More details coming out from Joran van der Sloot’s courthouse admission. In the Dutch national’s interview with his attorney, van der Sloot admitted that he killed Natalee Holloway after she rejected his sexual advances. After kicking her in the face, van der Sloot used a cinderblock to bash her skull. He said he then dragged …
Late last month, prosecutors hinted that criminal charges are possibly forthcoming in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of a 5-year-old Idaho boy. Prosecutor Mike Duke told the Argus Observer that he expects charges in the Michael Vaughan case but undisclosed issues are complicating the matter. Vaughan has not been seen since he reportedly walked out of …
U.S. Marshals arrested a Washington woman on Tuesday for allowing the father of her 10-year-old daughter to rape the girl at least six times last year. Big Country News reported that Dawn Manby, 44, let Grant Yeaman, 43, come to her Asotin County home despite Yeaman having a prior conviction in Idaho for raping a …
A scheduled hearing for accused Indiana child killer Richard Allen was abruptly canceled Wednesday when the judge announced Allen’s attorneys had withdrawn from the case. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the hearing was scheduled address leaked graphic crime scene photos and the defense’s claims Delphi murder victims, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, were murdered …
An audio confession has been released after Dutch national Joran van der Sloot admitted to killing 18-year-old Natalee Holloway in 2005. As CrimeOnline previously reported, van der Sloot, 36, received a 20-year sentence on exortion and wire fraud charges Wednesday at the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. The 20-year sentence was offered …
A North Carolina man who was found dead last week was initially mistaken for a law enforcement dummy or Halloween decoration, according to reports. A worker at a China Grove property called police on October 10 upon finding Robert Owens’ body. A day earlier, a groundskeeper spotted Owens, 34, but did not contact authorities because …
A California woman is behind bars after police say she killed her 5-year-old daughter Saturday. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law & Crime, police arrested 34-year-old Mina Nazari for the “willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously and with malice aforethought” murder of her daughter, Sana Akram. Nazari was arrested Saturday and faces felony charges of …
The mother of slain Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway says that her killer’s apology means nothing to her. Speaking with NBC News, Beth Holloway said Joran van der Sloot — who is serving a sentence in Peru for the murder of another woman — lacks the ability for remorse. “He doesn’t have that in his existence,” …
New details have emerged in connection to a missing Michigan wife, who was reported missing and endangered Wednesday. According to ABC 12, the search for 60-year-old Kelly McWhirter is now a criminal investigation after police found a “significant amount of blood” inside her Flushing residence. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said that “there was likely …
Police in east Alabama are looking for a 10-year-old boy they believe could be in danger. Curtis Francis was last seen in Eufaula on Wednesday and was wearing a black and grey Reebok jacket, blue jeans, and grey and white Rebokk high-top shoes, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. He has black hair and brown …
New witnesses, two of whom provided sworn affidavits, are linking Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann to the murders of Karen Vergata and Shannan Gilbert. Attorney John Ray represents to estate of Gilbert, whose disappearance in 2010 ultimately led to the discovery of the Gilgo 4 and other remains on Long Island, He held …
Dutch national Joran van der Sloot admitted killing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in 2005 in an interview with his attorney, part of the plea deal he reached with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to charges that he extorted money from Holloway’s mother. Beth Holloway told reporters after the hearing that van der Sloot admitted killing …
