More than half a dozen tips have been made to two counties in North Carolina, claiming that fugitive Brian Laundrie is hiding out on the Appalachian Trail. Officials from both Watauga County and Avery County sheriff’s offices in North Carolina said that the calls have been flooded in during the past 48 hours, with callers …
Questions surrounding a phone purchased before Brian Laundrie’s disappearance may have been answered by an attorney representing his family, yet, the date the phone was bought remains unclear. As CrimeOnline previously reported, FBI agents reportedly pulled security footage from an AT&T store in North Port, Florida, and discovered that Laundrie and an “older woman” went …
Newly-released documents state that Brian Laundrie’s mother rescheduled camping plans a day before he returned home early from his cross-country road trip. According to documents obtained by Fox News, Roberta Laundrie canceled a camping trip to the Fort De Soto Park Campground in Saint Petersburg, Florida. She initially planned a trip for two people from …
A photo taken at a historic site may be the key in locating Brian Laundrie, a Florida man who has disappeared amid the investigation into the disappearance and death of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito. According to Fox News, Laundrie and Petito stopped at the Fort De Soto Historical Fort in Florida, where a photo was …
A solemn candlelight vigil was held Friday for Gabby Petito in her Long Island hometown, bringing together hundreds of community members mourning the death of the 22-year-old, WABC-TV reports. Neighbors in Blue Point, New York, placed lanterns at the end of their driveways on Friday evening as part of the event, called “Light the Night For …
NPPD Commander Joe Fussell knows that people are questioning why the search continues for Brian Laundrie in a swampy Florida reserve, but he insists that law enforcement professionals know what they are doing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 23-year-old Laundrie is wanted on a felony warrant following the death of his girlfriend, 22-year-old Gabby Petito. Laundrie …
A Wyoming restaurant confirmed Wednesday that Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were in their restaurant when witnesses saw a blowout between Laundrie and a waitress. “Yes, we can confirm Gabby and Brian were in Merry Piglets. We have already notified the FBI and they are aware,” the Merry Piglet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, said. …
An alleged hitman hired by South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh apparently thought police wouldn’t find out anything, according to reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Curtis ‘Eddie’ Smith, 61, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assisted suicide, insurance fraud, conspiracy, pointing and presenting a firearm, and assault. The arrest happened after Alex Murdaugh allegedly hired Smith …
Lori Vallow flew out of Idaho the day before her brother attempted to shoot Tammy Daybell and returned to the state the day after Daybell died – all within weeks of Vallow marrying Daybell’s husband, KSAZ-TV reports. The revelation comes from 2,500 emails related to the investigation that police in Chandler, Arizona, released on Friday in response …
An Iowa man arrested in Chicago after allegedly bringing weapons and ammunition to a hotel has bailed out of jail and immediately proposed to his girlfriend. ABC Chicago reports that Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, said little to reporters after his release Wednesday. He was arrested days earlier and charged with two felony counts …
– Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, is facing two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
– Casteel was arrested in Chicago, allegedly with a .308 caliber rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, and a high-powered scope.
– An employee at the W Hotel made the discovery while cleaning Casteel’s room.
– “Five loaded magazines that he had perched up on the windowsill,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “Thank God for that hotel worker who saw something and said something.”
