Bill Cosby tried and failed to have to judge recused from his second assault trial, and that same judge is now working to keep him out of jail. Judge Stephen T. O’Neill presided over Cosby’s first trial for indecent sexual assault, which ended in a hung jury, as well as his second trial. Cosby was …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators hunting down the so-called Golden State Killer used information from genetic websites last year that led to the wrong man, court records obtained Friday by The Associated Press showed. An Oregon police officer working at the request of California investigators persuaded a judge in March 2017 to order a 73-year-old …
Authorities in Colorado have shared the identity of a man suspected of abducting a 12-year-old girl on Wednesday as she was walking home from school. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Raeanna Rosencrans, 12, was last seen getting into a car with a man who called out her name as she was walking with a friend in …
An Indiana mother is accused of recording herself molesting her three-year-old daughter and selling the videos for drug money. The child’s father told WAVE that he called the police after finding the disturbing footage on Jamie Simms’ phone. Court documents obtained by the news station stated that Simms was visiting the 3- and 1-year-old she shares …
Authorities in Sacramento have released further details about the arrest of the suspected Golden State Killer, who was taken into custody overnight in the first major break in the decades-old case. Representatives from the Sacramento sheriff department and the District Attorney’s office held a press conference Wednesday afternoon that continued for over an hour while …
Police have reportedly arrested a man they believe may be the elusive Golden State Killer or East Area Rapist, who has evaded authorities for four decades. As CrimeOnline previously reported, jail records show that Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody overnight, and booked into the early hours of Wednesday morning. DeAngelo is a former …
Investigators may have made a break in the Golden State Killer case, with sources reporting a possible arrest. According to Fox40, sources with knowledge of the investigation have confirmed a major break in the cold case, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department may have made an arrest. The Golden State Killer, also known as the …
A Louisana man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl is facing new charges after authorities allegedly learned he’s HIV-positive. According to the Monroe News Star, Levon Jennings, 25, tested positive for HIV at Ouachita Parish Health Unit in October 2013 and was informed of the results. Reports indicated that his HIV-status was discussed during …
It’s looks like R.Kelly’s allegedly abusive behavior is finally catching up to him. Vox reports the the R&B start’s publicist, lawyer and assistant have all quit following the release of a BBC documentary that details the long history of abuse allegations against Kelly. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Kelly has been accused of holding women against …
A Massachusetts woman is speaking out days after her accused rapist was allowed to post bond, resulting in him fleeing to Ghana to avoid prosecution. Emily Murray told WFXT that Uber driver Frederick Amfo raped her in the back of his car on April 8. Amfo allegedly had dropped off another customer and locked the car doors …
A Nashville man known for dressing up as Spider-Man to wash windows at a children’s hospital has been sentenced to 105 years on child pornography charges. According to WKRN, footage taken in Jarratt A. Turner’s basement apartment depicted him molesting children between the ages of 1 and 2-and-a-half. Prosecutor Don Cochran said Turner would befriend parents to have access …
Another woman has come forward to accuse R. Kelly or trying to “groom” her as part of an alleged sex cult — and she also claims he knowingly gave her a sexually transmitted disease. According to the Washington Post, an unidentified woman claims that Kelly held her against her will in 2017, plying her with …
