‘We’re not releasing this photo lightly’: Police share actual photo of deceased boy found washed ashore, in hopes of someone identifying him
[Warning: Photo may be disturbing to some viewers]
January 29, 2018
Monday Crime Stories: Mom gets traffic stop, cops find dead tot boy in trunk! Uber driver danger!? And did missing teen witness murder?
PLUS: Why was baby’s remains in mom’s trunk? Is your Uber driver real?
Celebrity Justice
January 27, 2018
Lawyers accused of trying to bribe witnesses in murder trial of rap producer Suge Knight
A new wrinkle in rap producer Marion “Suge” Knight’s ongoing murder trial appeared this week — and this time it involves his attorneys. According to the Independent, two lawyers who formerly represented Knight were arrested on suspicion of acting as accessories after the fact following prior allegations that they attempted to bribe eyewitnesses central to …
January 26, 2018
AMBER Alert boy Raul Johnson remains missing as police consider abduction and ‘recovery mission’
New details emerged on Friday in the case of a missing 4-year-old North Carolina boy, last seen on Weds. walking away on foot. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Raul Johnson was last seen on Weds. morning, walking barefoot down Village Drive toward Crestline Road in Laurinburg, at around 11:30 a.m. Since then, there has been no sign of …
January 25, 2018
Husband and wife keep young teen ‘as a sex slave,’ rape and abuse her daily for more than a year: Prosecutor
Authorities in Missouri say a couple forced a girl to perform a series of sexual acts over a period of more than a year. According to a report by the Kansas City Star, 42-year-old Larry Dykes and Alicia Dykes, also 42, were arrested on suspicion of rape. In a court appearance last week, both were …
January 25, 2018
‘Kayak killer’ Angelika Graswald wants her dead fiancé’s $491K insurance policy: Report
Convicted “kayak killer” Angelika Graswald is reportedly fighting the family of her deceased fiancé for his $491K insurance policy. New York Post reports that Graswald, convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide, wants her fiancé, Vincent Viafore’s, accidental death coverage, which was covered through his employer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. Viafore died after drowning the Hudson River in April …
January 25, 2018
Remains of 4-year-old boy found in a bag in the backyard of home identified
Medical Examiner says death appears “extremely suspicious”
Juveniles
January 23, 2018
Low-IQ parents reunited with both kids after once being deemed unfit to raise children [Update]
The Oregon couple who lost custody of two sons when judges ruled that their low IQ scores should prohibit them from raising children have now seen their family completely restored. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Amy Fabbrini and Eric Ziegler were reunited with 10-month-old Hunter shortly before Christmas and about five months after he was taken …
January 23, 2018
Lawyers want to toss confession in brutal rape, torture and murder of 14-year-old Grace Packer
Defense attorneys are hoping to discredit the confession that is expected to be a key piece of evidence in Jacob Sullivan’s trial for the rape and murder of Grace Packer, his girlfriend’s adopted daughter. Grace’s mother Sara Packer is also facing murder charges, and was implicated in Sullivan’s confession. The Morning Call reports that defense …
January 22, 2018
Cruise ship guest plunges to her death after falling from 14th floor balcony, leaving ‘blood everywhere’
A woman died on Friday after falling from the 14th floor balcony of a Carnival Cruise Line ship, landing on her the 11th floor, authorities confirm. Miami Herald reports that the woman was aboard the Carnival Elation, sailing from Jacksonville on a four-day excursion to Freeport, Bahama, when she fell from the balcony on Friday morning. “The …
January 21, 2018
Two dead after 13-year-old boy tries to save paralyzed father from house fire: Police
An Oklahoma teen and his disabled father were killed in a house fire after the 13-year-old boy reportedly tried to rescue the 60-year-old man. “This family is just sleeping and the son is doing what he can to protect and save his dad,” said Love County Sheriff Marty Grisham. “It’s just a very sad story.” …
January 19, 2018
Tom Petty died of ‘accidental drug overdose’ after continuing to work on fractured hip: Family
Relatives of rock legend Tom Petty released a statement Friday revealing the cause of his death in October at the age of 66. According to a medical examiner’s report, his family wrote, he “passed away due to an accidental drug overdose and as a result of taking a variety of medications.” Petty had battled declining …
