Illinois Man Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Death of 6-Year-Old Muslim Boy
Hate Crimes
The boy’s 32-year-old mother was seriously injured in the attack.
Road Rage
October 15, 2023
Road Rage: Driver Fatally Shoots Another Driver, Wounds 2nd Man Who Filmed the Incident
An angry driver shot and killed another angry driver in Portland on Wednesday and then shot another man who began recording the incident on his cell phone. An affidavit says that Geoffrey Edward Hammond was partially blocking an intersection in …
Murder
October 15, 2023
Cops Find Decapitated Body With ‘Intestines Extruding’ in Living Room, Head in Bathtub
San Antonio police made a grisly discovery Friday night after responding to a call about a suspicious person looking into a parked vehicles. Officers dispatched to the call encountered Bradley Adam Dimmick, 35, who reportedly told them, “I just killed …
Other
October 15, 2023
Disturbing Clown Rattles Scottish Village: ‘Just wants to play’
A social media user posting images of a scary-looking clown stalking a Scottish community has prompted concern from some residents, who say the bizarre online behavior is disturbing. “Whoever this is they are scaring everybody – he needs to be …
Court
October 15, 2023
‘Piece of garbage’: Sisters of Woman Raped and Murdered by Accused Serial Killer Sound Off at Sentencing
In 1996, Sharron Hammack was a pregnant mother of two when she was raped and murdered by Garry Artman. The 29-year-old’s body was discovered after being dumped alongside a road in Caledonia Township, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. Hammack’s loved ones …
Court
October 15, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: ‘Drunk’ TV Star CRASHES & Curses EMTs Over $$ Blouse, Appears in Court
Haley Pullos makes two fashion-forward court appearances as she faces Felony DUI charges. The first in July, as the former General Hospital star hobbled inside on crutches. The second in August Pullos was seen in a green dress with white …
Burglary
October 15, 2023
Nebraska Mortuary Worker ‘Tampered’ With Life-Sized Sex Doll at Deceased Person’s Home: Police
A mortuary employee in Nebraska is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly “tampered” with a life-sized sex doll at the home of a deceased person, WOWT-TV reports. Authorities allege that on October 6, Ryan Smith was removing a dead …
Child sex crimes
October 14, 2023
Nevada Prosecutor Charged With Luring Child for Sex, Attempted Seduction
A Nevada prosecutor was arrested Friday and charged with trying to lure a child for sex. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Tanner Castro was arrested in Henderson, the Las Vegas Review Journal said, quoting the Henderson Justice Court website. A …
Burglary
October 14, 2023
Florida Man Breaks Into Clearwater Home, Steals Toolbox, Tools and WEDDING DRESS
A Florida man has been arrested for stealing multiple items, including a television, a toolbox, and a wedding dress, from a Clearwater resident’s home. Ronald Harshorn reportedly confessed to stealing a key from the 84-year-old resident’s house while he was …
Murder
October 14, 2023
Florida Woman Confesses to Killing Romantic Rival in Ambush Outside Library
A 64-year-old Florida woman has confessed to gunning down another woman she viewed as a romantic rival on Wednesday as the victim begged for her life. A witness told police she saw Joyce Ann Small pull out a handgun and …
Murder
October 14, 2023
Mom of ‘Sandlot’ Actor Marty York Murdered in Her Home; Boyfriend Arrested
A California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her home Thursday morning, and police arrested her boyfriend for her murder Friday night in Oregon. Deanna Esmaeel was the mother of Marty York, the actor who played Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan in …
Kidnapping
October 14, 2023
Alleged Perv Kidnaps Girl, 11, After Luring Her on Roblox Online
A Delaware man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old New Jersey girl he met playing an online video game last month. Prosecutors in Passaic County say that Darius Matylewich and the girl met while playing on the …
Murder
October 14, 2023
‘Beautiful soul’: Loved Ones Remember Woman Burned Alive as Police Hunt for Killer
A woman is being remembered for her kind and generous spirit while police work to hunt down whoever is responsible for her gruesome murder, which has shaken one Texas community. “Melissa Ann Davis was a beautiful soul with a warm …
Court
October 14, 2023
Gabby Petito: Brian Laundrie’s Parents Questioned Under Oath in Civil Lawsuit
The parents of Brian Laundrie were interviewed under oath this week in depositions as part of a civil lawsuit against them brought by the parents of Gabby Petito, Fox News reports. Christopher Laundrie was deposed on Tuesday and Roberta Laundrie …
Jail Breaks
October 14, 2023
GLAM KILLER-YOGA-TEACHER FAKES LEG INJURY To Escape Guards, Charged With Murdering Love Rival
The Texas woman charged with murdering her boyfriend’s love interest now stands accused of plotting an escape attempt earlier this week by faking a leg injury, CBS Austin reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong broke away from two …
Sex Crimes
October 14, 2023
California Party Mom: Internet Search History Revealed of Woman Who Allegedly Threw Underage Sex Parties
Prosecutors have disclosed the alleged internet search history of the California mom accused of hosting underage sex parties at her mansion, where victims say she got them drunk and watched while they were raped, KRON-TV reports. Recent court filings show Shannon …
Murder
October 14, 2023
13-Year-Old Boy Murders His Mother Weeks After She Gives Birth to Daughter: Police
A 13-year-old Florida boy is accused of stabbing his own mother to death, just two weeks after she had given birth to a baby girl, WPLG-TV reports. Authorities say that on Thursday evening, the boy called 911 and said he …
Hoax
October 13, 2023
Utah Woman Calls in Hoax School Shooting to Divert Officers From Arresting Her Friends
A Utah woman was charged this week with falsely reporting a school shooting to divert officers on the verge of arresting her friends. Court records show that dispatchers got a call on May 24 that someone was heading to Lehi …
Child sex crimes
October 13, 2023
Virginia Beach Man Arrested for Plans to ‘Abduct and Rape’ Teenage Babysitter
A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with several counts related to his alleged plot to abduct and rape a teenage babysitter. Court documents say Richard Shusko was found with a backpack containing a loaded firearm, handcuffs, shackles, a …
October 13, 2023
San Jose Daycare Owners Arrested After 2 Toddlers Drown in Pool
California police have arrested the mother and daughter co-owners of a home-based daycare where two toddlers drowned in a pool earlier this month. Nina Fathizadeh, 31, and her mother Shahin Gheblehshenas, 64, surrendered to San Jose Police on Friday, KGO …
Murder
October 13, 2023
Former NFL Player Sergio Brown Scuffles With Mexican Officers on Plane Bringing Him to US to Face Charges of Killing His Mother
Former NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody this week in Mexico on a fugitive warrant for the murder of his mother last month, and the ex-safety battled with Mexican officers on board a plane bringing him back to …
Murder
October 13, 2023
Mom Was Stabbed, Asphyxiated Before Police Found Her Dead in Lake With Ex-Husband
An Oklahoma woman who was found dead in July — in a lake alongside her ex-husband — was asphyxiated and stabbed, according to a recently-released medical examiner’s report. The bodies of Candace Kehoe, 26, and George Kehoe, 27, were discovered …
Crime Stories
October 13, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Glam Yoga Teacher Charged in Love-Murder, KAITLIN ARMSTRONG ESCAPES
A daring escape attempt by accused killer Kaitlin Armstrong, charged in the death of cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson. Armstrong was being transported by Travis County law enforcement to a doctor’s appointment. As the yoga instructor and two corrections officers …
Murder
October 13, 2023
Yoga Teacher Kaitlin Armstong Turns Down Plea Deal in Love-Triangle Slaying of Cyclist
A Texas woman who allegedly fled to Costa Rica after killing her boyfriend’s love interest last year reportedly turned down a plea deal that could have reduced her prison sentence by decades. Sources told the Daily Mail that Travis County …
Murder
October 13, 2023
Mom Murdered 9-Month-Old Daughter Found Lifeless in Bedroom
A Virginia woman was arrested on Wednesday, more than a week after her 9-month-old daughter was found dead in a home. Richmond police’s public affairs director James Mercante told WTVR that cops responded to the residence on October 2 and …
Child Abuse
October 13, 2023
Daycare Provider Learns Fate After 4-month-old Baby Dies Face-Down in Vomit While in Her Care
A former Georgia daycare provider was sentenced Friday by a DeKalb County judge, in connection with the 202a death of an infant at a Dunwoody childcare center. According to 11AliveNews, Amanda Hickey, who owned the Little Lovey Daycare in Dunwoody, …
Homicide
October 13, 2023
Malnourished 12-Year-Old Boy Found Decomposing in Home Had Been Dead for at Least a Week
A 12-year-old boy was found dead in a Wisconsin home on Tuesday in what is being investigated as a homicide. Jacarie Robinson’s body was discovered in a Milwaukee home — with medical examiners describing him as “malnourished” and “decomposing.” Robinson’s …
Murder
October 13, 2023
Georgia Mother Faces Murder Charge After Leaving 1-year-old Tot to Die in Hot Car: Police
A Georgia mother is behind bars after police say she left her 1-year-old daughter inside a hot car, leading to the child’s death. According to 11Alive News, Newton County deputies responded to a call Tuesday, concerning an unresponsive child at …
Homicide
October 13, 2023
Man Searching Woods for Dog Discovers Woman’s Dead Body
North Carolina police have identified a woman who was found dead in a wooded area on Wednesday. The Fayetteville Observer reported that a man searching for his dog in Fayetteville discovered Crystal Loughran’s body. Loughran, 40, was pronounced dead at …
Missing
October 13, 2023
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Missouri Mother
The St. Louis County Police Department is searching for a missing mother who hasn’t been since Thursday. According to NBC 5, friends last saw Whitney Stark at around 5:30 p.m., at a residence in the 1800 block of Santa Blas …
Missing
October 13, 2023
Missing: California Woman’s Vehicle Found With 2 Flat Tires in Arizona National Forest
Arizona police are looking for a 32-year-old woman who disappeared after starting a cross-country trip from California to Connecticut. Chelsea Grimm was last seen on September 28 in Williams, about 35 miles west of Flagstaff, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office …
Court
October 13, 2023
Chad Daybell Wants Cameras Allowed in Court for His Murder Trial
The judge and attorneys involved in Chad Daybell’s upcoming murder trial have set a November 29 date for a hearing on whether to allow cameras in the courtroom for the proceedings. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce previously barred cameras for …
Assault
October 13, 2023
Youth Football Coach Shot by Angry Parent at Practice
A parent, apparently angry at his son’s playing time, shot the boy’s youth football coach in the back four times at a practice this week in St. Louis. The gunman, Daryl Clemmons, turned himself in on Wednesday, the day after …
Trials
October 12, 2023
1 Officer Convicted, 1 Officer Acquitted in Death of Elijah McClain
A Colorado jury on Thursday reached a split verdict in the trial of two Aurora police officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain during a 2019 arrest. The jury convicted Randy Roedema of criminally negligent homicide, after rejecting a …
Court
October 12, 2023
Pennsy Mom Accused of Hanging Her Children in the Basement Has Plea Hearing Scheduled
A Pennsylvania woman charged with hanging her two children in the basement of her Berks County home four years ago may be preparing to enter a plea in her case. Prosecutors intended to seek the death penalty for Lisa Snyder, …
Shooting
October 12, 2023
4-Year-Old Boy Shot in the Face by 9-Year-Old Brother Playing with 17-Year-Old Brother’s Gun
A 9-year-old Detroit boy shot his 4-year-old brother Thursday with an older brother’s loaded, unsecured handgun. Detroit police said the 9-year-old took the gun from his 17-year-old brother’s room to play with, WJBK reported, and shot the younger boy in …
Murder
October 12, 2023
Update: Atlanta Mother Aimee Lafakis Was Strangled & Hit in Head, Former Boyfriend Charged with Murder
New warrants reveal what investigators believe happened to Georgia mother Aimee Lafakis, who was found deceased earlier this month, allegedly at the hands of a former boyfriend. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Brandon Wineinger stands accused of malice murder, felony murder …
Missing
October 12, 2023
Missing Woman’s License Plate Was ‘Randomly Run’ in Another State a Month After Her Disappearance
Minnesota police said on Wednesday that authorities there ran a license plate belonging to a North Dakota woman who vanished in July. Stearns County police said a deputy randomly ran Jonett Wanner’s plate near St. Cloud on August 12, a …
Child Abuse
October 12, 2023
CPS Planned to Terminate Mom’s Rights a Day Before Her Newborn Son Died With 16 Bone Fractures
Texas police arrested a woman on Wednesday, weeks after her 3-month-old son died with reported injuries that suggest he was abused. The Waco Herald-Tribune reported that Amir Cosby died two days after he was hospitalized on September 21 for 16 …
Crime Stories
October 12, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: State Wants KOHBERGER’S CLICK Activity in Murders of 4 Students
A new report says two surviving housemates in the Moscow, Idaho rental home where 4 students were killed, were awake and texting each other while the murders were taking place. The new information comes from Air Mail.com, a weekly digital …
Other
October 12, 2023
Accused Killer Yoga Teacher Kaitlin Armstrong Tries to Escape Again
A yoga instructor who fled abroad in 2022 after allegedly shooting a romantic rival recently attempted another escape while being taken to a Travis County, Texas, medical appointment. Kaitlin Armstrong, who stands accused of murdering Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, 25, …
Jail
October 12, 2023
‘Please Meet the Devil’: Child Rapist Strangled by Serial Killer Cellmate for His Bad Hygiene
A California judge ruled on Tuesday that a convicted serial killer will stand trial for killing his cellmate in February. Ramon Escobar — who killed a total of seven people in Texas in California — allegedly told prison staff that …
Murder
October 12, 2023
Morgan Bauer: Disturbing Details of Alleged Necrophilia, Dismemberment Revealed in Missing Teen’s Presumed Death
Suspects in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of 19-year-old Morgan Bauer were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Georgia. The Rockdale Citizen reports that a Newton County grand jury indicted Jonathan Alexander Warren and Katelyn Goble in …
Court
October 12, 2023
Iowa Court Denies Appeal of Man Convicted of Killing Jogger Mollie Tibbetts
Iowa’s state Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Christhian Bahena Rivera, convicted in 2021 of the 2018 killing of jogger Mollie Tibbets. Rivera appealed his conviction, claiming that some statements he made to police were made before he …
Missing
October 12, 2023
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing Virginia Woman
Virginia State Police are searching for a 62-year-old woman who has been missing since Wednesday without contacting family or friends. ABC 8 reports that Pierre Louise Armour-Barnum was last seen close to 5800 Jefferson Avenue in Hampton at around 6:15 …
Murder
October 12, 2023
Blogger Charged With Witness Intimidation in Case of Woman Charged With Killing Cop Boyfriend
A blogger has been charged with witness intimidation in the case of a Massachusetts woman accused of hitting her police officer boyfriend with her vehicle and leaving him for dead in a snow bank last year. Aiden Kearney, who frequently …
Murder
October 12, 2023
7th Suspect, Mother of 3 Other Suspects, Arrested in Death of Korean Woman Found in Trunk of Car
Police in Georgia have arrested a seventh person related to the death of a Korean woman found beaten and starved in the trunk of a car outside a sauna last month. Investigators say Sehee Cho, 33, was lured from South …
Murder
October 11, 2023
Cops Release Sketch of Person of Interest in Murder of Retired University Dean
Vermont State Police have released a composite sketch of a person of interest in the shooting death of retired Vermont State University dean Honoree Fleming, who was shot dead on a rail trail near the campus. Fleming, 77, was found …
Murder
October 11, 2023
Oklahoma Man Wanted for Wife’s 2017 Murder Captured in Mexico
An Oklahoma man on the run since his wife’s 2017 murder was arrested earlier this summer in Mexico. Tulsa police said Wednesday that Jose Gomez-Baca, 31, was arrested on June 27 in Tecomán, Colima, and has now been extradited to …
Murder
October 11, 2023
Alleged Killer Yoga Teacher Kaitlin Armstrong Makes a Break for It After Doctor’s Appointment
A yoga instructor who fled to Costa Rica after allegedly gunning down a professional bicyclist she saw as a romantic rival tried to escape again but this time was chased down on foot by corrections officers. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, is …
