A California father died trying to rescue his young sons who were swept into the ocean. The two boys remain missing, and are presumed drowned. As ABC 7 News reports, an unidentified man drowned in Blind Beach in Sonoma County …
Volunteers in California are searching around an apartment complex where two missing boys previously lived with their adoptive parents, hoping to find any clues that help lead to their whereabouts. Bakersfield Now reports that Trazelle and Jacqueline West previously lived …
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* The Louisiana State Police issued a level II endangered/missing child advisory on Monday, in connection with a missing 11-year-old girl. KALB reports that Emma Carter Ezel …
A 62-year-old Methodist pastor was shot and killed in East Texas Sunday morning when he confronted a fugitive hiding in his church after a police chase, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said at an evening news conference. Mark Allen McWilliams …
A 30-year-old Army drill sergeant on holiday leave was found fatally shot in her car on Interstate 10 in San Antonio early Friday morning, News4SanAntonio reports. Staff Sgt Jessica Mitchell was taken to University Hospital San Antonio, where she was …
A 15-year-old Texas boy has been charged with beating his mother to death, CBS DFW reports. McKinney police say they were called to the home at around 1 a.m. by the boy’s father and found the mother, 50-year-old Stacy Ellen …
Authorities in central Wisconsin are looking for a 14-year-old girl who left her home before 5 a.m. Sunday morning and is believed to be endangered, the Stevens Point Police Department reports. Cassandra Kozlowski is described as about 5 foot 1 …
A fugitive hiding in an East Texas church disarmed an armed pastor Sunday morning and shot and killed him before fleeing in the pastor’s car, the Dallas Morning News reports. Another person in the church was wounded in the shooting …
The suspects accused of killing slain Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery apparently don’t want him to be referred to as a victim during their upcoming murder trial. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the lawyer for Gregory and Travis McMichael …
Seven children and two adults are dead after a horrific traffic crash on a remote California highway, the Fresno Bee reports. Authorities believe the 28-year-old driver of a Dodge Journey SUV swerved off the road onto a dirt shoulder and then overcorrected, …
Two Colorado police officers were injured Friday when a man who threatened to harm law enforcement opened fire, the Pueblo Chieftain reports. The two officers – Sgt. Josh Rude and Deputy Nicolas Berumen of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office – were shot …
Celebratory gunfire led to the death of a 39-year-old woman in Texas shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday morning, WFAA reports. Arlington police said Mario Alanis, 34, and his girlfriend Blanca Guerra were marking the new year in their backyard. Alanis …
A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed by a man dancing with a gun in his hand during a New Year’s Eve celebration, WFAA reports. Zantyler Foster-Hooks, 21, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Messiah Taplin. Foster-Hooks was …
A Colorado registered sex offender accused of looking up child pornography on an AT&T store iPad last spring pleaded not guilt last week to charges of sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child, the Boulder …
A New Year’s Day tragedy left two young Ohio sisters and their father dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Columbus police report. Police said a call about a domestic dispute brought them to an apartment on the west side of Columbus …
Stephanie Plumb’s two daughters were wounded in the attack, which police say came from her boyfriend.
An Illinois man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill the mother of his child for withholding the WiFi password from him, police told the Herald & Review. A police report said that another family member contact police about …
A pair of siblings were killed earlier this week in Florida when an armed carjacking suspect fleeing police rammed into their vehicle, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. Domynick Milis, 21, and Danycka Milis, 18, were on their way home to Omro, Wisconsin, after …
New Mexico social workers are using qualified immunity as a defense for a wrongful death lawsuit filed after an infant died in foster care. In 2017, 11-month-old Ariza Barreras died while in the care of a state respite care foster parent, …
A California woman who did not return home as scheduled from a camping trip in Southern California has been rescued. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Holly Jochum, also known as Holly Casner, had traveled in an RV to Big Bear National …
An Arizona woman has been arrested for assaulting her children and stepchildren for not wearing masks after they tested positive for COVID-19. Sarah Michelle Boone has been charged with three counts each of child abuse and assault as well as …
New York police are investigating a woman found dead in a Staten Island apartment building garbage chute Friday afternoon, the New York Post reports.
A West Virginia man has been charged with murder in the death of his parents, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports. Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford told WVMetroNews that investigators were trying to determine if an ax found at the …
A man who ran a Washington-based cadaver management business was arrested in Arizona Tuesday in connection with human remains that were found dumped in two different wooded areas days earlier. Yavapai County police arrested Walter Mitchell, 59, in Scottsdale on …
A federal appeals court has lifted the execution stay for Lisa Montgomery, the only female on federal death row. As CrimeOnline previously reported, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss previously vacated an order that scheduled Montgomery for execution on January 12, …
Ohio police are investigating the New Year’s Eve death of a 4-month old girl after a man told 911 he found the baby not breathing and with a dog lying on top of her. Dayton Police identified the little girl …
A Florida man who served nearly two years in prison for impersonating a doctor as a teen has been arrested again, this time for fraud and grand theft, WPTV reports. Malachi Love-Robinson, now 23, was arrested Thursday morning and released …
On Tuesday, an Ohio judge ruled that parents of an 8-year-old boy who died by suicide in 2017 can sue the school district for their son’s death. Carson Elementary student Gabriel Taye was reportedly bullied in the three years leading …
Texas authorities are searching for information that will lead to the whereabouts of a teen girl missing for days. CBS 3 reports that 15-year-old Grace Leann Carter was reported missing on December 29 after vanishing from a home in Jewett, …
A United Nation’s diplomat in her 30s was found dead in her Midtown Manhattan apartment on Thursday. According to the New York Post, a preliminary investigation indicates the unidentified woman died of suicide. She was reportedly found face-down with a …
A popular Christian blogger and Instagram influencer died suddenly just before Christmas. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Emily Michell, whose Instagram account “The Hidden Way” has over 100K followers, died on December 22 from undisclosed causes. The mother …
A former chef for a Nevada jail was arrested late last month for allegedly having an inmate perform a sex act in exchange for a candy bar. Las Vegas Metropolitan police said Leon Spencer, 48, propositioned a male inmate working …
A prime mission for “Crime Stories” is to raise awareness of missing children cases with the hopes that someone somewhere knows something that could help find these precious boys and girls. Today we look at three cases. Help us bring …
A 21-year-old inexplicably disappeared from her Georgia home she shared with her husband and two children in 1998. Years later, her case remains unsolved but her family vows to never give up until an arrest is made. When Melissa Wolfenbarger …
Police in New York are looking for a suspect who they say sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Thursday by posing as a deliveryperson. According to KABC, the incident occurred in Manhattan on East 30th Street in Kips Bay. The …
Michigan authorities are asking the public for assistance in locating a man wanted on felony child abuse and murder charges. MLive reports that Kalamazoo police are looking for Latravion Heard McMillon. Investigators said that McMillion was in a relationship with …
Authorities are searching for a missing California woman who disappeared on a drive between two national parks in her home state. According to KESQ, Holly Jochum’s mother reported her missing on December 30. The mother reportedly told the San Bernardino …
A grieving family is shocked after finding a University of Louisville student dead on Thursday, along with a mystery man inside a car. WAVE 3 reports that the family of a 21-year-old, only identified as “TT,” became worried when they …
The Los Angeles Superior Court ruled Wednesday that “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson’s rape accusers must allow the Church of Scientology to arbitrate their civil suit against him and the church, TMZ reports. The court order says that Chrissie …
The suspect in the murder of a Colorado woman found dead in a Denver suburb was arrested more than half the state away the day after Lakewood police officers found the body, according to police. Police were called to a …
New Jersey prosecutors have charged a soldier and a teen boy with murder and kidnapping in the death of Fort Drum soldier Cpl Hayden Harris, whose body was found shot to death in a remote area in the northern part …
A Texas woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her husband in 2003 was freed from prison Wednesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence The Houston Chronicle reported that Susan Wright, 44, left the Dr. Lane Murray Unit …
A Florida mother wants to know why prosecutors dropped charges against a former friend who left her 20-month-old son in the back seat of her car while she went to work. Dougkindra Wallace, 35, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter …
A second $10,000 reward was announced Thursday for information leading to the whereabouts of two missing California boys. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Orson and Orrin West, ages 3 and 4, were last seen on December 21 at a home in the …
A serial killer who confessed to 93 murders while serving a life sentence in California for killing three women in the 1980s reportedly died on Wednesday. Samuel Little, 80, reportedly had diabetes, heart issues, and other medical ailments and died …
Texas authorities say the motive remains unknown after three people allegedly attacked a former GOP state Senate candidate inside a Texas hotel. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the incident happened at the Texas Inn hotel off of Frontage Road in Raymondville. According to police, …
Earlier this month, a Massachusetts police officer reportedly purchased groceries for two women who were suspected of shoplifting from a store with children in tow. Somerset police said in a statement that officer Matt Lima was called to a Stop …
The family of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew is still searching for answers more than seven months since she vanished on Mother’s Day weekend. The Indiana native, who had moved to Maysville, Colorado, with her husband Barry in 2018, was …
A North Carolina man is accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl to prostitute before she died of an apparent overdose on Tuesday. Greenville police arrested Anthony Cox, 21, and charged him with human trafficking, sexual servitude of a child, promoting …
