In a special episode of Body Bags, host Joseph Scott Morgan and co-host Dave Mack break down the senseless Piketon County murders, which left eight people dead, despite a close friendship between the suspects and victims. The Rhodens and the Wagners lived next to each other for years in Piketon County, Ohio, leading to an …
“Happy Face” killer Keith Jesperson says accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is now his pen pal. According to DailyMail, Jesperson, who’s currently serving a life sentence at Oregon State Prison for killing at least eight women, said he wrote Heureman, who’s also behind bars, and told him to “confess to avoid giving prosecutors …
Colombian accessories designer Nancy Gonzalez pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of smuggling python and caiman skins into the U.S. for use in luxury handbags. According to WWD, 70-year-old Gonzalez pleaded guilty in Florida’s U.S. District Court alongside defendants, Diego Mauricio Rodriguez Giraldo, in connection with the trafficking scheme. The plea comes after Gonzalez and …
An Idaho judge presiding over accused murderer Bryan Kohberger’s case issued a court order Monday outlining media restrictions for the high-profile trial, including no cameras allowed inside the courtroom. Although Judge John Judge was previously open to cameras during the trial, as CrimeOnline previously reported, the latest court order prohibits any media-operated video or photography. …
A 17-year-old Ohio girl accused of bludgeoning her boyfriend’s mother with a rock will be tried as an adult, a Lucas County judge ruled Friday. Kaitlyn Coones is facing murder charges in connection with the death of Nicole Jones, 53. The defendant is accused of giving her boyfriend, 33-year-old Jonathan Jones, an ultimatum of getting …
A Texas death row inmate who kidnapped and strangled a 5-year-old girl was executed Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined requests for a stay. According to AP News, David Renteria, 53, died on Thursday night, following the November 2001 abduction and murder of Alexandra Flores. Renteria was convicted of strangling Flores after taking her …
Florida police are searching for a 42-year-old man who hasn’t been seen or heard from since November 14. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, police found Olof Tobias Hallin’s car in the 4500 block of Old US 41 North on Thursday night, in Palmetto. “Please help me find my husband,” Hallin’s wife, Kathleen, posted …
In a two-part “Crime Stories” special, experts weigh in after a former Kansas nurse tells CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace the harrowing experiences she had with the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader. As CrimeOnline previously reported, former nurse Gina Rodriguez says she met Rader in 1974 while at a disco bar connected to a Wichita hotel. Sporting …
Whitley County police in Kentucky have arrested and charged a man and woman for the murder of a 4-year-old girl, last seen in September. According to the Whitley County Sheriff Department, 24-year-old Brittany Slaughter and Adam Hayes, 34, both of Williamsburg, are facing charges that include murder, corpse abuse, and evidence tampering for the death …
Following deliberations after Thursday’s closing arguments, an Austin jury found Kaitlin Armstrong guilty of murder. ABC News reports that Travis County prosecutor Rick Jones Said Thursday that “overwhelming” evidence identified Armstrong as the killer, following close to 40 witnesses taking the stand during the trial. “Only Kaitlin Armstrong, the defendant, fits these facts that was presented …
In a two-part “Crime Stories” special, a former Kansas nurse tells CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace the harrowing experiences she had with the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader. Former nurse Gina Rodriguez says she met Rader in 1974 while at a disco bar connected to a Wichita hotel. Sporting a maroon suit and white shoes, Rader asked …
The last known person to see California woman Nancy Ng in Guatemala says she has done all she could to help police locate her. According to ABC 7, public defender Christina Blazek was the last person to see 29-year-old Ng, who vanished on October 19 during a group kayaking trip on Lake Atitlán. She flew …
