Homicide

NO BOND: ‘Worst Cooks in America’ mother blames 7-year-old son after adopted tot girl found dead with ‘extensive bruising’ & face abrasions

 Victoria Smith
Homicide

South Carolina woman Ariel Robinson appeared virtually at a Simpsonville court hearing Friday morning, where she learned she’ll remain in jail on homicide by child abuse charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ariel Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, are both behind bars in connection with the death of 3-year-old Victoria Smith. On January …

Victoria Smith
Homicide
February 10, 2021

HEAR it: 911 call released after ‘Worst Cooks in America’ mom, husband allegedly kill adopted daughter

Greenville County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina released 911 audio Monday, in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ariel Robinson, 29, and her husband, Jerry Robinson, 34, are both behind bars facing homicide by child abuse charges. In January, authorities found their adopted daughter, Victoria, unresponsive at the couple’s …

Grandfather who dropped tot 11 floors to her death aboard cruise ship is sentenced after guilty plea
Homicide
February 8, 2021

Grandfather who dropped tot 11 floors to her death aboard cruise ship is sentenced after guilty plea

An Indiana grandfather who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide after dropping his granddaughter through an 11th-floor cruise ship window learned his sentencing on Monday, according to officials. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chloe Wiegand, an 18-month-old toddler from Granger, Indiana, was on a cruise with her family when she lost her life aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom …

Beyonce cousin murder
Homicide
January 29, 2021

‘She will kill again’: Beyoncé’s cousin shot dead by 21-year-old female suspect [Police]

A Texas man, reportedly identified as the cousin of superstar R&B singer Beyoncé, was found shot to death on Tuesday San Antonio Express-News reports that 34-year-old Martell Derouen, also known by his rap name, “Kardone,” was found deceased inside his apartment at 16735 La Cantera Parkway in San Antonio. Authorities found Derouen while conducting a …

Victoria Smith
Homicide
January 25, 2021

‘Worst Cooks in America’ winner joked about child abuse before allegedly beating adopted tot daughter to death

The Season 20 winner of “Worst Cooks in America” apparently joked about child abuse before she was arrested for killing her 3-year-old adopted daughter. According to TMZ, 29-year-old Ariel Robinson performed to a small crowd in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 2019, when she discussed how her oldest sons misbehaved during a social worker’s visit to …

Homicide
January 8, 2021

Brian Sicknick: Slain Capitol police officer supported Trump and gun control, rescued dogs

Brian D. Sicknick, the US Capitol Police officer who died from injuries suffered battling with a violent pro-Trump mob that swarmed into the Capitol on Wednesday, was himself a supporter of Donald Trump, at least in 2016. Caroline Behringer, an advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi four years ago, told the Washington Post that she …

Christine Dacera
Homicide
January 6, 2021

One of 11 men charged with raping flight attendant found dead in luxury hotel says they’re all gay, rape didn’t happen

A man provisionally charged with rape and homicide says that he’s gay, and never raped a young flight attendant who was found dead on New Year’s Day. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christine Angelica Dacera, 23, was found unresponsive on January 1, in a bathtub at the lavish Garden City Hotel in Makati City, Philippines. Dacera, a flight …

Homicide
December 30, 2020

Man’s body found in two suitcases on snowy Denver sidewalk: Cops

Denver police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside two suitcases on sidewalk in the southwest Mar Lee neighborhood, the Denver Post reports. Public works employees found the suitcases while plowing sidewalks at about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, police Lt Matt Clark said at a news conference on Wednesday. The medical …