A Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against Lyft, months after one of their drivers allegedly raped her in the backseat of his car. Cristen Giangarra, 30, has accused ex-Lyft driver Larry Ward, 53, of sexually assaulting her on June …
An Alabama teen is being charged as an adult after police say he stabbed three family members to death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Landon Durham, 16, is facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of his mother and his …
A North Carolina man has been accused of keeping a victim as a virtual sex slave for five years. ABC News reports that Salvador Espinoza Escobar, 48, was arrested on Wednesday and is facing a human trafficking charge after the …
Genealogical databases and DNA from a beer mug led Colorado police to a Florida trucker, accused of raping and killing 21-year-old radio station intern, Helene Pruszynski. Police believe Pruszynski was grabbed while walking from a bus stop in Englewood. James …
Actress Annabella Sciorra took the stand Thursday and recounted how Harvey Weinstein raped her in her New York apartment 25 years earlier. The New York Post reported that Sciorra, 59, has accused Weinstein, 67, of raping her in her Manhattan apartment …
Three of the four family members allegedly killed by physical therapist Anthony Todt were stabbed, according to a preliminary autopsy report, although the official cause of their deaths is still pending. According to a newly-released arrest affidavit, authorities found Todt’s …
An Alabama girl last seen getting into a Mercedes SUV Tuesday morning has been found safe, the Pelham Police Department said, and detectives are seeking a warrant for the arrest of a 24-year-old suspect for interference with custody. Amberley Flores, …
A 17-year-old California girl who vanished shortly after allegedly texting her mother about a man talking to her from a car as she walked home from school has been found safe, the Alhambra Police Department said. The department put out …
Update: 7:56 p.m. ABC 7 reports that Emily Suarez has been found alive. Original story: Police are looking for a 17-year-old girl who vanished Wednesday morning after allegedly sending a text to her mother that “a man is trying to …
A Nevada man has allegedly confessed to killing a 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a sewer drain on Sunday. Citing an arrest report, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Jayshawn Bailey, 22, called 911 to report finding a …
Two New Jersey teens died hours apart in separate but similar tragic incidents. As the New York Post reports, 13-year-old died Yousef Khela died after falling through the ice at a pond in New Brunswick on Wednesday afternoon. Khela was …
A former Maryland police officer was indicted on Tuesday, months after he allegedly raped a woman following a traffic stop. In September, then-Fairmount Heights officer Martique Vanderpool, 30, and a colleague reportedly pulled over a female driver in Capitol Heights. …
A former contestant on “The Bachelorette” has died over a week after a possible overdose, TMZ reports. Boca Raton police told the news outlet that Tyler Gwozdz was rushed to the hospital on Monday, January 13, after a suspected drug …
The family of missing college student Kristin Smart recently announced that unexpected news may be on the way regarding her disappearance. On Wednesday, they clarified that there aren’t any new developments to speak of. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Denise Smart, the …
An unlicensed Georgia daycare provider was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the 2011 death of an 11-month-old baby who suffered a fractured back and extreme blood loss while in her care. Though Maria Owens, 51, was convicted …
A judge has denied a request for the dismissal against a Florida man allegedly caught on security footage abusing his daughter and her dog. Okaloosa County Circuit Court Judge John J. Gontarek denied the request to drop a domestic violence …
A Pennsylvania man allegedly choked his girlfriend on Tuesday after he became upset while watching the Trump impeachment hearings. Fairview Township police officers responded to the Scottish Inn in York County after Lonnie Clark’s girlfriend reportedly called 911 claiming he …
Accused family murderer Anthony Todt is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, where a judge will determine if his case affidavit will be unsealed. On Tuesday, two local Florida media outlets filed a motion requesting that the Ninth Judicial …
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner in Arizona released the names of the three children allegedly suffocated by their mother on Monday. The three victims, all under the age of four, have been identified as Zane Ezri Henry, 3, Mireya Henry, …
A woman has died and a young child is among the injured victims in a mass shooting in Seattle on Wednesday night. According to KOMO News, police are seeking at least one suspect, and possibly a second, after a shooting …
Colin Jeffery “CJ” Haynie has been charged with four counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted aggravated murder, and five counts of discharge of a firearm in the shooting deaths of his mother and three siblings and the wounding …
An Arizona mother of two has gone missing from a guided catamaran camping trip in Belize, AZfamily.com reported. Alison MacKenzie, 43, was last seen on Friday, January 17, when the group of 15 and three guides left for a small, …
Police said the teen is doing ‘really well’ in foster care
Melissa Cann knew immediately when her sister didn’t come home that something was wrong, and accessed Maureen’s email account to look for clues
R. Kelly married a 15-year-old Aaliyah Haughton in 1994 to avoid prosecution — specifically to prevent her from being able to testify against him in court, witnesses reportedly told federal prosecutors. Federal prosecutors in New York filed court documents on …
Alabama authorities have detained a teen boy after his mother and two younger brothers were found stabbed to death at their Munford home. According to Al.com, Landon Durham, 16, is facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of …
A former Ohio police officer who admitted to urinating on a 12-year-old girl at a school bus stop in August was sentenced on Tuesday to four and a half years in prison. WOIO reported that Solomon Nhiwatiwa, 34, is also …
A Wisconsin teen is facing life behind bars after a judge says that sex trafficking is not a reason to kill someone. Chrystul Kizer, now 19, was 16 when she met Randy Volar, 34. According to police, Volar sexually abused …
It’s been two decades since California student Kristin Smart mysteriously vanished. Now, her family may get the answers they’ve been desperately seeking. According to the Stockton Record, Denise Smart, the mother of the missing California Polytechnic State University student, said …
A Long Island boy has died after falling in a driveway, and police are investigating his death as a possible homicide. According to CBS New York, Suffolk County police were called to a home in Center Moriches, New York, on …
A Texas woman used a stun gun on her husband at a nightclub early Sunday after catching him with his mistress, according to reports. Irlanda Parra, 24, was charged with assault causing bodily injury for an alleged incident that unfolded …
Pop singer Jessica Simpson said that for years, she was scared to tell her parents that an adult family friend sexually abused her as a child. PEOPLE reports that Simpson said the abuse began when she was a 6-year-old. The …
An Arizona woman who admitted to killing her children said she smothered them to death, according to court documents released on Tuesday. AZFamily reports that 22-year-old Rachel Henry is behind bars on felony murder charges after she allegedly killed her …
An elderly man is reportedly among the victims
A Louisiana woman is behind bars after police say she sexually assaulted two young children. WBTV reports that 18-year-old Lakien D. Perry has been charged with 20 counts of sexual battery, first-degree rape, and pornography involving a juvenile. According to …
Police in Florida are searching for a 13-year-old girl who ran off during an argument wit a familh members and has not been seen since. WPXI reports that Kellie Woofe, 13, has been missing since Monday afternoon, when she ran …
An Oregon mother said she turned her head for only a few minutes when her infant son plummeted eight feet down a heating vent on January 15. According to KVAL News, 10-month-old Kolson slipped through an open vent inside his …
Officials in Minnesota have not explained why a man who was in a fatal car crash on Wednesday night was found dead in a highway median roughly 16 hours after the wreck. KARE reported that Ryan Hobot, 22, was driving …
A Thai man is behind bars after divers reportedly found hundreds of human bones in a pond filled with alligator gar and other carnivorous fish. The Bangkok Post reports that Apichai Ongwisit, 40, is accused of killing his former girlfriend, …
Elizabeth Braverman says she saw a little girl’s body in the woods, near the same time and place that a 7-year-old Girl Scout was murdered. But she and the murdered girl’s mother believes this was another child.
A Texas woman is accused of killing her estranged husband, and police say it happened after she spotted him in his girlfriend’s new car. ABC 13 reports that 68-year-old Carolyn Court is facing a felony murder charge in connection with …
Authorities announced that a body discovered on Monday morning is a Montana teen who has been unaccounted for since New Year’s Day. In a statement issued to Big Horn County News, the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office said remains belonging …
An Arizona woman has gone missing while vacationing in Belize. The Daily Courier reports that 43-year-old Alison MacKenzie vanished on Saturday morning from a small island off the coast of Belize. MacKenzie was traveling with her boyfriend Paige Rote, who …
A woman who has been missing since late last week was reportedly seen on video, and police believe she may be voluntarily staying out of contact. Law enforcement officials told WHDH that Kayla Quagan, of Franklin, Massachusetts, was seen on …
A North Carolina man abducted his former girlfriend and their 1-month old baby at gunpoint early Monday morning, releasing them hours later before he was arrested in another county. Wani Thomas, 24, broke into Jasmine Livermore’s mother’s home and forced …
A high school wrestling match in Kannapolis, North Carolina, erupted in chaos Saturday when a father raced onto the mat and slammed his son’s opponent to the floor after the referee signaled he’d made an illegal move. Barry Lee Jones …
A California man “intentionally rammed” his car into a Toyota Prius late Sunday night, killing three teenage boys and injuring three more, the Desert Sun reported, citing the California Highway Patrol. Anurag Chandra, 42, was charged with three counts of …
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) were allegedly involved with a 2-year-old Massachusetts girl who died on New Year’s Eve — weeks after her mother had regained custody of her. Shaniqua Leonard, 29, was charged with reckless endangerment following …
Police in Utah have identified the victims of a family murder the killed a mother and her three children. In a press conference Monday afternoon, Grantsville Police Public Information Officer Rhonda Fields announced the names of those killed in a …
“He never dropped his guitar or fell off his stool’
