A Florida woman is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing her newborn twins within hours of giving birth. According to Florida Today, Rachael Lynn Thomas, 30, is accused of killing her twin infants—a boy and girl—then throwing the newborn girl in the trash. Thomas reportedly told officers that she didn’t know she was pregnant until she …
By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died said Wednesday that they’re ready to make an announcement in their two-year investigation into the musician’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Carver County Attorney Mark Metz was scheduled to announce at 11:30 a.m. Thursday whether anyone would be charged. …
A judge in southern California will review a death investigation previously ruled a suicide after a civil jury found the victim’s brother-in-law was responsible for her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adam Shacknai was ordered to pay over $5 million in damages to Rebecca Zahau’s family following a civil trial that found him legally responsible …
A Nashville man known for dressing up as Spider-Man to wash windows at a children’s hospital has been sentenced to 105 years on child pornography charges. According to WKRN, footage taken in Jarratt A. Turner’s basement apartment depicted him molesting children between the ages of 1 and 2-and-a-half. Prosecutor Don Cochran said Turner would befriend parents to have access …
A California couple has reportedly confessed to torturing and murdering an elderly Vietnam veteran then burning his body. Stacie Mendoza, 38, and Jose Mendoza, 36, are accused of killing retired contractor Kenneth Coyle, 70, on April 5 or 6 at his Hanford home. Days later, police said the couple—with their three children in tow—got a …
A heartbroken Murray, Kentucky family remains hopeful that answers are still forthcoming in the Thursday, March 29 disappearance of their loved one—a young daughter, wife, and mother. According to NBC affiliate WPSD Local 6, Samantha Sperry, 25, has been missing for nearly three weeks. Local authorities received a tip on March 30 that Sperry was …
“I just remember holding my husband’s hand, and we just prayed and prayed and prayed”
Two men in Indiana are facing charges related to a shooting that left a 1-year-old girl dead last month. According to WXIN, Darrin Banks and Brian Palmer pleaded not guilty in court this week to charges of murder and battery with a deadly weapon in the commission of the deadly March 29 crime. According to …
A California mother is accused of not calling 911 as her 16-year-old son overdosed—and ultimately died—on fentanyl-laced Xanax. KRON reported that Danielle Foernsler, 34, and her friend, Robert D. Harrison, 39, were arrested after Harrison’s roommate called 911 Monday morning and reported that the teen was having a seizure. The roommate claimed he had just awoken …
A high school student in Ohio is facing felony charges in connection with the death of an elderly woman found dead in a closet of her home earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the body of 98-year-old Margaret Douglas was discovered in her Wadsworth home on April 9, nearly a week after friends reported …
Arizona mom Brittany Velasquez allegedly murdered her two young children by locking them in a car for over 14 hours and then blaming an unidentified babysitter for their deaths. Nancy Grace looks at the case against the 20-year-old woman with a panel of experts including DNA expert George Schiro, New York psychotherapist Lauren Howard, Atlanta juvenile judge and founder …
The victim of a violent homicide at an event for employees of a Las Vegas casino this week has been identified. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 42-year-old Anthony Wrobel was soon identified as a suspect in the shooting at Sunset Park Sunday. He was described as a Venetian Hotel employee who fatally shot a female victim …
