Dad fatally shoots terminally-ill daughter, himself as mom cooks breakfast: Reports
Murder
The slain 11-year-old reportedly had cancer and was scheduled to have her leg amputated later this month
Murder
August 10, 2020
Court releases police body-worn camera footage in George Floyd’s death
Body camera footage from two former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd on May 25 was released Monday by the court after media organizations argued for their release, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The full videos from cameras worn by Thomas Lane and Alexander Kueng had been filed with the court …
Child Abuse
August 10, 2020
Toddler dies 5 days after suffering severe head injury; mother’s boyfriend charged with murder
An Ohio man has been charged with murder after his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter died from serious head injuries and his explanation of how the injuries happened was inconsistent with what doctors found. Devon Mallory, 31, has been charged with aggravated murder in the death of Sofia Echevarria, who died July 30, five days after she …
Missing
August 10, 2020
DEVELOPING: Missing mom last seen being shoved into an SUV found dead in rural area
Melissa Banda had a protection order against her husband, who is now in custody on charges of aggravated kidnapping
Murder
August 9, 2020
Man gunned down dead as wife watched in horror, all over cigarette
A Bronx man walking with his wife Saturday night nonchalantly flicked his finished cigarette away, apparently unaware he’d flicked it toward three men who were, in the words of the New York Daily News, “hungry for a fight.” The three men, strangers to Curtis Holley, argued with him, and the argument escalated until one of …
Murder
August 8, 2020
Freed due to coronavirus, alleged rapist murders his victim to stop her testimony and then kills himself as police close in
Ibrahim Bouiachi was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus and allegedly killed Karla Dominguez on July 29. He reportedly shot himself as police closed in on him.
Murder
August 8, 2020
Tennessee couple stores body of woman they raped and murdered in a freezer for months [Cops]
A Tennessee couple was charged this week with the death of a woman they lured into their home and then held there by chaining her to a bed while they raped and beat her, Oak Ridge Today reports. Sean Finnegan, 52, and Rebecca Dishman, 22, allegedly stored the mutilated body of 36-year-old Jennifer Gail Paxton …
Murder
August 8, 2020
Florida teen fatally shoots 18-year-old man while on the phone with police dispatchers [Cops]
Connor Michael Lewis had a fight with his girlfriend, whose friends and family came to get her belongings. ‘You’re so scary,’ he told them, before firing once, striking Artavious Quarterman in the head.
Murder
August 7, 2020
Arrest made for Fort Hood soldier murder, one of FIVE Fort Hood soldiers to die within the past three months
A murder suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Fort Hood soldier, Brandon Scott Rosecrans, who was found shot to death earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found the body of Rosecrans, 27, one the side of a road in Harker Heights on May 18. According to the Harker Heights …
Murder
August 6, 2020
Gorgeous poker player stayed in motel for 3 days before her alleged killer checked into THE SAME ROOM [Report]
Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of pro poker player Susie Zhao last month, but the hows and whys of the gorgeous 33-year-old’s death remain a mystery. White Lake Township Police said Wednesday they believe that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Morris, 60, killed Zhao late July 12 or early on July 13 and …
Juveniles
August 6, 2020
SEE IT: Melanie Gibb gave recording of phone call with Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell to a reporter ahead of preliminary hearing, then asked not to publish
“They’re going to be [in jail] for the rest of their lives,” Gibb said
Murder
August 6, 2020
Florida woman who had husband kill Burger King worker over drive-thru delay has been charged, police say [Update]
A Florida woman is behind bars for her alleged participation in the shooting death of an Orlando Burger King employee. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on August 1, a woman became upset after her Burger King order took too long. She allegedly had her husband meet her at the fast-food restaurant, off of E. Colonial Drive …
