The mother in a prominent South Carolina family who was fatally shot with her son last month may have been having marital troubles at the time of the double murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh were found shot to death on June 7 at the family’s hunting …
A couple in Virginia has been arrested in connection to the death of their young child, whose body was found in a freezer in May. According to WRIC, the Chesterfield County Police Department received a tip about possible human remains at a residence in Midlothian. Police obtained a search warrant and inspected the residence on …
An arrest affidavit connected to new charges against Lori Vallow shows that investigators believe the shooting death of her former husband Charles Vallow was not a spontaneous event, though she and her brother Alex Cox claimed Cox shot Charles in self-defense. Nate Eaton of East Idaho News first obtained the arrest affidavit for Lori Vallow’s …
The mother and father of a missing Tennessee girl both have prior criminal histories. Summer Wells, 5, was reported missing on June 15 from her Rogersville home; launching a massive search of the remote, densely wooded area of east Tennessee. Summer’s parents have said they believe she was abducted, while a spokesperson for the Tennessee …
Grieving family members have expressed compassion and forgiveness, saying that Sandra Chico suffered from depression
Summer’s father Don Wells reacts to criticism of his using the past tense to talk about his daughter — while her mother continues to speak of Summer in the past tense
A Nebraska woman has been sentenced to over 60 years in prison after she was convicted of sexually assaulting children at her daughter’s sleepover — and her daughter testified against her. As Yahoo reports, 38-year-old Christina Greer was convicted in March on three counts sexual abuse of a child, six counts of felony child abuse, …
An author who sparked a friendship with convicted murderer Chris Watts claims in an upcoming episode of “Cellmate Secrets” that Watts admitted to dosing his wife with oxycodone — in an attempt to end her pregnancy. Shanann Watts was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple’s third child when Chris Watts murdered his family in August …
A New Jersey woman was arrested on Saturday after investigators responding to a welfare check request at her home discovered her mother’s remains. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said that Jersey City police were completing a welfare check on Saturday when Cheryl Gatling, 53, barricaded herself in the home for three hours. When Gatling finally …
A missing girl in Tennessee has been found in an outbuilding with her father, who had recently been charged with neglect and abuse. According to WKRN, family members reported 6-year-old Kinzleigh Reeder missing on June 21, reportedly telling the police the girl had not been seen since May 26. It is unclear why the relatives …
Investigators searching for a missing girl in Tennessee are scaling back their efforts as the disappearance of Summer Wells approaches the two-week mark. Summer, 5, has been missing since June 15 from her Hawkins County home. Summer’s parents reported her missing that Tuesday evening, and her grandmother has since said the family looked for the …
The mother and grandmother of a Tennessee girl who has been missing for more than a week issued public statements Friday, WJHL-TV reports. Summer Wells, 5, vanished June 15 after she was last seen at her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Authorities have been conducting large-scale searches throughout the rural Tennessee region for the girl since …
