in Cleveland. ABC reports that 31-year-old Joanne Vega and 36-year-old Romaine Tolbert are charged with numerous felonies in connection with the death of 4-year-old Eliazar …

Boy found buried in his own backyard was allegedly beaten with belt for over an hour & made to ‘drop his pants,’ show welts, but social workers failed to act [Report]
Child Abuse
January 21, 2019

Boy found buried in his own backyard was allegedly beaten with belt for over an hour & made to ‘drop his pants,’ show welts, but social workers failed to act [Report]

A girl who once knew a Georgia boy, who was found buried in his own backyard last month, apparently witnessed him getting beat with a belt for over an hour, and despite a report made to the Department of Children and Families Services (DFCS), nothing was done to protect him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Elwyn Crocker …

Delphi killer and Charles Eldridge
January 21, 2019

Delphi Murders: Possible suspect in girls’ killings shared numerous missing children & molestation cases on social media, posted about Delphi girls before

As Indiana authorities looking into a possible connection with a man arrested on child molestation charges and in the murder of two Delphi girls, additional information continues to surface. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Randolph County authorities arrested Charles Eldridge, 46, on January 8, and charged him with felony child molestation and solicitation. Eldridge was caught during a sting …