What Happened to 11-Year-Old Mistie May Micheletti? Cold Case Haunts Washington Family, Police
Loved ones hope that new leads and developments in DNA technology will crack a 30-year-old Pacific Northwest cold case. On January 15, 1994, 11-year-old Mistie May Micheletti vanished from her bedroom in Vancouver, Washington, only to be found dead days …
Laken Riley: Man Accused of Murdering College Student Previously Arrested for Child Endangerment
More details are emerging about the man accused of murdering a Georgia nursing student, including a previous arrest in New York for endangering the welfare of a child, WSB-TV reports. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, allegedly attacked and killed 22-year-old Laken …
Prominent Alabama Judge Shot by Son Who Previously Shot Another Man in the Head: Police
A prominent Alabama judge was seriously wounded after he was shot Saturday afternoon, allegedly by his own son, WSFA-TV reports. Around 1 p.m. Saturday, deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the home of Circuit Judge Johnny …
Christian College Student Charged With Murder of Another Student
A student at a private, Christian college in Kentucky was found dead in a dorm room early Saturday morning, and another student has been charged with his death. Josiah Malachi Kilman, 18, was found unresponsive just after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, …
Florida Mom Videos Herself Ordering Child to Beat Another Child ‘Harder’ With Belt
A Florida mom was seen on video she recorded encouraging one of her children to beat a child under 5 with a belt, laughing and telling the child to “hit harder, baby” and “beat the crap out of the sly …
Missing: Georgia Man Misses Navy Recruiter Appointment
Police are looking for a Georgia man who failed to show up to meet US Navy recruiters to begin boot camp earlier this week. Darius Burden is described as 6 feet tall and about 171 pounds with short black hair …
Caretaker Who Let Baby and Dog Die in Hot Car Charged With Murder
A Virginia woman has been charged with murder in the death last year of an 11-month-old baby who was left inside a car for several hours. Kristen Danielle Graham, 40, was initially charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor animal …
WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Arrest of New York Hotel Murder Suspect
Newly released body camera footage shows the arrest of New York hotel murder suspect Raad Almansoori in Arizona earlier this week. Almansoori, 26, was arrested on February 18 in Scottsdale after allegedly stabbing a McDonald’s employee in Surprise, and that …
Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow Daybell Appear in Separate Court Hearings Ahead of Trials
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell appeared separately in court his week, Daybell on Thursday in Idaho and Vallow Daybell on Wednesday in Arizona, for hearings on their upcoming murder trials in those states. Vallow Daybell, who was convicted last …
Alabama Teen’s Dad Arrested for Her Murder
The father of a 14-year-old Alabama girl reported missing nearly 12 years ago has been charged with her death. Mobile Police Cpl. Katrina Frazier said a Mobile County grand jury indicted Demetric Hooper on murder charges in the death of …
Colorado College Student Threatened to Kill Roommate for Complaining About Trash a Month Before Fatal Shooting
A University of Colorado-Colorado Springs student threatened to kill his roommate over complaints about trash a month before he was accused of shooting him to death alongside another person. Nicholas Jordan, 25, was arrested on Monday and charged with killing …
Man Accused of Murdering Georgia College Student Laken Riley is Undocumented: Report
The man accused of murdering Georgia college student Laken Riley is undocumented and had been previously detained by immigration authorities, NewsNation reports. Riley, 22, was found dead Thursday on the University of Georgia campus in Athens after she went for a …
GUILTY: LA Socialite Murders 2 Young Brothers, Runs Them Over in Front of Mom
A Los Angeles-area socialite has been convicted of second-degree murder and other crimes for running over and killing two young boys in 2020 while speeding through an intersection, ABC7 reports. Jurors on Friday handed down the verdict against 60-year-old Rebecca …
[Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] JURORS: Missing Tot Harmony Montgomery Dad Killed His Daughter
Adam Montgomery has been convicted in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony. Her body has never been recovered. It only took the jury six hours of deliberation spread over two days, to hand down the verdict. Police said that “on …
Missing Toddler’s Mom Left Him at House Where He Disappeared ‘for Disciplinary Reasons’
The mother of a 3-year-old boy who is the subject of a Wisconsin AMBER Alert told investigators she left the boy with a man in Two Rivers for a week “for disciplinary reasons.” Katrina Baur, mother of Elijah Vue, and …
Grandmother Stabbed to Death Defending Granddaughter from Ex-Boyfriend
A Maryland man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed a 73-year-old woman to death and assaulted her teenage granddaughter. Bel Air police said they were called to a home in the Homestead Village neighborhood shortly before 3 p.m. on …
American Couple Reported Missing in Caribbean After Fugitives Steal Their Yacht
Sheriff: ‘We Dropped the Ball’ Not Arresting Audrii Cunningham’s Accused Killer Last Fall
An audio recording leaked to KPRC reveals Texas Sheriff Byron Lyons suggesting that his department “dropped the ball” in not arresting Don Steven McDougal last fall on an assault charge before he allegedly kidnapped and killed 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham this …
UGA Names Suspect in Nursing Student’s Murder; Jailed on Multiple Counts
University of Georgia police have arrested a 26-year-old Athens resident for the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Riley was found dead with “visible injuries” near the UGA intramural fields on Thursday after a friend reported that …
Prosecutors Ask to Revoke Bond of Socialite Accused of Running Over 2 Brothers
A Los Angeles jury has begun deliberations in the case, but prosecutors say she violated a protective order and provided reporters with evidence that was not presented to the jury.
Delphi Murders: Sweet Girls Abby & Libby Wear SCARVES to Cover Neck Wounds at Funerals
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Another Victim Says Audrii Cunnigham’s Accused Killer Attacked Her When She Was 10
A Texas woman says that the man accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham attacked her, too, when she was 10 years old. Cassidy Davis, now 20, said that murder suspect Don Steven McDougal attacked her in 2007, during a sleepover …
4-year-old Endures Three Cardiac Arrests, Dies After Being Punished with Scalding Water
A South Carolina couple was arrested on Wednesday, days after their 4-year-old daughter reportedly died from being put in scalding hot water. On February 16, hospital staff contacted Richland County police about Hope Fields being treated for severe burns and …
Schizophrenic Foster Mom Suffocated 5-year-old Boy Found in Sewage Drain
An Ohio woman who allegedly killed a 5-year-old boy in her care last week had her first court appearance on Thursday. Pammy Maye, 48, allegedly suffocated Darnell Taylor six hours before an AMBER Alert was issued on February 14. Maye, …
GUILTY: Mommy Leaves Tot Girl HOME ALONE TO DIE IN SOILED PLAYPEN While She Vacations in PUERTO RICO
An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to murder after leaving her 1-year-old daughter alone for nearly 10 days last year while she vacationed in Puerto Rico. According to NBC News, Kristel Candelario, 32, appeared at the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas …
Audrii Cunningham: Cause of Death Revealed for 11-year-old, Abducted and Found Dead in River
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Texas revealed the cause of death of Audrii Cunningham, According to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Audrii died from “homicidal violence” and blunt force trauma to the head. Her body …
Investigators Search Local Landfill for Missing Wisconsin Toddler
Police have shut down the entrance to a landfill in Calumet County, Wisconsin, as they search for a 3-year-old boy who was reported missing on Tuesday. Elijah Vue was last seen at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, as CrimeOnline previously …
College Professor Kills Herself, 4 Children in House Fire
A Missouri community college teacher set the fire that killed her and her four children earlier this week. St. Louis County Police said Bernadine “Birdie” Pruessner, 39, allegedly set a mattress on fire in her Ferguson home and left a …
Jury Deliberates Less Than 2 Hours Before Finding Man Guilty of Killing 2 Alaska Native Women
A South African man who confessed to killing an Alaska Native woman and was captured on cellphone video torturing and killing another was found guilty Thursday in both killings. The Anchorage jury deliberated less than two hours before returning the …
Audrii Cunningham’s Pants Found on River Bank, Leading Searchers to Her Body
A pair of girl’s pants led searchers to the body of missing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in the Trinity River on Tuesday after she’d been missing for nearly a week. Tim Miller, the founder of Texas EquuSearch, told CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace …
Angry Teen Kills 78-Year-Old Woman While Shooting at Wrong House
A Michigan teenager has been charged with killing a 78-year-old woman in her sleep after he opened fire from a moving car when he mistakenly thought someone in her home had shot at his mother’s home. Arion James Wagner, 19, …
Child Killer Adam Montgomery Tells Friend Cops are ‘Wasting their time’ Searching for Missing Daughter, Harmony
Convicted child killer Adam Montgomery attempted to throw investigators off by telling them they were wasting their time searching for 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery. As CrimeOnline previously reported, jurors at the Hillsborough County Superior Court in New Hampshire found Montgomery guilty …
Dad Cited Bible After Executing 3 Young Sons in Front of Their Mom
An Ohio father who allegedly killed his three children last year appeared in court on Wednesday as he seeks to have his confession deemed inadmissible in court. Chad Doerman, 32, said his constitutional rights were violated as investigators ignored at …
‘Oh no, I did it again’: Mom Arrested After SECOND Infant Dies in 3 Years
An Indiana woman was arrested last week for allegedly killing her 2-week-old daughter last year. According to WXIN, Aaliyah Lykins’ newborn suffocated in October 2023 after she fell asleep while breastfeeding her in bed. Muncie fire crews who responded to …
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Missing Audrii, 11, Tied to Rock ‘Swirling’ in River, PANTS FOUND at RIVER’S EDGE
More details are emerging in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Police reveal that the girl’s body was tied on a rope which was then tied to a rock. Today, Nancy talks to the searcher who found the body’s location using …
Body Bags: Man Beats Girlfriend to Death, Drops Sofa on Her Body and Sleeps
Annabel Meenan was only 21, but she had been romantically involved with 33-year-old Leroy Brahm since she was in high school. Their relationship was filled with abuse but on the final night of her life, video cameras placed around the …
Zone 7: The Scott Peterson Case Reexamined with Laura Ingle
In 2004, in one of the most high-profile trials of the past two decades, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Conner, with whom Laci was eight months pregnant. Laci disappeared from …
Itzel Camarena: Pregnant Woman Found Dead in Alley, Shot in the Face
A pregnant woman who was found fatally shot in Illinois on Sunday has been identified. Chicago police said Itzel Camarena, 24, was found between two trash cans in an alley in the city’s Chatham neighborhood. Camarena, who had a wound …
GUILTY: Child Killer Adam Montgomery Beat Daughter Dead for ‘Soiling herself’
After six hours of deliberation over two days, Adam Montgomery has been found guilty of murdering his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery. Jurors at the Hillsborough County Superior Court in New Hampshire found Montgomery guilty Thursday afternoon of second-degree murder, second-degree …
Elijah Vue: Mother to Makes Court Appearance, Still No Sign of Missing 3-year-old
The mother of missing Wisconsin child, Elijah Vue, is set to appear in Manitowoc County court to potentially face a child neglect charge. According to ABC 2, police are seeking a “party to a crime of child neglect” charge against …
AMBER Alert: 13-year-old Texas Girl in Grave Danger, Possibly with Adult Male
Houston police are searching for a 13-year-old Texas girl who is in grave and immediate danger after vanishing Tuesday. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Cecelia Alvarez was last seen on February 20 at around 10:30 p.m. in the 16000 …
Florida Let New York Hotel Murder Suspect Out of Jail on $2,500 Bond After Horrendous Attack on Woman in Orlando
The suspect in the New York hotel murder of Denisse Oleas-Arancibia — and two knife attacks on women in Arizona — was also charged last year with an attack on a woman in Florida, but a state attorney’s office there …
Laundrie Family ‘Reluctantly’ Reach Settlement, Avoiding Civil Trial in Gabby Petito’s Death
Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie’s families avoided a civil trial that was scheduled for later this year by reaching a “reluctant” and confidential legal settlement on Wednesday. According to News Channel 8, the resolution followed a mediation session, according to …
Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Abducting and Raping 9-Year-Old Girl in NY State Park
The man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl last year from a New York state park pleaded guilty on Wednesday to kidnapping and predatory sexual assault against a child, agreeing to a prison term of 47 years to life. Craig …
HOMICIDE TRIAL COMMENCES FOR ALEC BALDWIN MOVIE ‘Rust’ As Gun Pro Faces Jury
A jury has been sworn in to hear the case against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western movie “Rust” who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the death of the film’s …