Armed and dangerous murder suspect on the loose in NYC after prison snafu
Jail
Corrections officers allegedly waited 12 hours to report the prisoner’s accidental release
Family Crime
March 10, 2021
One dead in daylong hostage standoff; multiple explosive devices found in Maine home
One of the hostages escaped but three remained in the home with the suspect for nearly a full day
Murder
March 10, 2021
Beloved realtor shot dead while selling bike to suspect he met on Facebook Marketplace: Police
A Louisiana man is dead after police say he was shot while in the process of trying to sell his dirt bike. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that Joseph Vindel, 29, Vindel disappeared around 10 a.m. Sunday after he left …
Missing
March 10, 2021
**FOUND SAFE**: Police in search of missing 12-year-old Maine girl
UPDATE Winslow police announced Wednesday that 12-year-old Layla Cole has been safely located. Original Story Maine authorities are searching for a 12-year-old who disappeared at some point between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. CBS 13 reports that Layla Cole …
Murder
March 10, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Jury selection continues at Derek Chauvin murder trial
Jury selection for the murder trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin will continue Wednesday after three jurors were chosen during Tuesday’s proceedings. As the Star Tribune reports, attorneys and Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill interviewed ten prospective jurors on Tuesday, …
Missing
March 9, 2021
MISSING: Desperate search for Pennsylvania woman after police find her abandoned car
Pennsylvania authorities are searching for a missing woman who police say vanished near a hiking trail and hasn’t been heard from since. WGAL reports that 29-year-old Nicole Elizabeth Ebaugh was last seen near Glatfelters Station Road in North Codorus Township, …
Sex Crimes
March 9, 2021
Suspect kidnaps jogger, rapes woman weeks later while wearing ankle monitor after jail release: Report
A California man who was released from jail after kidnapping and attacking a woman in September was arrested weeks later for raping another woman, according to reports. The victim in September’s attack, who requested to only be identified as Valeria, …
Politics and Crime
March 9, 2021
SIXTH accuser claims NY Governor Cuomo inappropriately touched her at his mansion: Report
On Monday, a sixth woman came forward to accuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, according to reports. An official close to the matter told the Times Union that the female aide alleged Cuomo, 63, inappropriately touched at …
Family Crime
March 9, 2021
Injured, bleeding 12-year-old girl runs for help, survives family massacre as three others in the home are killed
Three family members are dead in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide, possibly intended to kill more victims. As AZFamily.com reports, police found three bodies in a grisly scene at a home in Mesa, Arizona, Monday evening. Police were reportedly …
Crime Stories
March 9, 2021
Tuesday Crime Stories: Teen girl allegedly kidnapped by IT wiz, drugged daily & held captive. Where is Daphne Westbrook?
Daphne Westbrook, 17, has been missing for over a year. Police say she is being held against her will by her father, John Oliver Westbrook. Police also say that the teen is being drugged to keep her controlled. The Hamilton …
Family Crime
March 9, 2021
Prosecutor shuts down police claims that James Hutchinson’s alleged killer mom had previous contact with child services
A relative confirmed that Britney Gosney has a fourth child that was adopted
Missing
March 9, 2021
MISSING: Police searching for teen girl who vanished this weekend
Authorities in Pennsylvania are looking for a 16-year-old girl who reportedly has not been seen since Sunday. WTAE reported that Imani Nanji was last seen leaving her home in Wilkins Township. Additional details regarding her disappearance were not made available, …
Nancy Grace
March 9, 2021
Nancy Grace to host “America’s Most Wanted Overtime” as part of new multiyear deal with Fox Nation
All-New Program to Stream on FOX Nation after AMERICA’S MOST WANTED’s Linear Broadcast on FOX
Murder
March 9, 2021
Update: 10-year-old boy bludgeoned to death by stepfather was victim of ‘fatal child abuse syndrome’ [Cops]
On Monday, authorities in New York announced that a 10-year-old boy found dead over the weekend was a victim of “fatal child abuse syndrome.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities arrested Ryan Cato, 34, on Sunday and charged him with murder …
Police
March 9, 2021
‘Highly decorated’ Tampa police officer killed in crash on I-275 with wrong-way driver
A Florida police officer was killed on Tuesday after he reportedly crashed into a car traveling the wrong way on the interstate. Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan said Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, may have intentionally veered into the …
Court
March 9, 2021
Alleged killer could be released from jail after giving birth to stillborn: Reports
A California woman facing a murder charge after delivering a stillborn baby could be released if a judge agrees with her defense team. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chelsea Becker, 26, was arrested in 2019 for the death of …
Missing
March 9, 2021
MISSING: Police searching for endangered elder who may have been driving when she disappeared
Police in Pennsylvania are reportedly looking for an endangered elderly woman who vanished on Monday night. According to WHTM, Clarence Lucy Macaleer, 79, was last seen in the vicinity of Gradyville Road in Delaware County. Additional details regarding her disappearance …
Murder
March 9, 2021
WATCH: Jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin murder trial
Jury selection may resume Tuesday in the Derek Chauvin murder trial after a delay on Monday regarding a possible additional charge. The former Minneapolis police officer is charged with killing George Floyd, an unarmed man who was arrested on suspicion …
Missing
March 9, 2021
Police ask for help in search for endangered missing man
Police in Miami are asking for the public’s help finding an endangered missing man who suffers from dementia. As WSVN reports, Martel Thompson, 80, has been missing since Monday. Thompson reportedly has dementia and was last seen at a Family …
Murder
March 8, 2021
UPDATE: Mom charged with strangling 4-year-old son held on $2 million bond, put on suicide watch
A Connecticut woman charged with killing her 4-year-old son was put on a suicide watch after her arraignment on Monday, The Day reports. Tiffany Farrauto, 33, allegedly told officers to “take me in” because she’d killed her son when police …
Court
March 8, 2021
Boyfriend found GUILTY of murdering pregnant mom whose body hasn’t been found
After his defense rested without calling a single witness, Donthe Lucas was found guilty by a Colorado jury in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend in February 2013, the Denver Channel reports. Kelsie Schelling, then 21, vanished on February 4, …
Missing
March 8, 2021
MISSING: Suspect takes toddler girl & tells mom she will never see her again [Police]
Authorities in Missouri are looking for a 1-year-old girl who was reportedly abducted on Thursday. KMOV reported that Royalty Miller’s mother called Grenale Henderson, 35, on Friday morning and asked for her daughter back. Henderson allegedly told her she would …
Missing
March 8, 2021
FOUND SAFE: Missing 12-year-old North Carolina girl found in Florida with missing 15-year-old boy
A 12-year-old North Carolina girl reported missing last Friday was found safe in Florida with 15-year-old Jacksonville boy who had also been reported missing by his family, WXII reports. According to her mother, Ashlan Earley went for a walk just …
Politics and Crime
March 8, 2021
State Assembly lawmakers move to have Governor Andrew Cuomo impeached
On Monday, Republican legislators in the New York State Assembly started drafting a resolution intended to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Andrew Cuomo. According to Syracuse.com, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay said he and his fellow Republicans cannot make the …
Juveniles
March 8, 2021
Missing teen girl who vanished after going for a walk found dead; police say death is suspicious
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl who was found dead the day after her family reported her missing. As the Detroit Free Press reports, Leah Conner of Avoca went for a walk Saturday morning at about …
Murder
March 8, 2021
Suspect shoots at ex several times, bullet lands in apartment with her 4 children inside: Police
An Alabama woman who allegedly shot and killed her ex-husband says that she acted in self-defense. News 5 reports that Andrea Smith shot and killed her ex-husband, Kaleb Hamilton, at the Plantation Apartments in Mobile last month. The pair divorced …
Police
March 8, 2021
Charges permanently DROPPED against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who allegedly fired warning shot during deadly raid
On Monday, a Kentucky judge ruled criminal charges be permanently dropped against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who allegedly shot at police officers during last March’s raid that resulted in Taylor’s death. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens …
Crime Stories
March 8, 2021
Monday Crime Stories: Did Mommy and live-in lover drag 6-year-old son to death?
An Ohio couple facing 31 charges in the death of a 6-year-old boy. 29-year-old mom, Brittany Gosney, and her live-in boyfriend 42-year-old James Hamilton reported James Hutchison missing early one Sunday morning, but by afternoon, the couple admitted the boy …
Court
March 8, 2021
George Floyd trial: Jury selection halted as Derek Chauvin appeals possible 3rd-degree murder charge
Juror selection was delayed until Tuesday after questions were raised on Monday regarding third-degree charges against the former Minnesota police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sent jurors home after Derek Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, …
Family Crime
March 8, 2021
James Hutchinson: Mom, boyfriend to appear in court after resumed Ohio River search finds no sign of murdered 6-year-old
The suspects in the presumed murder of a 6-year-old Ohio boy will appear in court on Monday afternoon for their arraignment on dozens of charges. As previously reported, James Hutchinson’s mother Britney Gosney, 29, is facing 16 criminal counts including …
Murder
March 8, 2021
Update: Another MURDER charge for suspect accused of cutting unborn baby girl from pregnant friend’s stomach
A grand jury has returned a third indictment in connection with a Texas woman accused of cutting an infant out of her friend’s womb, who was eight months pregnant at the time. Law & Crime reports that Taylor Rene Parker …
Murder
March 8, 2021
UPDATE: Woman busted for vandalizing car tells cops she killed her 4-year-old son
Officers reportedly found the deceased boy in the mother’s apartment
Murder
March 8, 2021
UPDATE: She’s ‘swimming with the fishes,’ husband tells police about missing wife [Report]
A Florida man appeared before a judge Saturday after taunting police about his wife, who was found deceased on Friday in his backyard. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Roberto Colon, 66, reportedly told police he married Mary Stella Gomez-Mullett — an …
Murder
March 8, 2021
Stepfather bludgeons 10-year-old to death during brutal weekend beating: Police
A New York man is behind bars after police say he fatally beat a boy to death over the weekend. My Plainview reports that the incident happened in Harlem, at an apartment at the St. Nicholas Houses. Responding officers arrived …
Murder
March 8, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Minneapolis ex-cop Derek Chauvin murder trial begins Monday
Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd, an unarmed man apprehended for a nonviolent offense
Missing
March 7, 2021
UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old NC girl seen in Florida with 15-year-old boy
Ashlan Earley’s mother says her daughter is a loving and compassionate child and shouldn’t ‘fear she can’t come home.’
Murder
March 7, 2021
‘Take me away,’ Connecticut mom tells cops, who find 4-year-old son dead inside apartment
Police in Connecticut arrested a 33-year-old woman for murder after she told them “take me away ” because she “hurt her son.” WTNH reported that police were called to a parking lot just before 6:30 a.m. for a report of …
Murder
March 7, 2021
2 arrested after teen girl’s dead body found wrapped in plastic in abandoned Manhattan fish market
New York police have arrested two men and charged them with killing a 19-year-old woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic in an abandoned fish market, ABC7 reported. Authorities have identified the woman as Rosalee Sanchez. As CrimeOnline previously …
Unsolved
March 7, 2021
Police find dead body inside burning dumpster near popular Nashville neighborhood
Nashville homicide detectives are investigating a body found burnt beyond recognition in a dumpster fire in the city’s historic Cannery Row. Police said firefighters first responded when a sanitation worker reported the dumpster on fire at about 4 a.m. on …
School Crimes
March 7, 2021
20-year-old college sophomore clinging to life after alleged alcohol-fueled hazing incident
A 20-year-old college sophomore is in critical condition after an alleged alcohol-involved fraternity hazing incident on Thursday at Bowling Green State University in northwestern Ohio, WTOL reports. Stone Foltz is reportedly on life support, an attorney speaking on behalf of …
Animal Crimes
March 7, 2021
Drug investigation finds alligator in ‘poorly secure tank in rancid water’
Oxnard Police knew what they might find when they conducted a search of Donny Askar’s waterfront home earlier this month, and it wasn’t just the drugs they were investigating. After taking the 44-year-old Askar into custody in Port Hueneme, they …
Missing
March 7, 2021
MISSING: North Carolina girl went for a walk Friday, did not return
A 12-year-old girl was reported missing Friday from rural Davidson County, North Carolina, deputies say. Ashlan Kaye Earley is described as about 5 feet 3 inches tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. She wears circular …
Missing
March 7, 2021
MISSING: Boy-girl sibs with pet dog vanish in DeKalb County. Boy found, girl still missing.
Authorities in DeKalb County, Georgia, are looking for 17-year-old Sajidah Phillips, who was last seen on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. near their home in Decatur. DeKalb County police initially said that Sajidah and her 11-year-old brother, Sameem Ibn-Phillips Jr, were …
Unsolved
March 7, 2021
Teen girl’s dead body found wrapped in plastic in abandoned Manhattan fish market
The dead body of a teenager wrapped in plastic was found over the weekend in a New York building, WABC-TV reports. The teen, who has been described as homeless, was discovered Saturday morning around 9:20 a.m. inside the old Fulton Fish …
Murder
March 6, 2021
Husband tried to make murder of his wife look like she interrupted a robbery: Cops
An Idaho man was charged this week with the 2014 murder of his wife after Cassia County authorities brought in the FBI to help with the case, the Idaho State Journal reports. Jimmy Lee Murphy, 32, was arrested on Wednesday …
Murder
March 6, 2021
10-year-old calls 911 after dad allegedly kills stepmother, dog
A Kentucky police dispatcher answered a desperate call to 911 Thursday night: A 10-year-old boy reported a deadly shooting at his home in Brandenburg, WLKY reports. “A 10-year-old was on the telephone saying that his stepmother and stepmother’s dog had …
Kidnapping
March 6, 2021
Bio mom who kidnapped sons in Louisiana and fled to Florida surrenders to deputies
A Louisiana mother wanted for kidnapping her two sons in Louisiana and abandoning them in Florida has turned herself in, WGNO reports. Shawntel Heck, 38, contacted the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on Friday and told them she …
Murder
March 6, 2021
Virginia man turns himself in for killing woman, 14 years after getting out of prison ‘for the same thing’
James Richard King appeared via video for a preliminary hearing on Friday, charged with the September 2020, murder of 53-year-old Lexie Walters, his on-again, off-again girlfriend, the Virginian-Pilot reported. King, 67, showed up at a Virginia Beach police precinct just …
Murder
March 6, 2021
Palm Beach wife missing, hubby taunts cops to ‘find the body!’ They just did.
A Florida man who taunted police to “find the body” has been arrested for the murder of his wife — after they found her body buried in his Boynton Beach backyard, the Palm Beach Post reports. Roberto Colon, 66, reportedly …
