Witness may have seen missing United Airlines exec Jake Cefolia after his last confirmed sighting at gas station
Missing
Records show that Cefolia had contact with police on August 6, two days before he was reported missing
Murder
September 3, 2020
Chicago PD releases photos of suspects in fatal pancake house shooting
Chicago police released images on Wednesday showing five suspects believed involved in a deadly shooting at South Side pancake house on Sunday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Devon Welsh, 31, was shot dead while having brunch with his girlfriend and …
Elderly Abuse
September 3, 2020
Caregiver arrested after hidden camera films her hitting 91-year-old patient more than 150 times: Cops
A California caregiver has been charged with elder abuse after a hidden camera captured her hitting a 91-year-old confined to a medical bed dozens of times over a four-day period. Rima Abikaram, 50, was hired by the victim’s family in …
Police
September 3, 2020
SEE IT: Florida woman randomly lunges, stabs cop in arm before she’s shot dead
A police officer has been cleared following a fatal shooting, initiated after a Florida woman stabbed a Jacksonville cop in the arm with a knife. Abc 13 reports that the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Court in northeast Florida …
Accident
September 3, 2020
Generator fumes kill four relatives hours after they survived Hurricane Laura: Reports
Four members of a Louisiana family were reportedly killed after Hurricane Laura when toxic fumes emitting from a generator filled their home. ABC News reported that Rosalie Lewis, 81, took shelter at her Lake Charles home with her husband, John …
Court
September 3, 2020
Prosecutors want to try ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell TOGETHER, amid speculation they’ll turn on each other
On Tuesday, Idaho prosecutors asked the judge to combine Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s cases so the pair can stand trial together. According to the Daily Mail, Madison County Special Prosecutor Rob Wood filed a motion requesting a joint trial …
Murder
September 3, 2020
Mother kills five young children, flees with surviving child, and throws herself in front of a train: Police
Police in Germany are investigating the shocking deaths of five children who authorities believe died at the hands of their own mother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, five children between the ages of 1 and 8 years old were found dead …
Podcast
September 3, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Bombshell! Suzanne Morphew husband hotel room reeks of chlorine the day she goes missing.
As the search for Suzanne Morphew continues, reports say the Broomfield, Colorado, room Barry Morphew spent the night in reeked of chlorine the next day. A co-worker tells DailyMail that he took over the Holiday Inn hotel room on May …
Murder
September 3, 2020
Young boy tells school counselor he witnessed dad killing mommy in a basement, stomping her head in with ‘black boots’
Police found a Kentucky mother-of-three deceased this week, after she had been missing for nearly a month. One of her children apparently helped crack the case after speaking with a school counselor. Courier-Journal reports that police found Rebecca Hoover, 38, …
Murder
September 3, 2020
Jailhouse Interview: Letecia Stauch describes new version of beloved Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch’s death [EXCLUSIVE]
Letecia Stauch, a Colorado woman behind bars awaiting trial for the death of her 11-year-old stepson, maintains her innocence, although she’s been charged with first-degree murder and a slew of related felonies. In an exclusive interview with CrimeOnline, Stauch, who’s …
Sex Crimes
September 3, 2020
Head pastor of church arrested for producing & transporting child pornography, feds say
The former head pastor of Texas church was arrested Thursday for allegedly producing and transporting child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Texas announced in a statement that a grand jury indicted David Pettigrew, 48, and …
Juveniles
September 3, 2020
Two missing children found dead after car is swept away in floodwater; rescue boat capsizes: Report
One of the children had been found the night the car was first submerged; but the rescue boat capsized and the child slipped away
Domestic Abuse
September 3, 2020
‘You’re right, I’m no good’: Woman jumps off bridge after abusive ex-boyfriend violates restraining order [Police]
A Maine man admitted in federal court Monday to violating a protection order by crossing state lines to abuse his ex-girlfriend — who ultimately took her own life. An FBI special agent wrote in an affidavit that in April 2016, …
Unsolved
September 3, 2020
Update: Dad of Maliyah Bass wants answers on how she ended up dead in a bayou
The biological father of toddler Maliyah Bass wants answers. It’s been two weeks since the child was found dead in a bayou and although police suspect foul play, no suspects have been arrested. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a jogger found …
Family Crime
September 3, 2020
BREAKING: Five children, 8 years old and younger, found dead in home in suspected ‘criminal act’
Five children have been killed and their mother is severely injured in a possible attempted murder-suicide. Citing the German news outlet Bild, BBC reports that five children were discovered dead at a residence in Hasseldelle. According to the report, police …
Missing
September 3, 2020
Missing: 2-year-old boy disappears from neighborhood, hasn’t been seen since Wednesday
Idaho police are searching for a 2-year-old boy who disappeared from Eagle on Wednesday. According to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Rory Pope was last seen at around 12:15 p.m. by a home near West Nordic Drive and North Arena …
Missing
September 2, 2020
Surveillance video shows missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia at gas station; police docs reveal new details about the investigation
Updated: Wednesday, 11:58 p.m. CrimeOnline has obtained video surveillance footage of a missing United Airlines executive at a gas station the day before he was reported missing; the last known sighting of 49-year-old Jake Cefolia. Cefolia, of Elmhurst, Illinois, is …
Murder
September 2, 2020
Grandson charged in brutal stabbing deaths of both grandparents
A 21-year-old Illinois man was charged Wednesday with the stabbing deaths of his grandparents in suburban Chicago earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune reports. Romel D. Tyson was found sitting in a chair in a bedroom in his grandparents’ Markham …
Sex Crimes
September 2, 2020
Florida couple beat, burn, and sexually assault woman while holding her against her will for 2 days
A Florida couple has been arrested after a 39-year-old woman told police they held her captive for 48 hours while she was “punched, cut, burned, drugged and repeatedly sexually battered,” according to the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. Alexis Crawford, 20, …
Murder
September 2, 2020
UPDATE: 12-year-old girl shot in the head by neighbor who also shot her sister and killed his wife: Cops
A 12-year-old Minnesota girl is in critical condition on Wednesday after she and her 29-year-old sister were shot by a neighbor who told police he “hated all children” and had “probably” killed his wife. The incident took place late Sunday …
Murder
September 2, 2020
Husband angry about not having enough sex kills wife, then shoots neighbors because he hates kids: Docs
The suspect allegedly shot his 12-year-old neighbor in the head as she shielded her 1-year-old niece from gunfire
Podcast
September 2, 2020
Wednesday Crime Stories: Young mom-to-be vanishes just before her very first sonogram. Where is Kassanndra?
Friends and family of 33-year-old Kassanndra Cantrell are extremely worried. The mom-to-be hasn’t been seen in days and she missed her first sonogram appointment for her pregnancy. Her phone last pinged in Point Defiance Park, but her mom says that’s …
Missing
September 2, 2020
Photos of missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia’s abandoned car show face mask, clothing item left behind
Investigators resumed the search for the missing 49-year-old on Wednesday
Murder
September 2, 2020
Pregnant woman lured to fake baby shower before suspect kills her and cuts baby from womb: Reports
A Brazilian woman allegedly killed her pregnant friend to steal her unborn child from her womb. A 26-year-old woman is believed to have fabricated a baby shower to lure Flávia Godinho Mafra, 24, on August 27. Mafra — who was …
Homicide
September 2, 2020
Dad of 2 gunned down by neighbor over lawn mower joke: Reports
A Wisconsin man is accused of fatally shooting his neighbor — a community service officer — during a dispute Monday over grass clippings. The Milwaukee Police Department said in a statement that a 65-year-old suspect was taken into custody shortly …
September 2, 2020
BILOXI’S FIRST FEMALE DRIVE-BY SHOOTER?
Drunk Drivers
September 2, 2020
UPDATE: Newborn of pregnant woman hit and killed by alleged drunk driver survives, goes home with dad
A newborn baby of a California woman hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver is now at home with her father after spending weeks at a hospital. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a deadly crash occurred in Anaheim on August …
Missing
September 2, 2020
Missing Suzanne Morphew’s husband Barry Morphew stayed at hotel the weekend she disappeared; room left full of towels and smelled of chlorine [REPORT]
The husband of a missing Colorado woman reportedly stayed at a hotel the weekend Suzanne Morphew disappeared, and a man who took over the hotel room after Barry Morphew left said smelled of chlorine. Suzanne Morphew was reported missing on …
Homicide
September 2, 2020
Teen leaves an eerie note before being shot down naked in the street by convicted sex offender: Police
A teen boy who had allegedly been at a convicted sex offender’s apartment left a note behind before being shot down in the street. PennLive reports that Harrisburg police arrived at 18th and Forster streets on Saturday afternoon in Harrisburg, …
Child Abuse
September 1, 2020
Toddler girl dies in hot car as mom sleeps after a night of drugs & alcohol: Cops
Temperatures reached 101 degrees on the day the child died
Podcast
September 1, 2020
Tuesday Crime Stories: Young American Mom found DEAD in Mexico, tortured, teeth pulled
Lizbeth Flores tells her mom she is going to Mexico to meet up with her boyfriend, but she is keeping a secret. The young mother of two had received a message that her boyfriend had been kidnapped for ransom. …
Breaking
September 1, 2020
BREAKING: Fort Hood commander REMOVED from position amid investigations into numerous missing, dead soldiers
The commander of the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood has been removed from his position, according to a statement by the U.S. Army on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, the commander at Fort Hood, was supposed to take over the 1st …
Family Crime
September 1, 2020
Family of four, including twin children, found dead in Shaker Heights home
The adult male found dead with his family is the son of a philanthropist who had reportedly been depressed
Animal Crimes
September 1, 2020
Recently-rescued pit bull kills elderly owner & mauls her adult son’s face: Reports
A dog fatally mauled an elderly Florida woman Friday in an attack that also left her adult son seriously injured, local media is reporting. First responders reportedly found Carolyn Varanese, 84, dead at her Margate home shortly before 10 p.m. …
Missing
September 1, 2020
Cops search ex-boyfriend’s home after pregnant mom-to-be disappears before first sonogram appointment
Washington authorities were seen working through the night as they searched the home of a man said to be the ex-boyfriend of missing pregnant woman, Kassanndra Cantrell, NBC’s King 5 reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cantrell, 33, of Parkland, was …
Family Crime
September 1, 2020
Father drowns toddler son in lake, then returns and takes his own life: Police
A Florida father is suspected of killing his toddler son before taking his own life late last week. WESH reports that Miguel Leonardo-Hernandez, 28, and his 19-month-old son Kevin Leonardo-Cisnero were found dead in Lake George in Orlando on Thursday …
Unsolved
September 1, 2020
GBI overturns suicide, says dad-of-three’s death is ‘undetermined’ but sheriff refuses to reopen case [Exclusive]
A Georgia man who passed away in 2016 did not die from suicide as previously labeled, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Donald “DH” Fickey Jr. was found dead in October 2016 in what authorities …
Murder
September 1, 2020
BREAKING: Chad Daybell’s lawyer asks judge to DISMISS entire case
An attorney for Chad Daybell has filed a motion asking for a judge to dismiss the case against Lori Vallow’s husband. Daybell was charged with felony counts of destruction of evidence and conspiracy to commit destruction of evidence after the …
Police
September 1, 2020
Update: Deputies need therapy after finding two boys beaten, stabbed to death while their mother slept
Florida deputies who responded to a call and saw two young boys murdered are now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, News 4 Jax reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach announced last week that Robert Baker, 12, …
Child Abuse
September 1, 2020
‘The worst we’ve ever seen’: 12-year-old dies from ‘excessive’ pain, negligence caused by her own parents: Police
A father and mother have been arrested, following the death of a 12-year-old Georgia girl. CBS 13 reports that authorities responded to a home in Wilkerson County last week in response to a call about an unresponsive child. Upon arrival, …
Celebrity
September 1, 2020
R. Kelly jail attack suspect stomped on singer’s head, intended to stab him, lawyer claims
The inmate who allegedly attacked R. Kelly inside an Illinois jail cell planned to stab the singer during Wednesday’s violence incident, according to court records released Monday. Attorney Steven Greenberg recently filed a motion requesting Kelly’s release from the Metropolitan …
Juveniles
September 1, 2020
Police search for parents of toddler found alone in parking lot
It is not clear yet if the toddler girl was abandoned, or if her parents may be in danger
Missing
September 1, 2020
DEVELOPING: Two children missing after vehicle gets swept up in floodwater
Four rescue boats attempting to aid the victims were swept away
Family Crime
September 1, 2020
‘I killed my family’: Mom, two children dead after suspect said they were being ‘too loud’
The suspect, who is related to the victims, reportedly told police that he had a headache and his family members were ‘yelling’
Assault
August 31, 2020
Florida couple shoots at family returning a U-Haul truck: Cops
The couple thought the family, with a young child, was stealing gasoline.
Murder
August 31, 2020
Chicago man allegedly beats, shoots old friend to death in argument
A Chicago man allegedly shot a longtime friend during an argument then later returned to the scene in the far South Side, yelling “Are you dead yet?” as he kicked and punched the man who lay dying on the ground. …
Missing
August 31, 2020
Police searching for missing dad & toddler son with possible medical issue
Authorities in Delaware are asking for the public’s help for finding a father and a 1-year-old son who reportedly vanished Sunday night. The Wilmington Police Department said in an alert that Kauhdri Mitchell, 42, and Kairoe Mitchell were last seen …
Police
August 31, 2020
Four medics suspended after disabled woman is mistakenly pronounced dead & sent to funeral home
Officials announced Wednesday that they suspended four medics after a Michigan woman was pronounced dead — only to be found breathing at a funeral home. According to The Detroit Free Press, Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee told reporters that the …
Podcast
August 31, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Nurse Sydney Sutherland brutally abducted, raped, and killed while jogging near home
Nurse Sydney Sutherland has a route that she jogs regularly, but on August 19th, she disappears. Just days later, her body is found and an arrest is made in her brutal rape and murder. Who killed Sydney Sutherland? Joining Nancy …