The adoptive parents of an 11-year-old California girl who reportedly weighed 48 pounds when she died in August allegedly texted each other about the child’s declining health. Deputy District Attorney Meredith Pro said Leticia McCormack, 49, was the “ringleader” but her husband, Brian McCormack, and her parents, Stanley Tom, 75, and Adella Tom, 70, also …
Florida police say they’ve solved a 43-year-old murder case using advancements in DNA technology. Evelyn Marie Fisher-Bamforth, then 32, was raped and beaten to death on January 22, 1980, by someone who broke into her home and attacked her in her sleep, WTVJ reports. It’s the oldest cold case solved in #MiramarPD history: Evelyn Marie …
The father one of the college students murdered in Idaho last month said he believes the killer targeted his daughter or her best friend, Fox News reports. In an interview on Sunday with “Fox & Friends,” Steven Goncalves said his daughter Kaylee Goncalves was killed on the third floor of the house along with Madison …
The grandfather of a 7-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped and murdered by a contracted delivery driver last week writes eloquently on Facebook of his struggle between “hate” and “love” — and his determination that hate will not win. As CrimeOnline has reported, Athena Strand disappeared from her home on Wednesday afternoon after an argument …
Police used a drone to track a fleeing murder suspect Friday as he tried to ski away from officers trying to arrest him. Spokane Police said they initially responded to reports of a shooting Thursday afternoon and found a man dead from gunshot wounds. They identified the suspect as 33-year-old Mitchell Chandler and set out …
Police in eastern North Carolina have arrested a man they say shot and killed a man and a woman found dead in the front seat of a car, while two toddlers shivered from the cold for hours in the back seat. The Rocky Mount Police Department said it has charged 42-year-old Eric Coley with the …
A man accused of killing an elderly couple in Massachusetts last month has been arrested in Florida. Christopher Keeley, 27, was taken into custody in Miami Beach Friday night and booked into jail at about 6 a.m. on Saturday, MassLive.com reported. Police had been looking for him since Tuesday night when Carl and Vicki Mattson, …
The Texas man accused of kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand was previously accused of raping a 16-year-old in 2014. According to the Daily Mail, Shay Marie, 23, said she was 16 when suspect Tanner Horner, 31, got her drunk and sexually assaulted her. Marie’s friend reportedly claimed online that Marie reported the incident to …
New details are emerging in connection with a man accused of kidnapping and murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand, a Texas girl found dead Friday in Wise County. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, has been arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and capital murder. Investigators say he admitted to kidnapping Athena after …
The search for a missing Texas girl ended tragically Friday after police arrested a man who allegedly confessed to abducting and killing her, Fox News reports. The disappearance of 7-year-old Athena Strand prompted an Amber Alert when her stepmother could not find her on Wednesday afternoon in Wise County, north of Fort Worth. Authorities allege …
Two toddlers were found shivering from the cold in the back seat of a car in a North Carolina parking lot on Thursday, while in the front seat two adults — including their mother — had been shot to death. Rocky Mount Police Chief Robert Hassell identified the victims as 24-year-old Destiny Wiggins and 28-year-old …
A 75-year-old tourist from Missouri was beaten to death in his New Orleans hotel room late Thursday night. New Orleans Police said they were called to the Club Wyndham Avenue Plaza hotel on St. Charles Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. and found the man unresponsive with head trauma, WWL reported. They also found 29-year-old Martin …
