Bob Saget’s Autopsy Shows Skull Fracture and Bleeding on the Brain
Celebrity
The comedian’s family said last week that authorities believed he hit his head, “thought nothing of it and went to sleep” after a Florida concert.
Domestic Abuse
February 13, 2022
NFL Running Back Adrian Peterson Thrown Off Flight, Arrested After ‘Altercation’ With Wife
Free agent NFL running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on a domestic violence charge after he was removed from a plane Sunday morning at Los Angeles International Airport. According to TMZ, Peterson and his wife, Ashley Brown, were aboard a …
Murder
February 13, 2022
University of Utah Student Kills International Student Girlfriend With Heroin Overdose: Court Docs
A 26-year-old University of Utah student has been charged with injecting a lethal dose of heroin into his girlfriend at Salt Lake City hotel last week. Court records say Haoyu Wang emailed the university’s police department, telling them he’d injected …
Road Rage
February 13, 2022
Charlotte City Bus Driver Fatally Shot in Apparent Road Rage Incident
A Charlotte city bus driver died Saturday night, a day after he was shot while driving his route in what police say may have been a road rage shooting. Ethan Rivera, 41, was described by fellow Charlotte Area Transit System …
Murder
February 13, 2022
5-Year-Old Girl Found Fatally Stabbed on Bathroom Floor: Police
An Ohio mother is accused of killing her young daughter on Saturday, but police have released limited details about what happened or why, WOIO-TV reports. Around 6:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to an apartment building in Bedford Heights, a suburb of …
Violent Crime
February 13, 2022
‘You Can’t Unsee This’: Body of Missing California Woman Who Was Raped, Sodomized and Murdered Found Near River
A missing California woman whose body was found earlier this month was brutally raped, sodomized and murdered by a homeless man in what authorities described as “a very gruesome crime,” the Sacramento Bee reports. Emma Roark, 20, went missing January …
Murder
February 12, 2022
3-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead in Downtown Montgomery
A 3-year-old Alabama boy died Friday afternoon after what Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed called “a senseless act of gun-related violence.” Police responded at about 1:45 p.m. to an intersection just a few blocks from the Alabama State Capitol in downtown …
Assault
February 12, 2022
Philly Man Stabs 6 Family Members in Their Beds While They Were Sleeping: Cops
Six members of a Philadelphia family were stabbed in their sleep early Friday morning. A 29-year-old man, a member of the family who also lived in the house, was arrested a short time later when he was found covered in …
Murder
February 12, 2022
Beloved Arizona Special Olympics Athlete Gunned Down in Random Shooting
Investigators in Arizona have charged a Phoenix man with the fatal shooting of a beloved member of Scottsdale’s Special Olympics Team earlier this week. John Merryman, 38, was arrested at his home overnight Friday and charged with murder in the …
Court
February 12, 2022
Air Force Sergeant Uses George Floyd Protest as Cover to Kill Federal Guard
A former US Air Force military police sergeant with links to the extremist Boogaloo movement pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to a drive-by shooting that left one federal protective services officer dead and another wounded. Steven Carrillo was an …
Celebrity
February 12, 2022
Rapper Kodak Black, 2 Others Shot Outside Justin Bieber Afterparty in LA
Rapper Kodak Black was among three people shot outside a Los Angeles restaurant where a slew of celebrities were attending a party following a Justin Bieber concert. Bieber had performed earlier at the Pacific Design Center in WeHo, and the …
Manslaughter
February 12, 2022
Country Club Caddie Master Choked Dead by Colleague After Watching Golf Tournament: Police
The head caddie of an exclusive country club in the Hamptons was allegedly choked to death by a colleague after watching golf on television, The Southampton Press reports. The victim, 45-year-old Kevin Somers, died February 5 at the Long Island …
Murder
February 12, 2022
‘Coward’ Murders, Dismembers Ex-Girlfriend With Machete: Police
A Pennsylvania man allegedly murdered his former girlfriend and then dismembered and beheaded her body with a machete, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Around 4:15 a.m. Friday, a neighbor called authorities to report screaming at an apartment building in Clifton Heights, …
Murder
February 11, 2022
Chicago Man Fatally Shoots Friend’s 12-Year-Old Brother for Teasing Him About Girlfriend
A 21-year-old Chicago man shot and killed the 12-year-old brother of his friend last month after the boy teased him about his girlfriend. Jaran Hughes, 21, was ordered held without bond on Wednesday. He’s been charged with murder in the …
Child Abuse
February 11, 2022
5-Year-Old Girl Forced to Put Dog Feces in Her Mouth Before She’s Tortured to Death: Reports
Neighbors and relatives said they called authorities multiple times, but the victim remained in the home
Court
February 11, 2022
Driver Charged With Killing 6 at Wisconsin Christmas Parade Pleads Not Guilty to 77 Charges
The man accused of driving through a suburban Wisconsin Christmas parade last year, killing six and wounding dozens, pleaded not guilty on Friday to all 77 charges filed against him. Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr, 39, also filed requests on …
Court
February 11, 2022
Letecia Stauch: Alleged Killer Stepmom Changes Plea to Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
The trial of a woman charged with the death of her stepson has been put on hold after the judge accepted a motion from her attorneys to change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Letecia Stauch has …
Crime Stories
February 11, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: TAKEDOWN! Granny Turns Tables on Con A Man!
A Long Island grandmother helps capture a suspected scammer. 73-year-old former 911 dispatcher Jean Ebbert receives a call from a man claiming to be her grandson, who’s been jailed for DUI. He needs $8,000 for bail. The problem with the …
Podcast
February 11, 2022
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: The Murder of the Amato Family
Most men will do just about anything for a girlfriend, but would you murder your own family? Grant Amato did for a woman who was only his girlfriend in his own mind. After losing his job, Grant Amato became obsessed …
Court
February 11, 2022
State Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten’s Parole Appeal
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Manson family follower Leslie Van Houten’s appeal which stems from Governor Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole. According to the Associated Press, Van Houten, 72, asserted that Newsom denied her Fifth …
Murder
February 11, 2022
Prosecutor: Man Having Sexual Relationship with Sister Beats Her Dead When She ‘Hooks up’ with Someone Else
A Texas man is behind bars after allegedly beating his sister with a baseball bat on February 2, at his El Paso home. El Paso police arrested 32-year-old Jose Manuel Guzman and charged him with murder in connection with the …
Shooting
February 11, 2022
FIVE Phoenix Officers Shot, Four Others Injured After Man Places Newborn Baby on Porch During Standoff
Nine Phoenix police officers were injured after a man placed a baby on a porch during a standoff early Friday morning. The incident happened in south Phoenix, near 54th Avenue and Elwood Street, police said. A little after 2 a.m., …
Weird Crime
February 11, 2022
Grieving Man Arrested for Leaving Flowers at Fiancée’s Grave After She Died in Car Crash: Report
The arrest warrant was reportedly signed by the deceased woman’s father
Family Crime
February 11, 2022
Pregnant Woman Found Murdered in Her Apartment: ‘Everything Seemed Fine … This Can’t Be True’
A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment, and police have named her fiance as the prime suspect in her apparent murder. As WKRN reports, 23-year old Lyndzy Bounds was found fatally shot in her Cookeville, Tennessee, home on …
Missing
February 10, 2022
14-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Missing and Endangered, State Police Say
A 14-year-old Louisiana girl is missing and believed to be in danger, authorities said on Thursday. Destiny Taylor Pope was last seen at a home in Holden, the Louisiana State Police said. Investigators said that Destiny has a medical condition …
Lawsuit
February 10, 2022
Lawsuit Names Rapper Snoop Dogg in Sexual Assault Claims
A woman has filed a lawsuit against hip-hop superstar Snoop Dogg, claiming he sexually assaulted her in California in 2013. According to legal documents obtained by the New York Daily News, the woman — identified as Jane Doe and described …
Murder
February 10, 2022
Teen on Electronic Monitoring Carjacks Lyft Driver, Drives To Fatally Shoot Another Teen
A 16-year-old Chicago boy on electronic monitoring carjacked a rideshare driver this week and drove the SUV to another neighborhood, where he pulled up to a 15-year-old boy and shot him 10 times, killing him. Anthony Brown has been charged …
Murder
February 10, 2022
PICTURED: Dad Posts Happy Photo With 2 Kids Minutes Before Killing Them, Himself
On Tuesday, a Florida man reportedly killed his two young children before taking his own life. WPLG reported that Humberto Christian Tovar Zapata, 41, Matias Tovar, 9, and Baleria Tovar, 12, were found fatally shot in Miami Lakes less than …
Crime Stories
February 10, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: IT NEVER ENDS! Scott Peterson to Walk Free?
A juror in Scott Peterson’s murder trial will be granted immunity when she testifies in a San Mateo County courtroom later this month. Richelle Nice is accused of lying on her juror questionnaire for Peterson’s 2004 trial. Nice has been …
Family Crime
February 10, 2022
Search Continues for 5-Year-Old Missing for a Year; Police Believe Parents Lied About When She Was Last Seen
Authorities in Washington are continuing to search for a 5-year-old girl who is believed to have been missing for a year. As KIRO 7 reports, Oakley Carson, now 5, was discovered to be missing in late November 2021. It is …
Missing
February 10, 2022
Missing Oakley Carlson: Washington Girl Wasn’t Reported Missing for Nearly a Year, Search Continues Nationwide
It’s been one year since 5-year-old Oakley Carlson, of Washington, was last seen, although police say she wasn’t reported missing until December 2021. As CrimeOnline previously reported, neighbors said that they have not seen Oakley “in quite some time.” Another …
Sex Crimes
February 10, 2022
Foster Mom & Sex Offender Husband Forced 8 Young Girls Into Prostitution: Prosecutors
Two victims were reportedly girls who were placed in the foster mother’s care
Child Abuse
February 10, 2022
Munchausen Mom Learns Fate After Lying About Dead Daughter’s Health, Causing Years of Unneeded Surgeries
Kelly Turner stood silent and wiped her tears on Wednesday, as a Colorado District judge told her she’s sentenced to 16 years behind bars. On Wednesday, Judge Patricia Herron sentenced Turner to serve her time in a Denver prison on …
Other
February 10, 2022
Woman Found Dead, Sitting in Chair at Table Two Years After Death
An Italian woman with no known family members was found dead inside her home, where she had apparently been deceased for the past two years. According to Agence France-Presse, 70-year-old Marinella Beretta was found sitting at her table deceased on …
Unsolved
February 10, 2022
‘We know about you, a lot about you’: Superintendent says Delphi Killer is Close to Being Caught
It’s been almost five years since Abby Williams and Libby German were murdered in Delphi, Indiana, and although the case is still open, authorities say there could be an arrest any day now. In an interview on Thursday morning with …
Violent Crime
February 10, 2022
Wordle Game Helps Lead Police to 80-Year-Old Woman Taken Hostage for 17 Hours By Naked, Bleeding Stranger
The popular word puzzle game Wordle helped alert the family of an 80-year-old woman who was taken hostage that something was wrong. According to CBS Chicago, 32-year-old James H. Davis III allegedly broke into the Lincolnwood, Illinois, home of Denyse …
Prison
February 10, 2022
Inmate on the Loose After Three Convicts Escape Prison Through HVAC System; Two Die
Authorities in multiple states are searching for an escaped convict who went on the run with two other inmates who have since died. Citing law enforcement sources, the New York Post reports that Tobias Carr, Timothy Sarver, and Johnny Brown …
Celebrity
February 9, 2022
Bob Saget Died From Accidental Head Trauma: Family
Comedian Bob Saget died from head trauma after apparently accidentally hitting the back of his head sometime before he went to sleep. Saget’s family provided a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday with the information: In the weeks since …
School Crimes
February 9, 2022
Student, Security Guard Shot in Buffalo High School Parking Lot
The FBI has joined state, county, and city police in Buffalo, New York, for a manhunt after a gunman opened fire in a high school parking lot, wounding a student and a security guard. Authorities have not described or named …
Shooting
February 9, 2022
School Bus Driver Shot While Driving Afternoon Route
A Minneapolis school bus driver was shot in the face Wednesday afternoon while transporting three small children. Authorities said the children, all under the age of 10, were not physically injured, and police took them to their homes, KTSP reported. …
Missing
February 9, 2022
Serenity McKinney’s Mom ‘Had 2 Black Eyes and a Swollen Face’ Months After Girl’s Disappearance: Report
The mother of a missing Kentucky girl was reportedly spotted with two black eyes months after her daughter was last seen. Catherine McKinney and her boyfriend, Dakota Hill, were arrested in Thomas County, Kansas, on a custodial interference charge issued …
Crime Stories
February 9, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Breast Milk Proves Murder, Hubby Poisons Wife with Heroin
Christina Harris is found dead by a neighbor. Harris’ cause of death was initially ruled accidental by the medical examiner’s office after a blood sample tested positive for opiates, but her family is adamant Christina did not use drugs. The …
Missing
February 9, 2022
Cops Find Likely Remains of Teen Who Vanished in 2012, Suspect Arrested
On Tuesday, Colorado officials said that human remains found a day earlier were tentatively identified as a woman who vanished in 2012. According to The Denver Post, El Paso County police and the FBI Evidence Response Team executed a search …
Missing
February 9, 2022
‘Something Has Happened’: Amazon software engineer, father of 4-month-old disappears after taking out the trash [Reports]
A family in Seattle is desperately searching for a young father who disappeared in the middle of the day after going to take out the trash. As KING 5 reports, 34-year-old Saurabh Gupte has been missing since Monday, when he …
Assault
February 9, 2022
9-Year-Old Girl Beat Her Younger Brother With Broomstick Before His Death: Docs
The children’s aunt, who is their caregiver, has been charged with child abuse
Murder
February 9, 2022
UPDATE: Young Mom Heads to Prison After Killing Alleged Abusive Boyfriend Who Wouldn’t ‘Stop talking’
A Minnesota mother has been sentenced to prison for killing her boyfriend after she told investigators she “wanted him to stop talking.” Stephanie Clark, 31, of Maple Grove, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2020 murder of …
child endangerment
February 9, 2022
Single Mom Faces Possible Prison Sentence for Letting 14-year-old Babysit Younger Children After COVID Shut Down Daycare
A Georgia woman could face time in prison after allowing her teen daughter to watch her younger siblings during the pandemic lockdown in 2020. Melissa Henderson, of Blairsville, has been charged with criminal reckless conduct after she left her four …
Burglary
February 9, 2022
VIDEO: Burglars Break Into Home, Zip-Tie Victim While Stealing $300K Watches [Cops]
New York police are looking for two suspects who were filmed breaking into a home on Wednesday and restraining the victim with zip-ties. WCBS reported that the two masked suspects were filmed breaking into a Brooklyn home as the 37-year-old …
DUI
February 9, 2022
Former American Idol Contestant Caleb Kennedy Crashes into Building, Killing Victim Inside: Police
A former American Idol contestant has been arrested after a crash in South Carolina that left a man dead. Caleb Kennedy, 17, is facing a felony DUI resulting in death charge, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway from the South …