Workplace Shooting Wounds 2; 1 in Grave Condition on Life Support
Shooting
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff said.
Celebrity
April 8, 2022
Suspect in Shooting of Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Mistakenly Released From Jail
Authorities in California are looking for the suspected gunman in the shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker after he was mistakenly released from jail this week. James Howard Jackson, 18, and two other men were charged with one …
Homicide
April 7, 2022
Mom Charged With Drowning Toddler, Infant Sons: Cops
A California mother suspected of drowning her two children in the bathtub has been arrested, police said on Thursday. Courtney Williams, 26, was arrested on Wednesday after the father of the children — 5-month-old Holden and 2-year-old Ronin — called …
Child Abuse
April 7, 2022
Louisiana Dad Charged When 5-Year-Old Daughter Dies From What He Says Is ‘Accidental’ Fall
A Baton Rouge father has been charged with cruelty to juveniles after his 5-year-old daughter died from injuries he said she sustained in an accidental fall. Summer Hawkins was pronounced dead at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, where …
Crime Stories
April 7, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Shocking Details Emerge After Young Mom Cassie Carli Found Buried, Hidden in Remote Barn
New details emerge in the investigation into the disappearance and death of Cassie Carli. Raeann Carli tells The Sun that just five months into Cassi Carli’s pregnancy, she wanted out of the relationship. On a GoFundMe page, Carli wrote that …
Court
April 7, 2022
Potential Parkland School Shooting Juror Says Trial Would Interfere With Her ‘Sugar Daddy’ Time
A prospective juror for the sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz said Wednesday that she might have difficulty serving because of plans with her “sugar daddy.” Cruz pleaded guilty last October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and …
child endangerment
April 7, 2022
Day Care Gave Mystery Meds to Kids at Nap Time to ‘Calm Them Down’: Officials
A Missouri day care’s license was suspended last week, two days after officials investigated allegations that staff was giving children unapproved medications at nap time. In an April 1 letter to Busy Bee Learning Academy owner Tonya Newbound, the Department …
Breaking
April 7, 2022
Three Decomposing Bodies Found in Upscale $2.4 Million California Home, Could Have Been There Over a Year
Southern California officers found three decomposing bodies inside an upscale home in a gated community in Irvine, according to local reports. According to KTLA, officers with the Irvine Police Department arrived at 58 Riverboat at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday …
Missing
April 7, 2022
Harmony Montgomery’s Stepmom Offered Plea Deal as Search Continues for 5-year-old Not Reported Missing for 2 years
Prosecutors offered a plea deal Thursday to Kayla Montgomery, the stepmother of Harmony Montgomery, a missing New Hampshire girl who hasn’t been seen since 2019. During a dispositional conference held at the Northern District courthouse of Hillsborough County Superior Court, …
Juveniles
April 7, 2022
9-Year-Old Autistic Boy Arrested for Pouring Bleach on Parent’s Face Amid Violent Meltdown: Police
A 9-year-old Florida boy was arrested last week for allegedly choking one of his parents and pouring bleach on them. WINK News reported that the April 1 incident occurred when the victim, who was not identified, went to pick up …
Trials
April 7, 2022
WATCH HERE: ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer LIVE TRIAL Day 4
Is romance novelist Nancy Brophy a grieving widow or a cold-blooded spouse killer? Brophy, 68, is on trial in Multnomah County, Portland, for the death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, 63. She’s accused of shooting him in the back …
Missing
April 7, 2022
Two Missing Friends Found Dead in Submerged Car Days After Attending Wedding: Police
Two California women who reportedly vanished on Sunday were found deceased on Tuesday in a river located near where they attended a wedding. Ripon police said in a statement that the bodies of Alyssa Ros, 23, and Xylona Gama, 22, …
Missing
April 7, 2022
MISSING Mom and 1-year-old Baby Haven’t Been Seen in a Week as Police Continue Search
Nassau County police in New York are searching for a mother and her 1-year-old son; the pair haven’t been seen in a week. According to Patch, Diego Sierra-Flores, 1, was last seen on April 1 at his mother’s home in …
Shooting
April 7, 2022
Kentucky Man Accused of Shooting at Mayoral Candidate Now in Federal Custody
Quintez Brown’s attorney says his client has been indicted by a federal grand jury, but the indictment is sealed.
Homicide
April 7, 2022
Dating App May Have Led to Woman’s Shooting Death in Nashville: Cops
A man under investigation for allegedly luring women to rob via a popular dating app has now been charged with murder after one of his alleged victims died this week. Nashville metro police found 20-year-old Chanya Sherill lying outside the …
Court
April 7, 2022
Suspected Serial Killer Who Preyed on Texas Sex Workers To Go on Trial After 11 Years in Jail
A suspected serial killer appeared in a Texas court on Wednesday as his trial approaches after more than 10 years behind bars. Steven Alexander Hobbs, 51, stands accused of killing Sarah Sanford and Patricia Pyatt and is a suspect in …
Hit-and-Run
April 6, 2022
Hit-and-Run Driver Leaves Florida 5-Year-Old in Critical Condition
Florida police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who left a 5-year-old boy in critical condition Monday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the boy was on his bike at about 7 p.m. on the west side of Jennings, a …
Mass shooting
April 6, 2022
Police: At Least 5 Shooters Involved in Deadly Sacramento Gunfight Between Rival Gang Factions
Investigators say that gang involvement in Sunday’s deadly shooting has become “increasingly clear.”
Attempted Murder
April 6, 2022
Plastic Pitcher Leads Cops To Suspect Who Poured Gasoline on Woman and Set Her on Fire
South Carolina sheriff’s deputies tracked down a man who dumped a pitcher of gasoline on a woman and set her on fire by finding the store where the man bought the pitcher. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters that …
Crime Stories
April 6, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Gun-Toting Boyfriend Guns Down Lover’s Ex at Kid Pickup
Chad Read meets with his ex, Christina, for a court-ordered custody exchange. The exchange is anything but civil. The Reads get into an argument that spills over to include Kyle Carruth, Christina Read’s boyfriend. It’s all caught on video. During the …
Murder
April 6, 2022
Ex-Husband, Children Find Texas Woman Shot DEAD in Her Garage
Police in Texas have arrested a man they say shot a Montgomery County woman to death last month. Holly Vines’s ex-husband and their 8- and 12-year-old sons found her body in her garage on March 16, when the ex arrived …
Murder
April 6, 2022
Mom’s ‘Friend’ Who Allegedly Bought 5-year-old Kamarie Holland to Rape & Kill Says He’s ‘Insane’: Court
An Alabama man behind bars on murder and related charges has pleaded not guilty and claims he’s insane. According to the Ledger-Enquirer, Jeremy Tremaine Williams pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the Russell County Circuit Court by reason of “mental disease …
Politics and Crime
April 6, 2022
GRAPHIC: Anti-Abortion Activist Says She Buried 110 Fetuses, Kept 5 in Home
An anti-abortion group announced on Tuesday that a woman who was arrested last week after five fetuses were allegedly found in her Washington, D.C. apartment was actually in possession of 115 fetuses. Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising said their director of activism, …
Trials
April 6, 2022
‘Sweep him if he flinches!’: Stepdad Beats 5-year-old Days Before Death, Orders Older Boy To ‘Sweep’ Him in Martial Arts Move
A Wales woman accused of killing her own son took the stand this week and testified against her live-in boyfriend, who’s also on trial for murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Angharad Williamson, 30, and her boyfriend, John Cole, 40, are …
Violent Crime
April 6, 2022
Cassie Carli: Florida Mom Found Dead After Custody Exchange Planned to Buy Gun for Protection Against ‘Unpredictable’ Ex
Cassie Carli, a Florida woman found deceased last week in Alabama, had apparently wanted to get a concealed permit before meeting up with her ex for custody exchange of their 6-year-old daughter. According to Fox News, 37-year-old Carli spoke with …
Missing
April 6, 2022
Developing: Husband Dead, Wife Hospitalized Days After Vanishing On RV Trip
An elderly couple from Indiana was located on Tuesday, days after they reportedly vanished while driving along a Nevada highway. Relatives told WTHR that Ronnie and Beverly Barker, 72 and 69, were found on a mountain near Silver Peak. They …
Arson
April 6, 2022
Enormous Flames: Sky-high Flames Engulf Club Hot-spot, Nearly Claiming Life of DJ, Others
A New York club caught on fire Sunday after a male suspect threw gasoline on the floor before lighting a match and fleeing. According to the New York Post, everyone inside the club escaped except for the DJ and the …
Mass shooting
April 6, 2022
Sacramento Shooting Suspect Posts ‘I’m Hit’ on Facebook, but It Appears He Wasn’t
One of the suspects arrested in connection with Sunday morning’s mass shooting in Sacramento posted on Facebook shortly after that he’d been “hit,” although police have not indicated that is true. Another suspect, 31-year-old Daviyonne Dawson, was released on a …
Attempted Murder
April 6, 2022
Florida Lawyer Suspended From Bar After Running Over 4 People Because of ‘Voices’
A Florida personal injury attorney has been suspended from the state Bar after she intentionally drove into four people on a sidewalk outside The Fresh Market in Stuart. Beatrice Bijoux, whose office is in Fort Lauderdale, told police that “voices …
Cold Cases
April 6, 2022
DNA IDs I-65 Cold Case Killer, Who Raped and Murdered at Least 3 Motel Clerks
Genetic genealogy has closed the book on another cold case, this one the “I-65 Killer” who raped and murdered three women working as clerks in motels along the interstate corridor in Indiana and Kentucky in the late 1980s. Indiana State …
School Crimes
April 6, 2022
Branding, Waterboarding Alleged in Vermont Military School Women’s Rugby Team Hazing Incident
Police in Vermont investigating allegations of hazing — including branding and waterboarding — within a university women’s rugby team say the school is being less than cooperative. But Norwich University, a private military school in Northfield, said it is merely …
Mass shooting
April 5, 2022
Sacramento Mass Shooting Investigation Yields 3rd Arrest
Sacramento police arrested a third suspect in their investigation of the deadly mass shooting downtown early Sunday morning. Investigators have not, however, charged Daviyonne Dawson with anything directly related to the shooting, NBC News reported. Dawson “was seen carrying a …
AMBER Alert
April 5, 2022
AMBER ALERT: 12-Year-Old Ohio Girl Taken by 23-Year-Old Stepbrother She Calls Her ‘Boyfriend’
Authorities in Ohio have issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl who is believe to have been taken by her 23-year-old stepbrother, who she calls her “boyfriend.” Tessa Kozelka is described at 5 feet 2 inches tall and 100 …
Shooting
April 5, 2022
Toddler Fatally Shoots 4-Year-Old Sister While Playing With Loaded, Unsecured Gun
A 2-year-old boy playing with a loaded gun shot and killed his 4-year-old sister Tuesday morning. Chester police said the children were in a vehicle at a convenience store in Chester, Pennsylvania, and the gun’s owner was inside the store, …
Crime Stories
April 5, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Beauty Queen’s Drug-Sedated ‘Sleepovers’ With Surgeon/Lover End in Murder
Sara Jane Harris and Dr. James Michael Ryan meet at his dental practice in the Fall of 2020. By the Summer of 2021, Harris is not only working for the oral surgeon, but they are now living together. Sarah Harris’ …
Murder
April 5, 2022
Beloved Artist, Oregon College Student Shot and Killed in Downtown Portland
A Portland State University student surrendered to police in his hometown and was taken back to Portland to face murder charges in the death of another student. Amara Marluke, 19, was shot and killed in downtown Portland early Monday morning, …
Court
April 5, 2022
Troy Driver Shot and Killed 18-Year-Old Naomi Irion, Destroyed Her Cell Phone: Court Docs
An amended complaint filed Tuesday in a Nevada court says that Troy Driver shot Naomi Irion to death after he kidnapped her and then buried her body in the desert Churchill County grave where it was found weeks later. The …
Murder
April 5, 2022
Wisconsin Mom Brutally Kills 8-year-old Son While Stressed About Her Parents in Russia: Police
A Wisconsin woman who thought the Russian government would kidnap her children has been arrested for first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Fox 6 reports that 8-year-old Oliver Hitchcock, 8, initially survived an assault his own mother carried …
Murder
April 5, 2022
Teen Girl Shot, Then Raped in Moving Car Before She’s Left for Dead on Street: Cops
Mississippi police announced on Friday that they have arrested three suspects in February’s murder of a teen who was reportedly raped after she was shot multiple times. Amya Carey, 18, was found deceased in Jackson on February 15, but she …
Court
April 5, 2022
Cassie Carli: Ex Hit with Over $5K in Lawyer Fees Days Before Beloved Florida Mom Found Dead in Barn
The former boyfriend of slain Florida mom, Cassie Carli, owed over $5,000 in court fees in connection to years of court custody battles, court records indicate. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marcus Spanavelo was arrested Sunday and charged with tampering with …
Animal Crimes
April 5, 2022
Dog Attack Victim Wakes Up, but Is Sedated After Learning She Lost Both Arms: Reports
A South Carolina woman who was attacked by three dogs last month is recovering, but she had to be sedated after learning her arms were amputated, according to reports. On Monday, Kyleen Waltman’s sister, Amy Wynne, said on a GoFundMe …
Mass shooting
April 5, 2022
2nd Suspect in Sacramento Shooting Charged With Possession of a Machine Gun
Police in California have arrested a second suspect in the deadly shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning. The new suspect — the brother of a man arrested Monday in connect with the incident — was himself seriously wounded in …
Violent Crime
April 5, 2022
Victim Randomly Stabbed in Neck with Box Cutter on Early Morning Train Ride
A New York man is recovering after a random man on the subway reportedly sliced him in the neck with a box cutter. According to the New York Post, the incident happened a little after 6 a.m. Tuesday, as both …
Missing
April 5, 2022
FOUND: Missing 19-Year-Old With Mind of 7-Year-Old Is on Her Way Home
A missing 19-year-old woman with an intellectual disability has been found safe, her mother announced Tuesday morning. Kaitlin Benjamin-Olsen was last seen leaving her home early in the morning on February 5 and was believed to have been in the …
Missing
April 5, 2022
MISSING Alabama Woman with Medical Condition Hasn’t Been Seen for Weeks, Police Say
A missing Alabaman woman hasn’t been seen for weeks police say. According to the Enterprise Police Department, locating Margaret Lynn Dixon, 69, was last seen on March 4 wearing a light blue housecoat, a red shirt, light blue pajama pants, …
Car-jacking
April 5, 2022
1 Dead, 1 Wounded After Carjacker Rams Truck Into Apartment Lobby
A chaotic scene unfolded early Tuesday morning in Houston as a man carjacked a construction worker, ran over him, and then crashed into the lobby of a high-rise apartment building. A man inside the Hanover Autry Park building was stabbed, …
Crime Stories
April 4, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Teen Boy Dead After Exchanging Nude Photos Online
By all accounts, Jordan DeMay was a well-liked, sports star at his Michigan high school. The 17-year-old committed suicide last week, just hours after someone demanded money to keep a compromising photo from being sent to his parents and friends. …
Court
April 4, 2022
Texas Man Who Shot & Killed Girlfriend’s Ex-Husband NOT Charged, Self-Defense Ruled
No charges will be filed against a Texas man who shot the ex-husband of his girlfriend, who arrived on his property last year, where the pair began arguing. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the Special Grand Jury in Lubbock …
Unsolved
April 4, 2022
Teen Girl Found Beaten to Death February is Identified by Parents Months Later
Georgia police announced on Monday that they have identified a 16-year-old girl who was found fatally beaten in February. The girl was found partially nude in the front yard of a vacant East Point home on February 12. While the …
