Several months after 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s body was found in Osceola County, Florida, investigative documents have disclosed her cause of death. The documents, obtained by Click Orlando, revealed that Madeline’s death was classified as a homicide caused by strangulation. As …
Accused husband killer Kouri Richins had a secret lover, according to testimony heard Monday during her preliminary hearing at the Summit County court in Utah. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Richins was arrested in May 2023, accused of poisoning her husband, …
The family of a Boston police officer has filed a wrongful death suit against the woman accused of killing him and two bars where the couple was drinking prior to his death. The suit names Karen Read, 44, and the …
An investigation is under way in Houston after a Rice University junior waws found dead in her dorm room Monday afternoon. Authorities made entry into Andrew Rodriguez Avila’s dorm room after a family member contacted the school, saying they hadn’t …
A federal grand jury last week indicted two Nevada men for damaging ancient rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in April. Accoring to the indictment, Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, pushed large …
Police in Maine say they have arrested four juvenile — one of them 12 years old — and an adult in connection with an incident earlier this month in which a 13-year-old boy was assaulted, held prisoner in a camper, …
An Alabama sting operation swooped up 11 men, including an Alabama state trooper, in an operation late last week targeting men who were soliciting children for sex Ryan Christian Rhodes, 26, reportedly resisted arrest by Montgomery County deputies, Assistant Chief …
A body was found Monday underneath a home at a resort on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, and investigators believe it is a Massachusetts man who disappeared from his vacation rental 10 days ago. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said …
The daughter of a former MLB pitcher was reported missing in Texas on Monday, following an alleged fight with her boyfriend. Brenna Swindell, the mother of three and daughter of longtime MLB pitcher Greg Swindell, has been missing from the …
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A Nebraska mother is facing charges for allegedly leaving her 3-month-old baby in a pickup truck with windows “partially ajar” as temperatures soared to 90 degrees. According to the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office, police said that 40-year-old Cara Dugan was …
Utah woman Kouri Richins, accused of fatally poisoning her husband, is scheduled to appear in court Monday to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial. Richins, 34, faces multiple felony charges for allegedly killing her …
A Virginia judge ruled Monday that the husband of Mamta Bhatt will be held without bond, citing him as a flight risk following his recent arrest for disposing of a body. Naresh Bhatt appeared at the Prince William Juvenile and …
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania say they plan to seek the death penalty for a 30-year-old doctoral student accused of killing a 6-week-old boy she was babysitting for friends — while they took the boy’s twin brother to the hospital for injuries …
The family of a missing Georgia woman say they haven’t heard from her in nearly a month. According to Channel 2 Action News, 56-year-old Gina Jo Ratliff hasn’t contacted her family since July 28. She’s described as a white female …
Five people were killed on Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide at a home Long Island. Nassau County police have not released the names of the victims, Newsday reported, but said that a man found dead “on the front lawn did …
Human trafficking sting operations in Tennessee netted nine arrests this month, including a local college football coach. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it arrested six people in Middle and West Tennessee and three more in a separate operation in …
A woman was arrested last week after she tried to kidnap an 8-year-old girl, telling an adult who was with the girl that she was Russian police and was taking the child. Courtney Perrone, 40, has been charged with one …
A Minnesota man who admitted killing his ex-girlfriend just days after he was released from jail for assaulting her was sentenced Friday to nearly 24 years in prison. Matthew Brenneman, 40, was under a restraining order when he killed Danicka …
A New York anesthesiologist pleaded guilty to drugging his family’s nanny while she slept and raping her. Paul Giacopelli, 60, will only spend four years in prison when he’s sentenced on November 20, thanks to a plea deal agreed to …
A Florida man was arrested Saturday after his children called 911 and said he’d shot their mother. Jose Manuel Otero-Fontanez, 48, opened fire on police when they responded to the call in the Hanover Lakes community in St. Cloud, WESH …
Three people — including a prominent Kentucky dentist and his son — were arrested last month in connection with the fatal stabbing of 38-year-old Amber Spradlin, found dead in the dentist’s home more than a year ago. Michael McKinney III, …
A Florida mother has been charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son more than a decade after the boy was found dead in her apartment. Destene Simmons faces one count of murder and one count of aggravated child abuse, …
DNA from a 34-year-old marijuana joint helped identify the suspect in a 1989 hit-and-run death in Charlotte, North Carolina. The News & Observer reports that on December 29, 1989, Ruth Buchanan, 52, was crossing the street in a crosswalk at …
An adjunct professor from Touro University, who faces charges of sexually abusing a patient will return to class next month in a course focused on ethics. The New York Post reports that Professor Menachem “Mendy” Kiwak is scheduled to teach …
A New York mother was taken into custody following a collision that killed her 9-year-old son, while she was on drugs and driving against traffic on a highway, according to state police. ABC News reports that Kerri Bedrick, 32, is …
Police in Florida have arrested an Amazon delivery driver for a hit-and-run this week that sent a 30-year-old Miami mother and her infant son to the hospital. The incident took place Thursday morning when the woman was pushing her child …
A graveside argument turned deadly last weekend when a Colorado man shot and killed a member of a group of friends who had gathered to remember a dead man on his birthday. The group of family and friends arrived at …
A Florida public school teacher was arrested this week and accused of abusing a special-needs student in a classroom. Beatriz Rapisarda, 41, faces charges of child abuse and false imprisonment for the incident at Sunrise Elementary School, the Palm Bay …
Police in New Jersey are searching a suspect in the stabbing of a 4-year-old at a home in Paterson Friday afternoon. Investigators says the girl’s aunt is wanted in the attack, which saw the little girl stabbed multiple times. She …
A North Carolina woman wanted for the murder of her mother has been caught in Asheville and taken into custody. Danya Dewey, 40, has been charged with first degree murder and is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility …
On Friday, a Hillsborough County, Florida, fire lieutenant and his wife, a former state attorney’s office employee, appeared in court on charges of unlawful sex with a minor. According to News Channel 8, in March, Riverview residents Sascha Engel, 39, …
The family of a West Virginia missing since June 2022 say that she would have been gone this long without contacting them. According to WCHS, Brittany M. Horn (Duff), 32, was last seen leaving a home in the 1500 block …
A Baltimore mother and her fiancé are facing charges following the death of her 6-year-old son. According to charging documents obtained by ABC 2 Baltimore, Brian Graham was found burned and bruised when his mother, Jalesia Offer, 34, discovered him …
An Idaho man has been charged in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend in Rexburg. Fabian Hernandez, 32, has been charged with first degree murder, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers arrived at …
A second former Memphis police officer on Friday pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in the beating death of motorist Tyre Nichols in 2023. Former officer Emmitt Martin changed his plea in federal court, entering guilty pleas to using excessive …
A 35-year-old Texas man took out a gun and shot a teenage boy earlier this week over “smack talking” while the two were playing a video game. Crowley Police said Tavion Swindell, 16, was at the home of Deeven Jones …
Jennifer Paxton was looking for a place to stay with friendly faces for a few days. Rebecca Dishman and Sean Finnegan seem to be the friendly faces she is looking for…until she walks into their apartment. Sean Finnegan, 52, and Rebecca …
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A Georgia man was arrested in Louisiana on Wednesday, a day after he allegedly killed his wife and buried her behind their home. WSB-TV reported that Kenneth Hardin Jr., 39, told family members on Wednesday that he killed his wife, …
Nicholas Rossi, extradited from Scotland to Utah to face rape allegations, appeared in court Thursday afternoon for a preliminary hearing in Salt Lake County. ABC 4 reports that Judge Lawrence ruled that the state met its burden of evidence, indicating …
An Instagram model, accused of killing two people while high on “pink cocaine,” is now facing additional criminal charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Miami-Dade Police arrested Maecee Lathers, 24, on August 11, a day after she allegedly ran a red …
A search is underway in Pennsylvania for a 6-year-old boy who went missing early Thursday. WGAL reported that Johnathan Pringle vanished from his home in Lykens. He was wearing pajamas without shoes at the time of his disappearance. Reports indicated …
Convicted killer Chris Watts is reportedly blaming his wife for her own murder, offering up an excuse that she was too controlling in their relationship. According to the New York Post, Watts’ handwritten letters from the Dodge Correctional Institution in …
A 45-year-old New York man found running naked in the city of Rome Tuesday night has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, a beloved Oneida County elementary school principal and mother of a son. Police did not say …
As the search for a missing Hawaii wife continues, police are also seeking tips regarding her husband and his whereabouts in July. The Army Criminal Investigation Division investigators are currently seeking information on the whereabouts of 28-year-old Dewayne Arthur Johnson …
North Carolina investigators are searching for the adult daughter of a woman found dead in her home in the Black Mountain area on Thursday. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the home Thursday morning and found …
A Romanian court on Thursday placed self-professed misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest amid new allegations involving human trafficking of minors and sex with children. The decision by the Bucharest court follows the detention of six …
A convicted drug smuggler and loan shark pardoned by then-President Donald Trump in 2021 was arrested earlier this month for assaulting his wife and her 75-year-old father. Nassau County, New York, court records say that Jonathan Braun, 41, has been …
A 5-year-old boy somehow found an loaded, unsecured gun in a Utah home on Thursday and shot himself with it. Santaquin Police said that medics tried to save the boy’s life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, KSTU …
