Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a University of Mississippi student who has been missing for two weeks, the Clarion Ledger reports. On Friday, the Oxford Police Department and University of Mississippi Police announced that 22-year-old Shelton Timothy Herrington Jr. has been charged with murder. Investigators believe Herrington killed Jimmie …
A Navy officer allegedly confessed to murdering his wife with a hammer and knife and setting their home ablaze hoping it would kill the couple’s baby, News 8 reports. George Dodson, 23, is facing numerous charges related to the violent attack, which allegedly happened after his wife told him she was in love with another …
A Florida man has been hospitalized in critical condition after he stabbed his two daughter and himself, killing his youngest child. Juan Bravo-Torres, 39, will be booked on charges of first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree attempted murder when he’s discharged from the hospital, the Longwood Police Department said. A 12-year-old girl survived the gruesome knife …
Three members of a family were shot to death early Friday morning at an Iowa state park, and the suspected gunman was later found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators have not yet released the names of the three victims but said the suspect was Anthony O. Sherwin, 23, from Nebraska. He is …
A Tennessee man accused of killing his new wife during a Fiji vacation has reportedly claimed that her death was an accident. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christi Chen was reportedly excited about her honeymoon to Fiji. Now, her husband, Bradley Robert Dawson, is sitting in a jail cell in the South Pacific, accused of killing …
The man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Nevada teen is facing additional charges related to the case, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Authorities had alleged that 41-year-old Troy Driver abducted 18-year-old Naomi Irion from a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, Nevada, in March before killing her and burying her body, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Prosecutors …
A Minnesota woman has been charged with murder and arson after she allegedly stabbed and man to death and set fire to his camper, telling investigators she thought she was “burning a witch.” Court documents say that Crystal Wilson used methamphetamine and alcohol Sunday morning and went to the Mii Gwitch Mahnomen Days pow wow …
The husband of a slain Tennessee pharmacist found dead in Fiji this month may have beat her to death. According to a post-mortem exam obtained by DailyMail, Christi Chen Dawson was found beaten to death with blunt force trauma to the head, and her husband, Bradley Robert Dawson, is the prime suspect. As CrimeOnline previously …
Kaitlin Armstrong, a Texas woman accused of killing professional cyclist Moriah Wilson, made her first court appearance in Austin after her Costa Rica capture. During an arraignment Wednesday morning, Armstrong pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, Fox 5 reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Armstrong was arrested in a hideaway spot in Costa Rica after the …
A 15-year-old Tennessee boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a beloved United Methodist Church pastor during a carjacking in Memphis. Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was killed outside her home Monday afternoon. She was the pastor of Capleville United Methodist Church and the district superintendent of the Metro District in the …
A 17-year-old South Carolina boy has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of his 4-year-old half-sister, who was found dead in a plastic bin behind the home where they both lived. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the disappearance of Joanna Lockaby at about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The little girl was found …
A Massachusetts woman who vanished Saturday was found dead and police say her boyfriend, who was considered a suspect, is also dead after an officer-related scuffle. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mary Anderson’s family said she was last seen at around 10:20 p.m. in Hudson, New Hampshire. They told Harvard police it’s unlike Anderson to go without contacting …
