Nancy Grace on possible Scott Peterson retrial: ‘Have at it’
Court
The state Supreme Court tossed out the penalty phase over problems with jury selection and may
Accident
October 25, 2020
3-year-old dead after finding handgun that fell out of family member’s pocket at birthday party
A Texas boy celebrating his third birthday shot himself in the chest Saturday afternoon and died, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. The pistol used in the incident apparently fell out of a family member’s pocket during the birthday celebration, …
Murder
October 25, 2020
20-year-old student and activist fatally shot at Airbnb during dream trip to NYC
The grieving father of an Indiana college student killed by gunfire in New York this weekend says his son was a caring and generous person who wanted to make the world a better place, the New York Post reports. The newspaper …
Murder
October 25, 2020
Stephanie Parze: Parents of suspected killer boyfriend are under investigation
The parents of a New Jersey man suspected of murdering his girlfriend last year are being investigated for potentially tampering with evidence, the New York Post reports. Stephanie Parze vanished on the evening of September 30, 2019—her decomposing body found months later off of a …
Murder
October 24, 2020
Father throws baby girl off 2nd story balcony, sets apartment on fire
A 2-month-old baby girl died early Saturday after she was allegedly thrown from a second floor balcony by her father during a domestic dispute, Las Vegas police said. The father, who has not been identified, set the apartment on fire, …
AMBER Alert
October 24, 2020
BREAKING: Abducted Kansas girls found safe, suspect in custody
Update: 8:06 p.m.: Two girls believed to have been abducted earlier Saturday by their father have been found safe, and a suspect is in custody, KMBC reports. Update: 6:40 p.m.: The Kansas Highway Patrol said it stopped the vehicle driven …
Murder
October 24, 2020
Mom, son ‘team up’ to kill Queens man over $350 car repair: Reports
A mother and her son were indicted on murder charges Friday over the shooting death of a Queens man, reportedly over a $350 car repair. Avita Campbell, 38, reportedly served as her son’s getaway driver after Raymond Jackson, 22, fired …
Celebrity Justice
October 24, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell: Family friend says Brit socialite near starvation and humiliated by paper clothing
Complaining that Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell is wasting away in jail and forced to wear paper clothes, a close family friend has launched a Get Ghislaine Out of jail campaign, according to the New York Post. Citing a report …
Murder
October 24, 2020
SEE VIDEO: Man murders wife, posts video telling kids it’s mom’s fault for cheating
A Texas man allegedly gunned down his wife and then posted a video on YouTube in which he told his kids he was sorry for murdering their mother, KPRC-TV reports. Authorities have charged 48-year-old Trent Paschal with murder in connection with the death …
Family Crime
October 24, 2020
Sister of 10-year-old boy found dead in ‘deplorable living conditions’ charged with murder
An Indiana boy who died earlier this month appears to have been the victim of ongoing child abuse, and now two women, including the boy’s sister, are accused of being responsible for his death, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports. Prosecutors on Friday …
Court
October 23, 2020
Scott Peterson: DA to seek death penalty again for convicted wife killer, following court’s decision to throw it out
California prosecutors announced Friday that the death penalty will be sought again for Scott Peterson. Although a judge is still considering whether to throw out Peterson’s murder convictions due to juror misconduct, Stanislaus County Assistant District Attorney Dave Harris announced …
Terror
October 23, 2020
‘Boogaloo Boi’ fired into Minneapolis Third Precinct Building, helped set it on fire and looted
A member of the far-right anti-government group “Boogaloo Bois” has been charged for his role in the looting and burning of the Minneapolis Third Precinct building in the wake of peaceful protests after the killing of George Floyd in May …
Murder
October 23, 2020
Mom secretly calls 911 before her husband kills her, his stepdaughter, and himself
A Texas woman secretly called 911 on Tuesday morning before her husband shot and killed her, her adult daughter, and himself in a shocking murder-suicide. James Olivares posted “I’m sorry” on Facebook around the time he shot his wife, Brandy, …
Cold Cases
October 23, 2020
Partial skull found in woods in ’86 is teen who vanished from group home a decade earlier, cops say
Extensive DNA testing has confirmed that a human skull found in 1986 belongs to a woman who was last seen at a group home a decade earlier, police in Oregon announced Thursday. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said in a …
Manslaughter
October 23, 2020
Mom lets infant boy starve to death while 3 other kids are exposed to meth: Feds
Court documents unsealed Wednesday revealed that a North Dakota woman was indicted in connection with June’s death of her 9-month-old son. Forum News Service reported that paramedics pronounced Karson Howling Wolf deceased at his mother’s home on the Fort Berthold …
Missing
October 23, 2020
Rescued hiker’s sister said Holly Suzanne Courtier knew not to drink from toxic water source while missing nearly 2 weeks
“It’s just so blown out of proportion,” Courtier’s sister said
Assault
October 23, 2020
‘Get rid of it’: Low jail bond for boyfriend leads to second attack on pregnant girlfriend, attempt to kill unborn baby [DA]
A man who allegedly attacked his girlfriend brutally beat her again after he was released on bond, officials say. News 9 reports that Gage Ford, 21, of Muskogee, posted bond in early October after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend, …
Homicide
October 23, 2020
Judge found stabbed to death in home before cops fatally shoot son for charging them with knife: Reports
A Mississippi judge was reportedly found fatally stabbed Wednesday — moments before police officers shot and killed her adult son. WLOX reported that Moss Point police initially responding to a welfare check at 11:30 a.m. attempted to make contact with …
Sex Crimes
October 23, 2020
Airman confesses to watching child porn involving infants as cops search his home: Report
An airman assigned to an air force base in Texas was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly uploaded child pornography to the Internet. KTAB and KRBC reported that officers executed a search warrant at Arturo Ramon Guzman-Morataya’s home in …
Podcast
October 23, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Dad shot 9 times by teen assassin, survives. Who wants Baron Li dead?
Baron Li heard a noise on his way to his car. It was the first of 9 shots fired by a teen gunman sent to kill the 48-year-old car salesman and dad. The question is, WHY? Police question Li, “Who …
Famous Murder Cases
October 23, 2020
‘The justice system failed my daughter,’ says mother of murdered teen Aniah Blanchard
The teen’s accused killer was out on bail on attempted murder charges when the slaying ocurred
Missing
October 23, 2020
MISSING: Non-verbal autistic boy disappears from grandmother’s home
Ohio authorities are searching for a 4-year-old boy who disappeared Thursday at around 1 p.m. Your News Now reports that Quentin Ellcessor was last seen at the 600 block of South Wayne Street in Kenton, wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt. According …
Kidnapping
October 22, 2020
Georgia cops search for man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend
Police in coastal Georgia are looking for a man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her grandmother’s home in Brunswick on Wednesday morning, only to let her go hours later. Glynn County police said that William Bolin has a history …
Terror
October 22, 2020
SEE IT: Maryland man leaves note threatening Joe Biden & Kamala Harris, their supporters
A Maryland man was arrested last week after he was caught on a Ring doorbell camera leaving a note on a residential doorsetp threatening Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and their supporters, according to the …
Pornography
October 22, 2020
Child porn suspect arrested with van full of weapons, posted threats against Joe Biden
A 19-year-old man, jailed in North Carolina on child pornography charges, must remain in jail, a federal judge ordered after hearing testimony that he was arrested with a van full of guns and explosives and made online posts and threats …
Sex Crimes
October 22, 2020
Rapist impregnates 11-year-old girl & dumps her at hospital when she experiences abdominal pains: Police
A Louisiana man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly took an 11-year-old girl he had impregnated to the emergency room. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they responded to an undisclosed hospital amid reports that …
Shooting
October 22, 2020
Shopper GUNS DOWN dad for holding up line at Family Dollar: Report
Police in Ohio are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man outside a Family Dollar on Friday. According to Cleveland.com, Jerry Saffo, 32, was with his girlfriend and children when he got into a dispute with …
Missing
October 22, 2020
Missing hiker found alive after nearly two weeks had been fasting for days before Zion National Park trip: Report
A family member of a woman who was found alive after 12 days missing in Utah’s Zion National Park has shared further details about Holly Suzanne Courtier’s mysterious disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a park official and a sheriff’s sergeant …
Cold Cases
October 22, 2020
A mother’s dying wish: What happened to Karen Bodine?
Will a mother’s dying wish to know who murdered and dumped her daughter’s naked body near a landfill be answered? It’s no secret that Washington State has been called the breeding ground of serial killers, like Ted Bundy and the …
Podcast
October 22, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Mom disappears at midnight, her boys dead by ax. Now Susan Powell’s parents WIN AGAINST DSHS!
The parents of missing and presumed dead mom Susan Powell sue Washington state Department of Social and Health Services for the deaths of their grandchildren, and WIN. Is this the end of the case? A judge’s ruling may change everything. …
Weird Crime
October 22, 2020
Cannibals performed illegal castration, kept testicles in freezer to possibly eat later: Docs
The suspect allegedly told the victim he would dump him in the woods if he lost consciousness or died
Trials
October 22, 2020
Mom accused of strangling, murdering daughter with pajama pants to learn fate as retrial ends
The retrial for an Iowa mother accused of murdering her daughter ended Tuesday as the prosecution and defense rested. Kelsie Thomas is accused of using a pair of pajama pants to strangle her 5-year-old daughter, Cloe Chandler, in July 2018. …
Celebrity Justice
October 22, 2020
‘This will now end’: Chilling statement revealed in Ghislaine Maxwell deposition suggests Jeffrey Epstein took action to shut down bad press
A newly unsealed transcript of a deposition given by Jeffrey Epstein’s close friend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell includes partially-redacted questions and testimony about unfavorable press coverage. Maxwell, who is accused of “recruiting” underage girls into Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring, is …
Police
October 22, 2020
Judge DROPS third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, cop accused of killing George Floyd
A Minnesota judge on Thursday dropped third-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill also ruled that the case …
Child Abuse
October 22, 2020
Both ex & current wife report deputy for spanking, hitting tot son over 20 times with ‘full force’ for ‘being rude’: Reports
A former Florida deputy has been arrested, months after both his current and former wives accused him of child and spousal abuse. News Channel 8, citing an obtained arrest affidavit, reports that Timothy Crane has been accused of physically and …
Murder
October 22, 2020
State seeks death penalty for alleged killer who lived in family’s shed, murdered two children while their mother slept
A Florida man accused of killing two children in September while their mother slept is facing the death penalty. First Coast News reports that Mark L. Wilson, Jr. is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths …
Celebrity Justice
October 22, 2020
‘I have friends that have children’: Jeffrey Epstein pal Ghislaine Maxwell dodges questions about underage girls in unsealed deposition
The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has released the 2016 deposition given by Ghislaine Maxwell, a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein who is in jail on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell gave the previously confidential testimony in response to a defamation …
Court
October 21, 2020
Judge fast-tracks release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition after Circuit Court ruling
US District Court Judge Loretta Preska orders document release by 9 a.m. Thursday.
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Florida deputies investigating 2 sets of remains found on same abandoned property 10 months apart
Florida sheriff’s deputies have opened an investigation into a suspicious death after they found human remains buried on a property in the Florida Highlands neighborhood of Dunnellon. It’s the second set of remains found on the abandoned property this year. …
Manslaughter
October 21, 2020
Adult brother shoots, kills twin while both are playing with guns: Cops
A 23-year-old Florida man has been charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot his twin brother in the face, killing him. Gulfport police said that Mathias and Thomas Parkinson-Freeman, along with a mutual friend, were sitting in a 1995 Nissan …
Missing
October 21, 2020
UPDATE: 2 teens who vanished together in freezing cold found safe: Reports
Update: 7:40 p.m.: Two teens last seen Monday night have been found safe, the Stanley, Wisconsin, Police Department said Wednesday. The department thanked everyone for help in finding the youngsters and said it would not be releasing any further information …
Shooting
October 21, 2020
MANHUNT for multiple suspects after nightclub shooting kills 3, critically injures 1
Police are reportedly looking for at least two suspects after Tuesday’s shooting at a Texas nightclub left three people dead and a fourth person critically injured. According to the Houston Chronicle, the three shooting victims were pronounced dead at DD …
Missing
October 21, 2020
Missing hiker story ‘doesn’t add up,’ sheriff’s sgt. says of woman found alive after nearly two weeks
A sheriff’s department media liaison has questioned statements made by the family of a California woman who was found in Zion National Park nearly two weeks after she went missing there on October 6. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 38-year-old Holly …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Florida woman confesses she used tire iron to kill 3-year-old while he tried to brush his teeth: Police
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Podcast
October 21, 2020
[Wednesday Crime Stories] BREAK IN THE CASE: Beautiful 17-year-old Alissa Turney argues with step-father then goes missing
Did she run away? Is there foul play? What happened to Alissa Turney?
Child Abuse
October 21, 2020
Boy who lived in closet for months was forced to hold exploding bottle rocket in mouth & eat his own vomit: Docs
A Connecticut couple was arrested Friday for allegedly making a boy sleep in a closet for four months and routinely abusing him. WFSB obtained an arrest affidavit which stated that Kevin Grant, 31, and Kaitlyn Baptiste, 29, were arrested after …
Murder
October 21, 2020
Police: Woman kills husband in front of tot daughter before her 2nd birthday party. Lawyer says ‘Stand Your Ground’ applies.
EXCLUSIVE interview with victim who says she turned in Kayla Giles for fraud, identity theft
Family Crime
October 21, 2020
Mom who left toddler daughter in locked car with heater on for hours, killing her, will head to prison after pleading no contest to reduced charge
The mother of a 2-year-old girl who died last year has pleaded no contest to multiple charges and will be sentenced to 14 years in prison. As CrimeOnline previously reported, June Love Agosto was pronounced dead in September 2019 after …
Unsolved
October 21, 2020
Missing man attacked days before he is found dead in river. Officials rule it an accidental drowning: Report
The family of an Ohio man who officials determined accidentally drowned in May has hired a private attorney in hope of having his case reopened. Caleb Marple, 39, was found dead in the Cuyahoga River 12 days after he vanished …
Court
October 21, 2020
Update: Scott Peterson to appear in court this week after order to re-examine his murder convictions
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson is scheduled for a court hearing Friday, after the California Supreme Court’s order for a reexamination of his murder convictions. Peterson, who remains behind bars at the San Quentin correctional facility, has a hearing to determine …
