A New Mexico mother pleaded guilty Thursday to stabbing her 11-year-old son to death in 2022. Mary Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of Bruce Johnson Jr. According to News West 9, Johnson will spend 20 years in prison and eligible for “pre-sentence confinement credit.” She was spared of …
An Oklahoma sheriff says that old photos taken by the notorious BTK killer, Dennis Rader, could possibly connect him to additional unsolved cases across three states. According to KAKE, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said old Polaroid images taken by Rader before his arrest mirror the positions Rader placed his victims in. The photos also …
A Washington mother is facing charges after police found her missing child last week, beaten and bruised in what investigators are calling an “absolutely horrific” child abuse case. Tri-City Herald reports that police arrested Adriana Rivas in Frankin County on August 22 and charged her with second-degree assault of a child after she allegedly went …
An Alabama has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 death of 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville. According to Al.com, Frederick Hampton pleaded guilty “before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Thomas Thrash” Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to take place. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, followed by 3-5 years on …
A Virginia mother has been found deceased following her disappearance last week, according to police. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Avriel Hooks, 20, was reported missing August 23, after her family hadn’t heard from her the day prior. The following day, they received a text message from her phone but didn’t seem like it was from …
A Maryland dentist was found guilty Friday of murdering his girlfriend after he deliberately delivered a lethal amount of drugs to her in their Montgomery County home. The conviction comes after Sarah Harris overdosed on anesthetics delivered via an IV station that her boyfriend, Dr. James Ryan, had rigged inside the residence. A Montgomery County …
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Thousands of signatures have been amassed in an online petition pushing for a New Mexico teen accused of throwing her newborn away to be prevented from from attending college. Last week, a judge amended a pre-trial order for Alexee Trevizo, 19, who is currently charged with murder, child abuse and tampering with evidence. The amendment …
Utah police in Mill Creek are searching for a missing 27-year-old woman considered endangered after no sightings of her since Sunday. According to the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, Vanessa Cooper failed to return home Sunday night and failed to show up at work at the Fashion Place Mall in Mill Creek on …
Months following the publication of a true-crime book detailing the death of an 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl, police made an arrest in the case, nearly 50 years later. As CrimeOnline previously reported, David Zandstra, 83, was arrested in Georgia last month and charged with murdering Gretchen Harrington in Delaware County in 1975. Fox News Digital reports …
Two women who left their home states to chase new opportunities in Colorado are missing, and family members are desperate for answers. According to police, Melissa Whitsitt (pictured left), 34, disappeared on on August 13 after failing to arrive at her Winter Park resort job, where she worked as an assistant chef. Family members said …
Cats of belonging Rex Heuermann’s family were reportedly taken to a kill shelter, following investigators’ weeks-long search of the suspect’s New York home. Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, and her two adult children, Christopher and Victoria, were banned from their home for weeks while investigators searched the Massapequa Park residence in July and Agusut, in an …
