READ IT: Riding along with NYPD amid uptick in crime and anti-police protests
Police
Protests
August 2, 2020
SEE IT: U.S. Army sergeant claims he shot armed protester in Austin in self-defense [Report]
A member of the U.S. Army has come forward saying he shot and killed an armed protester in Austin, Texas last week in an incident that has roiled the state’s capital city, the Statesman reports. On Friday, a lawyer for U.S. Army Sgt. …
Celebrity Justice
August 2, 2020
Jeffrey Epstein accuser taunts alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in poolside Twitter post
Epstein’s alleged victim later deleted the tweet
Murder
August 1, 2020
10-year-old boy calls 911 from bathroom while burglar attacks his grandparents
Two men are dead and a woman seriously injured after they were beaten by a burglar who was attempting to steal a car from their house in a gated Florida community Thursday night, ClickOrlando.com reported. John Savey interrupted Ezekiel Emanuel …
Murder
August 1, 2020
Beloved mom shot and killed by her son-in-law, cops say
An Alabama man has been charged with shooting and killing his mother-in-law after a 911 caller said that a friend of her son’s had called to ask him to help move the body of a woman he shot to death. …
Murder
August 1, 2020
Arrest in horrific murder of gorgeous pro poker player Susie Zhao
Police in Michigan have taken a 60-year-old man into custody in connection with the death of professional poker player Susie Zhao, whose badly burned body was found July 13 near Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area. White Lake Township police pickup …
Court
August 1, 2020
Murder trial for real estate heir Robert Durst delayed until 2021
The murder trial of Robert Durst has been delayed until next year because of concerns over the coronavirus, CNN reports. On Friday, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham said the trial will start back up again in April 2021. Prosecutors and defense …
Juveniles
August 1, 2020
Relatives of woman missing since toddler son found walking barefoot and alone plead for information
Loved ones of a missing Georgia woman are pleading for information about her whereabouts after her toddler was found roaming a street alone nearly a week ago in Florida, WSVN-TV reports. Authorities have been searching for 21-year-old Leila Cavett since her 2-year-old son, …
Celebrity Justice
July 31, 2020
Unsealed documents undermine Ghislaine Maxwell’s contention she hadn’t contacted Jeffrey Epstein in more than a decade
In deposition, Virginia Giuffre details sexual encounters with Maxwell and Epstein
Missing
July 31, 2020
New images show missing 18-year-old Washington woman before she disappeared
The King County Sheriff’s Office released new images of a teen who disappeared last Friday and hasn’t been seen since. Gia Fuda’s grey Toyota Corolla was found abandoned on Saturday, apparently out of gas. The new images show Fuda, 18, …
Celebrity Justice
July 31, 2020
Circuit Court temporarily blocks release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition in Virginia Giuffre lawsuit
With hundreds of documents and transcripts released overnight involving a 2015 lawsuit against her for defamation, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell got a reprieve of sorts Friday when a circuit court agreed to hear her appeal of a district court’s ruling …
Animal Abuse
July 31, 2020
‘Chamber of horrors’: Cops find 27 dead dogs in deplorable home puppy mill
A Maryland woman who was found last year with 27 dead dogs in her home was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison. Laura Filler, 56, was sentenced to 33 years with all but seven years suspended for 11 counts …
Terror
July 31, 2020
BREAKING: Federal court OVERTURNS Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
On Friday, a federal appeals court in Massachusetts overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of killing three people and injuring more than 260 others in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. In a 224-page opinion, the three-judge …
Murder
July 31, 2020
Vanessa Guillen: President Trump meets with Fort Hood soldier’s family, offers to pay for funeral [SEE IT]
While hosting the family of Vanessa Guillen at the Oval Office on Thursday, President Donald Trump offered to pay for the slain Fort Hood soldier’s funeral expenses. ABC Houston reports that Guillen’s family, including her mother, two sisters, and others, …
Jail Breaks
July 31, 2020
MANHUNT underway for murder suspect who escaped 12th-floor jail cell using sheets: Officials
Two inmates allegedly escaped from an Oklahoma jail Friday by creating a rope out of sheets — which they used to rappel down from a 12th-story window. According to KOKH, the Oklahoma County Detention Center said they learned at 7 …
Shooting
July 31, 2020
Mom filming rap music video is shot dead by ‘erratic’ suspect wielding handgun: Report
A Florida man is facing criminal charges for allegedly fatally shooting a woman and seriously wounding her boyfriend as they filmed a rap video on Sunday. The alleged incident occurred after Jordan Silver, 20, Haley Cox, 23, and Cox’s boyfriend, …
Celebrity Justice
July 31, 2020
‘I never met her’: Alan Dershowitz denies allegations outlined in newly released Ghislaine Maxwell court documents [EXCLUSIVE]
A former attorney for Jeffrey Epstein who has been accused of having sex with one of Epstein’s underage victims has denied all of the allegations and insisted he never met the accuser. Alan Dershowitz, who in 2008 helped negotiate a …
Court
July 31, 2020
‘It’s a travesty’: Foster mom strikes plea deal after 2-year-old boy found dead with blunt force injuries. She will serve a year in jail.
A Utah woman will spend a year in jail for the death of her 2-year-old foster son. In 2018, Lisa Jo Vanderlinden was arrested after her foster son was found unresponsive in a home near Roosevelt, Utah. The boy, identified …
July 31, 2020
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Court
July 31, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell had continuous orgies at Epstein’s private island with minor girls: Court docs
According to newly-released court documents, slain pervert Jeffrey Epstein and his reported madam Ghislaine Maxwell are accused of having continuous orgies while at his private Caribbean island. Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre apparently told authorities during a 2016 deposition against Maxwell …
Murder
July 30, 2020
Missing Florida woman’s body found a month after she disappeared; suspect already in jail
Police have located the body of a 22-year-old Florida woman missing for a month, and, they say, the prime suspect in her death and disappearance is already in jail on other charges, the Lakeland Ledger reported. Takeria Adderly was reported …
Murder
July 30, 2020
‘We’re just lost right now’: Dad kills mom, 3 kids in shocking Ohio murder-suicide
A 44-year-old Ohio father shot and killed his wife and three young children before turning the gun on himself, the Elyria Police Department says. Police were called to a home in the town’s north end early Wednesday morning for a …
Murder
July 30, 2020
‘Pose’ star’s sister killed in Alabama shooting
A 24-year-old Alabama woman found shot to death in her vehicle in a Birmingham park was the sister of “Pose” star Ryan Jamaal Swain. Birmingham police found Raven Lynette Swain dead of multiple gunshot wounds in Underwood Park on the …
Murder
July 30, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Biological grandmother of slain tot Olivia Jansen says alleged killer dad never harmed animals, didn’t kill his daughter
The biological mother of a slain Kansas toddler Olivia Jansen says she doesn’t believe that her son, who’s currently behind bars on murder charges, killed his own child. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Howard Jansen III, identified as the father of …
Child Abuse
July 30, 2020
Extremely malnourished teen escapes from room he was locked in since MARCH: Report
Two Louisiana women were arrested Wednesday after a 14-year-old boy reportedly escaped their home and sought help from a neighbor. The Shreveport Times reported that officers who responded to a welfare call on Coldwell Street Wednesday were met by a …
Missing
July 30, 2020
MISSING! Two teen girls haven’t been seen in nearly two weeks
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Alabama authorities are searching for two teen girls that have been missing for over two weeks, Al.com reports. Maddison Hancock (pictured left), 15, and 13-year-old Abigail …
Murder
July 30, 2020
Fishermen save 4 young children from submerged car after their mom is shot dead while driving: Reports
The suspect, who’s reportedly the father of three of the children, allegedly shot his girlfriend from the passenger seat
Juveniles
July 30, 2020
A second secret cellar? Neighbors say Madeleine McCann suspect dug underground at another garden property, but police never responded to alert: Report
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann may have left possible evidence at a second location in Germany, according to residents who rented allotments in Braunschweig, about 40 miles from a property that German police have been searching …
Podcast
July 30, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: Teen Mom goes on a ‘blind date,’ never seen again. What happened to Donna Kay Cloud?
Donna Kay Cloud just 19-years-old when she disappeared from Montgomery County, Texas. She left the house to tell family and friends she was going date to Texas Roadhouse with an unknown man she met online. Cloud has not been or …
Animal Abuse
July 30, 2020
Alleged animal abuser kills roommate’s 2 dogs, leaves dismembered remains all over the home: Police
On Sunday, Colorado authorities apprehended a man who they believe beat his roommate’s two dogs to death days earlier. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Matthew Dieringer, 30, was arrested at a Days Inn Motel in Arapahoe …
Sex Crimes
July 30, 2020
Maintenance man who murdered teen girlfriend in 1993 is accused of raping woman at hotel where he works — 10 days after probation release
A convicted murderer in Pennsylvania who stabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend to death in 1993 was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman at the hotel where he works. Michael Cooper, 48, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman Sunday night …
Juveniles
July 30, 2020
BREAKING: Investigators find child’s toy bucket in search linked to missing Madeleine McCann, German suspect: Reports
Investigators reportedly discovered a child’s toy bucket during a search of a property in Germany connected to the 2007 disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann. Multiple news outlets, including the Daily Beast, are reporting that investigators were seen carrying items from …
Juveniles
July 30, 2020
Gannon Stauch: Online memorial scheduled for slain Colorado boy as alleged killer stepmother undergoes mental health evaluation
An online memorial has been scheduled next month for Gannon Stauch, a Colorado boy found murdered and discarded over a thousand miles from home. The memorial scheduled for 11-year-old Gannon will take place Friday, August 14, from 10 a.m. until …
Juveniles
July 30, 2020
DEVELOPING: 4-year-old boy dies after ingesting controlled substance, stepdad arrested and released from jail [Reports]
A 4-year-old California boy has passed away after authorities say he ingested a controlled substance while at his mother and stepfather’s Maple Valley home. On July 23, Logan Pittman was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center after he was found …
Missing
July 30, 2020
Florida mother who died after disappearing with teen daughter had trouble breathing at gas station after sleeping in car for several nights: Report
The Florida mother who died after mysteriously vanishing from her St. Petersburg home with her teenage daughter reportedly had an emergency medical episode at a gas station in Nebraska on Wednesday morning. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 46-year-old Angela Jolley died …
Missing
July 29, 2020
Leila Cavett: Missing mom’s truck found in Hollywood after tot son found wandering alone. Dad claims son, pushes for custody [Report]
A Georgia mom remains missing but police are one step closer to possibly finding her after locating her truck in Hollywood, Florida. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police are looking for missing mom, Leila Cavett, 21. Cavett’s toddler son, identified as Kamdyn …
Celebrity Justice
July 29, 2020
Judge postpones unsealing explosive Ghislaine Maxwell documents
A federal judge in Manhattan has temporarily blocked the unsealing of documents relating to the defamation lawsuit filed against Ghislaine Maxwell by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre until she has a chance to appeal the ruling releasing the documents, the …
Murder
July 29, 2020
Estranged husband ambushes nurse wife at end of shift, stabs her to death and runs over her body: Cops
An estranged husband waited outside Broward Health Coral Springs early Tuesday for the end of his wife’s overnight shift as a nurse, then he stabbed her multiple times, jumped in his car, and drove over her “like she was a …
Kidnapping
July 29, 2020
Kamille McKinney: Murder suspects facing federal kidnapping charges for slain toddler’s abduction
Authorities announced Wednesday the Alabama couple accused of abducting and murdering Kamille McKinney was indicted on federal kidnapping charges. The Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office said indictments filed separately in U.S. District Court charged Patrick Stallworth, 40, and …
Murder
July 29, 2020
Tenant decapitates landlord in rent dispute: Cops
A Connecticut man accused of beheading his landlord with a samurai sword over the weekend has refused to speak to police or in court and claimed to be a “sovereign citizen” not subject to US or state laws. Victor King, …
Juveniles
July 29, 2020
Investigators discover ‘hidden cellar’ at property linked to Madeleine McCann suspect; police believe he may have driven to Germany with 3-year-old girl
Investigators searching for clues in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann discovered a hidden cellar at a property associated with the prime suspect in the unsolved case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities searched an area in Germany this week, between …
Murder
July 29, 2020
Olivia Jansen: Grandmother says alleged killer dad who murdered tot girl also harmed small animals [EXCLUSIVE]
The grandmother of a Kansas toddler found dead earlier this month says that the child’s father, who’s accused of murdering the young girl, is a “mean, hateful” man who abused both children and animals. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Howard Jansen …
Weird Crime
July 29, 2020
Couple walks dog ‘buck naked,’ then fights cops during arrest [Police]
A Massachusetts couple was arrested on indecent exposure charges Monday for allegedly walking their dog in the nude. The MetroWest Daily News reported that Hopkinton police officers who responded to Hayden Rowe Street at 6:30 a.m. discovered Mariel Kinney, 32, and …
Podcast
July 29, 2020
Wednesday Crime Stories: 3-year-old tot girl begs Grandma not to go home, then ‘mommy’ and daddy murder her
A 3-year old Kansas girl is reported missing by her father. The investigation revealed that the girl’s grandmother had made repeated calls to Child and Family Services, reporting a dangerous living situation. Days later, Olivia Jansen was found in a …
Sex Crimes
July 29, 2020
Murder suspect who filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying is accused of child molestation: Docs
Georgia officials are reportedly investigating child molestation allegations levied against one of the three men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery. WTLV-WJXX acquired the fact sheet of the ongoing investigation involving William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., 50. Earlier this month, the Georgia …
Child Abuse
July 29, 2020
One twin baby dead & another in critical condition after mother’s live-in boyfriend brutally beats them, then flees: Police
A Michigan baby is dead and his twin brother remains in the hospital after an incident that police are calling one of the worst cases of child abuse they have seen. Fox 2 reports that Ecorse police responded to a …
Missing
July 29, 2020
BREAKING: Florida mom who disappeared with teen daughter has died
A mother and daughter recently feared missing in Florida appear to have left voluntarily, days before the mother reportedly died suddenly. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Angela Jolley and her 19-year-old daughter Alexis Jolley were last seen at their St. Petersburg …
Accident
July 29, 2020
Generator fumes kills 4 family members taking shelter during Hurricane Hanna, officials say
A 12-year-old girl survived, but the rest of her family died
Family Crime
July 29, 2020
DEVELOPING NOW: Police search property connected to Madeleine McCann suspect; former neighbor says Christian Brueckner’s land plot had shed with a basement, destroyed years ago [Reports]
In photographs taken from the scene, German police officers appear to be overcome with emotion
Juveniles
July 29, 2020
8-month-old baby dies after being left in scorching vehicle for hours, marking 14th hot-car death this year: Police
An 8-month-old Virginia girl died Tuesday after being left in a hot car for an extended period of time, according to reports. At 12:30 p.m., Chesapeake police responded to a report of a child left in a vehicle on Adventure …
