Authorities in California say a teacher was arrested on suspicion of multiple felony criminal counts after a series of pornographic videos surfaced allegedly showing her engaging in sexual acts with a female teen. According to the New York Post, 49-year-old Dawn Gianni began the behavior in 2014. At the time, the alleged victim was 14 …
A Minnesota grandmother is in hot water after police say she shot her grandson over a squabble involving a teacup earlier this month. Helen Lenoir Washington, 75, of Brooklyn Center, is accused of shooting her unidentified grandson in the thigh on October 12, KARE 11 reports, citing a criminal complaint. According to the complaint, authorities …
The mother involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Tennessee last week reportedly left a suicide note at the scene. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cynthia Collier was found dead in her Spring Hill home on October 15 with her four adopted children: 14-year-old Bo Li; 14-year-old Meigan Lin; 15-year-old Lia Lin; and 17-year-old Kaileigh Lin. Cynthia and …
The grandparents of Victoria Martens, the 10-year-old girl brutally murdered in her mother’s home in August 2016, will move ahead with their civil case against the city of Albuquerque and its police department. The grandparents of the murdered girl first filed a lawsuit against the city in August 2017, a year after Victoria’s partially dismembered …
The mother of a toddler girl who was allegedly murdered by her own grandmother has reportedly spoken out on Facebook, expressing her grief and apparent disbelief that her mother could have committed such a brutal act. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found 20-month-old Royalty Floyd dead in her grandmother’s Shaw, Mississippi, home on Monday evening. …
Court filings and testimony related to the incomplete divorce of a Tennessee mom who was found dead with her four adopted children in an apparent murder-suicide this week shed more light on her relationship with her estranged husband, but many questions remain unanswered. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cynthia Collier, 55, was found dead in her …
The mother found dead with four of her adopted children in an apparent murder-suicide this week was involved in ongoing divorce proceedings from her husband, who moved out of their home nearly a decade ago. The Tennessean obtained court records showing that Cynthia Collier’s four teenage adopted children had requested earlier this year to continue …
Authorities have identified the family members killed in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday evening but are still searching for a motive. As reported by the Tennessean, the Maury County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference on Tuesday in which Sheriff Bucky Rowland identified the five people found dead of gunshot wounds in a Columbia, Tennessee, home …
Authorities in Tennessee say an elderly man was seriously injured when he was hit by a riding lawnmower during a domestic disturbance earlier this year. According to the Herald Courier, 76-year-old Douglas Ferguson was wielding a chainsaw when he attempted to kill his son at a home in Bristol in June. He was found at …
A Texas man convicted of raping his 1-month-old daughter, who suffered 45 broken bones and other injuries due to the assault, was sentenced to 244 years in prison Thursday. Patricio Medina, 27, of Waco, confessed to a fellow inmate that he sexually assaulted the infant while high on methamphetamine, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports, citing the …
It’s National Domestic Violence month in the U.S. and countries all over the world. If you are someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, here are some resources that can help right away.
The National Domestic Violence hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Resources for the deaf are available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST) by videophone (855-812-1001), instant messenger (DeafHotline) or email (deafhelp@thehotline.org).
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) provides resources for victims and advocates affected by sexual assault. Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a staff member who can connect you with sexual assault resources in your area.
For youth in crisis, The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is available 24/7 at (1-800) 4-A-Child or (1-800) 422-4453.
Visit the website for the National Coalition of Domestic Violence for further resources: https://ncadv.org/resources
Help is always available. Make the call that could save your own or someone else’s life today.
A Florida woman facing murder charges claims she accidentally stabbed her husband after slipping on dog feces. Fox 35 reports that Rachel Fidanian, 38, has been arrested on murder charges in the stabbing death of her husband, 40-year-old Bryant Fidanian, in Lakeland on June 25. Beginning with the 911 call she placed after her husband …
