A Louisiana man was arrested on Tuesday — after police investigating his girlfriend’s disappearance reportedly discovered a headless torso in his freezer. New Orleans police searched Benjamin Beale’s home days after questioning him about the whereabouts of his girlfriend, Julia Dardar, 36, who was reported missing by her estranged husband on December 23. The husband …
An Indiana toddler who was found dead in a river in November — days after her father was found alive in a submerged truck — died from homicidal drowning, authorities said on Wednesday. According to the Indianapolis Star, the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office said Emma Sweet, 2, died from “complications of hypothermia and asphyxia due …
A California-based celebrity business manager was reportedly found dead in her car on Thursday, prompting the arrest of her boyfriend hours later. The Ventura County Coroner’s office confirmed Angela Kukawski’s death to Variety, with sources telling the news outlet about an undisclosed December 22 incident involving the 55-year-old. Sources said Kukawski was found dead in …
The death of a 17-year-old boy who died in late September, days after an incident at a juvenile facility, was a homicide, Kansas officials announced on Monday. A completed autopsy report stated that Cedric Lofton experienced “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle restrained in the prone position.” The teen suffered cardiopulmonary arrest after …
Police say a man arrested Tuesday is a person of interest in the tragic shooting deaths of an Illinois father and his two young sons. According to police, U.S. Marshals arrested 24-year-old Alize Smith on Tuesday, on unrelated charges. He’s now considered a person of interest in connection with the deaths of a father and …
An Illinois man and his two children were found dead over the weekend in what police are calling a “senseless tragedy.” According to Belvidere police, three victims were inside their Belvidere home in the 600 block of Union Avenue on Sunday, dead from apparent gunshot wounds. The victims have been identified as Andrew Hintt, 31, …
A Pennsylvania boy is dead after police say his older brother shot him in the head while the child jumped on a bed. According to police, 5-year-old Connor Wolfe and his three siblings (ages 13, 6, and 3) were home alone in their Penn Hills residence on November 22. The younger children began jumping on …
A Pennsylvania woman is accused of poisoning her adopted son so she could “free him,” according to a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who testified against her this week. During a Monday preliminary hearing in Titus, a criminal investigator with the Pennsylvania State Police, Trooper Kevin Geibel, testified that he found Najir William Diehl, 11, deceased …
A mother and father charged with hiding the body of year-old baby boy in the walls of their Pennsylvania home have now been charged with the child’s death, after a forensic examination found significant trauma on the boy’s body. Kylie Wilt, the 5-month-old’s mother, was previously charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy, concealing the death of …
A New Jersey police officer has been charged with striking and killing a pedestrian on the Garden State Parkway then leaving the scene with the victim in his backseat. Louis Santiago, 25, faces multiple charges, including reckless vehicular homicide and desecrating human remains in the November 1 incident, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Albert …
Elijah Lewis, a deceased New Hampshire boy whose mother allegedly compared him to Ted Bundy, died from homicide, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 5-year-old Elijah was found dead in a Massachusetts park last month, about 90 minutes from his home in New Hampshire. A state police cadaver dog …
An Arizona mother has been arrested on negligent homicide charges after her toddler daughter was found dead in a backyard pool. Sarah Coleman, 29, reportedly called a family member to say she’d found her 2-year-old daughter in the pool and had performed life-saving measures. The family member alerted Rural Metro Fire Department in Pima County …
