The mother of a 3-year-old Illinois boy who died this week, admitted to authorities that she and her boyfriend repeatedly struck the child and his siblings with a belt, the Daily Herald reports. Authorities charged Joy Ramos, 22, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of the boy, Steven Figueroa. Ramos brought Figueroa to …
A young man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Columbus, Ohio. WMCH reports that police found the body of a man and a woman dead of gunshot wounds early Sunday morning in an apartment at Taylor House Luxury Community. Police had responded to a distress call after a friend of the …
A Pennsylvania mother was convicted Friday of trying to kill her two young children in a failed murder-suicide attempt, The Citizens’ Voice reports. Melissa Scholl, 34, was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder after prosecutors alleged she strapped the kids in her vehicle and then connected a garden hose from the exhaust pipe …
The pregnant Maryland teacher shot dead and left in a shallow grave had tried to talk to another woman with whom her boyfriend was also engaged to marry, according to police. Investigators lured the boyfriend, Tyler Tessier, into speaking at a news conference while Wallen was still missing with the hope that his demeanor and …
A 14-year-old girl is among those recovering from injuries after a high school classmate opened fire at a school outside of Spokane, Washington, this week, killing one boy and injuring three others. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Sam Strahan, 15, was killed after he reportedly confronted Caleb Sharpe, also 15, in a hallway at Freeman High School …
On Thursday, a Howard County, Maryland, judge denied bail to a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, a high school teacher loved in her community and adored by her students. Tyler Tessier, 32, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the murder of 31-year-old Lauren Wallen, a high school teacher at Wilde Lake High School …
Two days after Tyler Tessier tearfully pleaded for his missing girlfriend’s return, he was charged with killing the pregnant Maryland high school teacher. Laura Wallen, 31, was found dead in a shallow grave that police say Tessier dug to hide her body. Nancy Grace assembled a team of experts in this Crime Stories episode to …
Stephen Strahan, 15, lost his dad in a tragic accident on Father’s Day. He was then killed trying to confront the school shooter.
The Pittsburgh mother was determined to be mentally ill, and showed remorse for the horrific murders
The Texas man who confessed to murdering his ex-wife told police that the former couple’s young children were in the next room when he strangled her to death. Click2Houston reports that Steven McDowell, 44, appeared in court on Tuesday to face charges related to his ex-wife’s apparent murder. Crystal McDowell, 37, a popular, upbeat mom …
One student has died in a shooting at Freeman High School near Spokane, Washington. CNN reports that the mass shooting also injured three other juveniles, presumably students. The suspect is reportedly a student at the school, and has been taken into custody. “The shooter is in the back seat of a patrol car right now,” …
The father of the man who allegedly shot eight people, killing his estranged wife and seven others before a responding officer fatally shot him, has spoken out about the horrific tragedy and his strained relationship with his eldest son. Spencer Hight, 22, allegedly went to his estranged wife’s home on Sunday and opened fire during …
