Man steals THOUSANDS of respirator masks from nonprofit planning hospital donations: Cops
Coronavirus
The recovered masks were donated to various hospitals.
Podcast
March 23, 2020
‘Crime Stories’: Remains of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch found MILES away from his Colorado home
The remains believed to be an 11-year-old boy missing from Colorado have been found in Florida. Gannon Stauch disappeared in January. His stepmother is facing multiple charges related to his death. Joining Nancy Grace today to discuss: Wendy Patrick- California …
Murder
March 23, 2020
3 charged after boy dies with brain bleed, genital laceration & bruises: Report
Three people in West Virginia were arrested on murder charges Friday after a 5-year-old boy reportedly died at a hospital on March 20 with suspicious injuries. According to WBOY, West Virginia State Police said hospital employees asked them to investigate …
Family Crime
March 23, 2020
BREAKING: 2 small children, father found dead in Connecticut garage after mysterious 911 call [Report]
Police in Connecticut discovered three family members dead after someone at the resident placed a wordless call to 911. According to the New York Daily News, two young children — Gessell Moncado, 5, and Jesus Moncado, 4 — were found …
Prison
March 23, 2020
Pedophile former church volunteer who molested 9 boys killed in prison brawl: Officials
Georgia officials said a former school and church volunteer who was serving a life sentence for molesting nine boys was killed in a prison altercation earlier this month. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Cesar Pastrana, 33, died March 13 from …
Coronavirus
March 23, 2020
Woman busted for breaking cornonavirus lockdown to rendezvous man she met on dating app
A woman in Spain was arrested after police caught her walking home from a meetup with a romantic interest she met online. Citing the Spanish newspaper El Periódico de Catalunya, Newsweek reports that a woman in Catalonia was arrested Sunday …
Podcast
March 23, 2020
[Monday Crime Stories] Dangers of the dark web: Murder for hire!
The mysterious dark web is a place to buy all the things outside the mainstream of social norms and laws, especially hitmen. Today, Crime Stories looks at three cases of murder for hire on the dark web, and the women …
Coronavirus
March 23, 2020
White supremacists are plotting to spread coronavirus to minorities & police, feds warn: Report
Federal officials reportedly issued an alert to law enforcement warning that white supremacist groups were encouraging members who’ve contracted the novel coronavirus to spread the disease to police, racial minorities, and Jewish people. The Federal Protective Service, which is a …
Sex Crimes
March 23, 2020
Three women trade children for drugs and money; victims as young as 3 years old filmed being sexually abused: Police
Police in Ohio have arrested three women who allegedly sexually abused several boys and girls as young as 3 years old. Magan Richmond, 32, Tasha Stringer, 37, and Kathryn McMullen, 36, were charged with felony rape. The Scioto County Sheriff’s …
Murder
March 23, 2020
Murder suspect accused of shooting victim in head is released from jail amid coronavirus pandemic: Reports
A Texas man said he feared he would catch coronavirus behind bars. A judge decided to let him out of jail. The Houston Chronicle reports that David Cruz, 29, was in a Harris County jail facing murder charges in connection …
Murder
March 23, 2020
‘Absolutely devastating time’: Father releases statement after Colorado boy Gannon Stauch is found dead in Florida
The father of Gannon Stauch released a statement over the weekend, following the news that his son was found deceased close to 1,400 miles away from his home. Al Stauch released the statement through Restoration Church, A Colorado Springs-based church …
Coronavirus
March 23, 2020
After Spring Break partying through pandemic, college students now testing positive for coronavirus
College students in Florida have tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from spring break. As CrimeOnline previously reported, young people were seen in Miami and elsewhere in Florida defiantly celebrating Spring Break and St. Patrick’s Day despite increasingly alarming …
Child Abuse
March 22, 2020
Coronavirus stress may be leading to spike in child abuse: Doctors
Doctors at Fort Worth’s Cook Children’s Medical Center warn that stress resulting from worries over the novel coronavirus pandemic may lead to an increase in child abuse. The national recognized pediatric hospital has seen six child abuse cases this week …
Murder
March 22, 2020
Texas mom slit 4-year-old son’s throat, then tried to kill herself: Cops
A 36-year-old Texas woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly slit her four year-old son’s throat with a knife and then tried to kill herself. Ritika Rohatgi Agrawal’s husband found her wandering around their Sugar Land home Saturday …
Celebrity Justice
March 22, 2020
Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein TESTS POSITIVE for the novel coronavirus: Report
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, CNHI newspapers reported Sunday, citing two anonymous officials connected to the New York state prison system. Weinstein was taken to Wende Correctional Facility in western New YOrk on …
Assault
March 22, 2020
Florida woman shouts she has coronavirus and spits ‘copious amounts of saliva’ in paramedic’s face
A Florida woman claiming to have a “black belt in martial arts” kicked her boyfriend in the nose when he wouldn’t have sex with her and then coughed “copious amounts of saliva” onto a paramedic’s face while shouting “I have …
Family Crime
March 22, 2020
‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow: Nancy Grace delves into death of Chad Daybell’s first wife
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace and her guests asked the hard questions this week about the death of Tammy Daybell, who died mysteriously just two weeks before her husband married “cult mom” Lori Vallow. Tammy Daybell’s death came in October, about a …
Coronavirus
March 22, 2020
Louisiana woman in ‘good health’ falls dead in her kitchen while waiting on coronavirus test results
A Louisiana woman awaiting her coronavirus test results died on her kitchen floor while waiting for her results, according to reports. Nola.com reports that 39-year-old Natasha Ott began feeling “cold symptoms” on March 10, but initially declined to take the …
Coronavirus
March 22, 2020
Man jumps to his death from luxury high-rise apartment amid coronavirus pandemic
A man jumped from his 16th-floor luxury apartment in New York City late Friday in the midst of growing fears about the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Post reports. The 64-year-old man, whose identity has not been released publicly, lived in the …
Murder
March 22, 2020
Neighbor befriended murder victim’s family, ‘hiding in plain sight’ for 30 years after murdering, setting young mother on fire
An Ohio man who allegedly murdered a young mother 29 years ago was “hiding in plain sight” in the decades since the slaying, living across the street from the victim’s home and interacting with her family members, Cleveland.com reports. Last week, …
Assault
March 21, 2020
‘Monster’ holds woman prisoner for weeks, assaults her almost daily: Cops
A Colorado man nicknamed “Monster” has been charged with trapping a woman in an Adams County home for weeks while he assaulted her almost daily and threatened her with various weapons. Christopher Dale Rockey, also known as “Dysfunctional Rockey,” faces …
Coronavirus
March 21, 2020
HOAX?!? Police bust North Carolina man claiming to have coronavirus during Walmart Facebook Live video
A North Carolina man was arrested after he did a Facebook Live video touching various items in a local Walmart while telling viewers he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Justin Rhodes, 31, was charged on …
Coronavirus
March 21, 2020
Teens roam through grocery store ‘coughing’ and ‘sneezing’ in video coronavirus prank: Cops say not cool
Police in Purcellville, Pennsylvania, investigated social media posts showing teens reportedly coughing on produce in a grocery store. They weren’t, but officers warned parents to keep a close eye on kids out of school with more time on their hands.
Coronavirus
March 21, 2020
Drunk mom attacks her husband and sons, blames coronavirus: Police
A Utah mom has been charged with domestic violence and child abuse after she lost it over “her children’s school circumstances in regards to the coronavirus,” according to the Deseret News. Jessica Cambray, 36, was arrested early Wednesday morning at …
Family Crime
March 21, 2020
Dad finds 4-year-old son’s throat brutally slit, mom with self-inflicted wounds to neck and wrists: Cops
A Texas man found his wife wandering around their Sugar Land home with cuts to her neck and wrists Saturday morning — and the couple’s 4-year-old son dead upstairs with his throat cut. Sugar Land police said the woman’s injuries …
Coronavirus
March 21, 2020
WATCH: Woman upset with ‘7 days in lockdown’ arrested for swimming at hotel pool during coronavirus quarantine [Police]
A woman was arrested this week for violating a coronavirus quarantine while she was swimming in a hotel pool, the New York Post reports. The incident – at Paradise Park Hotel in Tenerife, Spain – was captured on video by other hotel guests, …
Murder
March 21, 2020
Murder suspect says she shot and killed boyfriend after he abused her for years: Police
An Illinois woman is accused of killing her boyfriend following what she says was years of abuse, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The woman, 36-year-old April O. Turner, allegedly shot her boyfriend, 30-year-old Nicarro Laroy Drake, once in the chest. The shooting occurred Tuesday …
Murder
March 20, 2020
16-year-old rodeo sweetheart murdered by childhood friend who invented suspect: Cops
Britney Ujlaky was last seen at about 4:30 p.m. on March 8, getting into a green Ford F-150 pickup truck in front of her high school, her rodeo friend Bryce Dickey told Elko County, Nevada, deputies, according to the Daily …
Coronavirus
March 20, 2020
Facebook poster falsely says deputies ordered to ‘shoot on sight’ those infected with coronavirus; He’s charged with terrorism: Cops
Louisiana sheriff’s deputies aren’t standing for disinformation about the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, especially when that information is about them. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said it had arrested a man on Friday and charged him …
Homicide
March 20, 2020
Boy dies from injuries 8 YEARS after mom is gunned down while pregnant with him
An 8-year-old boy in Illinois died earlier this month from injuries he suffered when his mother — pregnant with him — was fatally shot in 2011. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kahmani Mims-Jefferson died on March 8 from being born …
Murder
March 20, 2020
Dad in custody dispute stabs toddler son to death to ‘spite’ mom
An Ohio man learned on Monday that he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his 1-year-old son in 2018 amid a custody dispute with the toddler’s mother. To avoid the death penalty, Jason Shorter, …
Podcast
March 20, 2020
Friday Crime Stories: Was Tammy Daybell, cult-mom hubby’s dead wife, Lori Vallow’s first victim?
Lori Vallow married Chad Daybell just weeks after their respective spouses died. Tammy Daybell, a healthy, 49-year-old runner, died mysteriously in her sleep and the family refused an autopsy. Now, her body has been exhumed and examined. What will the …
Family Crime
March 20, 2020
‘Tylee and JJ needed to die’: ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow believed her children were zombies, relative says [Report]
New documents appear to show that the husband of Lori Vallow’s niece was concerned for the safety of Vallow’s two children after learning about his wife’s religious beliefs. East Idaho News obtained court documents connected to a custody case involving …
Manslaughter
March 20, 2020
Tot boy cries & clings onto relative’s leg before going with stepdad. Hours later, he’s beaten to death: Docs
A Connecticut man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly beating his 2-year-old stepson to death in June. Citing an arrest warrant, the Hartford Courant reported that Hayden Campbell screamed, cried, and clung onto a female relative before going with his stepfather, …
Juveniles
March 20, 2020
BREAKING: Remains of Colorado boy Gannon Stauch found in FLORIDA
Authorities believe they have found the remains of Colorado boy, Gannon Stauch, who mysteriously disappeared in January According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, remains that are likely of Gannon were found in Pace, Florida, roughly 1,377 miles away …
Family Crime
March 20, 2020
Search for missing Madeline McCann may be halted amid coronovirus pandemic; 38,000 police officers could get sick or quarantined: Report
The hunt for missing Madeline McCann could be put on hold as officials say they expect up to 38,000 police officers to be sidelined amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. McCann, the daughter of two British doctors, was almost four years …
Missing
March 20, 2020
MISSING: Police continue search for boy who mysteriously vanished near a bridge
*This is a developing story and will be updated and more information becomes available* Massachusetts authorities are searching for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared last Friday and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. The Eagle-Tribune reports that Sophonnut Dy, …
Murder
March 19, 2020
Ohio mom killed 11-year-old son in Mississippi hotel room: Cops
An Ohio mother is awaiting extradition from Louisiana to Mississippi, where she will face charges that she killed her 11-year-old son and left his body in a Laurel hotel room, the Hattiesburg American reported. Latina Oates, 33, was arrested Wednesday …
Coronavirus
March 19, 2020
‘Don’t be a victim!’ – Coronavirus bringing out ‘the best’ and ‘the worst’: Nancy Grace
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace takes on the coronavirus and those who would take advantage of it to scam the unsuspecting in the latest episode of Crime Stories on Fox Nation. “Online scams, jacking up the prices of Purell to $48 a …
Police
March 19, 2020
Suspect STABS cop in the neck! Bail reform to blame?
A Syracuse police officer was stabbed in the neck by a burglary suspect on Sunday before he opened fire and killed the man. Officer Walter Brainerd was rushed to Upstate University Hospital and was later released, CNYCentral reported. He’s expected …
Murder
March 19, 2020
Cold case cracked: Discarded cigarette leads to arrest in mother’s 1985 sexual assault & murder
On Wednesday, police in Florida arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing a woman in 1985. The Northwest Florida Daily News reported that investigators in Pensacola used familial DNA to identify Daniel Wells, 57, as a suspect in …
Coronavirus
March 19, 2020
Biogen employee fled country after virus-spreading conference, knowing she was sick: Report
A recently fired employee of a company that sponsored a conference that is a major source of coronavirus spread is accused of hiding her illness after she flew from the U.S. to China, allegedly knowing that she had been exposed …
Court
March 19, 2020
Central Park Five: Former attorney sues Netflix and film director for defamation
Child Abuse
March 19, 2020
Infant girl dies with ‘suspicious’ injuries days shy of her first birthday: Police
An Indiana woman was arrested on neglect charges a day after Tuesday’s death of her 11-month-old daughter. WRTV reported that Emmarie Pablo died shortly after being transported to a hospital in Elmwood. As of Thursday, her mother, Anna Pablo, 22, …
Podcast
March 19, 2020
Thursday Crime Stories: ALL ALONE! Cult-Mom LORI VALLOW legal team and judge QUIT CASE! WHY??
The players in Lori Vallow’s felony case surrounding her two missing Idaho children are changing. The judge presiding over the case has stepped down, and two of her attorneys withdraw from representing her. In the meantime, Vallow’s continues to proclaim her innocence. …
Unsolved
March 19, 2020
Evelyn Boswell: Friend says mom of deceased tot ‘wet the bed,’ panicked as police searched grandfather’s property [EXCLUSIVE Part 1]
A Tennessee woman who has known Megan “Maggie” Boswell, the mother of deceased toddler, Evelyn Boswell, for years, claims Boswell displayed disturbing behavior as police desperately searched for the child. Christy Broome said that her daughter, Maddie, grew up with …
Manslaughter
March 19, 2020
Daycare provider hurls toddler into coffee table by his legs — striking his head & killing him: Docs
A New York daycare provider allegedly admitted to police that she killed a 23-month-old boy last year by swinging him into a coffee table by his legs. Jessica Sims, 24, was charged Thursday with first-degree manslaughter in the death of …
Family Crime
March 19, 2020
SEE IT: Yellowstone National Park security footage, mystery witness, body cam among newly revealed evidence against ‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow
Idaho prosecutors have submitted court documents outlining some of the evidence they will present in the case against Lori Vallow, who is facing federal charges of child abandonment. Vallow’s two children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, have …
Celebrity Justice
March 18, 2020
Home Sweet Home (for now) for Harvey Weinstein: Convicted rapist transferred to ‘intake facility’ in western New York
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has a new home, for now: He was transferred Wednesday to Wende Correctional Facility in the Alden, New York, a tiny town in the far west of the state, about 20 miles east of Buffalo, …
Trials
March 18, 2020
Jennifer Dulos: Hubby, his girlfriend strip-searched, photographed early in investigation into her disappearance
In a trio of motions filed this week in Stamford Superior Court, Michelle Troconis’s attorney asked to suppress evidence against her, claiming Connecticut state police illegally strip searched her, photographed her partially naked body, and made false statements to a …
