Christmas Tree Lights Spark Fire, Killing Dad, 2 Young Sons, and Family Dogs: Report
Accident
The father and his wife, who survived, were “the happiest people you will have ever met”
AMBER Alert
December 25, 2021
Amber Alert: Wanted Father Hiding Out With 3 Young Children in Central Texas Brush
A North Carolina man wanted for sex crimes against minors is now wanted in Texas in connection with an Amber Alert issued for three of his five children. Jonathon Alexander Wright, 40, was traveling through Texas last week with his …
Murder
December 25, 2021
Missouri Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend to Death With Sword Because of ‘Entities’ Inside Him
A Missouri woman has been charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action after she called 911 late Friday night to say she’d killed her boyfriend with a sword. Cape Girardeau Police officers found Brittany Wilson, 32, in the …
Shooting
December 25, 2021
2-Year-Old Missouri Child Shoots Self While Handling Gun
A Missouri toddler was shot to death Friday afternoon while handling a gun in an Independence home. Police had been looking for a person of interest in the incident who reportedly fled from the home after the shooting. That person …
Domestic Abuse
December 25, 2021
Arizona Man Rear-Ends Girlfriend on Highway and Slams Into Another Vehicle Head-On
An Arizona man is dead after he chased his girlfriend along an interstate highway, rear-ended her vehicle several times, then spun out and struck another vehicle head-on. The crash took place at about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, the state Department …
Mass shooting
December 25, 2021
Parents of Michigan School Shooting Suspect Ignored Warning Signs and ‘Bought Him a Gun’: Prosecutor
“Disturbing texts,” animal abuse couldn’t cut through parents “extramarital affairs, financial issues and substance abuse,” prosecutor says in court filing.
Royals
December 25, 2021
Armed Intruder Breaches Windsor Castle Grounds, Where Queen Elizabeth Is Celebrating Christmas
An armed man was arrested Sunday morning after he broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was spending Christmas with her family. Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears said the 19-year-old man, from Southampton in …
Murder
December 25, 2021
Boy Dies After Stepmom Beats Him Relentlessly With Wooden Paddle and Mother Ignores His Screams for Help: Police
The stepmother also allegedly told the victim’s brother to ‘beat him up’
Shooting
December 25, 2021
‘My baby has gunshot wounds in her back’: Boyfriend charged after accidentally firing gun, striking 1-year-old
An Ohio man who says he accidentally shot himself in the hand also wounded his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter from the gunfire, prompting authorities to press charges, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Details of exactly how the shooting unfolded have not …
Murder
December 25, 2021
Florida Real Estate Agent Fatally Shot While Showing a Listing
A Florida real estate agent was gunned down in her car Thursday while she was showing a home for sale in Coral Springs. According to the New York Post and WSVN, Parkland native Sara Michelle Trost was shot multiple times …
Child sex crimes
December 24, 2021
Christian Boarding School Doctor Wanted for Sex Crimes Against Children: Reports
An arrest warrant has been issued for the long-time physician of a Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri, accusing him of sex crimes against children. A Greene County judge signed an arrest warrant for David Earl Smock, 57, on Thursday. …
Murder for hire
December 24, 2021
Florida Man Uses Snail Mail To Plot Murder of Ex-Girlfriend’s New Beau: Feds
A Florida man is in jail on federal charges after he allegedly tried to arrange the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Ryan Hadeed, 43, sent a letter in September to someone he thought could handle the job he had …
Murder
December 24, 2021
Remains Identified As Executed Inmate’s Sister-in-Law – Right Where He Said They Would Be
A confession and tip last month from a death row inmate just before his execution led investigators to the body of Felicia Cox, the convicted man’s sister-in-law. David Neal Cox was put to death in Mississippi on November 17 after …
Juveniles
December 24, 2021
Los Angeles Police Fatally Shoot 14-Year-Old Girl in Burlington Coat Factory; Bullet Pierces Dressing Room: Report
Valentina Orellana-Peralta was trying on dresses for her upcoming quinceañera when she was shot by a police officer
Corruption
December 24, 2021
Children’s Court Judge Shared Pictures Showing Toddlers Being Sexually Abused
The then-judge sent explicit images at the courthouse where he worked
Crime Stories
December 24, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: These heroes wear fur coats! PET HEROES SAVE THE DAY!
Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. These heroes wear fur! Joining Nancy Grace today: “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show heard on SiriusXM channel 111 airing for two hours daily starting at …
Podcast
December 24, 2021
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: Chaos at Astroworld
A chaotic opening night at the Astroworld Festival results in 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, as the crowd of 50,000 people surges toward the stage during Travis Scott’s concert. Victims range in age from nine to 27. The …
Murder
December 24, 2021
Baltimore Police Officer Dies a Week After She is Shot in the Head While Sitting Patrol Car, Leaving Four Children Behind
A Baltimore police officer has died a week after she was shot while sitting in her patrol car. As the Associated Press reports, Keona Holley was taken off life support on Thursday, one week after she was shot in the …
December 23, 2021
Doctor Blames Road Rage Murder On ‘S—t’ Day
Murder
December 23, 2021
‘Suspected Serial Killer’ of Homeless People Nabbed in Miami: Cops
Miami police on Thursday said they had arrested a real estate agent they believe has been hunting homeless people. Interim Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said that Willy Suarez Maceo, 25, will be charged with murder and attempted murder in …
Sex Crimes
December 23, 2021
Singer Lisa Gentile Accuses Chris Noth of Sexual Assault
A fourth woman has accused actor Chris Noth of sexual assault. Singer Lisa Gentile says she had known Noth, who was fired this week from the CBS series “The Equalizer,” for several years when he offered her a ride home …
Child Abuse
December 23, 2021
Little Boy Screams ‘Please Stop’ & ‘Mommy’ as Stepmom Beats Him to Death: Reports
On Thursday, an Indiana woman was arrested in connection with Saturday’s death of her 9-year-old son, who authorities believe was abused. According to WANE, Jenna Mae Miller, 36, was charged with neglecting Elijah Ross, who was pronounced dead at a …
Car-jacking
December 23, 2021
Pennsylvania Congresswoman Carjacked at Gunpoint in Philadelphia
Five teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly carjacked a US Congresswoman from Pennsylvania at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon and took off with her vehicle. Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District in Congress — which includes part of …
Crime Stories
December 23, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: College student Jason Landry heads home for Christmas, never seen again. WHERE’S JASON?
On December 13, 2020, Jason Landry heads back home to Missouri City for the holidays. It’s time for a Christmas celebration with his family away from college life. Somewhere in a less than three-hour drive, something went wrong. Landry’s car …
Manslaughter
December 23, 2021
‘Go Die’: College Student Avoids Prison for Encouraging Boyfriend’s Suicide
On Thursday, a Massachusetts woman admitted to encouraging her boyfriend’s May 2019 suicide as part of a plea deal that spared her from prison. Inyoung You, 23, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County to involuntary manslaughter and received a 2-and-a-half year …
Road Rage
December 23, 2021
‘You stupid b****!’ Bank Investor Allegedly Sucker Punches Teen Girl Driver in the Face, Says She ‘Cut him off’ in his Porsche
A Florida man is facing charges after police say he punched a child during a road rage incident in Tampa. According to an arrest affidavit, Hillsborough County police charged Stephen Irvin Saunders, 47, with punching a 16-year-old on December 16, …
Court
December 23, 2021
BREAKING: Ex-Cop Kim Potter Guilty of 1st & 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s Shooting Death
On Thursday, jurors convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of first-degree manslaughter while committing a misdemeanor and second-degree manslaughter, culpable negligence, in April’s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright. The 12 jurors reached guilty verdicts on their fourth day of deliberations. …
Murder
December 23, 2021
Alleged Killer Faces Cannibalism Charge in 70-year-old Victim’s Death, Police Find Bloodied Microwave and Burned Human Tissue [UPDATE]
An Idaho man is facing a cannibalism charge after prosecutors uncovered evidence while investigating his murder case. On Wednesday, Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall filed an amended complaint against murder suspect, James David Russell, 39, who stands accused of killing …
Celebrity
December 23, 2021
‘This Is How You Die’: ‘Home Alone’ Actor Allegedly Tried to Fatally Strangle Girlfriend
“Home Alone” actor Devin Ratray was arrested on domestic violence charges in Oklahoma on Wednesday for an alleged altercation with his then-girlfriend that occurred two weeks earlier. According to KFOR, Ratray, 44, is believed to have battered and attempted to …
Child Abuse
December 23, 2021
Babysitter Admits to Killing Cousin’s 11-month-old Daughter, Hiding Her in Woods After Backhanding Her: Reports
An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to murder under a plea agreement that would spare him life in prison if approved. Justin Miller appeared in court Monday and admitted to killing his family member’s 11-month-old daughter, Mercedes Lain, while he …
Juveniles
December 23, 2021
‘Every Second is Torture’: $75K Reward in Search for Missing 3-Year-Old Lina Khil
The search continues for a missing 3-year-old girl in San Antonio, Texas, as law enforcement officials say they are struggling to make progress. As previously reported, 3-year-old Lina Khil vanished while at a playground at a 300-unit apartment complex where …
Murder
December 22, 2021
Mother of 2 Toddlers Found Shot to Death in Indiana Home
An Indiana woman was found shot to death on the floor of her bedroom Tuesday night. Anderson Police said they were called to 37-year-old Andrea Aguirre’s home at about 7:30 p.m. by her estranged husband, who said he had gone …
Unsolved
December 22, 2021
Immigrant Family Found Dead in Minnesota Died From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Cops
Seven members of a Minnesota family found dead in their home over the weekend died of carbon monoxide poisoning, investigators said. The Moorhead Police Department announced Wednesday that the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office had found lethal levels of carbon …
Child Abuse
December 22, 2021
‘Skin Falling off Her Body’: Mom Kept Emaciated 5-Year-Old Daughter in Closet for a Month [Cops]
A Florida woman was arrested last week after her four children were found living in deplorable conditions — which also entailed her young daughter being kept in a closet for nearly a month, police said. Jacksonville police responded to Alexandra …
Murder
December 22, 2021
Kansas Couple Shot to Death; Son Arrested
A 23-year-old Kansas man has been arrested after his parents were found shot to death Tuesday in their home. Dawson J. Mitchell was named a person of interest in the deaths of Melissa Mitchell, 48, and Leonard Zimmerman, 53, but …
Murder
December 22, 2021
Cops Announce Arrests in Shooting Death of News Crew Security Guard
Authorities have made two arrests in the shooting death of an armed security guard working with a California television news crew last month. Kevin Nishita was working with a KRON4 crew in Oakland on November 24 when he was shot …
Crime Stories
December 22, 2021
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] VERDICT WATCH: Madame Perv Ghislaine Maxwell Awaits Jury
We are on verdict watch in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. The wealthy socialite is accused of being a central player in Jeffrey Epstein’s decades of sexual abuse of minors. Defense attorneys say Maxwell is a scapegoat taking …
Court
December 22, 2021
VIDEO: Nancy Grace Says Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict Will Come Before Christmas Eve
“Crime Stories” host Nancy Grace said she expects jurors will reach a verdict in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial within the next two days, as she does not expect them to deliberate on Christmas Eve. Grace told “Fox & …
National
December 22, 2021
JonBenét Ramsey: New DNA Testing Could Finally Lead to Killer, Police Say
Investigators in Colorado say new DNA testing in the JonBenét Ramsey murder case may finally lead them to the killer. On Monday, the Boulder Police Department announced that “nearly 1,000 DNA samples” have been analyzed as of December 2021. “CBI …
Technology and Crime
December 22, 2021
‘Check Your Kids’ Phones’: 10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Trying the ‘Blackout Challenge’ [Report]
The family of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died last week said she tried a dangerous game that trended on social media. WPVI reported that Nyla Anderson’s December 12 death was linked to the “Blackout Challenge,” a trend popularized on …
Celebrity Justice
December 22, 2021
Both Parents of ‘Twin Peaks’ Actress Alicia Witt Found Dead in Their Massachusetts Home
Authorities in Massachusetts are investigating the sudden deaths of both parents of actress Alicia Witt. According to the Telegram & Gazette, Witt reached out to a relative in Massachusetts when she became concerned about being unable to reach her parents, …
Homicide
December 22, 2021
BREAKING: Police Make Arrest After Dad and 2 Sons Found Shot Dead in Illinois Home
Police say a man arrested Tuesday is a person of interest in the tragic shooting deaths of an Illinois father and his two young sons. According to police, U.S. Marshals arrested 24-year-old Alize Smith on Tuesday, on unrelated charges. He’s …
Sex Crimes
December 22, 2021
Longtime CNN Producer Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Girl, Then Bribed Her Family: Feds
A former CNN senior producer sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, then tried to bribe a family member for their silence, federal prosecutors alleged in a motion on Monday. The FBI arrested John Griffin, 44, on December 10, amid accusations that he …
Unsolved
December 22, 2021
Dad Wanted to Start a New Life ‘Somewhere beautiful’ Before Killer Shot Him & 2 Sons, Found Dead in Home
An Illinois man found dead over the weekend had plans to start a new life with his children before a “senseless tragedy” occurred, according to his family. As CrimeOnline previously reported, three victims were found inside their Belvidere home in …
Robbery
December 22, 2021
SOMETHING BORROWED? Philly Thieves ROB BRIDEGROOM OF ROLEX OUTSIDE WEDDING
Missing
December 22, 2021
Search Continue for Missing 3-Year-Old Lina Khil as Father Makes First Public Comments
Authorities in Texas are resuming the search for a missing 3-year-old girl on Wednesday after resolving Tuesday to spare no resource in finding Lina Sardar Khil. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lina disappeared while at a playground at her apartment complex …
Sex Crimes
December 22, 2021
See It: Dad’s Roommate Arrested After 6-year-old Girl Tests Positive for Sexually Transmitted Disease
An Arizona man is behind bars, accused of assaulting a young child who reportedly tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Jacob Sullivan was arrested in Peoria on December 21, and …
Drunk Drivers
December 22, 2021
‘THEIR PRESENTS ARE STILL UNDER THE TREE’: Distraught mom’s 3 children killed by alleged drunk driver
Three Louisiana siblings lost their lives after another driver allegedly crashed into them Friday night, apparently while driving the wrong way. According to Today, Lindy Simmons, 20, Christopher Simmons, 17, and Kamryn Simmons, 15, died when a truck smashed into …
Assault
December 21, 2021
‘I wish I could’ve did more!’: Murder Victim’s Mom Spots Alleged Killer in Store, Confronts Him & Gets Arrested
A Texas mom was arrested after confronting a man accused of killing her teen daughter, who is now walking free after posting bail. Darci Bass, identified as the mother of Livye Lewis, 19, is facing assault charges after confronting her …
Juveniles
December 21, 2021
Police Search Massive Apartment Complex for 3-Year-Old Who Vanished on Playground; FBI Joins Investigation
Police in San Antonio, Texas, have released more details about the search for a missing 3-year-old girl who disappeared a full day ago. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lina Sardar Kihl disappeared early Monday evening while she was at a playground …