Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock may not have acted alone; shot a hotel security guard and hit fuel tanks: Report
Murder
Stephen Paddock fired 200 shots inside the hallway of the hotel, hitting and injuring a security guard
Murder
October 4, 2017
BREAKING NOW: Stephen Paddock had an escape plan and explosives in his car, officials reveal
By KEN RITTER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history led a “secret life” that has so far thwarted investigators trying to figure out a motive …
Murder
October 4, 2017
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock left ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on hotel room door for days before deadly massacre
Staffers at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino have been tight-lipped on the tragic events of the weekend
Violent Crime
October 4, 2017
Las Vegas shooter was an unknown outsider in his tight-knit retirement community
The man who shot at a crowd of concertgoers while perched from his 32nd floor hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, was an unknown outsider to his neighbors in a close-knit retirement community in a …
Famous Murder Cases
October 3, 2017
Motion denied! Steven Avery loses bid for new trial
A Wisconsin judge wrote a six-page memorandum decision on whether Steven Avery, the centerpiece of the popular Netflix docuseries, Making a Murderer, should be granted a new trial in connection with the 2005 murder of freelance photographer, Teresa Halbach. The …
Violent Crime
October 3, 2017
Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock filmed deadly shooting massacre from luxury hotel room: Report
The suspected gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history set up surveillance cameras in and around his Las Vegas hotel room and recorded himself firing at a crowd of concertgoers. ABC News reports that Stephen Paddock mounted a …
Violent Crime
October 3, 2017
Suspicious financial activity found in probe for Las Vegas gunman motive: Stephen Paddock sent $100K overseas a week before deadliest shooting in U.S. history
Why did he do it? Authorities find first possible clues to a motive for the deadly Las Vegas shooting
Violent Crime
October 3, 2017
EVIL REVEALED: Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock had interest in guns, video poker, real estate
By KEN RITTER and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) — Stephen Paddock had a penchant for guns, high-limit video poker and real estate deals. His father was a notorious fugitive bank robber. He had a recent live-in girlfriend and …
Court
September 29, 2017
‘Murder gives me a high unlike any other’: Teen who ‘proudly’ stabbed nurse 21 times is up for parole after spending less than a year in prison
A Texas woman sentenced to 15 years in prison in January for stabbing a nurse 21 times is already up for parole, court documents confirm. As CrimeOnline previously reported, on November 14, 2015, Pearl Moen, 17 at the time, attempted …
September 25, 2017
Chase Massner Update: Cause of death released, private memorial planned by family
The remains of a U.S. Army veteran found buried last month in the backyard of a Georgia home are now at a funeral home, awaiting upcoming memorial services, following a medical examiner’s office’s determination of his cause of death. Massner’s …
child endangerment
September 25, 2017
Mom runs over, kills toddler girl during other daughter’s birthday party
A Portland, Maine, mother allegedly ran over and killed her toddler girl Saturday night during her other daughter’s 10th birthday party. The Portland Press Herald reports Taneisha Thomas, 27, was driving an SUV when she struck her 17-month-old daughter, Tiannah Sevey, outside …
Juveniles
September 25, 2017
Is the search for Madeleine McCann over?
It’s one of the most famous missing person cases in the world, but the investigation into the disappearance of Madeline McCann is in grave danger of running out of funds. The Sun reports that funding for the Metropolitan Police’s Operation …
September 24, 2017
California lawmakers look to free older and younger inmates
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — To ease overcrowding in state prisons, California lawmakers want to release more of the state’s older prisoners and more of the inmates who were young when they committed their crimes. The two …
Juveniles
September 16, 2017
Teen who stabbed classmate as an offering to ‘Slender Man’ found to be mentally ill
One of the teens criminally charged with stabbing a classmate in 2014 to please the fictional character Slender Man will be sent to a mental institution instead of prison. Late Friday night, a Wisconsin jury found that Anissa Weier (pictured …
Violent Crime
September 11, 2017
4 arrested in deaths of 2 young girls on Colorado farm
NORWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Four people have been arrested in the deaths of two young girls whose bodies were found on a farm in rural southwestern Colorado. The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that the bodies of the …
Child Abuse
September 5, 2017
Woman throws 5-year-old girl onto tracks as oncoming train approaches, says it was ‘human sacrifice’: Police
A Hainesport, New Jersey, woman accused of throwing a girl onto the tracks of an oncoming train is set to stand trial. According to the Courier-Post, Autumn Matacchiera, 20, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder charges stemming from the January 27 …
Family Crime
September 3, 2017
Teen mom stabs her baby girl to death: Police
A teen mother in Ohio has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her infant daughter to death. According to NBC 4, Columbus police responded to a call of an injured one-year-old baby early Sunday morning on South 22nd Street. Responders found …
Family Crime
August 28, 2017
Little girl, 7, kidnapped from grandparents’ house and tossed off bridge
The suspect allegedly choked the girl before throwing her into a lake
Unsolved
August 24, 2017
BREAKING: Medical Examiner confirms remains are of Chase Massner
The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office in Marietta, Georgia, confirmed today that the remains found on August 1 in the backyard of a Kennesaw home are of U.S. Army veteran, Chase Massner. The confirmation comes one day after Massner’s mother, …
August 23, 2017
Chase Massner Update: Three weeks later, mom still waits for positive ID on son’s remains
Stephanie Cadena thought she would finally get closure after three excruciating years when authorities found the remains of her son, Chase Massner. Although in all likelihood it was indeed Chase that detectives found in the backyard of a Kennesaw, Georgia …
Politics and Crime
August 17, 2017
BUSTED! ‘Big-mouth’ court official loses six-figure job after butt dial catches shocking comments
“I’m not doing anything. I barely show up to work”
August 14, 2017
17 immigrants locked inside hot tractor-trailer at Texas truck stop: Police
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas acting on a tip found 17 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10 people …
Police
August 10, 2017
BREAKING! Brad Clement arrested in Dekalb County [Updated]
Brad Clement, the man wanted in connection with concealing the death of U.S. Army veteran, Chase Massner, has been captured in Dekalb County, Georgia. Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit caught Clement in a grocery store parking lot on North …
Family Crime
August 8, 2017
He Lived, She Died: Police investigate wife’s murder, husband’s attempted suicide in Pine Bluff
A woman in her 70s is dead and her husband hospitalized in what appears to be a botched murder-suicide attempt. ABC 7 reports that police responded to George Kelsey’s home after Kelsey, 73, called 911 to say that he had …
Violent Crime
August 7, 2017
Chase Massner Update: Suspect Brad Clement still on the loose, possibly taunting police as reward fund posts for his capture
Reward offered for information that leads to the capture of the man accused of hiding the body of Army veteran, Chase Massner
Unsolved
August 5, 2017
‘For God’s sake, STOP!’ Chase Massner’s mom makes heartbreaking plea to man accused of hiding her son’s remains and fleeing
James Bradshaw “Brad” Clement was to turn himself in to Cobb County, Georgia, authorities on Thursday, in connection with human remains found in his former backyard. At the last minute, Clement changed his mind and fled. The remains are likely …
Violent Crime
August 4, 2017
Brad Clement, the last man to see missing veteran Chase Massner alive, is on the run after being charged with concealing a body
Brad Clement (left) was on his way to turn himself in to Cobb County, Georgia, authorities today for the death of Iraq war veteran, Chase Massner, who disappeared in March 2014 after he went to Clement’s house for a visit. …
Unsolved
August 3, 2017
Chase Massner is found buried in so-called ‘friend’s’ backyard, but why did it take three years?
‘Chase signed on that dotted line to give his life for ours, now it’s our turn to help his family’
Murder
August 3, 2017
Accused sex roleplay killer whose victim accidentally recorded his own murder killed again while on the run with stolen credit card
The suspect accused of torturing and murdering a computer repairman allegedly killed again after using his victim’s credit card to fly to Rome. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jason Marshall is accused of murdering Peter Fasoli in his London home in …
Family Crime
July 28, 2017
‘Our kids are upstairs, please take care of them’: Madison Avenue chiropractor and his wife leap to their deaths together because of money concerns
A New York City couple jumped to their deaths in midtown Manhattan early Friday morning, and left notes blaming their suicide on overwhelming financial burdens. The New York Post reports that Glenn Scarpelli, 53, and his wife Patricia Colant, 50, leapt from the …
Family Crime
July 27, 2017
Father restrains son and his mother with zip ties, stabs 4-year-old boy to death before killing himself
A four-year-old boy and his father are dead, and the mother critically injured, in an apparent murder-suicide in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the suspect, a man in his twenties, forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s …
Weird Crime
July 27, 2017
Police: Woman hears footsteps, learns man living in attic
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A woman in Virginia who heard noises in her home in the middle of the night soon learned that a man was living in her attic. NBC Washington reports that police made the discovery early Tuesday …
Family Crime
July 21, 2017
Stepdad slashes daughter’s throat, butchers niece, stuffs body in freezer of multi-million dollar home: Police
A 19-year-old woman dead and her 21-year-old cousin severely injured after they were allegedly attacked by homicidal family members. The Sun reports that two men and a woman have been arrested in what police are investigating as a possible honor …
Celebrity Justice
July 19, 2017
A mom dead, son homeless, and ‘dad’ in jail: EXCLUSIVE interview with Cold Justice star, Kelly Siegler, on cracking a 26-yr cold case
Former prosecutor and star of Oxygen’s Cold Justice, Kelly Siegler, has successfully prosecuted over 60 cases in her career. She recently resurrected an almost 26-year-old cold case and helped put a suspect behind bars. On June 29, Larry LeFlore was indicted …
Crime Scene Photos
July 19, 2017
O.J. Simpson crime scene photos: **Warning** Graphic Images
It was one of the most gruesome and notorious crimes of the century. In June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were left slaughtered in pools of their own blood, reportedly by the hands of Brown Simpson’s former husband, …
Burglary
July 18, 2017
Will he go free?? As OJ Simpson’s parole nears, a look back at the ‘Trial of the Century’ and brutal murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
The legal system has been good to him before. And on Thursday, O.J. Simpson will face a parole board in a hearing to determine if he will be set free, nine years into his 33-year sentence for armed robbery and …
July 18, 2017
Tuesday Crime Stories: Delphi murders update & Scary Spice Mel B’s high living
Investigators trying to find the killer of two young girls in Delphi, Indiana, released a suspect sketch based on witness descriptions. The probe into who killed Liberty German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, on a hiking trail last February is …
Murder
July 5, 2017
Multiple fatal 4th of July shootings in New York City as one victim still clings to life
It was a violent Fourth of July in New York City this year, as a veteran NYPD officer was shot and killed in a targeted police attack, while a Queens resident was shot to death during the Macy’s Fireworks display. …
Murder
June 30, 2017
At least two dead in NYC hospital shooting massacre; gunman hid weapon under lab coat
The gunman may have been a former employee at the hospital
Violent Crime
June 30, 2017
BREAKING: Gunman on the loose at New York City hospital, multiple people shot
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say at least two people have been shot at a New York City hospital and the gunman is still at large. The gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. Friday inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in …
Arson
June 28, 2017
‘Mom’ drives to cemetery, ties 11-year-old son’s hands together, locks him in car and sets it on fire: Police
A Michigan woman allegedly bound her 11-year-old son by the wrists and locked him inside a car outside a cemetery before setting the vehicle on fire. The 48-year-old woman is facing attempted murder and arson charges in connection with Tuesday’s …
Cold Cases
June 26, 2017
Finding Chase Massner Episode 7: Wife of missing veteran speaks exclusively with Crime Online
‘I’ll take a lie detector at any time.’
Famous Murder Cases
June 20, 2017
CrimeCon Live: ‘Up & Vanished’ creator Payne Lindsey talks details of Tara Grinstead’s disappearance, murder
Tara Grinstead’s sudden disappearance in 2004 remained a mystery for a dozen years, despite Georgia’s biggest persons investigation. But two arrests were made several months after Payne Lindsey created his Up & Vanished podcast that dug into the case. Lindsey, …
Murder
June 19, 2017
Ménage à Murder: Threesome turns deadly in luxe NYC neighborhood
The victim’s girlfriend got an ominous Instagram message that her boyfriend would be “taken care of”
Famous Murder Cases
June 19, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Was evidence left out of ‘Making a Murderer’? Nancy Grace leads all star discussion with prosecutor Ken Kratz, investigator Tom Fassbender, and ‘Up and Vanished’ podcast host Payne Lindsey
CrimeCon Live: ‘Making a Murderer’ prosecutor Ken Kratz and investigator Tom Fassbender join ‘Up & Vanished’ creator Payne Lindsay to talk about Steven Avery and Tara Grinstead
Murder
June 15, 2017
Crybaby! Alleged murder perp sobs at $75 million bail, charged with murdering THREE women
A judge ordered the man accused of slaughtering a mother and her two daughters held on $75 million bail on Thursday. The accused serial killer, George Brinkman, cried as the charges against him were read and the judge set bail, …
Violent Crime
June 13, 2017
VIDEO: Suspect in triple murder of mom and daughters hauled off by police after dramatic eight-hour standoff
The suspect is also a person of interest in a double murder of an elderly couple
Family Crime
June 6, 2017
Mom pulls 7-year-old’s teeth out in Walmart bathroom with hand sanitizer and needle-nose pliers, shoppers alerted by boy’s screams
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman pulled two of her son’s teeth in a Walmart restroom. Prosecutors said Monday that the 47-year-old woman bought hand sanitizer and needle-nose pliers from the store, then took them into …
Family Crime
June 1, 2017
Brother allegedly tries to kill sister: 7-year-old now on life support with brain damage
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to kill his 7-year-old sister, who now is on life support and could be brain dead, WPVI-TV reports. The mother of the girl found her unconscious early Wednesday morning in the …
Violent Crime
May 30, 2017
Officers respond to report of armed man at Orlando airport
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A spokeswoman for the Orlando International Airport says authorities are responding to a report of an armed man in the rental car area. Spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell tells the Orlando Sentinel that law enforcement officers are on …
