SEE IT: ‘Cult mom’ Lori Vallow’s older sister died young of mysterious causes; gravestone found covered in dirt [VIDEO]
Family Crime
Court TV’s Ashleigh Banfield found Stacey’s grave marker, which looked as though it had been long neglected.
Homicide
April 30, 2020
Mom found dead days after she’s seen ‘screaming for help’ as group drags her into a home: Docs
Four women have been arrested for kidnapping an Arizona woman who was found dead late last month. Citing court documents, KPNX reported that Melissa Valenzuela, 34, was found dead on March 23, six days after she was last seen at …
Jail
April 30, 2020
NEW Court Docs: ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ author wants out of jail after allegedly murdering her OWN husband. DA releases motive for killing.
An Oregon writer accused of killing her husband says she’s innocent and wants out of jail, but recent court documents filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney details the motives of murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, failing romance mystery novelist …
Sex Offenders
April 30, 2020
ALERT! Illinois releases 146 sex offenders, including ‘sexually dangerous’ perps
Officials in Illinois have released more 146 sex offenders — including three who were deemed “sexually dangerous persons.” The Illinois Department of Corrections provided a list of the 4,000 inmates they released early or had their sentence commuted by Governor …
Missing
April 30, 2020
MISSING: Little boy hasn’t been seen in days, police say
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* Indiana authorities are searching for a boy who hasn’t been since Tuesday. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, 12-year-old Jaysen Miller was last seen at …
Sex Crimes
April 29, 2020
Former pro-football linebacker Telvin Smith arrested for ‘unlawful sexual activity’ with minors
Former NFL linebacker Telvin Smith, 29, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Jacksonsville, Florida, on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, the Florida Times-Union reported. The charge, in the Florida code, is used when a person …
Celebrity Justice
April 29, 2020
Juror: Joe Exotic talked about filming ‘a softcore porn’ during trial
At his trial for a botched murder-for-hire plot, convicted felon Joe Exotic nearly got a little too graphic on the stand before his own attorney stopped him, a juror in the trial told CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace. The juror, identified only …
Coronavirus
April 29, 2020
Decomposing bodies found ‘stacked up’ in U-Haul trucks: Reports
New York police are investigating a Brooklyn funeral home that has allegedly been storing bodies in U-Haul trucks and other vehicles parked on the street, the New York Daily News reports. Police were called to the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral …
Robbery
April 29, 2020
Uber passenger beat & choked elderly driver with seatbelt during violent robbery: Police
A Florida man is accused of assaulting and choking an elderly Uber driver on Saturday. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they discovered the injured Uber driver while responding to a reported robbery in Spring …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Pregnant New Jersey chef beaten to death in apparent murder-suicide
The owners of a trendy Jersey City restaurant were found dead Sunday in what appears to be a murder-suicide, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. Garima Kothari, the 35-year-old chef of Nukkad in the waterfront Paulus Hook neighborhood, …
April 29, 2020
‘Jurors were crying’: Woman who helped convict ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic gives Nancy Grace a tell-all interview
In the latest episode of “A Tiger King Investigation” on Fox Nation, Nancy Grace speaks to a juror who helped decide the fate of “Joe Exotic,” who is serving a 22-year sentence after he was found guilty of plotting to …
Murder
April 29, 2020
SOLVED: Police crack 1983 murder case of teen boy found dismembered on road
Authorities in Ohio announced this week that they solved the murder of a 15-year-old boy whose dismembered body was discovered on a road in 1983. The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office used DNA phenotyping, genetic genealogy, …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Wealthy real estate tycoon kills wife, then stages kidnapping & ransom, demanding millions for her return: Police
A man deemed one of”the wealthiest man in Norway” was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death and disappearance of his wife. Mercury News reports that 69-year-old Anne-Elisabeth Hagen vanished on October 31, 2018 from her home in Fjellhamar, …
Juveniles
April 29, 2020
URGENT: Missing 9-year-old girl is in danger
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a missing person alert for a 9-year-old girl who the agency believes was abducted by her biological father. According to WKRN, TBI has issued an Engandered Child Alert for 9-year-old Danica Ashley Ingle …
Murder
April 29, 2020
UPDATE: Postal worker shot dead by resident waiting for stimulus check [Report]
UPDATE: Reports indicated that Tony Cushingberry, 21, was the man arrested in connection with shooting death of postal worker Angela Summers. Summers was reportedly shot in the chest Monday while on her route. Paul Toms, the president of the National …
Missing
April 29, 2020
Exclusive: Missing soldier was ‘happier than ever,’ then mysteriously vanishes, sister says as desperate search continues
Where is Vanessa Guillen? Her sister says she would never leave without telling family, but it’s been a week since anyone has heard from her. Guillen, 20 was reportedly last seen on April 22 at around 1 p.m. at the …
Child Abuse
April 29, 2020
Grandmother burns little girl’s face & genitals as punishment for wetting herself: Docs
An Indiana woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly burning her young granddaughter as punishment for urinating on herself. WRTV obtained a probable cause affidavit which stated that the abuse occurred as Greta Feil, 49, cared for her two grandchildren …
Pornography
April 29, 2020
Does the porn industry uses pop-up ads and Disney characters to lure in unsuspecting children?
Cold Cases
April 29, 2020
The friends of Chuckie Mauk: Childhood friends of murdered Little Leaguer join together to solve 34-year-old cold case [Part One]
It was 1986 and the number one song in America was “That’s What Friends Are For.” And if I should ever go away Well, then close your eyes and try To feel the way we do today And then if …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Update: Texas woman identified after she kills two young children & her own mother following custody battle
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional details become available.* Officials have identified a Texas woman who allegedly killed her young children and her mother after losing a custody battle. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the father of …
Child Abuse
April 28, 2020
Newborn boy dies from fractured skull after father loses his temper, throws him on the floor
A Minnesota father has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his 4-week-old son, KARE11 reports. Orancy Chea, 23, allegedly admitted to police that he’d gotten frustrated and angry with the baby’s crying and threw him down …
Murder for hire
April 28, 2020
Teen girl, boyfriend busted in murder-for-hire plot against her stepfather
A 16-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend in central Pennsylvania have been charged with trying to recruit someone to kill her stepfather after he caught the couple in bed, the Lock Haven Express reported. Dillian Mikel Weaver of Williamsport and …
Violent Crime
April 28, 2020
‘Armani is a little fighter’: 1-month-old baby shot in chest by mom’s boyfriend is making a miraculous recovery
A Texas baby shot in the chest earlier this month is slowly recovering, according to his mother. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lance Tello Jr., 19, is accused of shooting the infant, Armani Cazares, inside a residence on Five Forks Drive in …
Murder
April 28, 2020
Missing college student’s body found 40 miles away after year-long investigation
Investigators on Tuesday recovered the remains of a 21-year-old Texas college student who was reported missing by his family a year ago to the day, ABC13 reported. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office also revealed that it had arrested four people …
Murder
April 28, 2020
Postal worker is shot dead outside home that had mail curtailed for having loose dogs: Report
The United States Postal Inspection Service announced Tuesday that they’re offering a $50,000 reward for information regarding an Indiana postal employee’s shooting death. The Inspection Service said the USPS employee was shot at 4 p.m. Monday in the 400 block …
Family Crime
April 28, 2020
4-year-old child with special needs drowns in bathtub; death is under investigation: Report
Authorities in Texas are investigating the drowning death of a 4-year-old child with special needs. KPRC reports that police responded to a call from a residence in Tomball early Tuesday morning where they performed CPR on an unresponsive 4-year-old child. …
Podcast
April 28, 2020
Tuesday Crime Stories: ‘SOMEBODY’S LYING!’ says Carole Baskin’s ‘missing’ hubby’s lawyer!
Jack ‘Don’ Lewis’ lawyer, Carole Baskin’s missing husband, says he has no doubt that his client and friend is dead. He tells Nancy Grace someone is lying and he has a theory on who. He also has a theory on …
Murder
April 28, 2020
13-year-old boy allegedly kills complete stranger because he ‘felt like’ it: Report
A 13-year-old Washington boy is facing criminal charges for allegedly fatally shooting a complete stranger on Tuesday. Citing the King County Sheriff’s Office, KOMO reports that Hassan Ali Hassan died two days after he was shot while walking down the …
Unsolved
April 28, 2020
Severed head found in refrigerator possibly linked to missing California man: UPDATE
A search warrant led California authorities to a grisly discovery inside an apartment off of Great Highway in San Francisco on Sunday. CBS SF Bay Area reports that investigators searched an apartment off of the 1600 block of the Great …
Juveniles
April 28, 2020
14-year-old Ohio girl has been missing for days; police ask for help
Police in Ohio are alerting the public about a missing teenager who has not been seen in nearly two days. As WEWS-TV reports, 14-year-old Brooklyn Bass of Salem was last seen Sunday night at about 8:30 p.m. Authorities have released …
Murder
April 28, 2020
DEVELOPING: Police responding to a 911 call find five bodies, four of them teenagers, and a baby left alive [VIDEO]
Police in Milwaukee are investigating an apparent mass killing after discovering five bodies in a home on Monday. As the Associated Press reports, an unidentified man called 911 at about 10:30 Monday morning and said his family members were dead. …
Murder
April 28, 2020
Nurse allegedly kills foster son she planned to adopt, brings him ‘blue and lifeless’ to ER: Police
The medical examiner reportedly found injuries all over the young boy’s body
Missing
April 27, 2020
MISSING: Family and friends haven’t seen 2 gorgeous North Carolina women in nearly 2 weeks
Police in coastal North Carolina are asking for help locating two Wilmington women who haven’t been seen since April 15. Stephanie Mayorga, 27, and Paige Escalera, 25, were last seen in the north of the city, not far from the …
Missing
April 27, 2020
DEVELOPING: Severed head found in refrigerator amid missing person investigation [Sources]
UPDATE 4/28/20: Police find severed head in refrigerator amid missing person investigation: Reports Original coverage: Police in California who were investigating a missing person case reportedly discovered a severed head in a refrigerator on Sunday. Multiple sources told KTVU that …
Murder
April 27, 2020
Teen fatally shoots pregnant stepmother in head days before her due date: Officials
A Georgia woman who was found dead in her bed Sunday was reportedly days away from giving birth. The Telegraph of Macon reported that Bibb County police arrested Passion Watkins, 19, shortly after her stepmother, Melanie Powers, 36, was found …
Juveniles
April 27, 2020
After teen is convicted of killing foster mom, siblings file lawsuit alleging abuse, starvation, and slavery in ‘house of horrors’: Report
Six years after a 16-year-old murdered his foster mother, three of his former foster siblings have filed a lawsuit against their suviving foster father and the agencies that they allege failed to protect them from abuse. As HawaiiNewsNow (HNN) reports, …
Podcast
April 27, 2020
Monday Crime Stories: Lost arm to tiger, ‘Tiger King’ co-worker
Hear the story of Kelci “Saff” Saffrey, who worked for Joe Exotic and in fact, lost an arm to a tiger. Saffrey confirms whether Joe Exotic executed tigers to make way for new ones and hear what he has to …
Coronavirus
April 27, 2020
BREAKING: Top ER doctor dies by suicide after working front line during coronavirus horror in NYC hospital, and contracting the virus herself [Report]
“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” Dr. Breen’s father said
Celebrity Justice
April 27, 2020
Bullets spray across ‘Duck Dynasty’ Willie Robertson’s home, where his son lives with wife & baby [Report]
A Louisiana man was arrested in connection with Friday’s drive-by shooting at an estate belonging to “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson. On Saturday, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that Daniel King Jr., 38, was arrested and charged …
Murder
April 27, 2020
‘I’m very scared’: Secret recordings of missing professor revealed as husband gets slapped with murder charges [UPDATE]
Authorities continue their search for a missing Kentucky professor, following her husband’s arrest for her presumed death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ella Jackson, 48, was reported missing on October 22, 2019, from Richmond. Her husband, 39-year-old Glenn Jackson, reportedly said …
Murder
April 27, 2020
‘One of the most gruesome murders’: Wife identified after police find husband dismembering her dead body during welfare check
An alleged killer is behind bars after officers reportedly caught him while he was in the middle of dismembering his dead wife. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police responded to a home off of Holdridge Road, in the western New York …
April 27, 2020
Funeral streamed online for beloved Utah couple shot dead at home, amid coronavirus stay-at-home order
The funeral for a Utah couple murdered earlier this month was live-streamed online after a small family gathering, due to state restrictions in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fox News reports that Tony and Katherine Butterfield were remembered as kind, …
Murder
April 26, 2020
New Yorker stabs his coronavirus-survivor mother to death: Cops
A 48-year-old Queens man has been charged with murder in the brutal slaying of his 78-year-old mother, who was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the New York Daily News reported. Carmelita Cabansag survived her …
Murder
April 26, 2020
Troopers catch killer in the act of dismembering his victim [Report]
New York State Police conducting a welfare check on Friday apparently interrupted a killer as he was dismembering the body of his victim. Police said they responded to a home in the western New York town of Allen and spoke …
Child Abuse
April 26, 2020
Florida man nabbed for putting laxatives into teen’s daily medication
Deputies arrested a Florida man on Friday after a lengthy investigation convinced them he was slipping laxatives into a 14-year-old boy’s medication, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Craig Alan Ripple, 54, has been charged with child abuse and child …
Attempted Murder
April 26, 2020
Unknown gunman shoots 72-year-old woman out for a jog
South Carolina police are looking for a man who blocked a jogger Wednesday afternoon with his vehicle, got out, and opened fire on the 72-year-old woman, the Beaufort Police Department said. The woman, who has not been identified, was struck …
Missing
April 26, 2020
MISSING: $20,000 reward offered to locate 17-year-old girl who disappeared in February
A Georgia community has raised $20,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of a teenager who hasn’t been seen for months, WGCL-TV reports. Julia Mann, 17, has been missing since February 20, when investigators believe she voluntarily walked out of her …
April 26, 2020
Man arrested on attempted rape days after being released from Rikers on NO BOND
An alleged New York rapist recently released from jail to help prevent spread of the coronavirus is accused of another sex crime, the New York Post reports. Robert Pondexter, 57, was arrested early Saturday morning in Brooklyn in connection with …
Missing
April 25, 2020
MISSING: 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier hasn’t been seen since Wednesday
A 20-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, is missing, and Army investigators are reaching out to the public for help finding her. Pfc Vanessa Guillen was last seen wearing a black T-shirt early Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot …
