WATCH LIVE: Police Hold Press Conference Following Discovery of Audrii Cunningham’s Body
AMBER Alert
Assault
February 20, 2024
‘I wish I would have shot him’: Former Coworker Recounts Violent Attack by Audrii Cunningham Suspect as Police Find 11-year-old Dead
UPDATE: Audrii Cunningham Found Dead in River Following 6-Day Search A Texas man who admitted he left home with 11-year-old Livingston girl, Audrii Cunningham, has a violent past that includes a knife attack, according to what his former co-worker told FOX …
AMBER Alert
February 20, 2024
BREAKING: Audrii Cunningham Found Dead in River Following 6-Day Search
Audrii Cunningham, whose disappearance in Texas last week sparked an AMBER Alert, was found dead on Tuesday. KRIV reported that Cunningham, 11, was found dead in the Trinity River near Livingston. A press conference scheduled for this afternoon will provide …
Celebrity
February 20, 2024
BREAKING: YouTuber Ruby Franke Gets up to 60 YEARS in Child Abuse Case
On Tuesday, “8 Passengers” YouTuber Ruby Franke was sentenced in Utah to at least four years in prison for abusing her children. KSL reported that Fifth District Judge John Walton gave Franke four consecutive sentences of one to 15 years …
Vehicle crash
February 20, 2024
Teen Girl Killed in Fiery Crash After 14-Year-Old Steals Family Car
A 14-year-old allegedly stole their family car and later crashed it into a traffic pole, where it burst into flames and killed a teenage passenger. According to KTLA, police officers noticed the Toyota driving without headlights shortly after midnight Tuesday …
Missing
February 20, 2024
BOLO: South Carolina Woman Missing Over a Month, Police Seek Tips
South Carolina police are searching for a 46-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen in nearly a month. According to the Conway Police Department, Tamara Nichole Kullnat-Wartenburg was last seen in Conway on January 7 near Rosebud Drive. It’s unclear what …
Cold Cases
February 20, 2024
Washington State Woman Charged With Killing Newborn Found in Phoenix Airport Restroom
Phoenix police say they have arrested a 51-year-old woman in the case of a newborn baby girl left in a restroom at Sky Harbor International Airport 18 years ago. Annie Anderson admitted she was the baby’s mother to investigators who …
Murder
February 20, 2024
Pennsylvania Man Jumps from Airport Parking Garage After Stabbing Mother to Death
Police in Pennsylvania took a man to the hospital Wednesday after he allegedly jumped from the second floor of a parking garage at Pittsburgh International Airport only to learn he was wanted for the murder of his mother in Altoona. …
Death investigation
February 20, 2024
Body Found in Picnic Area of Iowa Lake
The body of a woman was found at an Iowa lake over the weekend. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said the unidentified body was found in a picnic area at Amana Lily Lake northwest of Iowa City, KCII reported. An …
Juveniles
February 19, 2024
DEVELOPING: Missing Teen, 9 Months Pregnant, Found Dead Days After Her Due Date
A 17-year-old South Carolina girl who vanished days before she was expected to give birth was found dead on Sunday, according to reports. Maylashia Hogg, who vanished on February 6 or 7, was found dead less than half a mile …
Crime Stories
February 19, 2024
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Families Say Panera Bread Lemonade Can Cause Death After Daughter’s Heart Injury
Lauren Skerritt, 28, is a fantastic physical shape due to being an athlete and obstacle course racer. The Rhode Islander stops by a Greenville Panera Bread and drinks two and a half servings of Panera Bread’s “Charged Lemonade.” The next …
Murder
February 19, 2024
American Man Rapes & Murders Young Tourist While Pushing Her Friend off Germany’s ‘Cinderella’ Castle Cliff in Filmed Attack
On Monday, an Illinois man jailed in Germany confessed to raping and strangling a woman last year in an attack that also nearly killed the slain woman’s friend. Troy Bohling, 31, met Eva Liu and Kelsey Chang, 21 and 22, …
Shooting
February 19, 2024
Suspect Who Killed 2 at the University of Colorado Was Roommate of Victim
The suspect who killed a student and a woman in a University of Colorado, Colorado Springs dorm room last week was the roommate of one of the victims. Police arrested Nicholas Jordan, 25, on Monday, charging him with two counts …
Murder
February 19, 2024
‘If I Can’t Have Them, Neither Can You’: Dad Drowns 3 Kids in Bathtub to Get Back at Estranged Wife
An Illinois man who admitted to killing his three children in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. In December, Jason Karels, 36, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to drowning his children, Bryant, 5, Cassidy 3, and Gideon …
Sex Crimes
February 19, 2024
DANGER! Grandma, 80, With Alzheimer’s, Raped by Tourist at Bahamas Hotel
A tropical family getaway took a horrifying turn after a stranger reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted an 80-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s at a Bahamas resort. CTV News reports that David Ahrens, the son of the victim, said the suspect forcibly …
Other
February 19, 2024
Woman’s Body and 30 Cremated Remains Unearthed as Ex-funeral Home Owner Faces Eviction
On Friday, Colorado officials reported that a financially troubled former funeral home owner stored a deceased woman’s body in a hearse for two years at a Littleton residence. According to AP, a 63-year-old woman’s remains were found during a court-ordered …
Domestic Abuse
February 19, 2024
Drunk Driver Ran Over Ex-girlfriend as She Held Their 1-year-old Child: Police
A Kentucky man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly running over his ex-girlfriend as she held their 1-year-old child. WKYT reported that James Tripplett, 28, ran over the victim’s left leg at the Bluegrass Extended Stay in Lexington. Police said …
Shooting
February 19, 2024
PICTURED: Officials Identify 2 Police Officers & Paramedic Killed During Domestic Call
Officials have identified the two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic who were fatally shot on Sunday during a domestic incident. The Star Tribune reported that Burnsville police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth, …
Trials
February 19, 2024
Watch LIVE: Accused Child Killer Adam Montgomery Murder Trial, Day 9
– New Hampshire murder suspect Adam Montgomery is accused of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery.
– Harmony hasn’t been seen since 2019, but has been declared dead after testimony from Montgomery’s former wife.
Murder
February 19, 2024
Illinois Car Salesman Shot Dead While Out on Test Drive
An Illinois car salesman was found shot to death in Chicago nearly two weeks ago after he took two people out on a test drive and never returned. Crisoforo Osorio-Gonzalez took two customers out on February 9 from 21st Auto …
Murder
February 19, 2024
Florida Man Guns Down Dad, Uncle Before Family Vacation
A Florida man has been charged in the shooting deaths of his father and uncle in Largo on Friday. Wesley Barber, 62, and James Barber Sr., 61, were found shot multiple times at James Sr.’s’ home on Friday. Wesley Barber …
Shooting
February 19, 2024
1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Indiana Waffle House Shooting
A woman is dead and five other people hospitalized after an early morning shooting at an Indianapolis Waffle House. Indianapolis police say a altercation between two groups of people escalated into gunfire, and they recovered two guns — one at …
Murder
February 19, 2024
Georgia High School Football Coach Charged in Girlfriend’s Murder
A Georgia high school football coach walked into a Maryland police station Saturday morning and told officers he had strangled his girlfriend during an argument. Carl Kearney Jr., 43, has been charged with first and second degree murder in the …
School Crimes
February 18, 2024
Frat Member Charged With Misdemeanors in Hazing Incident That Left Pledge With Traumatic Brain Injury
Criminal charges have been filed in connection with an alleged night of violent and racist hazing at a University of Alabama fraternity last fall. One of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon members named in a 5-count lawsuit filed after the incident …
February 18, 2024
Parents Arrested After Newborn Tests Positive for Fentanyl AT BIRTH
A South Carolina couple was arrested last week after their newborn tested positive for fentanyl at birth. Brittany Christina Estepp, 29, has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, and Marcus Wayne Anaya Ashby was charged with violating home …
Juveniles
February 18, 2024
10- and 12-Year-Old Boys, 2 Adults Charged in Toddler’s Beating Death
A Louisiana toddler’s mother, two juveniles, and another adult were arrested Friday after the little girl was beaten to death while the adults had left the children unsupervised in the home. Dineshia Yates — the mother of 3-year-old Blessing Buckles …
Murder
February 18, 2024
Cops Identify 2 Found Shot Dead in University of Colorado Dorm Room
Colorado Springs police have identified the two people found shot to death Friday morning in a University of Colorado dorm room. One of them, 24-year-old Samuel Knopp, was a student at the Colorado Springs campus of the school while the …
Murder
February 18, 2024
Florida Man Accused of Killing Grandfather Then Eulogizing Him at Funeral
Joshua Nareau eulogized his murdered grandfather after he was shot and killed in front of his home in Port Charlotte, Florida, on December 28. But on Thursday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nareau, 23, and charged him with James …
Child Abuse
February 18, 2024
Oklahoma Couple Accused of Beating, Using Stun Gun on 10-Year-Old Boy
An Oklahoma couple is in the wind after they were charged with child abuse and their children taken into state custody. Court documents say that Jamie Ahmad and her boyfriend, Robert Davis, are running from a warrant for their arrests …
Child Abuse
February 18, 2024
Alabama Mom Runs Over 7-year-old Son While Forcing Him to Walk Home From School
An Alabama woman trying to punish her son by making him walk home from school ran over him accidentally, AL.com reports. Now she is prohibited from having any contact with the boy. The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. Friday, February …
AMBER Alert
February 18, 2024
Audrii Cunningham: Prayer Vigil Scheduled as Search Continues for Missing Texas Girl
A Texas community will gather Sunday to pray for Audrii Cunningham as authorities continue to search for the missing 11-year-old girl, KHOU-TV reports. Cunningham was last seen Thursday morning and did not make it to school. The prayer vigil is …
Teacher Scandals
February 18, 2024
Minnesota Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationships With 3 Students
A Minnesota teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relationships with three students, KTTC-TV reports. Authorities say 29-year-old Eric Birth, a teacher at Winona Senior High School, exploited the victims when they were struggling with personal matters and had confided in …
Murder
February 17, 2024
Missing Alabama Woman Found Dead on Body of Water; Man Arrested
Police in western Alabama have charged a man with murder after the body of a missing woman was found floating in a body of water. Sabrina Danielle Harbin, 35, was last seen Tuesday night walking east on Jackson Street in …
Murder
February 17, 2024
Newlyweds Murdered at Sports Bar Were Killed for Less Than $150
Wisconsin police have arrested a 57-year-old man they say entered an Elkhorn bar on February 1 and played the gaming machines before gunning down the bartender and her newlywed husband. An eyewitness who was inside the Sports Page Barr that …
Attempted Murder
February 17, 2024
Pennsylvania Judge Charged With Shooting Boyfriend While He Slept
A magistrate court judge in Pennsylvania has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after she allegedly shot her boyfriend in the head while he was sleeping. Sonya M. McKnight allegedly shot the victim in his home in Susquehanna …
February 17, 2024
Dad, Girlfriend Arrested in Deaths of Little Girl Found Encased in Concrete, Boy Found in Suitcase
Colorado police have arrested a father and his girlfriend in connection with the deaths of two young children who had not been seen in nearly six years. Corena Rose Minjarez was arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts each …
Murder
February 17, 2024
2 Shot Dead at University of Colorado Dorm in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people in a dormitory at the University of Colorado campus in that city. Investigators said they were called to the scene at about 6 a.m. by campus police, who put …
Murder
February 17, 2024
Minnesota Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Murdering Mistress After Claiming She Shot Herself
A Minnesota man who claimed his mistress fatally shot herself has been convicted of her murder, the Pioneer Press reports. On Friday, a jury found 45-year-old Matthew Ecker guilty of second-degree intentional murder of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The case stems …
Podcast
February 17, 2024
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Convicted Killer Tex McIver to Walk Free?
Claud “Tex” McIver is convicted in the shooting death of his wife, Diane. That conviction has been reversed and now, the once-prominent Atlanta attorney takes a plea deal that will pave his way to a release. Georgia’s highest court ruled …
Murder
February 17, 2024
Ex-Google, Meta Employee Allegedly Murdered Twin Sons and Wife Before Suicide
A former Google and Meta employee is believed to have killed his wife, who worked for Zillow, and their two young children before fatally shooting himself in what authorities believe is a triple murder-suicide, NBC Bay Area reports. On Monday, …
February 16, 2024
2 Arrested in Deaths of Mother and Infant Found Dead on Side of Arkansas Interstate
Arkansas police have arrested two people in connection with the deaths of a mother and infant child found dead off the side of an interstate on-ramp on Tuesday morning. Willie Mott Jr., 43, was initially arrested on an unrelated warrant …
Murder
February 16, 2024
DEVEOPING: 2 Bodies Found Amid Search for Young Couple Who Vanished on Valentine’s Day
An Alabama couple who vanished on Valentine’s Day may have been found dead on Friday in what police are investigating as a homicide. WBMA reported that Christan Norris and Angeliyah Webster, both 20, were apparently found shot in a car …
Murder
February 16, 2024
Disabled Teen is Murdered by ‘Best Friend’ Who Was Offered $9 Million for a Snuff Tape
An Alaska woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison on Monday, more than four years after she killed a teen in a murder-for-hire plot that was a hoax. Denali Brehmer, 24, was 18 on June 2, 2019, when she …
Shooting
February 16, 2024
2 Teens Charged in Connection With Deadly Shooting at Kansas City Chiefs’ Celebration
The two teens detained after a deadly shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory celebration have been charged with “gun-related and resisting arrest charges.” Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said Thursday that the shooting, which killed one …
Crime Stories
February 16, 2024
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: SICK PARENTS FORCE GIRL, 6, TO LIE IN DOG CAGE, ZIP-TIE, TORTURE
When his 6-year-old daughter becomes unresponsive, Jacob Weight calls 911. He tells dispatch one of his older children was bathing his 6-year-old when she went limp and suffered some type of seizure. First responders are met by Jacob at the …
Juveniles
February 16, 2024
UPDATE: All Children Removed from NC Wilderness Camp Following 12-year-old’s Death a Day After Arrival
All of the children at Trails Carolina, the North Carolina wilderness camp where a 12-year-old boy lost his life earlier this month, have now been removed. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services made the announcement Friday morning, according …
Child Abuse
February 16, 2024
Babysitter’s Abuse Leaves 10-Month-Old Boy Blind, Fractures All Over His Body
A Florida woman was arrested on Wednesday, weeks after a 10-month-old boy was reportedly hospitalized with injuries consistent with abuse. On January 14, babysitter Heather Hogan, 39, told Suwannee County Fire Rescue crews that the baby boy had a seizure …