DEVELOPING: Missing mom last seen being shoved into an SUV found dead in rural area
Missing
Melissa Banda had a protection order against her husband, who is now in custody on charges of aggravated kidnapping
Podcast
August 10, 2020
BTK: The dog catcher next door [Monday Crime Stories]
BTK is the moniker given to a man who killed 10 people in the Witchita, Kansas, area over a nearly 20-year span. Dennis Rader was a dog catcher, a deacon in his church, and by all appearances, a loving …
Missing
August 10, 2020
PICTURED: FBI releases new surveillance images related to Crystal Rogers’ disappearance
The FBI has released new surveillance images showing several vehicles located at points of interest in the ongoing investigation of missing Kentucky woman, Crystal Rogers. FBI spokesperson Timothy Beam told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the agency needs help identifying the …
College Crimes
August 10, 2020
Teen froze to death in polar vortex because college locked exterior dorm doors and did not notify students: Lawsuit
The University of Iowa student was reportedly unable to reenter his dorm as temperatures bottomed out at -50 degrees
Violent Crime
August 10, 2020
On-and-off boyfriend ‘savagely’ beaten with machete during visit to girlfriend’s home
Two people in Florida have been arrested after allegedly attacking a man with a machete last week. Fox 13 News reports that the unidentified male victim went to the Town ‘N’ County home of Yamaiza Jimenez, 37, on Thursday. The …
Violent Crime
August 10, 2020
SEE IT: Suspect shot dead while holding knife ‘the size of a forearm’ to victim’s neck
*WARNING*: Video may be upsetting to some viewers
Missing
August 10, 2020
Urgent Missing: Police search for North Carolina man who vanished over the weekend
Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing man who has not been seen since Friday. According to Statesville.com, 50-year-old Curtis Allen Wuellner was last seen at his home on Laurel Cove Road in Statesville on Friday evening. He …
Heroes
August 9, 2020
HERO: Off-duty, vacationing cop pulls ultralight pilot from lake when the plane crashed
A vacationing Massachusetts police officer watched from his boat on Lake Winnipesaukee as an ultralight plane crashed into the New Hampshire lake Sunday afternoon and jumped into action, the Stoneham, Massachusetts, Police Department said, ultimately bringing the 78-year-old pilot to safety …
Shooting
August 9, 2020
Armed Florida man shot dead trying to break into home of family helping his estranged wife escape ‘horrific marriage’: Cops
A Florida homeowner shot and killed an armed man who broke into his home on Saturday, according to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. Ronald Fleet, 55, was apparently angry that the homeowner and his family were helping his estranged wife …
Missing
August 9, 2020
MISSING: 7-year-old girl and her mother vanish on trip to Koreatown in LA
Los Angeles police are asking for help finding a 7-year-old girl and her mother who vanished during a family trip to Koreatown, NBC Los Angeles reports. Ruby Alvarado and Xyla Aguirre, 24, were last seen in the 3100 block of …
Child Abuse
August 9, 2020
Toddler in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head
A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head Saturday morning in northwest Atlanta and remained in critical condition on Sunday, WSB reports. The incident took place at around 10 a.m., Atlanta police said. Atlanta police announced on Sunday they …
Murder
August 9, 2020
Man gunned down dead as wife watched in horror, all over cigarette
A Bronx man walking with his wife Saturday night nonchalantly flicked his finished cigarette away, apparently unaware he’d flicked it toward three men who were, in the words of the New York Daily News, “hungry for a fight.” The three …
Shooting
August 9, 2020
Deadly shooting breaks up annual D.C. block party
An annual block party in southeastern Washington, D.C., erupted into gunfire early Sunday morning, scattering hundreds of people attending throughout the city’s Greenway neighborhood. The shooting left a 17-year-old boy dead and an off-duty cop “fighting for her life,” the …
Violent Crime
August 9, 2020
‘Senseless killing’: Highway Patrol lieutenant found shot dead while working off-duty as USPS driver
A Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant was found shot to death this weekend, prompting the arrest of three people, the Clarion Ledger reports. The body of Lt. Troy Morris, 58, was discovered around 4:30 a.m. Saturday in a truck for the United States Postal …
Celebrity Justice
August 9, 2020
Daisy Coleman stalked and harassed by man before apparent suicide; cause of death revealed: Report
“She would rather kill herself than let this man kill her,” a friend said
Police
August 8, 2020
Georgia state investigators looking into allegations that police officer fired at children during a traffic stop
The officer said he fired at a vehicle that drove toward him not at three young children who left the vehicle and ran home to get their father.
Murder
August 8, 2020
Freed due to coronavirus, alleged rapist murders his victim to stop her testimony and then kills himself as police close in
Ibrahim Bouiachi was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus and allegedly killed Karla Dominguez on July 29. He reportedly shot himself as police closed in on him.
Murder
August 8, 2020
Tennessee couple stores body of woman they raped and murdered in a freezer for months [Cops]
A Tennessee couple was charged this week with the death of a woman they lured into their home and then held there by chaining her to a bed while they raped and beat her, Oak Ridge Today reports. Sean Finnegan, …
Domestic Abuse
August 8, 2020
Ex-boyfriend attacks Georgia woman, sets her on fire
Police in west Georgia arrested a 44-year-old man Friday, charging him with a brutal attack on his ex-girlfriend that left the woman hospitalized with significant burns. Sherry Hardnett flagged down a LaGrange police officer at about 5 a.m. Friday, telling …
Murder
August 8, 2020
Florida teen fatally shoots 18-year-old man while on the phone with police dispatchers [Cops]
Connor Michael Lewis had a fight with his girlfriend, whose friends and family came to get her belongings. ‘You’re so scary,’ he told them, before firing once, striking Artavious Quarterman in the head.
Celebrity Justice
August 8, 2020
Federal appeals court agrees to rehear case involving Jeffrey Epstein victims
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Friday to revisit an earlier decision that the Department of Justice did not violate a federal law when it gave financier Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal in 2008 without the input …
Celebrity Justice
August 8, 2020
Ghilsaine Maxwell tried to recruit teenage Paris Hilton into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged pedophile ring: Report
Socialite Paris Hilton was once in the crosshairs of accused Jefferey Epstein madame Ghislaine Maxwell, the Daily Mail reports. In the early 2000s, Maxwell spotted Hilton, then a teen, at a New York party, according to the newspaper. The information is third hand: …
Podcast
August 7, 2020
KILLER WIVES: Husband+Girlfriend=Murder [Friday Crime Stories]
Socialite homemaker Betty Broderick seems to have it all, a successful husband, beautiful children, and a beautiful home. That’s idyllic image falls apart when Dan Broderick files for divorce then marries his former mistress. What Betty Broderick does next become …
School Crimes
August 7, 2020
Indiana teens charged with planning school shooting to ‘kill as many as they can and kill themselves just like Columbine’
Indiana police have arrested two teens they say were planning Columbine-style massacres at Rochester schools. John L Schultz IV, 18, and Donald V. Robin Jr., 17, have both been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and intimidation, according to ABC57. …
Domestic Abuse
August 7, 2020
Washington Football Team running back arrested on domestic violence charges, released from team
Fan favorite Derrius Guice, a 23-year-old running back for the Washington Football Team, was arrested Friday on domestic violence-related charges in Virginia, the Washington Post reported. Guice turned himself in to Loudoun County deputies at the Loudoun Adult Detention Center …
Child Abuse
August 7, 2020
Mom slammed toddler son’s head into wall & stashed him in closet before discarding his body in a dumpster: Report
A Texas toddler who was the subject of an AMBER Alert in June before his body was found in a dumpster had various injuries at the time of his death, an autopsy released Thursday revealed. Laura Sanchez, 35, (also known …
Child Abuse
August 7, 2020
Pennsylvania woman accused of throwing pre-school girl down stairs in a laundry basket
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested over a February incident in which she allegedly threw her then-boyfriend’s 4-year-old daughter down a flight of stairs in a laundry basket. Brittany Renee Zimmerman, 26, was taken into custody Friday by Westmoreland County …
Violent Crime
August 7, 2020
Virginia rape suspect walks free from jail, allegedly murders rape victim to stop her testimony
A Maryland man indicted on rape charges last year and released because of the coronavirus epidemic shot dead the woman who accused him, police said, according to the Washington Post. Ibrahim E. Bouaichi, 33, was accused of rape, sodomy, strangulation, …
Court
August 7, 2020
Female cop who gunned down Botham Jean in his own apartment APPEALS 10-year prison sentence, seeks conviction on lesser charge
A Texas police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor in his own apartment filed an appeal Tuesday to have her 2019 murder conviction overturned. Lawyers representing Amber Guyger requested the former Dallas police …
August 7, 2020
Tyler Skaggs: Ex-Angels staffer charged in connection with beloved MLB pitcher’s death
A former Los Angeles Angels staffer has been arrested in connection with the death of late MLB play, Tyler Skaggs. In July 2019, Skaggs, a pitcher for the Angels, passed away from an accidental drug overdose. He was found hours …
Missing
August 7, 2020
Crystal Rogers: Bones found last month were located four miles from ex-boyfriend’s family farm [Reports]
The FBI spent a second day searching a farm owned by the missing mom’s ex-boyfriend
Court
August 7, 2020
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow to be charged in connection with death of ex-husband, Charles: Police
“Cult mom” Lori Vallow, who’s currently behind bars for conspiracy to destroy, alter or conceal evidence in connection with her deceased children, may soon be facing additional charges. Fox News reports that according to Chandler, Arizona, police spokesman Sgt. Jason …
Harassment
August 7, 2020
[SEE IT] ‘Shut your mouth and ring up my stuff’: Costco shopper ARRESTED after FOUL-MOUTHED RANT to cashier
A New Jersey man who was reportedly filmed verbally abusing and threatening a Costco cashier late last month was arrested on Wednesday. William Commauf, 48, was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and disorderly conduct for a July 29 incident that …
Murder
August 7, 2020
Arrest made for Fort Hood soldier murder, one of FIVE Fort Hood soldiers to die within the past three months
A murder suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Fort Hood soldier, Brandon Scott Rosecrans, who was found shot to death earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found the body of Rosecrans, 27, one the …
Sex Crimes
August 7, 2020
Florida man who housed ’13-year-old boy for sex trafficking’ was previously busted; released to do it again?
A Florida man who was arrested Thursday for allegedly housing a 13-year-old boy for sex trafficking was jailed on similar charges weeks earlier. On July 30, Marion County deputies learned Frank Calabria, 64, was possibly involved in juvenile sex trafficking. …
Missing
August 7, 2020
SIX people missing from same area disappeared within five months of each other: Report
California authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of six people who all vanished near the same area within the past five months. News Channel 3 reports that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department indicated that all six people, who remain missing, …
Court
August 6, 2020
SHOCK: Female staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state senator switches plea to GUILTY
In a shocking reversal, the staffer accused of killing former Arkansas state Senator Linda Collins pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, KAIT reports. Rebecca O’Donnell, 49, was charged with capital murder, …
Child Abuse
August 6, 2020
Mississippi toddler tests positive for amphetamines and meth; caretakers charged
A 3-year-old in northwestern Mississippi tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine, prompting an investigation that has landed a woman in jail and a man on the run. Cassie Neely, 35, and Paul Eric Leathers, 47, were the caretakers of the …
Sex Crimes
August 6, 2020
Daisy Coleman: Rape survivor featured in Netflix’s ‘Audrie & Daisy’ dies by suicide at age 23 [Reports]
‘She never recovered from what those boys did to her’
Coronavirus
August 6, 2020
SEE IT: Lyft passenger attacks driver over coronavirus protection IN MOVING VEHICLE
A Florida Lyft passenger has been charged with battery and child abuse when he attacked his driver over a plastic partition to protect against the spread of COVID-19, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Travis Smith, 36, was traveling in …
Murder
August 6, 2020
Gorgeous poker player stayed in motel for 3 days before her alleged killer checked into THE SAME ROOM [Report]
Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of pro poker player Susie Zhao last month, but the hows and whys of the gorgeous 33-year-old’s death remain a mystery. White Lake Township Police said Wednesday they believe that convicted sex …
Technology and Crime
August 6, 2020
Twin YouTubers facing felony charges for ‘prank’ bank robbery that ended with cops holding Uber driver at gunpoint: Prosecutor
Twin brothers who run a popular YouTube account are facing felony charges for two bank robbery pranks they allegedly carried out in California last year, authorities announced Wednesday. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Alan and …
Juveniles
August 6, 2020
SEE IT: Melanie Gibb gave recording of phone call with Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell to a reporter ahead of preliminary hearing, then asked not to publish
“They’re going to be [in jail] for the rest of their lives,” Gibb said
Podcast
August 6, 2020
KILLER WIVES: Human Speed Bump [Thursday Crime Stories]
There’s nothing more difficult for a woman in love to find out that her spouse is cheating. That’s what happened to Clara Harris, and what followed has been a study in mariticide. Clara Harris said she did not mean to …
Coronavirus
August 6, 2020
Los Angeles will cut off water & power to homes hosting large parties, mayor says
The mayor of Los Angeles, California, said Wednesday that he’s authorized the city to shut off utilities at homes where large parties or gatherings are being held. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said residents who threaten public health or safety …
Murder
August 6, 2020
Florida woman who had husband kill Burger King worker over drive-thru delay has been charged, police say [Update]
A Florida woman is behind bars for her alleged participation in the shooting death of an Orlando Burger King employee. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on August 1, a woman became upset after her Burger King order took too long. She …
Unsolved
August 6, 2020
Slade Petty: $10K reward offered after beloved teen with no known enemies is mysteriously stabbed to death
A recent high school graduate is dead and his family is desperate to understand how a loving son and devoted friend would end up murdered. William Slade Petty, a 2020 graduate of North Gwinnett High School, was stabbed numerous times …
Family Crime
August 6, 2020
DEVELOPING: FBI searching multiple properties connected to Crystal Rogers’ ex-boyfriend [Reports]
Over 150 federal officers deployed to Bardstown, KY, searching at least three properties and conducting 50 interviews
Juveniles
August 6, 2020
Missing Breasia Terrell’s mother responds to questions about family’s cooperation with police
Breasia’s mother revealed that police analyzed her cell phone as part of the ongoing investigation
Homicide
August 6, 2020
Devoted cancer research scientist found murdered after early morning jog on ‘safe’ trail in upscale neighborhood: Police
Texas scientist Sarmistha Sen left for an early morning jog on Saturday and never returned home. Police say she was murdered. Fox 4 reports that less than two hours after Sen left for her morning jog, a witness spotted a …
