DEVELOPING: 4-year-old child dead, several others injured as gunman storms Ohio home and opens fire
Juveniles
The shooting survivors told police they did not know the suspect
AMBER Alert
September 21, 2020
1-month-old baby AMBER Alert baby still missing, Crime Stoppers offers ‘substantial’ reward
Cherokee County Crime Stoppers is offering a “substantial” reward for anyone with information that leads to a Texas infant who disappeared on Friday As CrimeOnline previously reported, Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon was last seen on September 18 in Wells, Texas, close to …
Missing
September 21, 2020
MISSING: Texas teen in immediate, grave danger may be in the company of 35-year-old man
Authorities in Texas are searching for a 19-year-old woman who has not been seen since the early hours of Sunday morning. As CBS Austin reports, 19-year-old Grace Elizabeth Townley of Bayou Vista has not been seen since early Sunday morning. …
Juveniles
September 21, 2020
‘The last thing I saw was a little arm’: Search continues for 5-year-old who fell into river on Saturday
A 5-year-old boy remains missing in New York Monday, two days after he is believed to have fallen into the Harlem River in upper Manhattan. As CBS New York reports, the unidentified boy went missing on Saturday afternoon, between 2:30 …
Juveniles
September 20, 2020
NC man charged with 332 counts of sex crimes against a single child victim, more charges expected
A North Carolina man is being held on a $20 million bond after he was charged with 332 counts of sex crimes against children, the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. Deputies were called to an address in Raeford on …
Murder
September 20, 2020
6-year-old boy helps critically wounded dad call 911 after armed robbers kill his mother
Armed robbers shot dead an Indiana mother and critically wounded the father last week while the couple’s 6-year-old son watched from the back seat of his dad’s truck, WISH reports. Wilma and Jonathan Hochstetler’s son retrieved his father’s cell phone …
Murder
September 20, 2020
68-year-old Arizona grandmother beaten to death in ‘unprovoked attack’
A 68-year-old Arizona grandmother was beaten to death after visiting her daughter and grandchildren on Thursday in what police say was an “unprovoked attack.” Jay Hungerford, 30, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joan Sirhan, 68, …
Murder
September 20, 2020
Double murder suspect nearly got away posing as his brother
Dakota Briscoe has been charged with shooting his friends to death and burning their bodies beyond recognition before stealing a car at gunpoint and fleeing.
Murder
September 20, 2020
Texas woman found chained to bed and another dead in burning car; Deputies search for suspect
Texas sheriff’s deputies responded to a desperate 911 call in Liberty County early Saturday evening and found a woman in chains inside the house and another woman dead inside a burning car outside, KPRC reports. A suspect identified as Jose …
Vandalism
September 20, 2020
Laughing saboteur throws construction debris on Manhattan subway tracks, derails train: Report
A Manhattan subway train veered off the rails Sunday after striking debris thrown onto the tracks by an as yet unnamed suspect, the New York Post reported. MTA customers reportedly grabbed the suspect, apparently known to police for criminal activity …
AMBER Alert
September 20, 2020
AMBER Alert: Truck located but 1-month-old baby remains missing as desperate search continues
A person of interest has been found and detained in connection with a missing 1-month-old Texas baby, but police are still searching for the infant. Jacksonville Progress reports that baby Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon was last seen on September 18 …
Murder
September 20, 2020
Arkansas woman who allegedly threw toddler from car has history of traffic, alcohol violations: Police
An Arkansas woman arrested after a young child was thrown from a moving vehicle and died has a history of traffic and alcohol violations, according to court records, KATV reports. On Tuesday, 30-year-old Whitney Turner-Tyson of Little Rock was arrested for capital murder …
Missing
September 20, 2020
‘Sociopath’ strangles ex-wife, throws her body from a cruise ship to get million-dollar inheritance
A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his ex-wife on a cruise nearly 15 years ago, a crime that prosecutors said he almost got away with, the Associated Press reports. Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 62, …
Juveniles
September 19, 2020
Toddler dies after apparent self-inflicted gunshot
A 2-year-old North Carolina boy died Saturday after he was wounded by an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this week, ABC11 reports. Officers responded to a home in the northern part of Fayetteville on Wednesday morning, Fayetteville police said. The …
Murder
September 19, 2020
Andy Banks: Body identified as man who was killed while trying to sell SUV on Craigslist
A body found Thursday in a rural Virginia field has been positively identified as Andy Banks, a North Carolina man who disappeared last week while trying to sell his 2011 Range Rover on Craigslist, the Raleigh Police Department reports. As …
Court
September 19, 2020
Son allegedly kills, dismembers parents because they were cutting off the money
A Tennessee man set to go on trial for the murders and dismemberment of his parents is giving the court permission to impose the death penalty if he’s found guilty, despite the prosecution’s decision not to seek execution, WBIR reported. …
Murder
September 19, 2020
Georgia woman, missing for 2 weeks, found dead, ‘wrapped up in a blanket’: Cops
The body of a missing middle Georgia woman was found in “a little hangout area” near a creek Wednesday, and her boyfriend has been arrested for her murder. LaTorra “Torra” Michelle Tillman’s mother, Lillian Cole, reported her missing earlier this …
Court
September 19, 2020
AJ Freund: 5-year-old boy found beaten to death, father takes plea deal for 30 years in prison
AJ’s mother is already serving a 35 year sentence after pleading guilty to murder.
Murder
September 19, 2020
MANHUNT: Kind-hearted woman stabbed to death after boyfriend’s release from jail, suspect on the loose
A New York woman was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by her boyfriend shortly after he was released from jail, the New York Daily News reports. Now that man is on the lam. Carol Nystrom, 44, was found dead …
Murder
September 18, 2020
Alabama college student shot and killed by another student
Montgomery, Alabama, police arrested a 20-year-old man for the shooting death of an Alabama State University student whose body was found Monday after he was reported missing on September 8, Alabama News reported. Adam “Belle” Dowdell, 22, was a second …
Murder
September 18, 2020
Carjacker executes young husband in front of pregnant wife: TBI
An hours-long search and chase in Middle Tennessee on Sunday ended with three people shot dead — including a husband who was executed in front of his pregnant wife. The suspect, Dangelo Dorsey, was among the dead, the Tennessee Bureau …
September 18, 2020
BREAKING: Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, has died at age 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer. As NPR reports, the Supreme Court announced Ginsburg’s death on Friday. Ginsburg, known affectionately as “RBG,” had …
Sex Crimes
September 18, 2020
Scientologist actor Danny Masterson ‘not guilty’ of rape, attorney says
“That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson made his first appearance in a Los Angeles County court Friday to face charges that he raped three women at his Hollywood Hills home, but the well-known Scientologist did not enter a plea, the …
Murder
September 18, 2020
Mom who drowned son has schizophrenia, recently became obsessed with ‘some kind of witchcraft’: Report
A Florida woman who allegedly killed her 6-year-old son Wednesday reportedly has mental health issues that have affected her since she was a child. Elandia Green told WESH that she found her grandson, Avion Borner, lifeless in a bathtub at …
Missing
September 18, 2020
Skelton Brothers: Dad accused of kidnapping sons who vanished in 2010 DENIED parole
The three boys remain missing nearly a decade later
September 18, 2020
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow asks to move trial, claiming jury won’t be ‘fair’
The attorney representing Lori Vallow on charges connected to her children’s disappearance and death has asked a judge to relocate Vallow’s pending trial, arguing she will not have an impartial jury in Fremont County. Vallow’s two children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan …
Murder
September 18, 2020
DEVELOPING: Pregnant teen who ‘wanted a baby so bad’ shot dead by baby’s father: Police
A pregnant Texas teen is dead and police believe her own boyfriend killed her. The incident happened on September 11 at the Executive Inn on Highway 16 South in Graham. Texomas reports that 19-year-old Klowie Moore was staying at the …
Consumer
September 18, 2020
Scalding Starbucks tea spills on customer, causing ‘disfigurement’ to his genitals: Lawsuit
A California man filed a lawsuit in federal court last week, claiming he suffered serious burns in 2018 when hot tea from Starbucks spilled on him in a drive-thru. Tommy Piluyev, then 22, and his wife reportedly ordered two grande-sized …
Family Crime
September 18, 2020
‘I want to make love to you so bad’: 60-year-old man accused of repeatedly raping 11-year-old girl, sending vile Snapchat messages
A 60-year-old Idaho man is accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl, as well as sending her shockingly inappropriate messages via Snapchat. KUTV obtained court documents showing that 60-year-old Dennis Skiby of Heber is facing multiple counts of rape and …
Podcast
September 18, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: South Dakota TOP COP mows down, kills pedestrian & says, ‘I thought it was a deer!’
An investigation is underway into how South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a man walking along a rural stretch of highway. Ravnsborg called 911 saying he thought he had hit a deer, driving home from a Republican …
Weird Crime
September 18, 2020
‘How old is your daughter?’: Cannibal who wanted to rape, kill & EAT undercover officer’s 13-year-old daughter learns his fate
A Texas man who planned to kill, rape, and eat an undercover officer’s daughter was sentenced to prison this week, following a plea deal. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Alexander Nathan Barter, 21, posted a listing on a dark web site …
Missing
September 18, 2020
Man found dead 30 miles from missing Jake Cefolia’s abandoned car has been identified
A man found dead of an apparent suicide in Illinois earlier this month is not the missing United Airlines executive last seen in Elmhurst in August. CrimeOnline has obtained an incident report of an apparent suicide in St. Mary’s Park …
Murder
September 18, 2020
Arsonist randomly mentions pregnant wife’s 1985 suicide — leading cops to discover he killed her
The case of an Ohio man who randomly admitted to killing his pregnant wife decades after her presumed suicide will be featured on an upcoming episode of “Dateline NBC.” In a “Dateline NBC” episode airing Friday at 10 p.m. (EST), …
Missing
September 18, 2020
**FOUND SAFE**: Two boys ‘taken from their bedroom’ in the middle of the night [Police]
* Two missing South Carolina boys were found safe in Pensacola, Florida, according to police. No other information is available at this time.* Original Story South Carolina police are searching for two brothers reportedly snatched from the bedroom in the …
Unsolved
September 18, 2020
Tot found dead close to softball field still unidentified. Police ask public for assistance.
It’s been a year since a toddler’s body was found near a Delaware softball field, and authorities are still hoping to make an identification. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators responded to the Little Lass fields in Smyrna, across the street …
Family Crime
September 18, 2020
Two years after remains found, wife of missing Disney technician busted for murder
The wife of a man found dead in 2018 has been charged with his murder, following years of false claims that Michael Shaver had abandoned his family. As WKMG-TV reports, Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Laurie Shaver, 37, has …
Murder
September 18, 2020
Andy Banks: Suspect charged with murder after police find body of man who tried to sell SUV on Craigslist [Police]
A Virginia man is facing murder charges after police found the body of a man they believe is Andy Banks. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Banks vanished on September 12 from Raleigh, after arranging to meet someone outside the now-closed K&W …
Manslaughter
September 17, 2020
Teen pushes log off cliff, killing mom photographer
One of two teenage boys charged with pushing a 74-pound log over a cliff, where it hit a photographer and killed her, has taken a plea deal in the case, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Jaden W. Churchheus, 17, pleaded guilty …
Juveniles
September 17, 2020
Michigan man with HIV charged with criminal sexual conduct with 12-year-old girl he met on Snapchat
A 35-year-old Michigan man has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct against a 12-year-old girl, including having sex with her knowing that he had HIV. Anthony Alvin Hodges is currently being held on a probation violation charge …
Missing
September 17, 2020
MISSING: Woman has argument with boyfriend, vanishes after leaving friend a voicemail [Report]
Authorities in Louisiana are looking for a woman who reportedly has not been seen or heard from since last week. Citing New Orleans police, WVUE reported that Danielle Garrett, 27, left a voicemail for a friend on September 12. The …
Celebrity
September 17, 2020
‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris busted on federal child porn charges, accused of soliciting sex and harassing minors
“Cheer” star Jerry Harris was arrested Thursday in Illinois for allegedly soliciting pornographic videos and images of minors and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy at cheerleading competitions. The Chicago Tribune reported that Harris, 21, is expected to appear before …
Unsolved
September 17, 2020
BREAKING: Body believed to be Andy Banks has been found in Virginia [Police]
A North Carolina man who has been missing over a week may have been found in Virginia. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Andy Banks vanished last Saturday from Raleigh, after arranging to meet someone outside the now-closed K&W Cafeteria, to sell …
Family Crime
September 17, 2020
Young parents dead in shocking murder-suicide, fundraiser seeks to help young children left behind
Update, October 9: A relative of a murdered mother has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help support her two young children, who lost both their parents in an apparent murder-suicide. Mikki Starr, 27, and 29-year-old Zachary Starr, who were found …
Murder
September 17, 2020
‘God forgive me,’ mom says after killing son & jumping into lake naked [Reports]
A Florida woman was arrested on murder charges Wednesday, shortly after her 6-year-old son was found dead in an extended-stay hotel room. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Avion Borner died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in Labreaunne …
Podcast
September 17, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: ‘TIGER KING’ AND ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ COLLIDE AS MURDER THEORY EMERGES
Big Cat advocate Carole Baskin’s scores on “Dancing With The Stars” hit rock bottom as the family of Don Lewis take out an ad during the show, asking for help in uncovering what happened in his disappearance. Elsewhere in the …
Murder
September 17, 2020
Father kidnaps & kills 6-month-old baby and her tot sister, leaves them under tarp in family yard: Police
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A Texas man, apparently in a custody dispute, is accused of killing his two children before turning the gun on himself. Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies …
Family Crime
September 17, 2020
Boy found dead in feces-strewn dungeon room was fed scraps from siblings’ plates; parents did not report his death: Prosecutor
A Pennsylvania District Attorney has revealed more details about the brutal torture and death of a 12-year-old boy, while vowing to bring his killers to justice. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Maxwell Schollenberger was found dead on May 26 in a …
Murder
September 17, 2020
Brothers arrested years after brutally murdering disabled mom & daughter in home: Police
On Tuesday, police arrested a second suspect in the 2013 slayings of a Michigan mother and her 11-year-old daughter. The Clinton Township Police Department said in a Facebook post that they and the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended Henry Johnson, 35, …
Juveniles
September 17, 2020
BREAKING: Murder charges after toddler tossed from moving car on Arkansas highway [Police]
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested two days after a toddler was seen being thrown from a moving car, and died while first responders were waiting for paramedics. KATV reports that Whitney Turner-Tyson was arrested on Tuesday night, though authorities …
Missing
September 17, 2020
**FOUND SAFE** Police search for missing 13-year-old Michigan girl
*A Michigan teen who disappeared earlier this week has been found safe. No other information is available at this time.* Original Story Michigan police are searching for a teen girl who was last seen in Redford Township. Aubrey Powell, 13, …
