Authorities found the body of a missing Florida mother in a canal on Monday and have charged a family friend with her murder. Perrin Damron, 23, was reported missing when she didn’t meet up with a friend on Saturday as …
Family members identified the four people found dead inside their burning home on Sunday, all four with gunshot wounds. Relatives and friends said that 37-year-old Jairo Escano; his wife Elvira, 44; and their two kids, 13-year-old Isabel and 10-year-old Jairo …
Two-year-old Teekah Lewis disappeared from a local bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington. She was there with her family: her mom, aunts, uncles, friends were all there bowling in lanes 7 and 8. It was league night at Frontier Lanes bowling alley, …
Last week, a Pennsylvania woman was sentenced to 21 to 53 years in prison for using her intellectually-disabled teen stepdaughter to produce child pornography in 2020. According to Lehigh Valley Live, Zoraida Flores, 48, pleaded guilty on May to 20 …
Colorado authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl reportedly died while on an amusement park ride on Sunday. Glenwood Springs Fire Department paramedics arrived as Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park staff were performing first aid on the girl. Despite their efforts, …
– Anthony “AJ” Elfalak disappeared from New South Wales home Friday, and survived three days in the wilderness, police say.
– Officers with the NSW Police Force in Australia said the child vanished from his family’s property in the rural area of Putty.
– On Monday, searchers located the toddler, who’s non-verbal and autistic, in the Australian bush, drinking water from a stream.
– “It’s a miracle. He’s alive. It’s amazing,” AJ’s father, Anthony Elfalak, told 7News Australia.
– AJ had ant bites and a diaper rash, but was otherwise OK, his father said.
– Searchers gave the boy a banana and took him for a medical checkup.
– NSW Police Superintendent Tracy Chapman said being near water helped AJ to survive.
Michael K. Williams, an actor known for his role in the widely-acclaimed HBO series “The Wire,” was found dead in his New York penthouse on Monday afternoon, according to emerging reports. Sources told the New York Post that Williams, 54, …
Legal scion Alex Murdaugh has resigned from his law firm and will enter rehab after reportedly suffering a superficial gunshot wound to the head on Saturday in South Carolina. On Monday, Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, issued a statement to WCSC …
Police in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was reportedly found dead last month near a shoreline. New Jersey State Police said in a statement that New Jersey State Police Marine Services discovered …
It’s been more than 10 years since the untimely death of Heidi Firkus, and now, her husband has been indicted for her murder in Minnesota. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 38-year-old Nicholas James Firkus was arrested in May and charged with …
A Minnesota man is behind bars after police say he assaulted his 11-week-old baby when the infant wouldn’t stop crying. According to court documents, Tyler Lee Drake, 20, was charged with assault on August 30, after an investigation led police …
Susan Smith initially told police a black man stole her car with her two kids inside later admitted she strapped the two boys in and shoved the car into a lake, drowning them. CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace looks at the case she believes “really brought to the forefront parental homicide” on “Fox & Friends.” The case is one of five Grace highlights in her “Murder Moms” series on FoxNation’s “Crime Stories.”
Firefighters found a man, a woman, a boy, and a girl with gunshot wounds dead inside a southwest Houston home on fire Sunday morning. Police said the children appeared to be between the ages of 10 and 13, KPRC reported. …
A Texas murder suspect who was released from jail last year is back behind bars after allegedly stabbing a potential witness. In December 2020, 280th Criminal District Court Judge Chris Morton reduced Felicia Washington’s bail from $100,00 to $50,000. Washington …
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday that George Edwards, 79, had been found safe and reunited with his family. ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have asked for help locating a 79-year-old man who flew into Charlotte Douglas International Airport on …
Authorities have launched an investigation after hiker Jennifer Coleman was found dead Sunday afternoon at Glacier National Park in Montana. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Coleman, of Richmond, Virginia, went hiking around August 30 or 31, and never returned home. According …
A Michigan father in the midst of bitter divorce and custody proceedings shot his toddler son to death last week and then turned the gun on himself. Derek Thabo, 32, had also threatened to kill his wife and all her …
Family and authorities in coastal Florida are looking for a 23-year-old mother who hasn’t been seen since Friday evening. Perrin Damron was in her Manatee Creek community, where she lives, at that time, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. Damron …
A Michigan man has been charged with manslaughter and second degree child abuse after he allegedly left a loaded handgun unattended, and a toddler found it and shot himself to death. Chase Dershem, 29, was reportedly lived at the home …
A 50-year-old New York woman who cared for her 97-year-old aunt has now been charged with killing her. Police said that Janice Cruz has been jailed on murder and strangulation charges in the death of Antonia Cardona, according to the …
A 35-year-old New Jersey mother of five is dead after arguing with a man who pulled out a gun and shot her. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yoland Ciccone said Shakir Tyler, 42, has been charged with first degree murder for the …
Missouri law enforcement has arrested a 54-year-old man on 43 counts of first degree sex offenses, all them against a single child. Last month, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office called in the State Highway Patrol to assist with an investigation …
An 18-year-old professional female boxer has died from injuries she sustained in a fight Saturday night in Montreal. Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata was unable to return to her corner at the end of the fourth round after her opponent, …
Authorities in South Carolina released a timeline of Saturday’s shooting incident in which legal scion Alex Murdaugh suffered what they described as a “superficial gunshot wound to the head” while changing a tire. The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said …
The federal Bureau of Land Management closed 28 miles of the Merced River Friday after test results revealed high levels of toxic algae just downstream from where a family was found dead from mysterious causes last month. The bodies of …
Authorities in northeastern Ohio are looking for an 18-year-old with autism who hasn’t been seen since Saturday afternoon. Daniel Horvath is not familiar with the area, the Lexington Fire Department said. Horvath was last seen at about 4 p.m., officials …
Harrison County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a body from a pond believed to be that of a Texas woman who disappeared on Monday. Jessica Adair, 46, was reported missing near the pond where the body was found. A justice of the …
A Nevada teen allegedly left school, broke into a random home outside Las Vegas, murdered a man and then returned to school, KLAS-TV reports. The bizarre killing has left the father of a young boy dead and a family searching …
A California domestic violence suspect died in police custody after shooting an ex-girlfriend in the face and carjacking a vehicle with a mother and four children inside. The ex-girlfriend, who has not been named, has been hospitalized in critical condition. …
The Wilmington, North Carolina, Police Department is looking for a 24-year-old woman they say is “injured and possibly endangered.” Jennifer Lynn Grover is described as 5 feet six inches and about 130 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes. She …
An hours-long standoff in Utah ended Saturday afternoon with three people dead, including possibly the suspect. Police were called to the home in Millcreek at about 6 p.m. when a man who had been visiting the home ran to a …
The South Carolina legal scion was airlifted to a hospital in Charleston for treatment. The June murders of his wife and son remain unsolved.
An Oklahoma county sheriff has called in state investigators to help with a child sexual abuse case after parents of victims filed a lawsuit claiming his department and school officials failed to adequately investigate a 2009 allegation against a former …
UPDATE: Alex Murdaugh’s attorney told WCIV in Charleston that the legal scion was shot in the head while changing a tire. Jim Griffin said Murdaugh’s brother Randy told him that a vehicle passed Alex while he was by the car, …
Killer writes rambling messages on the wall, professing love for the victim.
Following the murders, the killer went to a neighbor’s home nude and covered in mud with cuts all over his body.
Montana authorities are searching for a missing woman who vanished from the Glacier National Park. Jennifer Coleman, of Richmond, Virginia, may have gone hiking around August 30 or 31, around the Logan Pass area. According to Glacier National Park spokesperson …
US District Court Judge Allison Nathan told federal prosecutors on Friday that they must reveal the “identities of any unnamed co-conspirators” they plan to reference during Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming sex trafficking trial. Nathan nixed the government’s argument that to do …
The babysitter of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain has now been charged with the little girl’s murder. Justin Miller appeared in court on Friday on the murder charge and was ordered to remain in jail on a $500,000 bond, WNDU reported. Miller …
An angry father and two of his friends stormed into an Arizona elementary school on Thursday and threatened a citizen’s arrest of the principal unless she allowed his son, who had been exposed to COVID 19, to attend classes. Rishi …
A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged with capital murder in the death of another 13-year-old boy who died in June of severe burns. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Lane Campbell will be tried as an adult, according …
Prosecutors can call the accused killer in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, “murderer” or “school shooter” during his trial but must avoid pejoratives like “animal” and “that thing,” a judge ruled on Friday. Attorneys …
On Thursday, lawyers for the three former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death asked a Minnesota judge to prohibit the live-streaming of their state trial. According to the Star Tribune, attorneys for Thomas Lane, 37, and J. Alexander Kueng, …
The prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of Madeleine McCann is believed to be taunting German prosecutors while serving jail time for a rape conviction. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Christian Brueckner, a convicted felon with a violent criminal …
An elderly man in Louisiana remains unaccounted for days after he was attacked — and apparently killed — by an alligator during Hurricane Ida, according to reports. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release that Timothy …
Through interviews, police documents, and forensic evidence, ‘Finding Kendrick Johnson’ illustrates how a 17-year-old’s disappearance and death sparked years’ worth of investigations, controversies, and a possible cover-up.
Allison Foy was last seen alive, leaving a Wilmington North Carolina bar. Two years later, her skeletal remains were found a mile from that nightclub. Foy’s killer has never been proven. Foy, 34, and a friend have a celebratory drink …
New Orleans police continue to search for a 911 dispatcher accused of purposely hanging up on callers in August. According to New Orleans police, the suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Precious Stephens, who worked as a 911 operator for …
Authorities have revealed more details about the double murder of a teacher and her daughter found dead in their Boone County, Missouri, home late last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Allison Abitz, 43, and her 11-year-old daughter Jozee Abitz were …
