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 …
One of the children had been found the night the car was first submerged; but the rescue boat capsized and the child slipped away
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
The suspect allegedly shot his 12-year-old neighbor in the head as she shielded her 1-year-old niece from gunfire
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 …
Investigators resumed the search for the missing 49-year-old on Wednesday
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Temperatures reached 101 degrees on the day the child died
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. …
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 …
The adult male found dead with his family is the son of a philanthropist who had reportedly been depressed
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
It is not clear yet if the toddler girl was abandoned, or if her parents may be in danger
Four rescue boats attempting to aid the victims were swept away
The suspect, who is related to the victims, reportedly told police that he had a headache and his family members were ‘yelling’
The couple thought the family, with a young child, was stealing gasoline.
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A Missouri couple who were reportedly filmed in June pulling guns on protestors made their first appearance in court Monday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s hearing was postponed until October 6. A St. Louis grand …
An Indiana girl and family members sang “Happy Birthday” to her friend and within seconds of stepping outside to play with a piñata, she was shot and killed. South Bend Tribune reports that authorities arrived at the 800 block of …
Video posted to social media shows a man berating Walmart staff for kicking him out of the store for not wearing a mask. McClatchy News reported that the incident occurred Thursday at a Walmart in Anchorage, Alaska. An unidentified man …
An FBI agent involved in the investigation that led to the discovery of two missing children buried behind a home in Idaho revealed how authorities knew where to focus their search. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators found the bodies of …
Police in Pennsylvania arrested a man Sunday morning, hours after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death as she got home from work. Nathanial Kimmel, 22, is accused of killing April Mahmod, 37, of the front porch of her neighbor’s …
Shocking footage taken by onlookers shows a young girl being whisked away at least 100 feet after getting caught in a giant kite. New York Post reports that the incident happened Sunday at the 2020 International Kite Festival in Nanlioao, …
An Oklahoma girl is dead after participating in one of the latest social media challenges involving Benadryl. News 4 Oklahoma reports that the victim, a 15-year-old from Oklahoma City, took part in a challenge aimed to make people “trip out …
More than three weeks after a high-ranking United Airlines executive vanished without a trace, the circumstances of Jake Cefolia’s disappearance remain a mystery. Cefolia, the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at United Airlines, was reported missing on August 8, …
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences confirmed Sunday that a toddler’s body found in a Houston bayou last week is that of Maliyah Bass. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a jogger found the 2-year-old’s body floating in Brays Bayou, off …
Suzanne Morphew’s brother said his sister had been confiding in a friend before she vanished on Mother’s Day weekend. “Maybe things weren’t hunky dory,” he said
