Murdaugh Murders: Former SC trooper reveals suspicions in 2015 cold case linked to Murdaugh family
Hit-and-Run
“Nothing about this case from the very beginning pointed towards it being a hit and run.”
child neglect
June 26, 2021
Maine mom covers toddler’s bruises with temporary tattoos, can’t explain brutal injuries that killed the boy
A Maine woman charged with depraved indifference murder in the death of her 3-year-old son appeared in court Friday and was given a $150,000 bail. Jessica Trefethen — who also goes by Jessica Johnson and Jessica Williams — was arrested on Wednesday, following the death of 3-year-old Maddox Williams on Sunday, WCSH reported. Police said …
Murder
June 25, 2021
NC man strangles girlfriend, stuffs her body into storage tote, heads to lake in Tennessee to dispose of it
A North Carolina man was arrested in Tennessee this week and charged with abuse of a corpse after Carter County deputies found his girlfriend’s body in a storage tote in the car he was driving. Authorities were tipped off by a friend of 24-year-old Michael Louis Cadogan who said he called her and told her …
Murder
June 25, 2021
Autumn Hallow: Despite 30 police calls, dad and stepmom starve, withhold water & beat beloved girl to death
The father and stepmother of slain Minnesota girl Autumn Hallow admitted in court this week that they killed the child while doling out punishment. As CrimeOnline previously reported, an autopsy revealed that 8-year-old Autumn had atrophied muscles and significant hair loss, puncture wounds on her head, bleeding on the brain and in the abdomen, and …
Murder
June 25, 2021
‘She made a serious mistake’: Missing Summer Wells’ father says wife ‘apologized’ for his domestic violence arrest
The father of a missing Tennessee girl has come under scrutiny after court records showed that he has a previous domestic assault arrest. But Don Wells suggested in a recent interview that he was not responsible for an October incident that led to criminal charges and his wife’s request for an order of protection. Summer …
Murder
June 24, 2021
18-year-old murders police officer dad with rifle shot to the head: Report
An 18-year-old Michigan man was ordered held without bond on Wednesday when he appeared in court on charges that he shot and killed his father. Hayden Jagst is charged with open murder, two counts of felony firearm, carrying with unlawful intent, and carrying a concealed weapon in the death of Edward Jagst at the family …
Murder
June 24, 2021
Recently-released suspect confesses to decapitating acquaintance, playing soccer with his head in park: Docs
The suspect reportedly avoided a murder charge in the 2017 fatal shooting of a man at a motel
Murder
June 24, 2021
Teen killer holds nephew’s mouth and pinches nose for ‘at least five minutes,’ hides his deceased body in closet
A Colorado teen will spend seven years in a juvenile facility for the murder of her young nephew, Jordan Vong. Jennie Bunson, now 18, was arrested in 2018 at age 16 after police found 7-year-old Jordan dead, following an intense search for the boy. On August 7, 2018, the Denver Police Department announced they found …
Murder
June 23, 2021
Woman charged with killing former Florida state senator’s son is jilted ex of his girlfriend: Reports
The woman suspected of killing a former Florida state senator’s son is the jilted ex-girlfriend of the woman Jason Campbell was with he was killed. Federal marshals arrested Lakoria Shamece Washington, 24, on Monday in Port Orange. She’s been charged with first degree murder in the death of Campbell, 23, the Miami Herald reported. Campbell …
Murder
June 23, 2021
Stranger takes girl from playground, sexually assaults & strangles her before leaving body in tundra
An Alaska man admitted in court on Monday to abducting, sexually assaulting, and killing a 10-year-old girl in 2018. Ashley Johnson-Barr’s body was found on the tundra two miles from the Kotzebue playground Peter Wilson, 44, abducted her from days earlier. The girl was sexually assaulted and an autopsy report listed her cause of death …
Juveniles
June 23, 2021
Hero older brother saves 4-year-old sibling during murder-suicide at home: Report
Two children escaped a Massachusetts home where their parents were later found dead of an apparent murder-suicide. According to WCBV, police in Oxford received two 911 calls on Tuesday evening, from a man and a woman who appeared to be at the same residence. Responding officers later found both dead with gunshot wounds at the …
Family Crime
June 22, 2021
7-year-old drowned by mom who then killed herself brought ‘happiness to all around her’
The 7-year-old girl who was a victim in a murder-suicide will be laid to rest this week. As the New York Post reports, funeral services for Layla Malon will be held at Willowbrick Cemetery in Westport, Connecticut. A wake will be held on Wednesday at Lesko & Polke Funeral Home in Fairfield, according to an …
