11 people charged in fraternity hazing ritual alcohol poisoning death of college student Adam Oakes
Juveniles
September 26, 2021
Mother and Toddler Son Die in ‘Suspicious’ Fall From Upper Level of San Diego Baseball Stadium
San Diego police are investigating after a mother and her 2-year-old son fell from the third level of Petco Park, where a San Diego Padres baseball game was minutes away from beginning. First responders tried to resuscitate the 40-year-old woman …
Missing
September 26, 2021
Missing Louisiana Toddler Found Dead 100 Miles Away in Mississippi
A 2-year-old Louisiana girl who disappeared late last week was found dead in Mississippi. Baton Rouge police said the toddler’s stepfather, 30-year-old Phillip Gardner, was arrested on Sunday and charged with unlawful disposal of remains and obstruction of justice, according …
Shooting
September 26, 2021
Chattanooga Man Drives to Nashville With His Mother’s Body Wrapped in a Tarp in His Truck
A 37-year-old Tennessee man was arrested Saturday after driving his mother’s body, rolled in a tarp in the back of his truck, from Chattanooga to Nashville, a 130-mile trip. Thomas Henshall Jr has been charged with failure to report the …
Murder
September 26, 2021
Dispatcher Told Moab Officers Brian Laundrie Hit Gabby Petito Before Mid-August Traffic Stop
A dispatcher told Moab, Utah, police officers that a 911 caller saw Brian Laundrie hitting Gabby Petito before the officers pulled over their van in mid-August. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the report filed by the officers and body cam footage …
Murder
September 26, 2021
Brian Laundrie’s Parents Could Be Charged IF They Gave Cops False Info
A Florida law means that Brian Laundrie’s parents are unlikely to be charged as accessories if their son is evading law enforcement — unless they’ve lied to investigators. “When Brian was a missing person and not a fugitive, the parents …
Murder
September 26, 2021
FBI Visits Brian Laundrie Home
Rewards for whereabouts of 23-year-old Brian Laundrie reach $30,000
Unsolved
September 26, 2021
Sheridan Wahl: Missing College Student Found Dead After Traveling to Visit Father
A Florida college student drove to South Carolina to visit her father earlier this month, but she never made it and was later found dead, WHNS-TV reports. Police thus far have been tight-lipped about the death of 21-year-old Sheridan Wahl, which is now …
September 26, 2021
Manhunt Now! Deputy Not Expected To Survive After Suspect Shoots Him Twice During Traffic Stop
Gunman On The Run
Missing
September 25, 2021
New Jersey Mom, 4 Young Children Missing Since Thursday
A New Jersey mother and her four young children are missing in Gloucester Township. Danielle Mead, 36, and her children, between the ages of 2 and 6, were last seen on Thursday. They were reported missing on Saturday. Gloucester Township …
Murder
September 25, 2021
Dispute Over 10-Month-Old Baby Leaves 4 Dead
Four people are dead and a 10-month old was temporarily missing on Saturday after a shooting in rural southeast Tennessee. McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said that deputies responded to a home in Riceville around 9 a.m. and first located …
Murder
September 25, 2021
Texas Mom Throws Children off Louisiana Highway Bridge Into Lake: Cops
An infant boy died and a 5-year-old boy was critically injured on Friday when their mother threw them from an interstate highway bridge into a Louisiana lake. Shreveport Police identified the mother as Ureka Black, 32, and said she has …
Missing
September 25, 2021
South Carolina Mom Gives Ex-Boyfriend Ride to Bus Station but Doesn’t Come Home
Police in three states are looking for a 41-year-old woman reported missing earlier this month, and they’ve named a person of interest in her disappearance. Deidre Annette Reed was last seen in Pageland, South Carolina, on September 3, when she …
Missing
September 25, 2021
MISSING: Louisiana 2-Year-Old Disappears While Stepfather Naps
The FBI joined the search Saturday morning for a Louisiana toddler who disappeared from an apartment in the Belaire neighborhood of Baton Rouge the day before. Nevaeh Allen, 2, was last seen in a yellow dress with pineapples and wasn’t …
Murder
September 25, 2021
Nancy Grace: Bank Fraud Charge Against Brian Laundrie Is ‘Tactical’
The bank fraud charge brought against Brian Laundrie this week is a strategic move while agents build their case for the murder of Gabby Petito, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says. Even though the indictment against him didn’t say whose bank card …
Missing
September 25, 2021
Gabby Petito’s Best Friend: Brian Laundrie ‘Does Not Have Friends’
The woman who says she was Gabby Petito’s best friend worried when the 22-year-old was first reported missing because her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, “knows where I live and he does not like me.” Rose Davis — who previously said Laundrie …
Missing
September 25, 2021
‘We Don’t Know Anything’: Kelly Price’s Attorney Says She’s Not Missing, but Gospel Singer’s Sister Says That’s Not Good Enough
Kelly Price is safe and not missing at all, her attorney says, but the gospel and R&B singer’s sister says no one from the family has seen her — including her two young children. Attorney Monica Ewing told TMZ that …
National
September 25, 2021
Candlelight Vigil Held for Gabby Petito; More Memorial Services Planned Over Weekend
A solemn candlelight vigil was held Friday for Gabby Petito in her Long Island hometown, bringing together hundreds of community members mourning the death of the 22-year-old, WABC-TV reports. Neighbors in Blue Point, New York, placed lanterns at the end of …
Missing
September 25, 2021
Gabby Petito Crime Scene Photos Show Unusual Markings, Fire Pit: Report
The ground was disturbed at the site where Gabby Petito’s body was found and an apparent fire pit was located nearby, according to the first public images of the crime scene obtained by the Daily Mail. The images also show various …
Murder
September 24, 2021
3 Dismembered Bodies – Including a CHILD – Found in Texas Dumpster Fire
Fort Worth firefighters responded to a dumpster fire in the western part of the city early Wednesday morning, and when they’d extinguished the blaze, they found three dismembered bodies. One of the bodies was that of a child, the Fort …
Missing
September 24, 2021
R&B and Gospel Singer Kelly Price Reported Missing in Georgia
Police in Georgia have listed gospel and R&B singer Kelly Price as a missing person after being unable to find her during a welfare check last weekend. Price, 48, posted a video on July 29 saying she had COVID-19 and …
Sex Crimes
September 24, 2021
Dad Fractures Jogger’s Skull for Inappropriately Touching His Young Son at Bus Stop: Reports
An Oklahoma man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly inappropriately touching a 9-year-old boy at a bus stop in an ordeal reportedly witnessed by the boy’s father. According to a police report, the victim said he was waiting at a …
Juveniles
September 24, 2021
1 Child Dead, Another Critically Injured After They’re Thrown From a Bridge
A young child is dead and another seriously injured after they were apparently thrown from a bridge into Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana. Initial reports said the children, believed to be siblings, were thrown into the water from the Interstate …
National
September 24, 2021
‘We’re not wasting our time out here’: Police Commander Explains Why Brian Laundrie Search Continues in Swampy Reserve
NPPD Commander Joe Fussell knows that people are questioning why the search continues for Brian Laundrie in a swampy Florida reserve, but he insists that law enforcement professionals know what they are doing. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 23-year-old Laundrie is …
Missing
September 24, 2021
Ex-Moab City Police Chief Says Officers Who Stopped Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie Did an ‘Excellent Job,’ Asks For Patience Amid Internal Probe
The former Moab City police chief has addressed criticism of the police response to an incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundry not long before Petito was found dead of a reported homicide. On Thursday, authorities in Utah announced an …
Murder
September 24, 2021
Two Boys, 14, Sentenced for Stabbing Autistic Child to Death After Girl Purposely Lured Him to an Isolated Field
Two teens learned their fate this week after murdering an autistic boy that they reportedly had “grievances” with after an online spat. According to Sky News, 13-year-old Oliver Stephens was lured to Bugs Bottom field at Emmer Green, Reading, in …
Arson
September 24, 2021
Sleeping Man Is Burned Alive When Ex Douses Bed With Gasoline & Lights it on Fire: Report
A second man was arrested in Texas on Wednesday in connection with last month’s fire that killed his brother’s ex-boyfriend, who was reportedly burned alive as he slept in bed. According to the Waco Tribune, Robinson police apprehended Willie Lloyd, …
Crime Stories
September 24, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Did Brian Laundrie’s Parents Help Son Go On-The-Run With Attached Camper?
A warrant has been issued for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of deceased Gabby Petito, but in her death. A grand jury indicted Laundrie for his “use of unauthorized devices” after Petito died. Documents state that Laundrie used a debit card …
Court
September 24, 2021
Parents Say Tot Daughter, 2, Was Sexually Abused & Excessively Groped Aboard Disney Cruise
Two parents from Vermont have filed a lawsuit against Disney Cruiseline after they say nothing was done to stop their toddler daughter from being sexually abused. According to court documents, the incident happened during a 7-day cruise in 2020, while …
Sex Crimes
September 24, 2021
Prosecutor Stalks Acquaintance, Breaks Into Her Home to Choke & Rape Her: Police
A Pennsylvania prosecutor remains in office despite his arrest on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home on Saturday and raping her. Pennslyvania State Police said in a statement that Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas, 37, entered the …
Murder
September 24, 2021
Tennessee Teen Shoots Mom in the Head for Confiscating His Cell Phone
A Tennessee teenager has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his mother while she was sleeping more than a year ago. Shawn Willis, now 18, was 16 on April 20, 2020, when he reportedly crept …
Court
September 24, 2021
Convicted Ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin Files Appeal, Cites Prosecutor, Juror ‘Misconduct’
The former Minneapolis police office convicted of killing George Floyd in May 2020 filed an appeal on Thursday. Derek Chauvin filed the appeal on the last day he could have done so, 90 days after his June 25 sentencing, the …
Accident
September 24, 2021
TikTok Challenge Leaves Little Boy ‘Hanging from tree’ & Dead, Parents Say: Report
Robert Craig, a 10-year-old Georgia boy, was found hanging from a tree and his parents say that the social media app TikTok may be to blame. According to CBS 46, Robert’s 12-year-old sister Madison is the one that made the …
Family Crime
September 24, 2021
Murdaugh Murders: Investigation Leads SLED to ‘Other Potential Crimes’
State investigators in South Carolina said Thursday that their probe into the June double murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh has led to “other potential crimes that warrant further investigation.” The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division took over the …
Missing
September 24, 2021
Brian Laundrie Left Wallet, Cell Phone Behind When He Went to Carlton Reserve: Source
Gabby Petito’s boyfriend Brian Laundrie did not take his wallet or cell phone with him when he left his home in North Port, Florida, on September 14, a source who knows the family has said. The unidentified source reportedly told …
Missing
September 24, 2021
MISSING: Police Seek Tips on Teen Mom & Newborn Daughter Who Vanished Weeks Ago
Florida authorities are asking the public’s help in search of a missing Florida teen and her daughter. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, 16-year-old Stacie Montenegro and her 1-month-old baby disappeared on September 4. They were last seen in …
Court
September 24, 2021
Queens Man Stuffs His Ex-Girlfriend in Suitcase To Suffocate, Die on Roadside
A New York man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to stuffing his ex-girlfriend into a suitcase and leaving her to suffocate and die on the side of a road in Connecticut. Javier Da Silva …
Murder
September 23, 2021
New Witness Reports Giving Hitchhiking Brian Laundrie a Ride
A second woman has come forward to say that she picked up a hitchiking Brian Laundrie on August 29 and that he tried to “get out of the moving car” when she got to the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping area, …
Murder
September 23, 2021
Kentucky Man Tells Family He Killed a Woman, Wrapped Her Body in Sleeping Bag in His Truck
A western Kentucky man has been charged with murder after he drove home and told relatives he had killed a woman. Denny Christopher Rumfelt, 29, has also been charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse, the …
AMBER Alert
September 23, 2021
AMBER Alert: Father Takes 4 Navajo Children, Threatening To Harm Them
The Navajo Division of Public Safety issued an AMBER Alert on Thursday for four young children allegedly taken by their father from Tsayatoh, New Mexico. Missing are Turquoise Sky Peshlakai, 10; Rumaldo Peshlakai Jr, 7; Coral Dawn Peshlakai, 5; and …
Missing
September 23, 2021
Body Found Floating in Illinois River Identified As Missing Grad Student Jelani Day
A body found floating in the Illinois River earlier this month has been identified as that of an Illinois State University grad student who vanished on August 24. Jelani “J.J.” Day, 25, was last seen that day on security footage …
National
September 23, 2021
Restaurant Confirms Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito Sighting After Witness Sees ‘Blowout’ with a Waitress
A Wyoming restaurant confirmed Wednesday that Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were in their restaurant when witnesses saw a blowout between Laundrie and a waitress. “Yes, we can confirm Gabby and Brian were in Merry Piglets. We have already notified …
Missing
September 23, 2021
Police Return to Laundrie Residence as Parents Travel Home From Orlando: Report
Florida police were reportedly spotted outside the home of Brian Laundrie and his parents on Thursday afternoon. Family attorney Steven Bertolino told Fox News that Brian Laundrie’s parents, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, are on their way back home to North …
Violent Crime
September 23, 2021
BREAKING: At Least 2 Dead, 12 Injured in Kroger Supermarket Shooting
Two people have died and at least a dozen were injured during a shooting at a Kroger supermarket in Memphis, Tennessee. According to CNN, one victim was fatally shot and the suspect has also been killed in the mass shooting …
Crime Stories
September 23, 2021
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Boyfriend Brian Laundrie Goes on Camping Trip With Parents After Gabby Reported Missing
As the search for Brian Laundrie continues, new details show the movement of the Laundrie family. Neighbors tell FOX News that they saw Laundrie, and his parents pack up an “attached camper” and leave for the weekend shortly after the …
Missing
September 23, 2021
Friend Says Brian Laundrie Survived Solo for Months in the Wilderness Before, is ‘Well-Equipped’ to Survive Alone
Brian Laundrie, who’s been declared a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, is apparently no stranger to taking solo trips into the wilderness, and a friend of the deceased says Laundrie is accustomed to months-long …
Missing
September 23, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Search for Brian Laundrie at Florida Nature Preserve Enters Fifth Day
“SWAMP BUGGY” Now Being Used in Search for Brian Laundrie at Carlton Reserve, DAY 5
Court
September 23, 2021
Gannon Stauch: DA Says Trial Against Alleged Stepmom Killer Could Take a Month or More to Complete
A district attorney announced Thursday that the murder trial against Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will likely take at least a month to complete, if not more. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Gregory Werner …
Court
September 23, 2021
Gannon Stauch: Colorado Boy Was Killed in His Room, Moved to Garage. Judge Rules That Case Will Go to Trial.
A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that Letecia Stauch, who stands accused of killing her stepson, Gannon Stauch, will face trial. Judge Gregory Werner first went over the case and recapped the evidence presented before ruling that Letecia Stauch’s case would …
Missing
September 23, 2021
Young Mom of 3 Children Has Been Missing Over a Month: Police
Police in Georgia are searching for a mother who disappeared over a month ago and hasn’t contacted her family. Olivia Fowler, 26, was last seen near Manchester on August 13, at a home in the 100 block of Long Road …
