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 …
A Florida boy and his teen sister lost his life over the weekend after his mother killed him before taking her own life, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. During a Sunday afternoon press conference, Sheriff Judd Grady announced the deaths after the victims’ mother, 43-year-old Brandy Hutchins, failed to return her son to …
An Ohio man was found dead on Sunday after he confessed to police that he killed his wife. Union Township police said that William Pratt, 55, reported on Thursday that he’d found Katrina Pratt, 55, covered in blood with a head injury, WLWT reported. Police and emergency medical personnel arrived and pronounced the victim dead. …
A 16-year-old girl was arrested early Sunday for the stabbing death of another 16-year-old girl at a northwest Washington, D.C., McDonalds. Police said the stabbing took place both inside and outside the fast food restaurant on 14th Street NW shortly after 2 a.m., WRC reported. The victim, Naima Liggon, was taken to a hospital in …
Five New Mexico teens have been charged with murder for the death of a 5-year-old girl who was struck in the head while she slept during a drive by shooting last week. Sencheray Renee Hernandez, 19, is the only adult charged in the crime and was arrested on Thursday. The others are her 17-year-old boyfriend, …
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a popular Georgia social media influencer who was found dead earlier this week after her vehicle was set on fire. On Saturday, Louisiana police said they took 21-year-old Eugene Louis-Jacques into custody for allegedly murdering 22-year-old Beauty Couch, whose body was found Wednesday near …
A 37-year-old Florida man was arrested this week after he shot and killed his sister during a row over a power bill. Rowby Severe, 37, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Magael Brown and aggravated battery for injuries caused to a second sister, according to jail records. “Severe called …
A Kansas man was charged with murder on Saturday after his 19-year-old girlfriend was found dead in the trunk of his car. Wichita Police said officers were dispatched to Alexander Lewis’s apartment when a 911 operator in North Carolina got a call from a woman reporting that her son may have harmed his girlfriend. Police …
A young Indiana boy was brutally beaten to death by his cousin because the child put his shoes on the wrong feet, the Journal & Courier reports. The older cousin was also reportedly enraged that the child sat down to use the bathroom instead of standing up. The disturbing allegations are contained in court records …
An Indiana mother will spend the rest of her life behind bars for starving, torturing and beating to death her young son, the Commercial Review reports. On Thursday, 28-year-old Chelsea Crossland was sentenced to life in prison for the death of 5-year-old Christian last year. She will not be afforded an opportunity for parole. Police in …
A California man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death because he believed she was pregnant and wanted to keep the children has been convicted of murdering her and discarding her body in a dumpster, KTLA-TV reports. On Friday, jurors found 33-year-old Amer Alhasan guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 38-year-old …
An Alabama teen mom has been charged with murder after she allegedly threw her newborn baby into a trash compactor. Dothan Police Chief Will Benny said that Jakayla Ashanti Williams, 18, told her family that she dropped the baby off at Southeast Health Medical Center, AL.com reported. But when they became concerned about the infant, …
