An Alabama couple was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using a blowtorch to severely burn young children. WDHN reports that Ashleigh Ableman, 27, and Howard Anderson, 53, have been charged with one count each of torture/willful abuse of a child, in connection with alleged abuse involving Ableman’s three children. According to Dale County jail records, …
Surviving roommates in the University of Idaho massacre were reportedly awake and texting during the murders, according to the father of one of the victims. Two roommates inside the off-campus Moscow home in November were said to be on their phones in bed while four victims were fatally stabbed inside the residence, allegedly by suspected …
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Friday that a 70-year-old Philadelphia woman accused of stabbing a man dead will stand trial for the killing. According to the Mercury News, Montgomery County District Court Judge Todd Barnes said prosecutors provided adequate preliminary evidence for the case to proceed to trial against Renee DiPietro, following the June 10 death …
A 14-year-old Alabama boy who had a reported “hit list” of family members has been arrested for fatally shooting his 17-year-old brother in Pike County. According to CBS 3, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office received a call October 3 to Banks, where a man told officers that a 14-year-old shot his 17-year-old brother. The father …
A New York daycare operator and two others were indicted Thursday in connection with the death of one child and injuries to several others. On Thursday, the Bronx DA’s office announced the indictment of daycare operator Grei Mendez, 36, her husband Felix Herrera Garcia, 34, and his cousin Carlisto Brito, 41, on murder and other …
Texas police are probing a potential kidnapping incident that reportedly happened in San Antonio Wednesday afternoon. Fox 29 reports that a witness said they say they saw a young girl taken and forced into a white utility van by three individuals in black ski masks. The incident happened at the intersection of Kim Valley Street …
New York police say they have an 18-year-old teen suspect in custody for allegedly stabbing and killing Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson. New York Post reports that police arrested Brian Dowling Thursday in connection with Carson’s death. During the search of a Lafayette Avenue home near the crime scene, police found a knife and sweatshirt believed …
New York authorities justified the actions of a state trooper who failed to follow Craig Ross Jr., a man arrested in the Charlotte Sena kidnapping, after he left a ransom note at the Sena family’s home Monday morning. NYSP public information officer Stephanie O’Neil said it wasn’t unusual for Ross Jr. to drop a note …
Nassau County is investigating a cache of weapons seized from accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s New York home, after Suffolk prosecutors say police discovered that dozens of firearms were obtained illegally. According to court documents filed Tuesday, over 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines were seized from Heuermann’s Massapequa Park residence earlier this …
A New York man accused of kidnapping a young girl on Saturday was reportedly captured on his mother’s property, wearing only his underwear. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested 46-year-old Craig N. Ross Jr. at a camper van behind his mother’s property in Porters Corners, New York, on Monday, following the disappearance of Charlotte Sena, …
A Florida teen learned she had been raped at a party after a video of the assault emerged online, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said that underage victim had been drinking September 23 at a teen party in Plant City when the incident happened. Police described the victim as being …
The son of accused child kidnapper Craig Ross Jr. told reporters he didn’t care whether his father lived or died, according to TMZ. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Ross Jr. Monday evening, following the disappearance and subsequent rescue of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena. She was abducted over the weekend while riding her bike at New …
