No Bond for Nevada Elected Official Accused of Killing Journalist Who Exposed His Wrongdoing
Murder
Investigators said they found DNA consistent with Robert Telles’s beneath reporter Jeff German’s fingernails.
Unsolved
September 8, 2022
Texas Girl Kidnapped 51 Years Ago Possibly Spotted on Island: Report
A Texas woman kidnapped 51 years ago may have been possibly spotted by a tipster, according to reports. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children stated Thursday that a tipster said they saw Melissa Highsmith in the Daniel Island …
Crime Stories
September 8, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Memphis ‘LIVE-STREAM KILLER’ SHOOTS 7, Smiles for Camera
Four people are shot and killed, and three others are wounded in a citywide spree. Memphis police were on the lookout for a suspect who live-streamed not only his intent but the actual shootings. Repeat offender Ezekiel Kelly, 19, is …
Missing
September 8, 2022
Autistic 13-Year-Old Boy Missing Since Monday Could Be in Imminent Danger
New York officials have issued an alert for a missing 13-year-old boy with autism who vanished on Monday. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services said in an alert that Dante Holmes was last seen in the Bronx. …
Accident
September 8, 2022
Dad Found Dead in Pond With 3 Young Kids Was Intoxicated When He Drowned: Coroner
Indiana officials said on Wednesday that a man who was found dead in a pond with his three young children was intoxicated when he died in July. According to the Indianapolis Star, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said Kyle Moorman, …
Bullies
September 8, 2022
‘Kids Can Be So Cruel’: Bullied Eighth-Grader Kills Himself at School on First Day Back
A North Carolina middle school was shut down on Tuesday after an eighth-grader died by suicide on campus, according to reports. WRAL reported that Wendell Middle School students were sent home after Austin Pendergrass, 13, died following a “medical crisis” …
Court
September 8, 2022
Arrest Warrant Issued for Missing Harmony Montgomery’s Stepmother
An arrest warrant has been issued for the stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, for reportedly failing to appear in court. According to WMUR 9, 32-year-old Montgomery failed to show up for a hearing in Manchester, in connection …
September 8, 2022
‘It was a hoax’: Dad Lies to Police About Baby Being Inside Stolen Vehicle [Report]
An AMBER Alert in Houston has been canceled after a Texas man reportedly admitted he made the story up, according to reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Texas officials issued an AMBER Alert Thursday after two unknown suspects allegedly stole a …
National
September 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at Age 96 in Her ‘Beloved Summer Home’
Queen Elizabeth II, of England, passed away Thursday at the age of 96. According to The New York Times, doctors recently placed the queen under medical supervision at her Baltamora Castle in the Scottish Islands, described as her “beloved Summer …
Accident
September 8, 2022
Paralegal Found in Car 3 Weeks After Disappearance Died From Hyperthermia, Alcohol Intoxication: Coroner
Alcohol intoxication reportedly played a role in the death of a Texas woman who was found dead in her car three weeks after her disappearance. Christina Powell, 39, whose body was discovered in a car parked outside Huebner Oaks Shopping …
Murder
September 8, 2022
Son Learns Fate After Clobbering 74-year-old Screenwriter Mother Dead with Baseball Bat, Complaining About Her During 911 Call
An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2018 murder of his elderly mother. According to the Washington County District Attorney in Oregon, Garth Patrick Beams was found guilty last month of second-degree murder and unlawful …
AMBER Alert
September 8, 2022
AMBER Alert: Police Find Vehicle Stolen from Store, 6-month-old Baby Inside Car MISSING
UPDATE An AMBER Alert in Houston has been canceled after a Texas man reportedly admitted he made the story up, according to reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Texas officials issued an AMBER Alert Thursday after two unknown suspects allegedly stole …
Court
September 8, 2022
Eliza Fletcher: Judge Handles Motions, Sets September Date for Suspect’s Next Court Appearance
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi set September 19 as the next report date in the case of Cleotha Henderson, AKA Abston, for the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher. Henderson appeared in Montesi’s court Thursday morning …
Murder
September 8, 2022
Nevada County Official Arrested for Murder of Reporter Who Exposed His Misconduct
A Clark County public official has been arrested for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, whose reporting of alleged wrongdoing by that official cost him his party’s nomination for another term in office this year. Investigators searched …
Mass shooting
September 8, 2022
Mobile Mass Shooter Kills 4, CAPTURED in South Memphis After High-Speed Chase
19-year-old Memphis man went on a shooting rampage across the city
September 7, 2022
Suspect Rolls Through Memphis, Live-Streaming Shootings
Shootings took place just days after Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher was abducted and killed while out for a morning run
Murder
September 7, 2022
Missouri Man Fatally Shoots Wife, Turns Himself In to Texas Police Chief 660 Miles Away
A Missouri man flagged down a Texas police chief Wednesday and told him he’d shot his wife. Floydada Police Chief Reuben Ramon told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he was checking out a report of a hay bale in the road …
Voyeurism
September 7, 2022
Florida Condo Association President Installs Spy Camera in Neighbor’s Bedroom
The president of a Florida condominium association has been accused of installing a surveillance camera hidden in a flower pot in a neighbor’s bedroom. Robert Orr, 49, was booked on four counts of video voyeurism Tuesday night, the Flager County …
Child sex crimes
September 7, 2022
Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape Has Victim at Her House 9 Times While on House Arrest
A North Carolina teacher previously charged with having a sexual relationship with a student now faces a host of other charges after investigators say she met with the victim to her home at least nine times while she was on …
Mass casualty
September 7, 2022
Suspect in Deadly Canadian Mass Stabbing Captured in Saskatchewan, Dies After Arrest
Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that a suspect in Saturday’s deadly mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan died after being taken into custody. RCMP said it took Myles Sanderson, 30, into custody at about 3:30 p.m. near Rosthern, about 75 miles …
Violent Crime
September 7, 2022
At-Large Saskatchewan Stabbing Suspect Who Killed 10 Had 59 Prior Convictions
A Canadian parole board will review why the man who is accused of killing 10 people in Saskatchewan on Saturday was released from custody despite having 59 prior convictions. The Toronto Sun reported that Myles Sanderson, 30, has been arrested …
Crime Stories
September 7, 2022
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] IT’S ELIZA: Memphis Mom Body ID’ed, Video Shows Suspect Frantically Cleaning Blood from GMC Yards from Dead Body
A decomposing body found in the tall grass behind a vacant building has been identified as Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher. The mom of two vanished last Friday during an early morning jog. Less than a mile from the kidnapping site, …
Kidnapping
September 7, 2022
‘Just because she’s yours doesn’t mean I can’t take her’: Woman Tries to Snatch Girl From Walmart, Pushes Cart Away from Screaming Mom [Police]
A Texas woman is facing attempted kidnapping charges after police say she tried to take a child who was inside a Walmart store with her mother. According to an arrest affidavit, the incident happened at a San Antonio Walmart on …
Politics and Crime
September 7, 2022
DEVELOPING: Cops Search Politician’s Home After Murder of Journalist Who Exposed His Misconduct
On Wednesday, Nevada police reportedly executed a search warrant at an elected official’s home in connection with last week’s stabbing death of a journalist who reported on his alleged misconduct. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that police officers were spotted …
Murder
September 7, 2022
Boyfriend Admits to Killing 5-Year-Old Boy Who Mom Compared to Ted Bundy
A New Hampshire man will admit on Wednesday that he killed his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son last year. The Boston Globe reported that Joseph Stapf, 31, will plead guilty to manslaughter, second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence, and witness tampering. Stapf was …
Road Rage
September 7, 2022
Road Rager at Large After Shooting Two Young Children Inside Car, Critically Wounding Them Both
Two children were critically wounded early Tuesday when an apparent road rager opened fire at a vehicle driven by their mother. The shooting took place just after midnight, News Channel 3 reports. The mother told police that she was driving …
Court
September 7, 2022
Harmony Montgomery: Lawyers for Dad of Missing New Hampshire Girl Demand to Know Deals Offered to Potential Witnesses
Attorneys for missing Harmony Montgomery’s father are pushing to know what kind of deals prosecutors made with witnesses scheduled to testify on his weapons and theft charges. Adam Montgomery’s lawyers filed a motion at the Manchester court in New Hampshire …
Court
September 7, 2022
Teen Sex Trafficking Victim Faces 20 Years in Prison For Killing Her Alleged Rapist
An Iowa girl will be sentenced on Wednesday for killing her alleged rapist when she was 15. Pieper Lewis, 17, said in a plea agreement that she stabbed Zachary Brooks, 30 times in June 2020 after he raped her multiple …
Murder
September 7, 2022
Missing HS Football Player Now Charged with Murder Says ‘Biker Buddies’ Made Him Do It, Victim Identified
A Washington teen accused of killing his mother’s former boyfriend claims that the victim’s “biker buddies” pushed him into robbery and murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Gabriel Michael Davies, 16, and another teen, identified as 16-year-old Justin Jiwoon Yoon, were …
Court
September 7, 2022
Eliza Fletcher: Prosecutors Don’t Rule Out Death Penalty for Accused Killer
The man charged with the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher appeared again in court on Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. Abston, called Henderson by the court because that is his “true valid name,” appeared Tuesday …
Murder
September 7, 2022
Nancy Grace: Death Penalty for Eliza Fletcher’s Alleged Killer? ‘Mark My Words’
The suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher may well face the death penalty, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek execution for Cleotha Abston, 38, which in Tennessee could come …
Kidnapping
September 7, 2022
Suspect in Memphis Target Kidnapping Jailed; 2nd Suspect Still at Large
Memphis police have arrested one of two suspects in the kidnapping of a mom and her 1-year-old child last week as the mom was loading groceries into her car in a Target parking lot. As CrimeOnline previously reported, an armed …
Murder
September 7, 2022
VIDEO: Suspect Cleotha Abston Cleans SUV Hours After Abducting Eliza Fletcher
Surveillance video obtained by WREG shows Cleotha Abston arriving at his brother’s apartment complex just hours after he allegedly abducted Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher during her morning jog. The video ultimately shows Abston spending an hour cleaning the passenger side …
Podcast
September 6, 2022
‘Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan’ Bonus Podcast: The Disappearance of Eliza Fletcher
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year old mother of Memphis, Tennessee went missing around 4:20 am, on September 2nd, 2022 while out for a morning run. CCTV footage shows her being forced into an SUV. An arrest has been made in connection …
Murder
September 6, 2022
OnlyFans Model Courtney Clenney’s ‘Sexual Explicit’ Photos & Videos Could Be Evidence in Her Murder Trial: Judge
A Florida judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney’s attorney to restrict potential evidence in her upcoming trial on charges that she stabbed her boyfriend to death in their luxury Miami apartment earlier this year. Clenney, …
Police
September 6, 2022
Georgia Deputy Police Chief Arrested for Soliciting Prostitute With $180 and Hard Seltzer
A Georgia deputy police chief arrested last week for soliciting a prostitute in Florida got scammed out of $200 by another prostitute the night before his arrest. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that Cartersville Police Department Deputy Chief Jason …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Mom Featured on ‘Steve Wilkos’ Sentenced for Beating Death of Toddler Who Lost Part of Her Brain
A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced on Friday to 12 to 25 years in prison for the 2019 death of her 3-year-old daughter, who was fatally beaten by her boyfriend. According to The Daily Item, Northumberland County Judge Charles Saylor told …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher’s Family ‘Heartbroken,’ Says ‘Time to Remember How Special She Was’
Eliza Fletcher’s family thanked law enforcement and asked for privacy in a statement released Tuesday after Memphis police announced that remains found the night before were those of the missing kindergarten teacher and mom. The family said little during the …
Murder
September 6, 2022
‘An Odor of Decay’: New Crime Scene Details Reveal Teacher Eliza Fletcher’s Body Was Found By The Steps Of A Vacant House
New details have emerged about Monday’s discovery of missing Tennessee teacher Eliza Fletcher. An affidavit stated that Memphis police spotted vehicle tracks in tall grass which led to a vacant apartment. Officers combing the area noticed footprints and “an odor …
Crime Stories
September 6, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Two Teen Girls and Mom Disappear From Family Home, Only Clue is Broken Porch Light
Police have been searching for a missing Mom and two teens from Springfield, Missouri for twenty years. The Springfield Three are friends Suzanne Street, Stacy McCall, and Streeter’s mother, Sherrill Levitt. The women vanished from Levitt’s home. All of their …
Missing
September 6, 2022
Teacher Missing for Months Found Dead in Woods After Trying to Escape Man Who Stalked & Harassed Her: Report
The body of a New York teacher who vanished in March has been found in a wooded area in Massachusetts. According to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, Meghan Marohn, 42, was found deceased in woods in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Mom Turns in Murder Suspect Son After Seeing His Picture on the News
A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection with last month’s robbery that left a store employee dead. Charles Haywood, 22, was accused of killing Margaret Bracey, 42, during a robbery at the Exotic Hemp Company in Surf City. …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher: What We Know About Alleged Killer Accused of Kidnapping, Murdering Beloved Tennessee Teacher
The background of a Tennesse man accused of kidnapping and killing kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher reportedly shows a criminal history dating back for decades. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested and charged Cleotha Abston in connection with Fletcher’s disappearance. Fletcher …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Saskatchewan Stabbing Suspect Still at Large After Possibly Killing Brother Who Helped Kill 10
A suspect sought in Saturday’s series of stabbings in Saskatchewan that killed 10 people was reportedly found dead on Saturday — but Canadian police said his brother remains at large. Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police …
Murder
September 6, 2022
Dad Shoots Daughter’s Boyfriend in Head, Buries Him in Neighbor’s Backyard
A Georgia man has been convicted of killing his daughter’s boyfriend in 2018 and burying him. According to AJC, Michael Brent Huff, 51, was convicted of murder, concealing a death, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm during the …
Court
September 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher: Cleotha Abston Arraigned on Kidnapping and Tampering Charges
The suspect in the abduction and murder of Memphis mom and teacher Eliza Fletcher made his first court appearance Tuesday morning and was ordered back to court on Wednesday. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arraigned on the initial charges filed against …
Missing
September 6, 2022
BOLO: Police Search for 13-year-old Missing Texas Girl
Texas police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a teen girl who disappeared from the Temple area. According to NBC 6, Marcela Hamilton-Ortiz, 13, was last seen in the 2000 block of S 43rd Street. The …
Murder
September 6, 2022
BREAKING: Eliza Fletcher’s Body Found, Suspect Charged With Murder
MURDER SUSPECT IN COURT AS ELIZA’S FAMILY STARE HIM DOWN
Rape
September 6, 2022
‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s Son Charged With Sexual Assault
Accused child murderer Lori Vallow’s sole surviving child has been arrested and accused of sexual assault. Colby Ryan — the biological son of Vallow’s second husband, William Lagioia — was booked into Maricopa County Jail in Arizona on September 4 …
Missing
September 5, 2022
BREAKING: Sources Say Body Found Is That of Missing Memphis Mom Eliza Fletcher
Update 8:05 a.m.: Memphis television station WHBQ reports “multiple sources” say the body found late Monday afternoon in south Memphis is that of abducted mom Eliza Fletcher. BREAKING: Multiple sources tell FOX13 that the body found Monday in South Memphis …
