Samiah Downing’s killers, Ronald Greer and his girlfriend Bianca Stanch, were sentenced to 32 years in prison this week. Samiah, Greer’s daughter, had been routinely beaten, tortured, and forced into dehydration before the time of her death in 2012.
Lannon Arrested for 5 Murders Across US
Sean Lannon was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday morning for his suspected connection with multiple murders that occurred across the United States over the last two weeks.
Remains Identified As Lisa Todd 33 Years Later
Authorities identified the skeletal remains of a pregnant woman who had been discovered in a well 33 years ago as Lisa Todd on Tuesday. Todd’s remains were found at the old Publicker Distillery in Bensalem, Pennsylvania inn 1988, but the 17-year-old had disappeared from Philadelphia in October 1985.
Two Men Charged With Murder of Houseless Teen
Two men were arrested and charged with the murder of a 19-year-old houseless woman that was found wrapped in plastic in Manhattan’s Fulton Fish Market this weekend. The victim, who police have identified as Rosalee Sanchez, was found inside the vacant warehouse of the fish market on Saturday morning by Austin Boehm, 25, and Christian Mercado, 20. However, once the police arrived on the scene, the two men were arrested and taken into custody under suspicion that they were involved in Sanchez’s death.
Mildred Old Crow’s Body Found On Reservation
On Thursday, the body that had been found on the Crow Reservation in Montana was confirmed to belong to 8-year-old Mildred Old Crow. Mildred was reported missing in November of 2020 after non-custodial family members stated that they had not seen the young girl since July 2018.
David Mack: Reward Raised for Finding Killer
The Crime Stoppers award for finding the murderer of 12-year-old David Mack was raised to $10,000 on Monday. David was last seen by his grandmother around 3 pm on February 9 when he told her that he was going over to a friend’s house. The Atlanta native’s family reported him missing at 8:45 pm that same night when he failed to return home.
Rollins Charged With Murder of Former Model
Tracy Ray Rollins, a 28-year-old long-haul truck driver from Dallas, Texas, was arrested and charged Wednesday with the murder of Rebecca Landrith. Landrith’s body was found by a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) worker around 7 am Sunday near an 1-80 eastbound exit ramp by the Mile Run interchange.
Greyblood Arrested After Wife’s Body Is Found
Just one day after reporting her missing, authorities arrested Jonathan Greyblood on Sunday under the suspicion that he killed his wife Jeanine.
Series Premier on HLN: ‘Down the Hill: the Delphi Murders’
HLN is premiering its new series Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders in a special two-day TV event that is airing February 14-15 at 10 pm. Based on the chart-topping HLN podcast “Down the Hill,” this limited series will uncover new details about the mysterious murders of teenage girls Abby Williams and Libby German, who went missing from their rural Indiana town on February 13, 2017.
Adams Wanted In Sacramento Woman’s Murder
Police are searching for Sacramento resident Jerry Lee Adams after connecting him to a set of human remains found in the Sierra foothills. The remains were found on January 16 after several agencies searched an area near West Point. Following DNA testing, the remains were confirmed to belong to missing 27-year-old Savana Burger.
Mad Libs: True Crime Edition
Take a break and fill out this wild Mad Libs story— you might just find that the truth is stranger than fiction!
Executioners Tortured, Fatally Shot Two Truckers
Two executioners are on the run after kidnapping, tying up, torturing and fatally shooting two truckers in Opa-locka, Florida this weekend. Anyone who may have information about the murders or the whereabouts of the executioners is encouraged to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-2400.
Dr. Saukin: Body Found in NY Pond
The body of a missing New York doctor, Tamara Saukin, was found in the pond of a Staten Island park on Wednesday morning. Dr. Saukin disappeared around 6:30 a.m. on November 18 while on a walk with her mother at Clove Lakes Park. On December 2, an NYPD canine caught the scent of a decomposing body and led the police to a large pond in the park.
Brothers arrested for murder of Danne Frazier
Two brothers, who were arrested on November 14, have now confessed to the murder of 21-year-old Floridian Danne Frazier. Frazier disappeared on November 4, shortly after leaving his job at the Publix warehouse in Lakeland, Florida. On November 10, Frazier’s body was found in an orange grove in Lake Wales.
The diary of my daughter’s murder: ‘We were in hell on earth’
Moira Jones was abducted yards from her home in Glasgow and forced into a nearby park, where she was raped and murdered.
As her family struggled to come to terms with their loss and the brutal nature of her death, her mother, Bea, started to write a diary.
Interrupted Body Dump In Canyon Triggers Police Pursuit; Female Victim Recovered – Alive
A chance sighting of a white cargo van with a woman’s battered and bloodied body inside triggered a multi-jurisdiction police pursuit and a shooting Thursday after the driver of the van allegedly tried to dump the woman in Canyon, south of Moraga.
Disturbing video shows murder suspects dumping body outside Toronto hospital
Toronto Police are looking for at least two suspects who were captured on camera getting out of a car and dumping the body of a 36-year-old homicide victim in a snowbank early Monday morning.
Decomposed body found in Bessemer manhole
Jefferson County workers made a gruesome discovery in Bessemer Tuesday afternoon.
Man arrested after video shows him dragging roommate’s body to dumpster, CA cops say
A California man caught on video dragging the dead body of a woman to a dumpster has been arrested for murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Police: Body Of 43-Year-Old Man Found Wrapped In Blanket In Trunk Of Burning Vehicle In South Philadelphia
Police say a 43-year-old man was found dead inside the trunk of a burning vehicle in South Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the man’s body was found wrapped in a blanket in a Jeep that was full of smoke.
Hometown Murder: The Ken & Barbie Killers
The story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka is a familiar one to many true crime aficionados (particularly Canadians like myself), but it’s my closest brush with murder – at least that I am aware of!
Paul Bernardo was called the Scarborough Rapist, the Schoolgirl Killer, and he and Karla Homolka were dubbed the “Ken & Barbie Killers” because of their unsuspecting appearance. Both were good-looking, wealthy young blondes who worked together to lure, torture, sexually assault, and murder young girls. Their victims included Leslie Mahaffy, Kristen French, and Karla’s own younger sister Tammy.
Brother killed his 8-months pregnant sister and dumped her body, Texas cops say
On Dec. 17, police in The Colony, a Dallas suburb, issued a missing person’s report for Viridiana Arevalo, a 23-year-old Hispanic female, Her boyfriend had reported her missing.
Police: Texas man confessed to killing pregnant sister
Police say a 19-year-old Texas man has been charged with capital murder after confessing to killing his pregnant sister and leaving her body in an alley.
Couple ‘murdered woman and then dumped her body in bin before claiming her benefits’
Kevin Flanagan, 39, and Kathleen Salmond, 40, are both accused of murdering Lisa Bennett (pictured) in the Weoley Castle area of Birmingham, and tricking the DWP into receiving her benefits cash.
Teenager, 19, is charged with murder of Keeley Bunker whose body was found in a stream in Tamworth
Wesley Streete, 19, will appear before magistrates in Staffordshire in the morning after he was charged with the murder of Keeley Bunker who went missing after attending a concert on Wednesday.
Texas man gets life sentence in 3-year-old daughter’s death
A jury sentenced a North Texas father Wednesday to life in prison in the 2017 death of his 3-year-old daughter, whom he claims choked on milk before he panicked and placed her body in a culvert.
Detroit police deny “serial killer” rumors sparked by woman’s murder
whispers apparently stem from the murder of 26-year-old Elizabeth Candice Nichole Laird, whose body was found in a dumpster outside an apartment building on the city’s east side on Wednesday. “There is false information circulating on social media that there is a serial killer at large in downtown Detroit, and that five to six female victims have been found in dumpsters prior to the May 15 homicide … and that Detroit Police have failed to communicate this information to the public,” police officials said on Facebook.
Suspect arrested in Detroit murder that sparked serial killer fears
Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters at an impromptu afternoon news conference that minutes earlier detectives had taken the suspect, James Quill Cockerham, into custody in the death of 26-year-old Elizabeth Candice Nichole Laird. “I appreciate our friends in the media for really dispelling a horrible rumor that was circulating across the city that there was a serial killer and that he had dumped five bodies in dumpsters across the city,” Craig said.