Prosecutors ‘Confident’ Accused Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Will Faces Charges for Maureen Brainard-Barnes Murder
July 22, 2023
Teen Girl Found Dead Following Cape Cod Boat Crash
Famous Murder Cases
July 22, 2023
RENOWNED OJ SIMPSON DEFENSE EXPERT HENRY LEE FABRICATES EVIDENCE IN MURDER TRIAL, SAYS COURT
High-profile forensic scientist Henry Lee has been found liable for allegedly fabricating evidence in a murder case that led to the convictions being overturned, the Associated Press reports. On Friday, a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit brought by two men who were initially convicted of the murder – Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning …
Murder
July 22, 2023
Bryan Kohberger’s Former Student Says He Looked ‘Disheveled’ After Idaho College Murders
Former students of Bryan Kohberger are speaking out about a confrontation they had with him weeks before he allegedly murdered four people, Inside Edition reports. One of the students told “The King Road Killings” podcast that after a midterm exam, students debated Kohberger about whether he was grading them too harshly. The confrontation happened in …
Other
July 22, 2023
Carlee Russell Loses Job at Alabama Spa as Kidnapping Claims Scrutinized
Carlee Russell has lost her job at the Alabama spa where she worked before her purported disappearance earlier this month, the New York Post reports. The 25-year-old nursing student has come under intense scrutiny after investigators said they uncovered suspicious activity and internet searches casting doubt on her claims of being kidnapped. Russell’s former boss, …
Abortion
July 21, 2023
Teen Gets Jail Time for Having an Illegal Abortion & Burning the Fetus With Mom’s Help
A Nebraska woman was sentenced on Thursday to three months in jail for disposing of a fetus after an illegal abortion. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police began investigating Celeste Burgess, 19, in June 2022 — before the Supreme Court ruled that abortion is a state issue. At that time, Burgess lived in a state where …
Murder
July 21, 2023
Minnesota Man Beats 72-Year-old Dad to Death Because ‘He Needed to Die’: Docs
A 39-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with his 72-year-old father’s death. According to court documents, Frederick Schech was found dead in the kitchen of the upstairs level of a home in Minnetonka on Wednesday after officers were called there by the woman who lives in the lower level, KARE reported. The woman told police …
Murder
July 21, 2023
Wynter Cole-Smith: Michigan AG Consolidates Charges in Toddler’s Death
Rashad Maleek Trice now faces 20 state charges. Two federal charges also remain in effect.
Kidnapping
July 21, 2023
Florida Couple Charged With Bonding Women Out of Jail and Forcing Them Into Prostitution
A Florida couple has been charged with human trafficking after they allegedly bonded three women out of jail in Marion County and forced them into prostitution. The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, a multi-agency organization in central Florida, said it believe Joselito Martinez, 34, and Tanya Wurster, 30, may have more victims, WSVN reported. Martinez and …
Missing
July 21, 2023
Missing Madalina Cojocari Spotted with Man in North Carolina Mountains: Court Docs
North Carolina police obtained surveillance photos of a man and a girl resembling missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari, taken after she hadn’t been seen in weeks, according to recently unsealed court documents. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Madalina was last seen at Bailey Middle School in Cornelius, in late November 2022. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, didn’t report …
Crime Stories
July 21, 2023
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Wife of Accused Gilgo Beach Killer ‘DIVORCE’
As police continue to gather evidence to prove that New York architect Rex Heuermann is the Long Island Serial Killer, his wife has filed for divorce. Heuermann’s wife, 59-year-old Asa Ellerup, is being represented by attorney Robert Macedonio. The papers were filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Heuermann, 59, was arrested last week and charged …