Jury selection begins Monday in what is sure to be one of the more interesting trials of the year — Lori Vallow Daybell, the so-called “Cult Mom” accused of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of two of her children and her husband’s first wife. Husband Chad Daybell is charged with the …
Investigator have identified a body found in a South Carolina creek this week this week as a woman last seen in Salem on February 6. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said that a family member reported Tonya Marie Cannon, 33, missing in mid-February, according to WLOS. As CrimeOnline previously reported, deputies responded to a call …
Three men were shot dead and three other people wounded Saturday night at an Oklahoma City bar. The three fatalities were all pronounced dead at Whiskey Barrel Saloon, KWTV reported. One of the the two wounded victims was said to be in critical condition, while the other two had non-life-threatening injuries. Police initially said a …
The body of Stephen Smith, an openly gay 19-year-old man found dead on a lonely South Carolina road in 2015, has been exhumed and is undergoing a second autopsy. The drive to take another look at Smith’s death — initially declared a hit and run by Hampton County investigators — comes from his mother, Sandy …
Police say they’re not going to charge a Texas man who reported his car stolen and then didn’t wait for officers before he shot and killed the alleged thief. The man, who wasn’t identified, tracked the vehicle with an Apple AirTag and confronted the alleged thief at a shopping center on the southeast side of …
Two young Florida children died in separate incidents while both were under the care of their grandmother. Now that woman’s daughter, the mother of the two children, says her mom should be behind bars. “If I’m objective, she needs to go to prison,” Kaila Nix said in an interview with WSVN-TV. “As her daughter, it …
An Indiana man says he was invited to a home for some food and drugs but ended up chained in the basement where he was tortured and waterboarded, WSBT-TV reports. On Thursday, authorities in South Bend announced charges stemming from the brutal assault, which allegedly occurred on March 22. The victim told investigators that one …
A Florida man accused of gunning down an autistic teenager for no apparent reason was seen smiling Friday as police took him into custody, FOX 35 reports. On Friday, officers in Ocala arrested 20-year-old Geremy Doel Navarro on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Ferron Williams. The arrest comes …
A 27-year-old Nebraska woman was arrested this week and charged with murder after she allegedly ran over two employees of her apartment complex and killed them. The Lincoln Police Department said that Taylor Bradley drove some 20 to 30 yards off the roadway to hit the two men, and that video and witness accounts support …
An Indiana toddler was shot and killed this week by his 5-year-old sibling, who found a loaded handgun. Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello identified the victim as Isiah Johnson, 16-months-old, according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Costello said the young boy died from a single gunshot wound, but the manner of death is delayed …
A former Republican political strategist and party donor was found guilty this week of sex trafficking 15 and 16 year old girls. The jury deliberated for a little more than three hours before returning a guilty verdict for Anton Lazzaro, 32, on seven counts involved “commercial sex acts” with five minors, WCCO reported. As CrimeOnline …
